Forklift Danceworks is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. 

Forklift Danceworks produces its projects and outreach activities in collaboration with a number of key community partners.

Current community partners include:
Allison Elementary School
Austin Community College Dance Department/Arts and Humanities Division
Austin Studios
City of Austin Solid Waste Services Department
Mainspring Schools
VSA Arts of Texas