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Frequently Asked Questions - Grants to Individuals


	Can the Department provide funding for my art project?


	Do you provide grants to artists?


	If I win a Choreographer’s or Visual/Media Artist’s fellowship, when can I expect payment of my grant?


	What types of grants are available from Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs?


	When are recipients announced for the South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowships for Visual and Media Artists?


	Can the Department provide funding for my art project? The Department’s grants to artists are not project-specific. Artists seeking grant funds for a cultural activity, i.e., a theatrical production, may submit an application to the Community Grants Program under the fiscal agency sponsorship of an eligible, non-profit, tax-exempt organization. For further information, please contact grants administrator Dana Pezoldt at 305-375-2161.


	Do you provide grants to artists? The Department provides four grant programs to address the needs of Miami-Dade County-based artists. The South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship for Visual and Media Artists grants $15,000 and $7,500 awards to resident visual and media artists. Dance Miami Choreographer’s Fellowships awards three $5,000 grants to nurture the development of local choreographers. Downstage Miami provides local playwrights with opportunities to develop new work in tandem with such master playwrights as Nilo Cruz and A.R. Gurney. Artist Access provides mini-grants of up to $750 for artists to take advantage of professional development opportunities. In addition, the Filmmakers’ Workshop provides professional development opportunities for screenwriters and filmmakers in a workshop/lab format in conjunction with Miami Light Project’s “Here and Now Festival.” For further information, contact Miami Light Project at 305.576.4350.


	If I win a Choreographer’s or Visual/Media Artist’s fellowship, when can I expect payment of my grant? Receipt of grant checks can be anticipated approximately four months after the artist receiving notification of the grant award.


	What types of grants are available from Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs? The Department of Cultural Affairs directly serves individual artists and cultural organizations Miami-Dade County through fifteen competitive grants programs. Each of these programs is designed to address specific areas of cultural development ranging from the renovation of neighborhood cultural facilities to the support of exemplary programs by the community's largest non-profit cultural organizations. Program guidelines and application forms are available in the grants section of this website. All potential applicants are required to meet with a grants program administrator prior to submission of an application. Some programs require workshop attendance by potential applicants.


	When are recipients announced for the South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowships for Visual and Media Artists? Recipients are notified by a telephone call every December. Public announcements listing the recipients from all five counties are generally released in January.

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