Central Dade Arts Alliance Grant

The Central Dade Arts Alliance Grant, under The Miami Foundation, aims to enhance arts education for approximately 3,500 students across Central Dade neighborhoods. Launching in the 2026-2027 school year, it focuses on collaborative partnerships with local organizations to provide high-quality arts instruction, particularly in music. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofits with a proven service record in Miami-Dade County, emphasizing operational capacity and measurable outcomes. This initiative builds on previous successful alliances in North and South Dade.

The Miami Foundation
Since 1967, The Foundation has invested over $772M to strengthen our community in partnership with more than 1,000 fundholders and 50,000 donors.
Building on the success of the North Dade (2020) and South Dade (2024) Alliances, Arts Access Miami is launching the Central Dade Arts Alliance in the 2026–2027 school year. This next regional alliance will serve approximately 3,500 students across neighborhoods such as Brownsville, Allapattah, Liberty City, West Little River, and Gladeview.
We will partner with music and arts organizations that deliver both high-quality instruction and positive youth development in alignment with priorities of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system.
Funding Priorities
We will prioritize proposals that demonstrate:
Local presence in Central Dade neighborhoods (Allapattah, Brownsville, Gladeview, Liberty City, Little Havana, West Little River).Strong leadership at executive and program levels.
Direct, hands-on arts education for PK–12 with an emphasis on music. Programs in other disciplines (Ex: visual, literary, dance, theatre, etc) will also be considered if aligned with M-DCPS priorities.
Proven impact with priority student populations.
Operational capacity to implement and sustain quality programming.
Collaborative approach with schools, nonprofits, and stakeholders.
Evaluation & learning with clear outcomes and data use.
Each organization may submit one proposal.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants must:
Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or have a fiscal sponsor.Demonstrate at least two years of direct service of successful programming in Miami-Dade County (supplemental/non-direct-service orgs are not eligible).Have 2+ full-time staff and adequate infrastructure.50% cash match to the proposed program budget (in-kind excluded).Demonstrate capacity for program evaluation and measurable outcomes.