The Specific Cultural Project (SCP) grant program receives and reviews applications to provide funding for a specific artistic/cultural project, program, exhibition or series.
Donor Name: Florida Division of Arts and Culture
State: Florida
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/05/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Division offers four proposal types:
- Arts in Education projects promote arts and culture in education;
- Discipline-Based cultural or artistic projects;
- Underserved Cultural Community Development projects assist with the development of underserved cultural organizations;
- Artist Projects provide public benefit through the creation or presentation of new artistic work
Discipline
Discipline-Based projects are discipline-specific for organizations conducting cultural projects, realizing their stated mission and furthering the state’s cultural objectives.
Discipline Categories
- Dance
- Literature
- Media Arts
- Multidisciplinary
- Museum
- Music
- Presenter
- Theatre
- Professional Theatre
- Traditional Arts
- Visual Arts.
Funding Information
- $10,000 or less
- $10,001 to $15,000
- $15,001 to $20,000
- $20,001 to $25,000.
Grant Period
July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must also meet the following additional eligibility requirements based on their
Proposal Type
- Arts in Education (Residency)
- have a minimum of 30 contact hours.
- Artist Performances on Tour
- be a professional artist;
- solo artists and at least 50% of duos and ensembles must be a Florida resident for at least one year prior to the application deadline and maintain residency in Florida throughout the project;
- be able to demonstrate performances and educational components of high quality;
- use a professional contract, press kit and promotional materials;
- may not be enrolled in a degree or certificate program; and
- be able to substantiate their touring experience.
- Teaching Artists
- be professional artists and educators;
- be a Florida resident for at least one year prior to the application deadline and maintain residency in Florida throughout the project;
- be able to provide evidence of classroom experience.
- be 18 years of age or older; and
- not be enrolled in a degree or certificate program.
- Museum discipline
- be open to the public for at least 180 days a year;
- own or utilize works of art, historical artifacts or other tangible objects (live or inanimate); and
- exhibit these works of art, historical artifacts or other tangible objects to the public on a regular schedule.
- Professional Theatre discipline
- compensate artistic staff and actors.
- Underserved Cultural Community Development
- be an underserved cultural organization;
- have a Total Cash Income of $150,000 or less;
- Consultant funding category only:
- Consultant is not a member of applicant’s staff or board; and
- Consultant is not an immediate family member of applicant’s staff or board.
- Artist Project
- be a professional creative artist;
- be a Florida resident for at least one year prior to the application deadline and maintain
- residency in Florida throughout the project;
- be 18 years of age or older; and
- not be enrolled in degree or certificate program.
For more information, visit Art & Culture.
