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2023 Grants Application Schedule
Cultural Grant Program
July 2023
Grant RFP open to LA-Co-based nonprofit orgs proposing range of arts and cultural services
Call for Grant Review Panelists
September 2023
Open Call — RFQ open to artists, arts administrators, cultural event producers, and other local community members interested in participating in the peer review panel process to review grant proposals
Neighborhood Engagement Artist Residency (NEAR) Grant Program
September 2023
Grant RFP open to individual artists living in LA Co proposing multi-week community-focused residencies/public presentations in neighborhoods throughout LA City
Creative Opportunities-Optimizing Promise (CO-OP) Grant Program
September 2023
Grant RFP open to individual artists living in LA Co and nonprofit social-justice organizations proposing artist-led, multi-week arts residencies/public presentations in South LA Promise Zone (same RFP as NEAR program)
City of LA Individual Master Artist Project (COLA-IMAP) Grant Program
September 2023
Grant RFP open to mid-career literary, performing, and visual artists living in LA Co
Listing Current Year Grantees on the GAD Page
October 2023
Posting of DCA grantees on https://culturela.org/current-grantees/ once contracting has been completed
Public Space Activation Fund (PSAF)
October 2023
Grant RFP open to a range of LA-based organizations, individuals, neighborhood businesses, other community stakeholders (note: specific program categories dependent on budget)
Arts Workforce Empowerment (AWE) Grant Program
December 2023
Supplementary grant RFP open to mid-sized nonprofit organizations with current service contracts through the Cultural Grant Program
