The Grants Department of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge is committed to enhancing the quality of life for citizens in our community by funding diverse cultural offerings of excellence. Each year, we award approximately $450,000 in grant funds to support art exhibits, theatre productions, dance, music, festivals, literary works, media, folklife, and design arts throughout East Baton Rouge Parish and the surrounding 10-parish region.

Recent Grant Awards
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Free workshops to assist applicants are held before each grant round. The 2007 workshop schedule can be found here. For further information, e-mail Laura Larkin, Grants Director or call 225-344-8558.

Decentralized Arts Funding
Deadline: June 1
Max request is $20,000 or half the available funds in your parish, whichever is less. DAF is a state program designed to ensure that citizens in all Louisiana parishes have access to high quality arts and cultural programs. The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge administers this program for the following parishes: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.

Grant Workshop Schedule

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2009
2009 DAF Guidelines
2009 DAF Project Assistance Application
2009 DAF Organizational Support Application
2009 DAF Technical Assistance Application
2009 DAF Extra Provider of Services Form

2008
some funds will still be available as out-of-cycle grants. Call Laura Larkin for more information.
2008 Project Assistance Final Report Instructions
2008 Project Assistance Final Report
2008 Organizational Support Final Report Instructions
2008 Organizational Support Final Report
2008 Technical Assistance Final Report Instructions
2008 Technical AssistanceFinal Report

Local Project Assistance Grants
Deadlines: February 1st and September 6th
$500-3,000 request
Funds specific art projects presented by nonprofit organizations.
Guidelines
Application
Final Report

Local Multicultural Grants
Deadline: February 1
$500-3,000 request
Designed to improve the ability of multicultural nonprofit organizations to develop and provide arts programming, and to attract larger audiences for their artistic endeavors.
Guidelines
Application
Final Report

Charles Lamar Family Foundation Manship Theatre Subsidy Grant
Request: Amount of funding needed to rent Manship Theatre
Deadline: At least 2 months before performance

Assists nonprofit organizations to have performances in the Manship Theatre at the Shaw Center for the Arts by subsidizing the theatre rental price. Pays rental costs only.
Guidelines
Application
Final Report

Helpful Information
Grants Overview
Tips on Applying for Grants
Common Grantwriting Problems
Developing Your Audience
Using a Fiscal Agent
Grants Panelist Nomination Form

State of Louisiana Grant Opportunities
For further information about grant
opportunities for organizations and individuals:

The Louisiana Division of the Arts
http://www.crt.state.la.us/arts/

Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
www.leh.org

Baton Rouge Area Foundation
www.braf.org

National Endowment for the Arts
www.nea.gov