| Program |
Description |
Grant Awards |
Match? |
Coordinator |
| Artists in Schools - Individuals and Organizations |
Grants that encourage creative arts education projects in DC Public Schools (DCPS) and Public Charter Schools and support the development and implementation of innovative teaching strategies aligned with DCPS Arts Content Standards. |
$2,500 |
No |
Catherine Cleary |
Arts Education Projects - Individuals
|
Funds projects that provide training and in-depth exploration of artistic disciplines to students from pre-K through 12th grades. |
$1,000 - $5,000 |
No |
Catherine Cleary |
| Arts Education Projects - Organizations |
Funds projects that provide training and in-depth exploration of artistic disciplines to students from pre-K through 12th grades. |
$1,000 - $30,000 |
Yes |
Catherine Cleary |
Arts Teacher Fellowship
(DC Public and Charter School teachers only) - Individuals |
Funds arts teachers within DC Public Schools and public charter schools to support the development and implementation of innovative arts teaching strategies according to DCPS Arts Content Standards. |
Up to $2,500 |
No |
Catherine Cleary |
| Capital Region Touring Program - Organizations |
Funds presenters to book performing artists included on the Maryland State Arts Council's touring artist roster. |
Up to $5,000 |
Yes |
Shai Littlejohn |
| City Arts Projects - Individuals |
Encourages the growth of quality arts activities throughout the city, supports local artists, and makes arts experiences accessible to District residents. |
$1,000 - $5,000 |
No |
Catherine Cleary |
| City Arts Projects - Organizations |
Encourages the growth of quality arts activities throughout the city, supports local artists, and makes arts experiences accessible to District residents. |
$1,000 - $30,000 |
Yes |
Catherine Cleary |
| Elders Learning Through the Arts - Individuals and Organizations |
Funds artists and arts organizations that provide programs that serve DC residents, ages 60 and older. |
$500 - $5,000 |
No |
Lisa Richards Toney |
Festivals DC - Organizations
|
Funds arts festivals or festivals with significant arts components that: encourage growth and promote awareness of quality arts activities throughout the city, support local artists, stimulate economic benefits to the community, promote a sense of community identity, and make arts experiences accessible to District residents and visitors. |
$1,000 - $30,000 |
Yes |
Catherine Cleary |
| Folk & Traditional Arts Mini-Grant Program - Individuals and Organizations |
Provides funding for artists and arts organizations practicing or supporting folk traditions. |
$500 - $1,000 |
No |
Ebony Blanks |
| Hip Hop Community Arts - Individuals |
Funds artists and arts organizations that encourage the growth of quality Hip Hop arts activities and make Hip Hop arts experiences accessible to District residents. |
$1,000 - $2,500 |
No |
Victoria Murray |
| Hip Hop Community Arts - Organizations |
Funds artists and arts organizations that encourage the growth of quality Hip Hop arts activities and make Hip Hop arts experiences accessible to District residents. |
$1,000 - $5,000 |
Yes |
Victoria Murray |
| Small Projects Program - Individuals and Organizations |
Provides funds to individual artists and arts organizations for small-scale arts projects with budgets under $4,000. |
Up to $2,000 |
No |
Ebony Blanks |
| Young Artists Program – Individuals |
Funds individual artists between the ages of 18 to 30 through the Emerging Artist Program and Community Service Program. |
Category 1: up to $2,500
Category 2: up to $3,500 |
No |
Moshe Adams |
| Artist Fellowship Program (Performing Arts and Literature) - Individuals |
Funds individual artists who make a significant contribution to the arts and who promote the arts in the District of Columbia. |
$5,000 |
No |
Moshe Adams |
| UPSTART - Organizations |
Capacity-building program for small to mid-sized arts organizations. |
Cohort A up to $100,000
Cohort B up to $30,000 |
No (unless project includes a cash reserve) |
Victoria Murray |
| East of the River Arts Initiative - Organizations |
Funds arts activities in underserved communities east of the Anacostia River. |
Category 1: up to $20,000
Category 2: up to $5,000 |
No |
Ebony Blanks |
| Grants-In-Aid - Organizations |
Funds general operating expenses and financial assistance to nonprofit arts organizations. |
$3,000 - $30,000 |
Yes |
Lisa Richards Toney |
| Cultural Facilities Program - Organizations |
Provides funds to help defray costs related to the improvement, expansion and rehabilitation of existing buildings owned or leased by nonprofit cultural institutions. |
$20,000 - $100,000 |
Yes |
Shai Littlejohn |
| Public Art Building Communities - Individuals |
Funds individuals and nonprofit organizations for the creation and installation of permanent public art projects with a life span of at least five years. |
$1,000 - $20,000 |
No |
Rachel Dickerson |
| Public Art Building Communities - Organizations |
Funds individuals and nonprofit organizations for the creation and installation of permanent public art projects with a life span of at least five years. |
$1,000 - $100,000 |
Yes |
Rachel Dickerson |
| DC Creates Public Art - Individuals and Organizations |
Funds the commission or purchase of works of high quality art located in public places throughout the District, including District government buildings, schools, libraries, parks, hospitals and any other sites under direct jurisdiction and stewardship of the District. |
Varies by initiative |
No |
Rachel Dickerson |
