Cultural Organizations Program (COP)

The CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAM is the support program through which the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture contracts for cultural services with established Dallas-based non-profit arts and culture organizations for a variety of cultural programs that include concerts, plays, exhibitions, performances, workshops and other cultural programming for the benefit of Dallas residents and visitors. These cultural service contracts are awarded annually using a review panel approach to evaluate applications. Program eligibility and review criteria are published annually.

FY 2022-23

Download – FY 2022-23 COP Guidelines

Information Sessions (Virtual/In Person)

Friday, April 1, 2022 | 11:00AM – 1:00PM
Latino Cultural Center (2600 Live Oak St.)
Join Virtually Here

Friday, April 8, 2022 | 11:00AM – 1:00PM
Oak Cliff Cultural Center (223 Jefferson Blvd.)
Join Virtually Here

Watch – FY 2022-23 COP Info Session

Download – FY 2022-23 COP Info Session Slides

Program Timeline

• Online Application Period: March 1 – April 11, 2022
• Virtual Panel Review Period: April 15 – May 16, 2022
• Web-meeting Panel Question and Answer Sessions: May 17-20, 2022
  • May 17 – Tier 1 Organizations
  • May 18 – Tier 2 Organizations
  • May 19 – Tier 3 Organizations
  • May 20 – Tier 4 Organizations

Cultural Data Profile

The COP application now requires the Annual Report from SMU DataArts Cultural Data Profile (CDP). Please see the Guidelines for details on requirements.

Download – CDP Quick Reference Guide

For support with the CDP, SMU Data Arts provides a free help line from Monday-Friday, 9am-7pm EST, at help@culturaldata.org or 877-707-DATA (877-707-3282). Their team is happy to take any and all questions and assist you and your organization in uploading and retrieving information.

Anne Marie Gan
Business Operations Manager
annemarie.gan@dallascityhall.com