The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs is seeking applications for its Community Grants Program.
Donor Name: Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
State: Florida
County: Miami-Dade County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/04/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Community Grants (CG) Program is responsive on a quarterly basis to nonprofit organizations developing publicly accessible community-based cultural (dance, theater, music, visual arts) programs, as well as projects and events, such as fairs, parades, neighborhood festivals and publications that have a strong artistic and cultural engagement component. The CG Program encourages:
- Activities and projects that preserve heritage, traditions and culture.
- Social service organizations and cultural groups developing collaborative intervention projects using the arts.
Funding Information
- Each applicant organization may request up to $7,500 and may submit only one proposal per funding year.
- Major, annually recurring projects, or events with a minimum two-year consecutive track record, such as festivals, fairs and conferences benefiting a broad segment of the community (i.e., drawing 1,000 people or more per day to the event) may request up to $15,000.
Allowable Grant Expenditures
Grant dollars may be used only for expenses directly related to the proposed project in the categories indicated below. General overhead or other operating expenses not directly related to the proposed project are not permitted.
- Artistic, administrative, technical salary support and consultant fees
- Honoraria
- Direct program costs
- Production costs
- Equipment rental
- Expendable supplies/materials
- Marketing
- Printing
- Publications
- Space rental
- Insurance
- In-County student-based bus travel and transportation expenses directly related to the funded project or program
- Equipment rental and personnel necessary to provide program accessibility as mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply, an organization must:
be legally incorporated in the State of Florida AS NONPROFIT corporation, with designated tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, or a unit of local government. Applications from nonprofit organizations designated tax exempt under other subsections of 501(c) will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Proof of incorporation and IRS tax-exempt designation is required at the time of application;
- have its registration status with the Florida Division of Corporations active and in good standing, pursuant to Chapter 617, Florida Statutes;
- be presenting activities and/or programs that are located within Miami-Dade County, that benefit local audiences, and that exhibit the potential to become regular or recurring local events;
- be presenting activities and/or programs that are open and accessible to the general public;
- NOT be an educational organization or facility (such as a daycare/preschool or school);
- NOT be a school support organization (such as parent-teacher association, booster club or auxiliary organization);
- NOT be a higher education institution whose proposed project is:
- for the benefit of degree-seeking students;
- in service of other academic purposes;
- primarily for the academic community’s benefit.
- NOT be a religious organization whose proposed project, in whole or in part, is designed to promote religious or sectarian activities or to encourage the preference of a particular religion;
- be in full compliance with grant agreement requirements of any previous grants provided through the CG Program or other Miami-Dade County funding sources, including timely and satisfactory submission of all reports.
For more information, visit Miami Dade County.
