The Arts Council of Hillsborough County offers four distinct grant opportunities for individual artists or nonprofit organizations.
Please review the information below to see when each grant program is accepting applications and the next steps of the full funding process:
CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT (CDG)
TBD: Application Period Opens
January 26, 2024: Application Period Closes
January 29-February 2, 2024: Staff Review of Applicants
February 5-February 23, 2024: Board Review and Scoring of Applications
March 5, 2024 Board Meeting to Finalize Scores
COMMUNITY ARTS IMPACT GRANT (CAIG)
April 8, 2024: Application Period Open
April 26, 2024: Application Period Closes
April 29-May 3, 2024: Staff Review of Applicants
May 6-24, 2024: Board Review and Scoring of Applications
June 3, 2024: Board Meeting to Finalize Scores
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ARTISTS GRANT (PDAG)
July 8, 2024: Application Period Open
July 26, 2024: Application Period Closes
July 29-August 2, 2024: Staff Review of Applicants
August 5-August 23, 2024: Board Review and Scoring of Applications
September 3, 2024: Board Meeting to Finalize Scores
SPECIAL EVENTS PARTNERSHIP GRANTS (SEPG), CYCLE 2
TBD: Application Period Open
January 26, 2024: Application Period Closes
January 29-February 2, 2024: Staff Review of Applicants
February 5 – February 23, 2024: Commission Review and Scoring of Applications
March 1, 2024: Cultural Assets Commission Meeting
SPECIAL EVENTS PARTNERSHIP GRANTS (SEPG), CYCLE 1
July 15, 2024: Application Period Open
August 2, 2024: Application Period Closes
August 5-9, 2024: Staff Review of Applicants
August 12 – 30, 2024: Commission Review and Scoring of Applications
September 6, 2024: Cultural Assets Commission Meeting
Please note: for all grant funding requests, final approval from the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners is required. Each grant award will be presented at a BOCC meeting to obtain approval. This is likely to take place in October 2024.