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May 7, 2025

Was your Organization's NEA Grant Cancelled?

Join Americans for the Arts’ Emergency Webinar Today for Guidance on the recent NEA Grant Cancellations

Wednesday, May 7 at 4:00 PM ET

If your organization has been affected by the recent NEA grant cancellations, we strongly encourage you to join today’s webinar. Americans for the Arts will provide art leaders with clear next steps, including how to file an appeal, evaluate your options, and connect with advocacy experts and peers. Register Now.

Cultural Grants Workshop for Arts Groups, Artists and Nonprofit Community Organizations

IN-PERSON
Monday, May 12 at 6 PM - ​Cultural Grants Workshop Presented in Partnership with Miami-Dade County Commissioner J.C. Bermudez
District 12 - RSVP
Doral Contemporary Art Museum at City Place Doral
​​3450 NW 83rd Avenue, Suite 216
Doral, FL 33122

Who Should Attend:
Arts groups, cultural organizations, community nonprofit organizations, individual artists and artist collectives are invited to attend these free workshops about Miami-Dade County's cultural grants programs. Municipalities, social service organizations, colleges and universities may also be eligible to apply. Learn how to apply for arts funding and which grants programs may be the right fit for your cultural project.

Cultural Affairs staff will provide information about the competitive funding opportunities for nonprofit arts groups and artists as well as other helpful resources available for the cultural community.

Art projects that are especially encouraged include those:

  • with a strong community involvement;
  • with an outreach component that promotes inclusion and equitable access to the arts;
  • with a focus on delivering cultural services to underserved populations and/or under-resourced neighborhoods;
  • that have the potential to generate tourism;
  • that are particularly sensitive to the needs of indigenous cultural activities;
  • that are encouraging the preservation of heritage, traditions and culture: and,
  • where social service organizations and cultural groups are developing collaborative intervention projects using the arts.

There will be an interactive Q & A session following the workshop presentation. Questions will be addressed in English, Spanish, or Haitian Creole. ADA/accessible accommodations are available.

 

FOR ORGANIZATIONS

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs

Community Grants (CG) Program

Geraldine Toussaint | 305-375-2536 | Geraldine.Toussaint@miamidade.gov
The Community Grants (CG) Program is responsive on a quarterly basis to nonprofit organizations developing small and large-scale community-based cultural (dance, theater, music, visual arts) programs, as well as projects and events, such as fairs, parades, neighborhood festivals and publications that have a strong artistic component.

FY 2025-2026 First Quarter
October 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Pre-Submission Workshop:  Thursday, May 22, 2025, 10:00 AM RSVP
Courtesy Review Deadline: Thursday, June 12, 2025, 11:59 PM
Application Deadline: Friday, June 20, 2025, 11:59 PM

Open Call

The Knight Art + Tech Expansion Fund is Now Open for Applications

This fund supports artists, arts organizations and collectives in Akron, Detroit and Miami who are using technology to deepen their practices, connect with audiences in new ways and build toward long-term sustainability.

APPLY NOW

Grants made from this fund are not tied to specific projects. Instead, they are designed to support long-term digital capacity, helping artists and organizations gain the tools, systems and support they need to thrive in an increasingly digital world.

Individual artists are eligible for up to $25,000 in support. Organizations and collectives are eligible for up to $100,000 in support.

Applications are now open to arts practitioners in Akron, Detroit and Miami until June 20, 2025.

To learn more, register for an information session, book office hours and apply.

 

FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS

Artist Access (ART) Grants Program

Roxana Barba | rbarba@miamidade.gov
Carlos Caballero | info@fundarte.us

Funded by Miami-Dade County, in partnership with FUNDarte, the Artist Access Grant Program is designed to assist practicing, professional artists in any medium or discipline residing in Miami-Dade County pursue opportunities that will advance their practice and careers in demonstrable ways.

FY 2024-2025 Summer
June 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025
Application Deadline: Monday, June 2, 11:59 PM

 

Art in Public Places Program

Call to Artists: Garage Activation
Miami-Dade County Integrated Command and Communications Center  at Lightspeed Facility

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS DEADLINE:  Monday, May 19, 2025, 11:59PM
ELIGIBILITY: Open to professional visual artists based in the USA
BUDGET: $1.25 Million

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs through its Art in Public Places Program and Miami-Dade County People & Internal Operations Department request qualifications for artists for a large-scale public art commission at the new Miami-Dade County Integrated Command and Communications Center at Lightspeed facility. This campus of buildings will serve as a hub for emergency response and disaster management.

