The Cooper Union is the recipient of two grant awards from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYCSA), totaling $20,000 for fiscal year 2025. Through the state’s continued investment in arts and culture, NYSCA has awarded $82 million this year to 509 artists and 1,497 organizations across New York, including Cooper.

Typographics, an annual festival organized by Type@Cooper and hosted on campus, received $10,000 in funding from NYCSA. Each summer, the festival welcomes professionals, industry representatives, and young artists with a shared love for type and typography to celebrate, learn, and advance the field and their practices. 

Also among the awards was a $10,000 grant for The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture Archive, which began in 1970 with the mission of documenting student work and providing resources that enhance Cooper students' architectural education. The funding will support the Architecture Archive’s commitment to broad public access to its core collections through upcoming exhibitions, publications, and lectures along with the continued development of two digital collections projects.

“As the unparalleled leader of arts and culture, New York’s creativity and innovation inspires the world,” said Governor Hochul in a statement about this year’s grants. Executive Director of NYSCA Erika Mallin said, “On behalf of the Council and staff, I am so proud that we are supporting the critical work of so many nonprofit organizations all across the state, including the work of The Cooper Union. New York State’s art and culture nonprofits make us a global leader, strengthening our connections to each other and the larger world. I thank you for your dedication and service and look forward to all your work in the coming year.”