Announcing 2026 Seed Fund grant recipients

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025-26 Seed Fund grants!
We received 59 applications requesting $305,459 and awarded $57,925 to a total of 19 projects.

• Tier 1 :: 4 grants awarded = $3,525
• Tier 2 :: 9 grants awarded = $25,910
• Tier 3 :: 6 grants awarded = $28,490
• Total = $57,925

We are also thrilled to announce the recipient of the 2026 FFA Community Development Investment grant. Congratulations to Dr. Kate Riegle van West and Dr. Chris Neuenfeldt who have been awarded $17,750 for their project to Evaluate the Therapeutic Impact of Poi Assisted Therapy (PATH) for Trauma Recovery.

Congratulation to this year’s Seed Fund recipients!

• Flow Fest Seattle – Symbiotic
  Seattle, Washington
• The Central Wisconsin Flow Arts Initiative
  Merrill, Wisconsin
• Flow Fests 2026 in 5 Cities
  West Palm Beach, Florida
• Grow With The Flow Collective
  Tucson, Arizona
• Arkansas Flow ‘n Grow
  Little Rock, Arkansas
• Cascade Juggling Festival
  Bellingham, Washington
• Las Vegas Fire Dancers
  Las Vegas, Nevada
• Portland Winter Light Festival
  Portland, Oregon
• Winter Workshop Series 2026-2027
  Chicago, Illinois
• IJA 2026 Flow Show and Glow Jam
  Dover, Delaware
• NYC Flow Day
  Brooklyn, New York
• Great Lakes Flow Retreat (GLF)
  Ypsilanti, Michigan
• The Hazard Factory Fire Show!
  Seattle, Washington
• The Sanctuary Fire Flow Jam
  Venice, California
• Spark Program
  Sacramento, California
• Valley Flow
  Los Angeles, California
• “Road to Kinetic”
  Morgantown, West Virginia / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Virtually Augmented Juggling
  Worcester, Massachussetts
• Flowburger
  Seaman, Ohio

This round’s grants focused on events/gatherings and presentations that would promote and support the flow arts. You can find the guidelines here.