Grants

The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) supports the City's vibrant creative community through five annual grant programs for artists, nonprofit arts organizations, and cultural producers. 

Each year, DCA Grants Division funds projects that deliver community-based arts programming, free or low-cost cultural experiences, youth engagement, and more. Funding opportunities include:
 

• Cultural Grant Program – Supports public cultural activities and presentations taking place in the City of Los Angeles; application cycle runs each summer.
   
• Neighborhood Engagement Artist Residencies (NEAR) – Artists-in-residence partnerships within Los Angeles communities; application cycle runs each autumn. 
   
• Creative Optimism-Uplifting Promises Grants (CO-UP) – Supports collaborations between social-justice nonprofits and artists for community-driven arts projects and public events; application cycle runs each autumn.
   
• City of Los Angeles Individual Master Artist Project (COLA-IMAP) – Provides recognition and funding for accomplished Los Angeles–based literary, performing, and visual artists; application cycle runs each autumn.
   
• Public-Space Activation Fund (PAF) – Grants for creative events and installations in public spaces; application cycle runs each autumn..
   

DCA shares announcements of calls for artists, curators and cultural produces, public art commissions, and other requests for proposals (RFPs) or requests for qualifications (RFQs) in the Department's calls page. Visit Calls to discover additional opportunities.

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 For details on DCA's support for nonprofit arts and cultural organizations and individual artists, visit the Grant Administration Division.