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 20-21):
Culture of Value is a micro-grants program created by the Office of Arts and Culture in response to the unique hardships experienced by Dallas’ artists and organizations whose primary services center around an ALAANA experience or culture.
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 2020-21 fiscal year runs from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021)
Past Funding Programs: