Miami Emerging Arts Leaders - Build, Strive, Thrive: Learn How The Beacon Council and Strive305 Initiative Can Expand Organizational Capacity
Join the Miami Emerging Arts Leaders for an informative session exploring how The Beacon Council and Miami-Dade County’s Strive305 initiative support Miami-Dade’s cultural sector. Discover valuable tools, business resources, and capacity-building programs available through the Strive305 Hub, an essential lifeline for local entrepreneurs and small business owners. This event will highlight pathways for cultural organizations to strengthen operations, grow sustainably, and thrive in an increasingly evolving cultural landscape.
As we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Miami Emerging Arts Leaders, we are pleased to offer opportunities for new and emerging arts professionals to connect with peers and learn more about the vibrant cultural community in Miami-Dade County.
Build, Strive, Thrive: Learn How The Beacon Council and Strive305 Initiative Can Expand Organizational CapacityThursday, November 13, 2025, 10 AMMiami-Dade Beacon Council, 80 SW 8th St., Miami, FL 33130
All are welcome and the session will be followed by a Q&A.
RSVP required by Wednesday, November 12th.
FOR ORGANIZATIONS
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs Quarterly Grants Program
Community Grants (CG) Program
Geraldine Toussaint / Geraldine.Toussaint@miamidade.gov
A quarterly program for non-profit organizations developing small to medium-scale community-based cultural programs, projects and events, such as fairs, parades, neighborhood festivals, conferences and publications.
FY 2025-2026 Third Quarter
Courtesy Review Deadline: November 26, 2025, 11:59 PM
Application Deadline: December 4, 2025, 11:59 PM
FY 2025-2026 Fourth Quarter
Pre-Submission Workshop: January 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM - RSVP
Courtesy Review Deadline: February 12, 2026, 11:59 PM
Application Deadline: February 19, 2026, 11:59 PM
Tourist Development Grants Program (TDC)
Nikenna Smart / Nikenna.Smart@miamidade.gov
A quarterly program which provides support to significant cultural and/or special events, including sports activities and television/film origination projects that promote Miami-Dade County’s appeal as a tourist destination. Activities must be able to stimulate tourism and have significant media impact for Miami-Dade County.
FY 2025-2026 Third Quarter
Pre-Submission Workshop: December 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM - RSVP
Courtesy Review Deadline: January 7, 2026, 11:59 PM
Application Deadline: January 14, 2026, 11:59 PM
FY 2025-2026 Fourth Quarter
Pre-Submission Workshop: March 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM - RSVP
Courtesy Review Deadline: April 6, 2026, 11:59 PM
Application Deadline: April 13, 2026, 11:59 PM
Youth Arts Program
Summer Arts & Science Camps for Kids (SAS-C) Grants Program
Stephanie Antequera / Stephanie.Antequera@miamidade.gov
A joint initiative of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and The Children’s Trust. Grant funding to nonprofit organizations to provide underserved children in Miami-Dade County with opportunities to attend high quality cultural arts and science summer camp programs at little or no cost. Funding through the SAS-C Grants Program is intended to augment established, high quality programs, providing more children with the opportunity to participate in cultural arts and science summer camps.
FY 2025-2026
Application Deadline: November 12, 2025, 11:59 PM
FOR ARTISTS
Art in Public Places
Call to Artists: Miami Cold Chain
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS DEADLINE:Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 11:59PM
ELIGIBILITY: Open to professional visual artists based in the USA.
BUDGET: $1,075,000.
Multiple commissions envisioned.
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs through its Art in Public Places Program, Miami-Dade Aviation Department, and Miami-Dade County Seaport request qualifications for artists to be considered to make full proposals for artworks for the new Miami Cold Chain facility. The selected artist(s) will develop proposals for unique artworks that will contribute to the identity of the facility and engage employees, visitors and passers-by in unexpected and delightful ways. Each shortlisted artist will receive a proposal honorarium and support to develop a proposal.
RESOURCES
South Arts
Capacity Building Together: Professional Development Series
Arts-Based Community Engagement: A Demonstrated Tool for Support
Thursday, November 13th at 1PM
Featuring Ariel Fristoe, Artistic Director of Out of Hand Theater (named Best Theater of the Year by The New York Times).
You’ll learn how arts-based engagement can:
- Address pressing community issues
- Build new and lasting audience relationships
- Diversify revenue streams
- Launch programs that make a real impact
Grants & Opportunities
A new season of funding is here for artists, writers, and organizations across the South:
- Southern Prize & State Fellowships for Visual Arts
Deadline: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Nine state fellows will each receive $5,000, with one finalist awarded $10,000 and one Southern Prize winner receiving $25,000. - Southern Prize & State Fellowships for Literary Arts
Deadline: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
This year’s focus: screenwriting and playwriting. Fellows and prizewinners will receive the same awards as above. - Literary Arts Grants
Deadline: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Grants up to $5,000 for poets, fiction and nonfiction writers, publishers, and literary nonprofits to advance new work and reach new audiences.
Take the next step in your creative journey. Explore grants today!
STRIVE305
Nonprofit Assistance
STRIVE305 is a proud partner of numerous nonprofit organizations across Miami-Dade County.These organizations play an integral role in supporting our community and helping all members of the community thrive!
Check out the STRIVE305HUB; an online small business and entrepreneurship hub that will inform, educate, and connect you to the resources offered by the county and its partners.
- Browse a list of partners who focus on supporting the growth and development of local nonprofits
- Receive a FREE nonprofit board membership and strategic guidance.
Click Here for a consultation. - Check out the STRIVE305 Podcast connecting the community through episodes featuring nonprofits like that of Kat Barrow-Horth, Founder of Comic Kids.
- Sign up for the SRTIVE305 Newsletter
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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).