The Commission on the Arts and Humanities is seeking applications for the 2025 East Arts (EA) grant program.
Donor Name: DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH)
State: District of Columbia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/22/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
EA furthers CAH’s mission by encouraging progress in the arts and humanities in the District of Columbia by supporting non-profit arts, humanities, arts education, and service organizations who significantly contribute to the District of Columbia as a world-class cultural capital. This grant opportunity program goals:
- Provide access to high-quality arts and humanities experiences for residents who reside in the NE and SE quadrants of the District of Columbia
- Enhance the quality of life by supporting a vibrant community identity through the arts and humanities
- Support activities that highlight and elevate the creative excellence and accomplishments of artists and arts programming in the NE and SE quadrants of the District.
Funding Information
Up to $35,000.
Grant Period
October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026.
Allowable Costs
- Salaries for arts and humanities professionals for nonprofit organizations
- Artists/humanities practitioners, or consultants
- Space rental and fees directly related to project implementation
- Travel and transportation directly related to project implementation
- Materials, supplies, and equipment purchases that are no more than 25% of the award and are directly related to the work of project implementation
- Overhead, maintenance, and administration not exceeding 35% of the grant award.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must:
- Be incorporated as a nonprofit with a federally designated tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code, as evidenced by an IRS determination letter that is dated at least one year prior to the application deadline date
- Be registered with, and authorized to do business in, the District as either a “Domestic” entity (that is, an entity that was incorporated in the District) or a “Foreign” entity (that is, an entity that was incorporated in another state)
- Propose planning and implementation fully carried out in the District of Columbia
- Have an active Board of Directors
- Register and comply with the regulatory requirements of pertinent government agencies including (but not limited to): DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs’ (DCRA), DC Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), DC Department of Employment Services (DOES); and the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Current on all taxes and liabilities owed to the District or have an approved plan to resolve such taxes and liabilities as demonstrated by a certification of “Citywide Clean Hands” (CCH) from the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue
- Be in good standing with CAH
- Have a principal business office address located in the District of Columbia, subject to an on-site visit. (Note: CAH will not allow post office boxes or the addresses of board members or volunteers as evidence of the principal business address)
- Have a principal business office address that is located in the NE or SE quadrant of the District of Columbia, subject to an on-site visit. (Note: CAH will not allow post office boxes or the addresses of board members or volunteers as evidence of the principal business address)
- Identify as a BIPOC-centered organization. This distinction includes at least one of the following criteria:
- At least 66% of staff identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC)
- At least 51% of the board, steering committee, or other leadership body and volunteers in leadership positions identify as BIPOC
- The executive director, highest paid staff, or equivalent, identify as a BIPOC individual.
For more information, visit CAH.
