The Red Bull Arts Microgrant Program will open up to 20 cities for the first time. Red Bull Arts, an arts initiative by the energy drink company Red Bull, has spaces in New York and Detroit.

In August, Red Bull Arts will begin awarding two $1,000 grants in each city. The grants will be awarded on a monthly basis through the end of the year.

The news was announced in a press release today.Applications will open on July 22. The microgrant program was started at Red Bull Arts Detroit, and announced in the spring that it would plan to unify and expand its grants.

All applicants must be able to receive taxable income in the United States, regardless of their citizenship status, the press release said. Both individual artists and groups can apply, but groups will receive a collective $1,000 grant.

Red Bull Arts Microgrant Program expands to the following cities:

• Atlanta, GA
• Austin/San Antonio, TX
• Baltimore, MD
• Boston, MA
• Chicago, IL
• Cleveland, OH
• Dallas, TX
• Denver, CO
• Detroit, MI
• Houston, TX
• Hudson, NY
• Los Angeles, CA
• Miami, FL
• Minneapolis, MN
• New Orleans, LA
• New York, NY
• Oakland, CA
• Philadelphia, PA
• Providence, RI
• St. Louis, MO

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