Applications for the Spring 2026 round of CA$H Theatre open Wednesday, March 18, 2026 and close Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

About

The CA$H Theatre Grant Program — short for Creative Assistance for the Small (Organization) and Hungry (Artist) — provides vital financial support to individual theatre artists and small theatre companies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 1999, these grants support a range of creative projects artists and companies need, from capacity-building projects to fully-produced public performances.

Read about the most recent CA$H Theatre Grant recipients, projects funded in Fall 2025.

How to Apply

Selection Process

CA$H Theatre is an entirely artist-driven granting program. Each cycle, a panel of five artists and administrators is assembled to review the applications and make all granting decisions. To become a grant panelist, check out our panelist guidelines and fill out the grant panelist registration form.

Dancers and Dance Projects

Theatre Bay Area no longer administers applications for dancers or dance projects. CA$H grants for dancers and dance projects are administered by Dancers Group. Learn about CA$H Dance Grant.

EDI Accountability

To hold ourselves accountable on the equity of our application processes, we collect demographic data on our grant applicants and awardees that are anonymized and aggregated.

TBA Thanks Our Generous Supporters

CA$H Theatre is grateful to have the generous support of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Gerbode Foundation, and the Campbell Foundation.