The Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) is pleased to launch the 2027 Cultural Development Fund (CDF) grant application for New York City nonprofit arts and cultural organizations.
Donor Name: Department of Cultural Affairs
State: New York
City: New York City
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/02/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Funding Information
Applicants that have not received a CDF baseline award in at least one of the last six fiscal years are only eligible for a one-year $10,000 baseline award.
- FY24 Operating Income: Less than $25,000
- FY27 Baseline Award: $10,000 only
- FY24 Operating Income: $25,000 – $99,999
- FY27 Baseline Award:$10,000 – $20,000
- FY24 Operating Income: $100,000 – $249,999
- FY27 Baseline Award: $15,000 – $30,000
- FY24 Operating Income: $250,000 – $499,999
- FY27 Baseline Award: $20,000 – $40,000
- FY24 Operating Income: $500,000 – $1,499,999
- FY27 Baseline Award:$30,000 – $60,000
- FY24 Operating Income: $1,500,000 – $2,999,999
- FY27 Baseline Award: $40,000 – $80,000
- FY24 Operating Income: $3,000,000 or more
- FY27 Baseline Award: $50,000 – $100,000.
Project Period
July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be either (a) a nonprofit arts or cultural organization or (b) a nonprofit organization that has an arts or culture component in its broader mission.
- Demonstrate successful delivery of arts and cultural services in New York City for the last two consecutive years.
- Be based in New York City and able to demonstrate both administrative and programmatic operations within any of the five boroughs of New York City. Your administrative address is primarily determined by the address listed on your IRS 990 for the fiscal year ending in 2024, with the organization’s 501(c)(3) letter and other publicly available information also taken into consideration.
- Possess a unique Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN).
- Be certified as tax exempt under IRS Code § 501(c)(3); or be an incorporated nonprofit that uses a DCLA-approved, New York State incorporated tax-exempt fiscal sponsor. Only nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply, regardless of whether they use a fiscal sponsor. Limited Liability Companies, Benefit Corporations, Limited Partnerships, Unincorporated Organizations, S corporations, individual artists, and unincorporated artist collectives are not eligible to apply.
- Be incorporated in New York State as a nonprofit organization no later than the organization’s fiscal year 2024.
- Be in compliance with annual State and Federal filing requirements for nonprofit organizations, including New York State Charities Bureau filings.
For more information, visit DCLA.
