The Flagler County Cultural Council Granting Program is designed to help support local activities, not to replace other funding or completely underwrite events.
Donor Name: Flagler County Cultural Council
State: Florida
City: Palm Coast
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/22/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The intent of the grant program is to fund applications that best serve the interests of the City of Palm Coast and its residents and support a vibrant cultural atmosphere that is attractive to visitors.
Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis to nonprofit, tax-exempt, 501c (3) Florida organizations that meet the eligibility criteria and provide arts, history, heritage, and cultural events and programs in the City of Palm Coast. Funding is awarded based on the organization or project’s Cultural Significance and Quality, Access & Community Engagement, and Organizational Capacity.
Funding Information
The maximum grant request is equal to 30% of the projected project/event budget or $12,000, whichever is less.
Grant Period
October 1, 2025 and September 30, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
All applicant organizations must meet the following eligibility criteria at the time of application.
- Events and programs must take place within the City of Palm Coast.
- All applications must be led by an active nonprofit Florida corporation registered with the Florida Division of Corporations. Preference is given to those organizations with a principal address in Flagler County.
- Only nonprofit arts, culture, history, humanities, and heritage organizations with documented 501(c)3 status may apply.
- For-profit businesses qualified to do business in the State of Florida and located in Flagler County may only apply in partnership with a local non-profit organization for funding of arts, culture, or heritage special events.
- Applications must be based on the event expense budget only. A single application may be submitted for multiple events
- Programs, services, and events must be open to the public and of benefit to residents of Flagler County.
- Organizations must show in their application that they are capable of at least a dollar-for-dollar match for the grant amount requested from the Council. In-kind contributions to this project may be considered as up to 30% of this match.
- Nonprofit organizations must provide a copy of their most recently filed IRS Form 990, IRS Form 990EZ, or 990 postcard.
- Organizations that have not fulfilled contractual grant agreements with FC3, the City of Palm Coast, or Flagler County in previous years are not eligible for funding.
For more information, visit FCCC.
