Cultural Grants Program

The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs is seeking applications for its Cultural Grants Program. Donor Name: City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs State: California County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 08/30/2025 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: DCA’s Grants Program Office provides panel scores that can be held for two consecutive years, so applicants are encouraged to propose a project which can be repeated for a second year/term. Applicants in odd-numbered calendar years are encouraged to apply within one of these categories: culture/history presentations, literature or publishing projects, media activities or presentations, design/exhibitions or museum projects, or traditional/folk arts activities/presentations. Funding Information Up to $80,000 Eligibility Criteria Qualified applicants: Are nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations with a primary purpose to provide arts/cultural services, or arts-friendly charitable organizations (e.g. 501(c)3, 501(c)6, etc.) that will partner with an arts expert/agency to present an outdoor festival or parade, and Are headquartered in Los Angeles County and proposing projects that will specifically serve residents, visitors, and/or tourists within the City of Los Angeles boundaries, and Have a minimum of one year of prior experience with the project they propose to make “bigger, stronger, or faster” with City of LA support, and Have an arts/culture mission statement as well as specific metrics about the project-audiences they recently served within the City of LA, and Fulfill all of the additional qualifications for the category in which they apply. For more information, visit DCA.