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Louisiana Culture Care Fund (LCCF) - General Operating Grants

Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

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Geography

  • Humanities-based cultural organizations

Other requirements

  • Payroll and benefits
  • Insurance
  • Utilities
  • Other general operating costs

Overview

Louisiana Culture Care Fund - General Operating Grants

The LCCF, underwritten by the State of Louisiana, provides eligible cultural organizations with general operating support for expenses.

Geographic Scope: Louisiana

Eligible Expenses:

  • Payroll and benefits
  • Insurance
  • Utilities
  • Other general operating costs

Eligibility:

  • Humanities-based cultural organizations
  • Must operate in Louisiana

Focus Areas: General operating support for cultural organizations

Contact Information:

  • Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
  • 938 Lafayette Street, Suite 300, New Orleans, LA 70113
  • 504.523.4352

How to Apply

Application Process

Detailed application procedures not provided in extracted content. See Applicant Resources page for more information.

Getting Started Resources

  • Visit Sam.gov for Unique Entity Identifier information
  • Budget template available
  • Budget narrative template available
  • Recent LCCF grantees listed for reference

What Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
41
Total given
$445K
Median grant
$10K
Range
$6,300–$25K
  • By dollars: Louisiana 92%, District of Columbia 3%, Montana 2%. Top recipient cities: New Orleans, LA; Lafayette, LA; Baton Rouge, LA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 32% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center · Houma, LA

    Program service

    $25K

  • East Carroll Parish Library · Lake Providence, LA

    Program service

    $20K

  • Lafourche Parish Public Library · Thibodaux, LA

    Program service

    $15K

  • Old State Capitol Foundation · Baton Rouge, LA

    Program service

    $15K

  • Operation Restoration · New Orleans, LA

    Program service

    $15K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Operating support
  • Arts

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