| Program |
Description |
Grant Awards |
Match? |
Coordinator |
Deadline |
| 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. |
Up to $2,500 |
No |
Samuel Miranda |
Coming Soon |
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 |
Samuel Miranda |
Coming Soon |
| 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 |
Samuel Miranda |
Coming Soon |
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 |
Samuel Miranda |
Coming Soon |
| Capital Region Touring Program - Organizations |
Funds presenters to book performing artists included on the Maryland State Arts Council's touring artist roster. |
Up to $3,500 |
Yes |
Keona Pearson |
May 12, 2010 at 7 pm |
| 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 |
Coming Soon |
| 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 |
Coming Soon |
| 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 |
Victoria Murray |
Coming Soon |
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 |
Coming Soon |
| 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 |
Coming Soon |
| 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 |
Coming Soon |
| 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 |
Coming Soon |
| Performing Arts Presenters Initiative - Organizations |
A program with the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Designed to support the presentation of touring performing artists at venues within the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, US Virgin Islands, Virgnia, West Virginia or from outside the United States and to increase access to the arts. |
$500 - $5,000 |
Yes |
Keona Pearson |
April 15, 2010 at 7 pm |
| Performing Artist Roster |
The roster will increase booking and management opportunities for District of Columbia performing artists by Maryland presenters. |
None |
No |
Keona Pearson |
Coming Soon |
| 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 |
Coming Soon |
| 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 |
Coming Soon |
| 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 |
Coming Soon |
| 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 |
Coming Soon |
| 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 |
Coming Soon |
| STIM 10 |
Program supports, in full or partially, positions that are critical to an organization's artistic mission and that are in jeopardy or have been eliminated as a result of the current economic climate. |
Up to $25,000 |
No |
Moshe Adams |
Coming Soon |
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Funds general operating expenses and financial assistance to nonprofit arts organizations. |
$3,000 - $30,000 |
Yes |
|
Coming Soon |
| 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 |
Rachel Dickerson |
Coming Soon |
| 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 |
Coming Soon |
| 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 |
Coming Soon |
| 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. |
Varies by initiative |
No |
Rachel Dickerson |
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