1980s Grants to Individuals
- Maryanne Amacher
- Charles Atlas
- David Behrman
- John Bernd
- Power Boothe
- Jack Briece
- Sean Bronzell
- Michael Brownstein
- Neely Bruce
- Bill and Mary Buchen
- Remy Charlip
- Lucinda Childs
- Ornette Coleman
- Gail Conrad
- Gyula Csapo
- Andrew Culver
- Laetitia de Compiegne
- Douglas Dunn & Dancers
- Richard Elovich
- Filip Filipovic
- Lisa Fox
- Peter Garland
- Amy Greenfield
- Jana Haimsohn
- Ruth Happel
- Robin Hastings (for American Dance Festival)
- Ariel Herrera
- Julia Heyward
- Jeannie Hutchins
- John Jesurun
- Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane & Co.
- Kim Jones
- Martin Kalve
- Vangheis Katsoulis
- Pooh Kaye
- Takehisa Kosugi
- Robert Kovich
- Alan Kryszak
- Joseph Kubera
- Joelle Leandre
- Annette Lemieux
- Ralph Lemon
- Linda Lindroth & Craig Newick
- Chris Mann
- Kynaston McShine
- Bebe Miller
- Tim Miller
- Charlotte Moorman
- Raphael Mostel
- Charles Moulton
- Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson
- Phill Niblock
- Alice Notley
- Maria Nordman
- Pat Oleszko
- Steve Paxton
- Hank Pellissier
- Dr. Mildred Pollner
- Eliane Radigue
- Garry Reigenborn
- Dana Reitz
- Susan Rethorst
- Michael Richardson
- Nelson Rivera
- Ron Rocco
- Wendy Rogers
- Beatriz Roman
- James Schuyler
- Jim Self
- Eva Soltes
- Susan Sontag
- Ton Simons
- Theodora Skipitares
- Ellsworth Snyder
- Elizabeth Streb
- Anne Tardos
- Richard Teitelbaum
- Fiona Templeton
- Tui St. George Tucker
- David Tudor
- Doug Varone & Dancers
- Ellen Van Schuylenburch
- John Weiners
- Fred Worden
- Eiko and Koma (Yamada)
- Bill Young & Dancers
