Statewide Community Regrants Program
These awards are made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.
Application Deadline: Thursday, February 26th, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Arts Mid-Hudson and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) announce the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a funding program with over $170,000 in NYSCA funds to support the arts in Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster Counties. This funding is available to individual artists to create new work in 2026, and to nonprofit organizations, Tribal Nations, individual artists, libraries, and municipalities for arts and cultural activities in 2026.
Eligible projects may include, but are not limited to: exhibits, performances, concerts, festivals, in-school and community workshops, screenings, readings, cultural programming, and the creation of new work. Grant awards are determined by a peer-review panel composed of community members. Please note: this program was previously called the Decentralization Program.
Three Distinct Grant Programs
Community Arts Grants provide project support for arts and cultural activities open to the general public. Nonprofit organizations, Tribal Nations, unincorporated groups, and individuals located in Dutchess, Orange, or Ulster Counties are eligible and encouraged to submit a grant proposal.
Community Arts Grants Guidelines
Community Arts Grants Application
Individual Artist Commission supports the creation of new work by an artist. The project must engage a segment of the community through a small-scale public presentation of the work or through community involvement during the artist’s creative process. Presentations and community involvement may be conducted in person or virtually.
Individual Artist Commission Guidelines
Individual Artist Commission Application
Arts Learning Grants support sequential, skill-based workshop series focused on the arts and artistic process. Projects can take place in-school during the school day and/or in after-school and community-based settings for youth and/or senior learners.
Arts Learning Grants Guidelines
Arts Learning Grants Application
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Additional Supplemental Documents:
Letter of Agreement for Fiscal Sponsors
Letter of Commitment for Community Partners
Comprehensive Technical Assistance Available
Information Session: Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM on Zoom.
Click here to watch the Information Session recording.
Drop-in Q&A Sessions will be held on Zoom and in-person to assist applicants with the process.
Click here to RSVP for the Information & Q&A Sessions.
In-Person Q&A Session Schedule:
Thursday, January 15th at 12:30 PM at Highland Public Library
14 Elting Place, Highland, NY
Tuesday, January 20th at 3:00 PM at Arts Mid-Hudson's Poughkeepsie Office
696 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie, NY
Wednesday, January 28th at 1:30 PM at Newburgh Free Library
124 Grand Street, Newburgh, NY
Zoom Q&A Session Schedule:
Monday, January 26th at 12:00 pm
Wednesday, February 4th at 6:00 pm
Sunday, February 8th at 2:00 pm
Thursday, February 12th at 3:00 pm
Tuesday, February 17th at 10:30 am
Friday, February 20th at 1:00 pm
Tuesday, February 24th at 11:00 am
One-on-one appointments with a member of the AMH grants team are available to all. Appointments can be made for general questions and brainstorming, or for a full draft review of your application.
Click here to book a one-on-one appointment with the AMH grants team.
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Contact AMH with accommodation requests. AMH provides free in-depth support, including informational videos, resources, one-on-one appointments, and draft review. If you are unable to attend any of the sessions and still wish to apply, we recommend reaching out to the AMH Grants Team for individual assistance well in advance of the deadline at (845) 454-3222 ext. 11 or grants@artsmidhudson.org.