Application Now Open for the City of Boise's America 250 Grant

Beginning on Tuesday, December 2, the Boise City Department of Arts & History invites individuals and organizations in established and emerging cultural and creative fields to apply to the City of Boise’s America 250 Grant. Awarded projects will support the City of Boise’s commemoration and celebration of the nation's milestone anniversary in 2026. A total of $30,000 will be disbursed to cultural projects that engage Boise residents with the stories, ideas, and legacies of the United States' 250th anniversary while inspiring fresh perspectives on our shared future.  
  
Applicants can draw on the five themes presented in the American Association for State and Local History’s 250th Anniversary Program Field Guide including Unfinished Revolutions, Power of Place, We the People, American Experiment, and Doing History to spark exhibits, performances, publications, community conversations, and other creative or cultural projects. 
 
The City of Boise will award funding amounts between $1,000 and $5,000 for projects that take place within Boise City Limits and occur between April 1 and September 30, 2026. Applications will be reviewed by a community-based panel and awarded based on community benefit, quality, accessibility, management, and alignment with the City of Boise's vision of A City for Everyone and the America 250 themes. 
 
Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to join Arts & History staff for a virtual information session on:  

• Thursday, December 4, 2025, from 11 a.m.  - 12 p.m., via Zoom – Register Here 

The information session will be recorded and uploaded to our website and YouTube. Applicants are also invited to book a meeting with the Grants Manager. 
 
The America 250 Grant is offered as part of the Department of Arts & History’s Grant Program, which awards a total of $150,000 annually. 
 
For more information and to apply, please visit boiseartsandhistory.org/opportunities/america-250-grant