NYC Opera Grants: Support for Small-Budget Organizations

NYC Opera Grants: Support for Small-Budget Organizations offer two-year project grants supporting strategic investments in opera organizations based in New York City with budgets below $250,000.

Grant-funded projects may include investments in administrative areas (e.g., marketing, fundraising, production, etc.) or in programming (e.g., productions or other public-facing programs) that will increase the capacity of the organization.

NYC Opera Grants: Support for Small-Budget Organizations are supported by the Howard Gilman Foundation.

Grant Details
OPERA America will award 8–12 grants of $5,000 to $15,000 per year over a two-year period ($10,000 – $30,000 total) that represent the diversity of opera organizations in New York City in terms of organizational focus and communities served.

Requirements

Eligibility: Applicants must be New York City-based 501©(3) organizations or fiscally sponsored organizations with operating budgets under $250,000. Eligible organizations must engage primarily with opera and are not required to be OPERA America members. See the Guidelines & Application Procedures below for additional eligibility information.

Application Instructions

Submit an LOI by September 25, 2025 (required for access to the full application).

The completed application is due October 30, 2025.

Full guidelines and application instructions are available on OPERA America’s website (https://www.operaamerica.org/programs/services/grants-awards/opera-companies/nyc-opera-grants-support-for-small-budget-organizations/).