The Arts & Humanities grant program supports activities, programs, events and strategies that encourage arts, history, and cultural education and strengthen the vitality of these efforts in the City of Falls Church and serve as a catalyst in the greater community.
Donor Name: City of Falls Church
State: Virginia
City: Falls Church
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/31/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Consistent with the purpose of the Arts and Humanities Grants program, grant funds will be awarded to support projects and organizations that achieve one or more of the following goals:
- Stimulating excellence in the City of Falls Church in the area of the arts, theatre, culture and/or history
- Encouraging cultural and ethnic diversity in the City of Falls Church
- Enhancing the quality of life in the City of Falls Church through:
- Stimulating economic development
- Supporting educational advancement in the arts, theater, culture and/or history
- Appealing to the widest audience
- Making the culture, arts, theater and history accessible to all
Types of Grant
- Operations Grant
- Project Grant
Funding Information
- Operations Grant
- Operational grant funding cannot exceed 25% of the organization’s total budget of operational expenses (maximum of $15,000); the amount is based on the actual expenses from the previous year.
- Project Grant
- Organizations may submit applications for projects up to $5,000. The Grant Review Committee may choose to fully fund or partially fund project grants. ($2,000 is set aside annually for heritage grants.)
Eligible Activities
- Meets the goals of the grants program
- Serves not only the organization but also the City of Falls Church community
- Grants are not awarded for political activities or lobbying.
Eligibility Criteria
- The organization must be a tax-exempt organization as defined in section 501(c)(3) ofthe Internal Revenue Code (IRC).
- The organization’s core mission must be towards the research, production,presentation, exhibition, education or performance of arts, culture, theatre or history.
- The organization must reside in the City of Falls Church with a City of Falls Churchaddress on record.
- At least 75% of the organization’s programming or activities must take place in the Cityof Falls Church.
- Any previous Arts and Humanities grants awarded to the organization must be closed out and all reports and funds from previous grants be accounted for before the next grant can be awarded.
For more information, visit City of Falls Church.
