Image: John Russell Pope, proposal for the Lincoln Memorial, 1912, Washington, DC, USA. From the exhibition "Unbuilt Washington" on view at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC until May 28, 2012. 

The application deadline for the Graham Foundation’s 2012 Grants to Organizations is February 25, 2012. Eligible organizations are invited to apply for Production and Presentation Grants to support work on projects that begins after September 15, 2012.

Candidates interested in applying for a grant must submit an Inquiry Form. The Inquiry Form for the 2012 Grants to Organizations is now available on the Graham Foundation website. The Inquiry Form is the first stage of a two-stage application process and is submitted online.

Throughout its 55-year history, the Foundation has awarded more than 3,800 grants totaling over 32 million dollars to support projects in the field of architecture that reach new audiences, generate critical public dialogue, and advance architectural discourse.

In the 2011 Grants to Organizations cycle, the Graham Foundation awarded over $560,000 to 47 organizations for the production and public presentation of publications, exhibitions, films, new media initiatives, and other programs. You can browse these project profiles by clicking here.

For more information about our grantmaking, to learn if your project is eligible for funding, and to access the Inquiry Form, please click here to see our grant guidelines.

Founded in 1956, the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts makes project-based grants to individuals and organizations and produces public programs to foster the development and exchange of diverse and challenging ideas about architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society.