BURA Grant Opportunities For Downtown Artists And Businesses

The Brighton Urban Renewal Authority (BURA) is now accepting applications for two grant programs designed to support investment and vitality in Brighton’s downtown urban renewal area: the Brighton Hearts the Arts Rental Assistance Grant and the Façade Improvement Grant for 2026.

To support local artists and strengthen Brighton’s downtown arts community, BURA created the Brighton Hearts the Arts grant program to help artists and arts organizations offset the cost of leasing physical space within the downtown urban renewal area.

The program has a total program budget is $25,000 for FY 2026 that provides rental assistance to qualifying artists and arts-focused organizations. Grant funding is available on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to eligibility and approval. Applicants may request funding for up to fifty percent of their annual lease, not to exceed $15,000 per award.

Eligible Applicants include: Arts-focused nonprofit organizations designated as 501(c)(3) entities in good standing as well as for-profit art galleries, museums, and art studios whose primary mission is to exhibit, create, present, and/or sell artistic work accessible to the public.

To learn more about the Brighton Hearts the Arts program and apply, visit:
www.brightonura.org/176/Brighton-Hearts-the-Arts.