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Cultural Funding Programs

Cultural Funding Programs is a division of the Office of Arts and Culture that is dedicated to providing funding each fiscal year (FY) to eligible artists, nonprofits, and Dallas residents who apply through our funding programs. If you'd like to learn more about funding programs email us at OACFundingPrograms@dallas.gov.

Our Funding Programs

ArtsActivate
ArtsActivate is the project-based cultural funding program through which the OAC will provide funding for qualifying arts and cultural projects in the City of Dallas. ArtsActivate is open for proposals from non-profit arts/cultural organizations.
Cultural Organizations Program (COP)
Provides operational support to established organizations with budgets over $100,000. COP provides funding for annual operating support for arts groups, with additional support for the operation of city-owned facilities.
Culture of Value
Culture of Value is a collaborative micro-grant program launched by the Office of Arts and Culture, Dallas Public Library, and the Dallas Park and Recreation department.

Community Artist Program (CAP)

The Community Art Program (CAP) provides artist services to Dallas communities by individual artists and non-profit organizations to teach, perform, and exhibit at host facilities in neighborhoods around the city of Dallas. This program helps promote cultural awareness, heightens citizen understanding of art forms, and celebrates the various traditions that contribute to the composition of this city.

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Our Funding Programs​

Community Artist Program (CAP)

To contact Cultural Funding Programs staff, visit the Contact Us​ page.

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Cultural Funding Programs

Our Funding Programs

To contact Cultural Funding Programs staff,
visit the Contact Us page.