2027 Grantees
We are excited to support a record number of 42 organizations through this program this year. The below funded projects will take place between September 2026 and December 2027.
Delaware
CityFest
3rd Annual CityFest Dance Jubilee
Wilmington, DE
Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education
Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education Connects Students to Afro-Puerto Rican Music and Dance Traditions with Segunda Quimbamba
Wilmington, DE
District of Columbia
Corazón Folklórico Dance Company
Corazón de Veracruz: A Masterclass in Mexican Son Jarocho Tradition Dance
Washington, DC
Mosaic Theater Company
Mosaic Theater Company’s 7TH STREET ECHO Reflections Series
Washington, DC
Spilling Ink Arts
Godavari: Who Am I? A Multidisciplinary Bharatanatyam Performance
Washington, DC
Maryland
Dream Bigger Community Institute
Beats Not Bullets: 10-Year Anniversary Performance and Community Dialogue
Baltimore, MD
Heard
Voices Carried: Traditional Storytelling & Spoken Word Inside Arlington Detention Facility
Cheverly, MD
Osagyefo Dance Company
Ghanaian Dance, Drumming, and Storytelling Community Engagement Program
Silver Spring, MD
W.F. Moran Bladesmith and Artisan Academy
Hands at the Forge: A 20-Artisan Celebration of Heritage Craft
Middletown, MD
New Jersey
Count Basie Center for the Arts
Year-Round Community Programming in Mexican Folkloric Dance
Red Bank, NJ
Kalpulli Huehuetlahtolli
15th Annual Ceremony for the Children
Edison, NJ
Perkins Center for the Arts
World Stage: A Celebration of Global Music and Dance
Moorestown, NJ
Raíces Cultural Center
Raíces Roots Music Series: Bomba – From Puerto Rico to the Diaspora
Highland Park, NJ
New York
Acoustic Memories at Terraza 7
La Rumba Cubana de Román Díaz: Afro-Cuban Tradition in Queens
Elmhurst, NY
Center for Traditional Music and Dance
Dale Tambor: A Concert Series Celebrating Afro-Venezuelan Tambor Drumming in New York City
New York, NY
Chashama
Haudenosaunee Traditional Arts Festival
New York, NY
Columbia County Sanctuary Movement
Celebrating Immigrant Culture: Latinx, Caribbean, and Día de los Muertos Festivals in Rural New York
Hudson, NY
Ecuadorian American Cultural Center
Traditional Dance from Ecuador
Long Island City, NY
Harlem Needle Arts
Painted Threads Festival
New York, NY
Mayday Space
Escuela Popular de Arte Sonoro: Bushwick Free Youth Cumbia and Traditional Latin Music School
Brooklyn, NY
Midori & Friends
Journey to Japan: Immersive Exploration of Japanese Folk Traditions for NYC Students
New York, NY
Parlé Endeavors
Teen Poetry Slam Series: Preserving Spoken Word & Oral Traditions
Brooklyn, NY
Roxbury Arts Group
FIDDLERS! 33
Roxbury, NY
Stitch Buffalo
Weavers in Residence Program
Buffalo, NY
TRANSART & Cultural Services, Inc.
Pinkster: Joy is an Act of Resistance
Kingston, NY
The Wild Center
Patrick Sapling – The Wild Center’s Folk Art Troll
Tupper Lake, NY
Pennsylvania
ArtWell
ArtWell’s We the Poets Programming with Philly Youth
Philadelphia, PA
Film Pittsburgh
Teen Screen
Pittsburgh, PA
Goggle Works Center for the Arts
Con Tierra: Historias en Barro / Stories in Clay
Reading, PA
Mamadêlê Foundation
Rooted in Tradition: Afro-Brazilian Rhythm, Context, and Cultural Transmission
Philadelphia, PA
Twelve Gates Arts
Saami Brothers Residence
Philadelphia, PA
Puerto Rico
Ágora Teatro
The Pastel Who Wanted to be a Hamburger: A Puerto Rican Folk Musical for Children and Families
San Juan, PR
Black PR Collaborative
TRADITIONS
San Juan, PR
Guamanique
Folklore in Motion: Recording and Preserving Original and Traditional Puerto Rican Danza, Jíbaro Music, Bomba, and Plena
San Juan, PR
Obras del País
Puerto Rico’s Cultural Heritage Belongs to You, Too
Ponce, PR
U.S. Virgin Islands
Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts
From Bamboula to Hula: East Meets West Children’s Cultural Parade Project
Frederiksted, VI
Sing St. John
9th Annual Community Holiday Celebration
St. John, VI
Ten Sleepless Knights
USVI Folklife Festival
Frederiksted, VI
Virginia
Monroe Mandolin Camp
14th Annual Monroe Mandolin Camp Gathering: Traditional Bluegrass Music Education, Preservation, and Community Cultural Exchange
Mt. Juliet, TN and Abingdon, VA
Podium RVA
Family Storytelling Nights for Richmond and Petersburg Teens
Richmond, VA
Tidewater African Cultural Alliance
Living Drum: A Community Drumming & Folklife Series
Virginia Beach, VA
Venture Richmond
The Virginia Folklife Area at the Richmond Folk Festival
Richmond, VA