TCA Texas Arts Respond Project Grant

TCA Texas Arts Respond Project Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Texas Commission On The Arts
Amount: More than US $1,000
Last Updated: December 03, 2025

Summary

The TCA Texas Arts Respond Project Grant, offered by the Texas Commission on the Arts, supports innovative arts projects that enhance education, health, economic development, public safety, and environmental awareness in Texas. Eligible applicants include various arts organizations and institutions that comply with specific regulations. This competitive grant program aims to foster creativity and community engagement, ultimately contributing to the state's cultural and economic vitality.

Overview

Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) The mission of the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) is to advance our state economically and culturally by investing in a creative Texas. TCA supports a diverse and innovative arts community in Texas, throughout the nation and internationally by providing resources to enhance economic development, arts education, cultural tourism and artist sustainability initiatives. Arts Respond Project This competitive grant program provides project assistance grants on a short-term basis and may include administrative costs directly related to the project. Projects must address ONE of the following priority areas: EDUCATION Intent: Projects that use art to promote innovations in K-12 public education. Designed for projects that impact Pre-K-12 public school students during the school day. Projects must be aligned with the TEKS and conducted in conjunction with school officials. Projects may occur in a school setting or off-site (field trip). Before and after-school projects are not eligible. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Intent: Projects that use art to improve human health or functioning. Designed for projects that focus on health related topics, serve specific populations, or occur in a health care or human service setting (hospital, clinic, senior activity center, women’s shelter, homeless shelter, etc). ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Intent: Projects that use art to diversify local economies, generate revenue, and attract visitors and investment. Designed for projects that focus on job growth or cultural tourism (festivals, gallery walks, art fairs, etc). PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE Intent: Projects that use art to prevent delinquency and recidivism in youth and adults. Designed for projects that focus on at-risk youth or incarcerated populations (after school program, juvenile detention center, adult prison, alternative learning center). NATURAL RESOURCES & AGRICULTURE Intent: Projects that use art to understand and/or improve the ecological and agricultural environment. Designed for projects that occur in rural counties (festivals, fairs, exhibitions, performances) or focus on natural resources (oil, water, green art, ecological issues).

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Eligible Arts Respond Project applicants include: Arts Organizations, College Arts Institutions, Established Arts Organizations, Minority Arts Organizations, Rural Arts Providers, TCA Cultural DistrictTo be eligible for TCA grants, an organization must:be a tax-exempt nonprofit organization as designated by the Internal Revenue Service and/or must be an entity of governmenthave their eligibility status established with the TCA prior to the deadline day; know that it can take two weeks or more to get confirmation from the IRS of nonprofit status and 990 financial information which may be required for categorizationinform TCA if they believe their eligibility status has changedbe incorporated in Texashave fulfilled all its outstanding contractual obligations to the State of Texas (i.e. taxes, etc.)comply with regulations pertaining to federal grant recipients including the most recently amended versions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 13166 - Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), and the Drug Free Workplace Act.provide assurance that they are not debarred or suspended prior to the payment of an award

Ineligibility

The Commission will not fund the following:Competitive grants that exceed 25% of the organization's previous year's cash operating revenuesSocial functions, parties, receptions, fundraisers, or galasOperating expenses for home officesOperating expenses for state operated facilities including, but not limited to, salary support and facility costsActivities for which college or university students receive academic creditProjects at colleges and universities that serve mostly students and faculty, with minimal or no community involvementProjects by privately owned for-profit corporationsFinancing of political activitiesRetroactive fundingDebt reductionProjects, productions, workshops and/or programs that include obscene material as defined in Section 43.21, Penal Code of Texas.