Contact: Roxana Barba | (305) 375-4209 | rbarba@miamidade.gov
Deadline: Monday, March 9, 2023, 11:59 PM
Maximum Request: $40,000
FY 2023-2024 Hannibal Cox, Jr. Cultural Grants Program Guidelines
The Hannibal Cox, Jr. (HCJ) Cultural Grants Program provides funding and technical assistance support to mid-sized semi-professional and professional arts, scientific and historical organizations with a year round presence in Miami-Dade County of presenting, performing or exhibiting a full season of cultural activities. Applicants to this program must have a least a three year consecutive track record of providing year round professional artistic programming and presentation in Miami-Dade County and an annual operating budget between $100,000 - $250,000, including in-kind support of no more than 25% of total revenues. Units of government are not eligible to not apply.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR RETURNING APPLICANTS: Returning applicants will have the option to submit a completed application, including all required support materials, no later than one full calendar week in advance of the grant program’s published application deadline for a thorough “Courtesy Review” by the Program Administrator. Returning applicants who waive their option for a Courtesy Review and submit their applications by the grant program’s published deadline will receive a technical sufficiency review only. Applications received from first-time applicants by the grant program’s published application deadline will be reviewed by the Program Administrator and are exempt of meeting the program’s Courtesy Review deadline. For more information about the Courtesy Review policy, please refer to the DEADLINES section of the grant program guidelines.
HCJ Grants Program Timetable*
Grant Funding Period | October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024 |
Applications Available | February 2, 2023 |
Consultation Period with Department Staff | Feburary 2, 2023 - March 2, 2023 |
Courtesy Deadline | March 2, 2023, 11:59 PM |
Deadline | March 9, 2023, 11:59 PM |
Application Comments / Corrections Issued | March 30, 2023 |
Revised / Final Application Due | April 6, 2023, 11:59 PM |
HCJ Panel Meeting | May 2, 2023, 10:00 AM |
Cultural Affairs Council Approval | May 2023 |
Board of County Commissioners Approval | September 2023 |
Award Notifications Issued | October 2023 |
Availability of Grant Funds | No earlier than December 2023 |
*Dates/times subject to change.