Community Grants (CG) Program

The Community Grants (CG) Program, offered by the Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs, supports nonprofit organizations in developing community-based cultural programs, including various artistic disciplines. The program encourages strong community involvement and outreach, particularly for indigenous cultural activities and projects. Applicants are advised to attend a pre-submission workshop and submit their applications well ahead of the deadline to ensure eligibility and successful submission.

NOTE:
First-Time Applicants must  attend a pre-submission workshop (pre proposal deadline above)Courtesy Review Deadline - Returning applicants who submit completed applications, including all required support materials by the Courtesy Review Deadline (one week prior to the Application Deadline) will receive technical comments and corrections (LOI deadline above).Requests to apply to the program received at or after 5:00 PM on the program’s final deadline will NOT be accepted.Applicants are strongly encouraged to complete the application process at least 3 business days in advance of the application deadline to ensure successful submittal. At precisely 11:59 PM on the deadline date, the online grant system will close access to the application. Organizations that fail to complete the submittal process by this deadline will be locked out of the system and deemed ineligible.Applications submitted by any other means are not acceptable
The Community Grants (CG) Program is responsive on a quarterly basis to nonprofit organizations developing small and large-scale community-based cultural (dance, theater, music, visual arts) programs, as well as projects and events, such as fairs, parades, neighborhood festivals and publications that have a strong artistic component.
The CG panel considers projects with strong community involvement and/or outreach component. The CG Program is particularly sensitive to the needs of indigenous cultural neighborhood activities and projects encouraging the preservation of heritage, traditions and culture, as well as social service organizations and cultural groups developing collaborative intervention projects using the arts.