NYSCA/NYFA Community Arts Leaders Program 2026
The NYSCA/NYFA Community Arts Leaders Program offers 45 nonprofit arts organizations insight into strategies to optimize their organizations and individualized support to address an immediate area of growth. The program is administered by NYFA with funding support from the New York State Council on the Arts.
Arts organizations must be based in New York State, have 501(c)3 status, and be currently or previously funded directly by NYSCA (FY24-FY26).
In addition, organizations must have an operating budget below $1.5 million -or- have a new Executive Director who joined the organization within the last 3 years.
Rural and BIPOC-led community-based organizations are strongly encouraged to apply.
The application will close on Wednesday, June 17 at 11:59 PM ET.
Image Detail: Jacquelyn Strycker, (Fellow in Painting ’24), “Puddles of Impermanence,” 2024, collage of risograph prints on handmade papers with acrylic gouache and sewing, Courtesy of the Artist