The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Grant Program provides a system for funding arts and cultural projects in Calcasieu parish only.
Donor Name: Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana
State: Louisiana
County: Calcasieu Parish (LA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/17/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Grant Program aims to make the arts more readily available by providing local artists, nonprofit organizations, and community groups the opportunity to develop arts programs that meet local community needs.
The goals of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Grant Program are to:
- Strengthen arts organizations;
- Encourage professional artists to undertake projects that have meaningful community involvement and build audiences for the arts;
- Encourage a variety of nonprofit organizations to sponsor arts and cultural activities including classical, contemporary, and traditional arts in eight disciplines;
- Leverage additional local support for the arts;
- Provide arts activities to groups which have had limited arts experiences;
- Provide funding for the arts and cultural activities that are open to the public;
- Introduce the grants process and develop grant writing skills.
Type of Grant
Eligible organizations may apply for one Project Assistance grant for a specific arts project.
- Project Assistance
- Grant request is $500 minimum and $5000 maximum per application.
- Provides funding for a specific project on one or more single or recurring dates. Up to 100% of eligible expenses.
Grant Period
May 1, 2025-April 30, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
The following types of organizations may apply for funds:
- Louisiana nonprofit tax-exempt organizations. Organizations without nonprofit tax-exempt status from the IRS must be registered as a nonprofit corporation with the Louisiana Secretary of State.
- Public or private schools and school boards. Each school within a school system is considered a separate entity.
- Colleges of universities sponsoring activities (each university department is considered a separate entity) intended for community participation (not academic, credit-producing, or curriculum-oriented projects). Such activities must provide significant access and the probability of significant attendance by the public.
- Individuals and organizations lacking the legal status to be an applicant may apply by using an eligible nonprofit organization as a fiscal agent for projects that directly benefits the community and includes community participation. This is not a fellowship or award of merit. The fiscal agent assumes legal and financial responsibility.
For more information, visit AHCSL.
