Grants-in-Aid to Organizations The Grants-in-Aid to Organizations Program offers general operating support to arts organizations in the District of Columbia. This program offers organizations financial assistance to help meet costs related to regular programming activities and administration. All organizations applying must have their 501(c)(3) nonprofit status and DC tax-exempt certification at least one year prior to the application date. The application deadline for Fiscal Year 2009 Grants-in-Aid to Organizations is Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 7 pm. Workshops The Commission hosts a series of workshops to assist organizations in preparing their applications and strongly encourages that all applicants attend a workshop prior to submitting a proposal. Workshops are held in several different facilities in Washington, DC. No prior reservations are required to attend workshops. View directions to workshop locations.  Grants-in-Aid workshops will be held: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 THEARC Noon-1:30 pm Thursday, May 15, 2008 DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities 6 pm-7:30 pm Download the FY 2009 Grants-in-Aid Guidelines.*   View the application, budget and W-9 forms. For more information, please email Lisa Richards or call (202) 724-5613. View the Grants-in-Aid grantees for FY 2008.* View the Grants-in-Aid grantees for FY 2007.* * This document is presented in Portable Document Format (PDF) and a PDF reader is required for viewing. Download a PDF reader or learn more about PDFs.