Terra Foundation Collections Grants encourage organizations worldwide to re-interpret and re-present their permanent collections.

We support permanent collection projects that broaden understanding and pursue inclusive and expansive practices of American art, whether through reinstallation or temporary exhibitions drawn primarily from an institution’s permanent collection. We welcome proposals from museums, art centers, and community-based cultural organizations of varying sizes, annual budgets, and diverse geographies, within and outside the United States.

• Planning grants typically range between $25,000 and $75,000.
• Implementation grants are up to $100,000.
• Grant support through this program is offered once yearly.
• Grants for this round will be awarded in spring 2026.

Collections grants are often a vital source of support for organizations working to reinterpret their permanent collections of American art. Such efforts are essential to promoting visibility and maintaining relevance in a community and among today’s audiences.

By supporting collections projects, we hope to support endeavors that will exert a long-term impact on institutional practices, such as:

• presentation of a multiplicity of artists and themes
• inclusion of a plurality of voices
• rethinking of collections to re-tell local or regional histories
• engagement with local communities in collaborative program and content creation
• broadening and deepening access through inclusive stories and design

If you are seeking support for research and planning and/or installation of temporary exhibitions consisting primarily of loans, please see our Exhibition grant program.