Welcome to the Creative Industries Division grant portal. Here you will only see grant programs that are currently accepting applications. Please visit our grants page at http://edd.newmexico.gov/cid-grants for program details, FAQ, and webinar information.
Creative Industry AreasPer statute we fund businesses and organizations in the following areas:
- Performing Arts, Visual Arts, & Literary Arts
- Entertainment, Media, Information & Broadcasting
- Applied Arts and Design, Including Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Museum & Gallery Professions
- Promotion, Marketing, Graphics & Industrial Design
- Technology and Computer System Design, Software Design, Coding & Digital Media
- Crafts or Artisan Professions Including: Metal, Wood, Glass, Ceramics, Paper, Printing, Textile, & Culinary Arts
*This does not include a business, organization, or person engaged in creative enterprises involving filming activities supported by the New Mexico Film Office of the Economic Development Department.
See Creative Industry Cluster details and corresponding NAICS Codes on page 206 of the 2024 New Mexico Creative Industries Study ALL GRANTS DUE: 6:00pm Mountain Time - late submissions and incomplete submissions will not be considered
The Creative Industries Division (CID) is inviting county, municipal, Tribal governments, and state agencies to submit public development project concepts that support creative industries in New Mexico.
This call builds on the 2024 Creative Industries Division Study and the Division’s initial funding of 18 public projects statewide.
This is the grant application.
All eligible applicants must have submitted to the pre-application phase that ended June 30,2026. To be eligible to apply for the current grant phase.
Projects Should:
- Strengthen local creative industries
- Support small creative businesses and entrepreneurs
- Build or improve public infrastructure connected to creative industries
- Support workforce development initiatives
- Expand economic opportunity through creative industries in rural and underserved communities
Submission Requirements:
- A narrative (maximum 1,200 words)
- Proposed project plan(s)
- Proposed timeline (1–2 years)
- Contingency plan
- Budget (Total project cost, requested funding amount – maximum funding ceiling $150,000.00 not including estimated matching financial support or in-kind support)
- Up to three letters of support
Projected program timeline:
- Grant Application Opens: August 3, 2026
- Review Period: Sept. 2026
- Grant Application Closes: August 28, 2026 at 6:00pm
- Projected Project Period: Jan. 2027–Dec. 2028