MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANNOUNCES SUMMER AND FALL FY2014-2015 GRANT CYCLES
Grants
Funding Opportunities Available for Arts, Cultural and Special Events
The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural
Affairs is pleased to announce the deadline schedule for the fiscal year
2014-2015 summer and fall cycles of arts and cultural grants programs available
to Miami-Dade County based non-profit cultural groups planning to present arts, cultural and special events between
October 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015.
Community Grants
Program: 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.
- First Quarter - Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 4 PM
- Second Quarter - Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 4 PM
- Third Quarter - Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 4 PM
- Fourth Quarter - Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 4 PM
Tourist Development
Grants Program: 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.
- First Quarter - Thursday, July 14, 2014 at 4 PM
- Second Quarter - Friday, October 10, 2014 at 4
PM
- Third Quarter - Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 4
PM
- Fourth Quarter - Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 4 PM
Summer Arts and
Science Camps for Kids Grants Program: Annual program helps non-profit
organizations 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 is intended to supplement established,
high quality programs, providing more children with the opportunity to
participate in cultural arts and science summer camps.
- Friday, October 3, 2014 at 4:00 PM
The Department offers
an ongoing series of training workshops on the basics of utilizing Culture
Grants Online (CGO), the Department's online grant system. All first-time
applicant organizations are required to attend a CGO Basics Workshop if
they wish to apply for a summer or fall grant program. Additionally, applicants of these programs are required
to attend a mandatory Grant Program-Specific Workshop.
For the complete CGO
Basics Workshop schedule, visit www.miamidadearts.org,
click Grants / Online Grants. Grant
Program-Specific Workshop dates and times can be found on the grant
program’s information page. The workshops are held at the Miami-Dade County
Department of Cultural Affairs, located at 111 NW 1st Street, at the 6th Floor
Conference Room.
Grant funding for FY 2014-2015 is contingent upon
the approval of Miami-Dade County's FY 2014-2015 budget by the Mayor and Board
of County Commissioners.
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