Artists with experience in large-scale screening & cladding systems, lighting, interactive media, and architecturally-integrated projects are encouraged to submit qualifications. It is envisioned that artists will work with the project’s design and engineering team to develop an artist’s design concept that can be integrated with the perforated base material and design of the garage cladding. For details and to apply visit the website.

NALAC Announces 2025 NFA: National Arts Partners
Deadline Friday, May 30, 2025

The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) announces the open call for applications for the 2025 NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA): National Arts Partners grant. The grant is created in collaboration with and supported by the Wallace Foundation’s Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative, which supports and seeks to learn more about arts organizations founded by, with, and for communities of color.

The funding opportunity is part of the NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA) grant program, which supports Latinx/é artists, cultural workers, and arts organizations in the United States and Puerto Rico through a variety of grant categories and program offerings. NALAC expects to grant a total of $525,000 across the United States and Puerto Rico through 21 unrestricted, non-matching organizational grants of $25,000 each to support small arts organizations with an annual budget of less than $500,000.

Interested applicants are encouraged to register for the 2025 NFA: National Arts Partners funding opportunity support webinar or attend the Virtual Cafecito Office Hour. Spanish language interpretation will be available at both opportunities. 

Additional applicant support resources are available on the NALAC website.

The 2025 NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA): National Arts Partners application is now open.
The application closes on Friday, May 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CST.
 View the guidelines and application for the 2025 NFA: National Arts Partners grant opportunity.

Program Contacts
Cat Rodríguez, Director of Programs, crodriguez@nalac.org
Penny Rodriguez, Director of Communications, prodriguez@nalac.org

 

RESOURCES

THE MIAMI FOUNDATION

Nonprofit Funding Impact Survey: Understanding the Effects of Public Funding Reductions on South Florida Nonprofits - Respond by Friday, May 23rd

As part of our ongoing effort to identify the best ways to support cultural organizations in this moment, we've partnered with our regional philanthropic peers to develop a survey to better understand the size and scope of recent and anticipated public funding cuts affecting nonprofit organizations.

Our shared goal is to assess the potential impact on services, staffing, and communities, and explore how we can be most responsive and supportive.

Each nonprofit organization is encouraged to designate one respondent—ideally the Executive Director, CEO, CFO, or another senior staff member with knowledge of your organization’s funding sources, operations, and strategic planning. Only one submission per organization is requested.

Click here to complete the survey
Please submit your initial survey response by Friday, May 23rd.

Please note that all responses will be stored securely, kept confidential, and reported only in aggregate, anonymized form. You are encouraged to review the Survey Purpose and Data Use Statement for additional information.

Call for Grant Panelists!
The deadline to submit is Tuesday, May 20, 2025

The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs invites members of the community to apply to serve as a grant panelist. We are seeking individuals interested in volunteering their time to review applications for cultural grants funding from Miami-Dade County, through the Cultural Affairs Council and administered by the Department of Cultural Affairs.

Each year the Department of Cultural Affairs relies on the services of many volunteer panelists, who review and evaluate grant applications and make funding recommendations. Panelists play a key role and help maintain a fair and open process and assist in the continuous development of Miami-Dade County’s artistic and cultural communities by bringing their expertise to the panel review process. Panels are comprised of artists, arts-related professionals, educators, community members, business leaders and others with current or prior active involvement in the arts. Many panelists are arts professionals who are qualified by their activities, training, skills, and/or experience in one or more art forms; however, we equally welcome arts enthusiasts, advocates, and supporters to apply.

Click here for more information and to fill out the Grant Panelist Nomination Form online.

For more information, culture@miamidade.gov. Thank you.
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The most reliable way to contact us continues to be through email. Search the  staff directory.

It is the policy of Miami-Dade County to comply with all of the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request materials in accessible format, sign language interpreters, CART, and/or any accommodation to participate in Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs sponsored programs or meetings, please contact Dana Pezoldt 305-375-4634 /  culture@miamidade.gov,  five days in advance to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service).