Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture Arts Council Tokyo supports creative activities to improve the appeal of Tokyo's arts and culture and disseminate them to the world, promote local culture and traditional performing arts, and support artistic activities that address various social and urban issues. In FY2026, we will implement the following grant programs.
- Creation Grant
Category I. [Single-year grant] Artistic creation activities
Category II. [Long-term Grant] Artistic Creation Activities
Category III. [Single-year grant] Activities to improve the creative environment
Category III. [Long-term Grants] Activities to Improve the Creative Environment
Category IV. [Long-term Grant] Overseas Film Festival Participation Activities - Social Grant
- Traditional Arts Practice Grant
- Regional Grant
- Grant for Artistic City
- Tokyo Live & Stage Support Grant
- Startup Grant
- Life with Art Grant
- Grant for Artistic City TOKYO CITY CANVAS Grant
- Grant for Accessibility
The latest publication schedule (planned) of the public application guidelines is as follows. The application period varies depending on the grant program. In addition, we will inform you of grants that are not listed in the schedule on the Arts Council Tokyo website as soon as the details are decided.
- Public offering
Regional Grant FY2026 1st term (deadline: February 12 (Thursday)) - Released on Tuesday, February 3, 2026
・ Creation Grant
Category I. [Single-year grant] Creative Arts Activities FY2026 1st term
Category III. [Single-year grant] Activities to improve the creative environment FY2026 1st term
・ Social Grant FY2026 1st term - Released on Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Traditional Arts Practice Grant FY2026 - Scheduled to be released on Friday, March 27, 2026
Grant for Artistic City FY2026 1st Term - Scheduled to be released on Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Startup Grant 2026 1st - Scheduled to be released on Friday, May 22, 2026
Life with Art Grant
*All amounts equivalent to consumption tax and local consumption tax are not eligible for subsidies.
* For details of each program, please refer to the Application Guidelines. (https://www.artscouncil-tokyo.jp/grants/)
プレスリリース（PDF）：2026年度助成プログラムのご案内