About Cultural Funding Programs:
Funding Programs is a division of the Office of Arts and Culture that is dedicated to providing funding each fiscal year (FY) to eligible artists, nonprofits, and Dallas residents who apply through our funding programs.
Our Funding Programs (FY 21-22):
ArtsActivate is the project-based cultural funding program through which the OAC will provide funding for qualifying arts and cultural projects in the City of Dallas. ArtsActivate is open for proposals from non-profit arts/cultural organizations, social services organizations, individual artists, artist collectives and other eligible non-profit organizations.
Cultural Organizations Program (COP) provides operational support to established organizations with budgets over $100,000. The COP provides funding for annual operating support for arts groups, with additional support for the operation of city-owned facilities.
(City of Dallas 2021-22 fiscal year runs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022)
Past Funding Programs:
ArtsActivate 2021
ArtsActivate 2020 is the new project-based cultural funding program through which the OAC will provide funding for qualifying arts and cultural projects in the City of Dallas. ArtsActivate 2020 is open for proposals from non-profit arts/cultural organizations, social services organizations, individual artists, artist collectives and other eligible non-profit organizations for the 2019-20 fiscal year.
Cultural Organizations Program (COP)
Cultural Organizations Program (COP) provides operational support to established organizations with budgets over $100,000. The COP provides funding for annual operating support for arts groups, with additional support for the operation of city-owned facilities.
Community Artist Program (CAP)
The Community Artist Program (CAP) allocates annual funding for culturally based and ethnic-specific artists to provide no-cost services to residents of Dallas.
(City of Dallas 2020-21 fiscal year runs from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021)