Microgrants

The Woodlands Arts Council (TWAC) Microgrant programs enable & support artistic projects within the Montgomery County community with over $210,000 in impact since 2021.

The Dr. David Gottlieb Arts Education Microgrant is open to all art educators (literary, performing, and visual), organizations, and projects.
We proudly partner with The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion to bring additional funding earmarked specifically for performing arts projects and applicants with The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Performing Arts Microgrant.

Awards are offered from $250 - $5,000

Important 2025-2026 Dates:
September 5, 2025 Application Opens!
October 5, 2025 Application Closes!
December 3, 2025 - Applicants notified of funding decisions.

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The Performing Arts Microgrant in partnership with The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Organizations, educators, and individuals in Montgomery County may apply for the funding of specific projects which further enable accessibility in the performing arts.

The Dr. David Gottlieb Education Microgrant

The Dr. David Gottlieb Education Microgrant seeks to support arts educators and organizations in funding projects that would otherwise be impossible.

EDUCATOR/ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must be one of the following,

An employee or representative of a public or private school or nonprofit entity.
A front-line educator or staff member whose main responsibility is to directly teach or counsel students/participants in the visual or performing arts, including (but not limited to): classroom teachers, subject-area teachers, librarians, therapists, counselors, etc.
In charge of creating lesson plans, and not primarily assisting another lead teacher.
An employee or representative of an arts-related nonprofit organization.

GRANT REVIEW

Proposals will be reviewed within 60 days of the submission deadline.

The review committee will give priority to projects that:

Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the subject.
Offer creative or innovative teaching methods.
Motivate students or beneficiaries to exceed their own expectations.
Work collaboratively with art colleagues or community groups.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

(Educators/Organizations) Submission of a completed project application by October 6, 2025, that details who your students or participants are, what resources or experience you plan to offer with a projected budget, and how this project will make a difference in your classroom or organization. The Arts Council expects to offer a single deadline during the 2025-26 fiscal year, but may offer additional application timelines in future years.
Expected timeline of the project
Submission of a letter of recommendation from your school principal or key executive via email by the October 5th deadline.
Recipients will be required to submit a final report within 30 days of completion, describing the impact of the project within the calendar year awarded.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Grant applicants may be contacted with additional questions or requests for interviews with the grants review committee. The TWAC Board of Directors will make the final decision concerning funding. Grant recipients may be requested to sign paperwork regarding the recipient’s creation and ownership of the project and any images and or intellectual property associated with the project; as well as publicity/photo/website/social media releases associated with the project; as well as publicity/photo/website/social media releases authorizing TWAC to use images of the artist and the work in future print and digital information as TWAC may choose.

For any questions regarding this application, please reach out to grants@thewoodlandsartscouncil.org ~ with MICROGRANT in the subject line.

2026-2027 Prospective Microgrant Applicant

If you are interested in applying for the 2026-2027 Microgrant, please complete the form below to receive an email notification when applications open in September 2026.

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