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The Craft Archive Fellowship advances archival research on underrepresented and nondominant craft histories in the United States, including feminist, queer, Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian American and Pacific Islander, intersectional, and other communities and approaches. The Fellowship supports a range of scholars—from independent artists to emerging and established researchers. Four Craft Archive Fellows receive honoraria of $5,000 each to conduct research in an archive of their choosing. They may engage in both conventional and innovative approaches to archival research. The fellowship takes an expansive understanding of what an archive is, including digital and in-person archives, objects as archives, oral histories, community-created archives, and site or place as an archive. Fellows are required to disseminate their research through a 1,200 word article to be edited and published by Hyperallergic in a Special Edition and participate in a virtual program presented by Center for Craft.

The Craft Research Fund is the Center for Craft's first and longest-running grant program, dedicated to supporting new and interdisciplinary research about craft in the United States. Since 2005, the program has awarded more than $1,950,000 to 260 projects in 41 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The grant program encourages innovative research on critical issues in craft theory and history, expands investigation into neglected questions of craft history and criticism, and supports new cross-disciplinary approaches to scholarship in craft. Grants of $5,000 to $15,000 are awarded to support research projects with an 18-month grant period. Funding is intended to support craft research activities such as travel and living expenses, attending archives and conferences, research assistance, commissioning essays, photography and documentation, and purchase of primary source materials. The grant does not support the creation of artwork or funding for already completed research. Proposals are welcome from applicants with a range of affiliations, including independent and academic researchers, artist-researchers, curators, organizations and institutions, and scholars.