Apply to MENA Theater Makers Fund

Middle Eastern North African Theater Makers Alliance (MENATMA) is proud to launch the MENA Theater Makers Fund, a new national grant initiative. Grant applications are now open for the $35,000-$45,000 unrestricted funding opportunity. Deadline is Friday, March 20, 2026 at 11:59pm EST.

The MENA Theater Makers Fund aims to serve as a catalyst for sustainability and innovation in the theater field, providing MENA cultural producers in the United States with critical funding to invest in their creative capacity to make lasting contributions to their communities and society.

This program offers general operating support and cohort-based engagement to under-resourced theater organizations that support and uphold MENA communities. Eligible theater organizations must have annual operating budgets of under $500,000. Through an open application process, MENATMA will award $800,000 in total funding, awarding $30,000 to $45,000 each in unrestricted funding to theater organizations across the U.S.

Awardees will have access to additional funds to distribute to artists in their communities, selected by the awardee. More information to come.

APPLY NOW!

We’re holding a digital informational session on Friday, February 20, 2026. Find out more and register here.

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The MENA Theater Makers Fund is supported by Alternate ROOTS, National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC), First Peoples Fund, and The Wallace Foundation’s Advancing Wellbeing in the Arts initiative and in partnership with the National Arts Regranting Partners.