The Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation awards yearly grants to writers in three rotating disciplines:  Theatre, Full-length Fiction, and Short Stories.  All works submitted must present the gay and lesbian lifestyle in a positive manner and be based on, or inspired by, a historic person, culture, event, or work of art.  Writing contests close on November 30th of each year.  Grants are $1000 and are not limited to a single winner.

The Foundation also offers grants (usually of $1000) to production companies to offset expenses in producing gay-positive theatrical works based on history.

The Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation registered in New York State, was formed by playwright/filmmaker Arch Brown in memory of his life-partner of 28 years, Bruce Allen Brown, a pharmaceutical chemist who died of a brain hemorrhage in 1993.