Tabletop Role Playing
Making independent art isn't easy. You've already done the hard work of building your world, spinning your narrative, and balancing mechanics. Let us help with the rest. Need an editor? A layout designer? Cover art?
The Tabletop Arts Fund is here to help.
Helping Your Project Across the Finish Line
The Tabletop Arts Fund Finish Line Grants are meant to help solve the last-mile design problems that come with making independent art. Selected projects receive a cash grant to assist in covering the cost of art, editing, sensitivity consulting, or other professional services. Additionally, selected developers will receive project-based mentoring from a working industry professional.
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Eligibility for grants is open to any original work, including game systems and scenarios/adventures, or to community content published in compliance with a public System Resource Document, Creative Commons License, or community use license. Funds are not available for projects that have already been released commercially.
Applicants are selected by a jury of professionals working in the tabletop role-playing community. Submissions are evaluated on their novelty and technical craft, as well as how effective a grant will be in helping the creator achieve a finished product. Special consideration given to first-time creators, and to creators from marginalized backgrounds.
Applications open on February 15th, 2025 and close on March 15th, 2025.
Winners will be notified on May 15th, 2025.