The Bronx Cultural Visions Fund (BCVF) seeks to support the development of new ideas and the production of new work in the performing arts, including but not limited to dance, music, theater, performance art, and multi-disciplinary performance work. Open to Bronx-based emerging and mid-career individual artists and organizations with budgets up to $250,000, BCVF awards are intended to have a meaningful impact on an artist’s career or an organization’s development.
There are two branches of BCVF grants:
- Concept Development grants will award up to $10,000 to grantees with compelling ideas in need of seed funding.
- Production grants will award up to $20,000 grantees who are ready to produce an already completed work.
All grantees will be eligible for an additional $2,500 in Professional Enhancement Funds, which can be used for professional skill-building, learning opportunities, or capacity-strengthening initiatives.
ELIGIBILITY
Will a BCVF award meaningfully impact your career, or your organization’s development? Is the work you are proposing intended to be performed live, for a live audience? Can you show proof of Bronx residency/incorporation? Then you can apply! (IF you are not currently a grantee of The Howard Gilman Foundation.) Applicants will be required to show proof of Bronx residency and/or incorporation that matches the application address. See page 5 for acceptable types of proof. Curators, festival organizers, and presenters are not eligible.
Individuals, Ensembles, and Collectives can apply if:
- you identify as an emerging or mid-career performing arts practitioner
- you/the lead ensemble member is a Bronx County resident
- you/all ensemble members are 18+ years old
- you have generated/will be developing the concept or idea yourself
Organizations can apply if:
- you have been incorporated as a nonprofit for at least one year
- your most recent annual budget is $250,000 or less
- you are located in The Bronx, with a Bronx mailing address
- you are the entity producing/developing the performance
DEADLINE: Letters of Intent: August 27, 2026
