The General Program Support (GPS) grant program provides funding for Florida public and private non-profit arts and cultural organizations, including museums, local arts organizations, state service organizations, and organizations that have cultural program activities in any of the arts and cultural disciplines.
Donor Name: Division of Arts and Culture
State: Florida
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The organization’s mission must directly support arts and cultural programming. Eligible organizations may apply for up to $150,000 in state funds to support their arts and cultural programming. For the purposes of this program, arts and cultural disciplines include music, dance, theatre, creative writing, literature, architecture, painting, sculpture, folk arts, photography, crafts, media arts, visual arts, programs of museums, and other such allied, major art forms.
The Division offers four types of General Program Support.
- Arts in Education program support to cultivate the learning and artistic development of all students and teachers by promoting, encouraging, and supporting arts and culture as an integral part of education and lifelong learning for residents and visitors;
- Discipline-Based program support for conducting, creating, producing, staging, or presenting cultural exhibits, performances, educational programs, or events;
- Local Arts Agency program support for designated Local Arts Agencies providing professional services to a county or counties; and
- State Service Organization program support for cultural organizations providing professional services to at least 40 counties.
Grant Period
All proposed activity must take place within a 12-month grant period.
Eligibility Criteria
All applicants must meet the following basic eligibility requirements at the time of application:
- All current and previous grantees must be in good standing with the Division of Arts and Culture and the Department of State at the time of application
- Applicant organization must be either a public entity or a Florida non-profit, tax exempt corporation as of the application deadline.
- All organizations must have at least one year of completed arts and cultural programming and be able to provide their last completed fiscal year’s operating budget.
For more information, visit Division of Arts and Culture.
