The Broward County Aviation Department, in collaboration with the Broward Cultural Division's Public Art & Design Program, invites professional South Florida artists to create an immersive sensory room in Terminal 3 of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Application Deadline:  Sunday, November 16, 2025, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST).

FY 2026 Artist Support Grant Cycle II 

The Artist Support Grant provides direct funds to individual artists of all disciplines for projects that include a public event. The Artist Support Grant is designed to be flexible and accessible to encourage career advancement through creativity, innovation, and sustained commitment to artistic work. The Artist Support Grant category is for artists who are Broward County residents.

Based on funding availability, each Artist Support Grant award may be up to $5,000. 

Artist Support Cycle II - Application deadline: December 5, 2026 on, or before, 11:59 p.m.     

Project Implementation Period: January 1, 2026 - September 30, 2026

RSVP here for Application Workshops on Tuesday, November 18 and Thursday, November 20. 

Artist Support Eligibility Guidelines

        An individual artist is eligible to apply for an Artist Grant if they meet the following requirements:

• The artist is 18 years or older.
• The artist is a current resident of Broward County and intends to maintain primary residence in Broward County for the duration of the grant term.  Two forms of documentation are required.
• Must be a practicing artist of any discipline who has previously produced a body of artwork and has presented/performed for the public.
• Has not received a Cultural Division grant as an individual in the previous fiscal year.
• The artist is in good standing with the Division, with no delinquent reports or outstanding grant documentation requirements.

We Do Not Fund 

• A project cannot receive funding from multiple Division grant opportunities (with the exception of Artist Residencies).
• 501(c)(3) nonprofit and for-profit led projects (Artists cannot submit on behalf of an organization). An artist’s organization can only be involved in an in-kind capacity.
• Partnerships and collaborators cannot apply separately for the same project/overall event.
• Personal vacation
• College tuition or scholarships
• University student shows
• Commissions
• Political advocacy
• If the project’s main intent is for fundraising or a charity
• The presentation of another artist’s works (where the applicant’s work is not the primary content), including curation or archiving. For curated projects, applicants must also be an artist to apply.
• Reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to, or after, the project implementation period
• Any items not directly related to an artist’s professional, artistic, or project development.

Note: If an applicant is unsure of their project’s eligibility, please contact Cultural Division staff to further discuss.

View full Artist Grants Manual here.

Contact: 

Siri Larkins, Grants Specialist slarkins@broward.org P: 954-357-6704
 

Please complete this application if your funded event takes place between October 1, 2025, and September 30, 2026.

Application deadline(s):

Applications (and all required documents) for events must be submitted 90 days prior to date of the event. The review panel will not review incomplete applications. For application forms, visit the Grant Resources section at Broward.org/Arts.

The Cultural Division’s Arts and Cultural Festival and Special Event Sponsorship Program is designed to provide startup and matching funds for expenses relating to the planning and execution of arts and cultural festivals and special events throughout Broward County. The goal of this program is to provide equitable access to funding for community arts and cultural events in a manner that promotes community building, collaboration, and economic growth and development among the cultural community and small businesses. Proposals must demonstrate arts & cultural, community, and economic impact to Broward County, demonstrate audience engagement, and reflect a high level of excellence that furthers the arts and cultural image of the County. View additional details and guidelines.

Program Support FY 2027

The Cultural Division's Program Support (PS) grant category provides project-based support to arts and culture organizations and non-arts nonprofit organizations in the production and presentation of high-quality artistic activities. These ongoing and one-time projects broaden and deepen audience participation and increase access to the arts for visitors and residents throughout Broward County.

Program Implementation Period: October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2027

Application Deadline: January 7, 2026, on, or before, 11:59 p.m.

Program Support funded projects must meet the following conditions: 

• Submitted a Funder Report to the Broward Cultural Division from the organization's SMU DataArts Cultural Data Profile (CDP) survey.
• A project may consist of one or more specific events or activities; it may be part of or all of an applicant's regular season or activities. Applicants that undertake a single short-term project in a year - a ten-day jazz festival, for example - could apply for the event, or they could identify certain components (such as the presentation of a key artist and the associated activities) as their project. 
• Projects may be new and untested or ongoing with proven track records. 
• Projects do not need to be large. The Division welcomes small-scale projects that can make a difference in a community or artistic field. 
• Projects may cover a broad range of singular and multiple artistic disciplines.

Eligibility for Program Support 

An organization is eligible to apply for Program Support provided that it meets the following requirements: • 

Nonprofit and tax-exempt status: In “good status” as a nonprofit corporation in the State of Florida and 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or be a unit of federal or local government such as a municipal agency. 

• Corporate address in Broward County. 

•  Regional organizations with at least a three-year history of providing programs in Broward may apply for support of a program or programs taking place in Broward County.
•  New Regional organizations, seeking funding from Broward County, will need to demonstrate a three-year history of providing cultural arts programming in Broward County, prior to applying. 

• Local focus: Arts programs and projects must occur in Broward County. 

• Grant Cycle: Arts programs and projects must occur during the applicable grant cycle. 

• The proposed program’s primary purpose must be the creation or utilization of arts and/or culture.

 • The Cultural Division funds ongoing programs and projects. The Division defines a program as a specific, identifiable project, event, or event series that has a distinct and consistent focus, format, and objective. Programs and projects may be large or small, existing, or new, ongoing, or one-time events. They must take place in any publicly accessible venue in Broward County. 

• Programming includes components that allow for audience participation or immersion in an artistic and programmatic focus in the cultural arts, interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary arts including, but not limited to, media, science, history, or diverse cultural heritages. 

• An organization may submit only one application per grant cycle. 

• A first-time applicant to the Cultural Division is eligible to apply only at the $5,000 grant tier regardless of the project budget. 

• o A first-time applicant organization must submit an operating budget for the past year which demonstrates revenues in excess of the amount of the award requested. 
• o A first-time applicant organization must have provided cultural arts programming services in Broward County for a minimum of twelve (12) months following the date of incorporation. 
• o Provided cultural arts programming services, in a given discipline(s), in Broward County for a minimum of one uninterrupted year prior to the date of the application deadline. 

Program Support Grant Tiers / Awards

Eligible organizations can apply for funding in three discrete grant tiers. The maximum amount of funding that an organization can receive from each of these tiers is $15,000, $10,000, or $5,000. The grant tiers are based on the overall program or project cost and require a minimum of a 1:1 cash match. There is no match in the $5,000 grant tier.

Therefore, an organization with project expenses of $30,000 or more can apply for a $15,000 grant and an organization with project expenses of $20,000 or more can apply for a $10,000 grant.

If an applicant has received a Cultural Division grant in the past but has not met the required program expenses or income to be eligible in the grant tier in which they were awarded, the Division may restrict which grant tier an applicant can apply for in future grant applications.

Funding Restrictions – We Do Not Fund 

• Programs, projects, or events not accessible to the public. 

• Grants to individuals, including artists (Individual artists with project ideas should apply to the Division’s Artist Support program). 

• Educational institutions, including schools, childcare centers, colleges, and universities, are ineligible to apply. Organizations that are closely affiliated with such institutions are encouraged to contact Cultural Division staff prior to applying to ensure eligibility. 

• Projects for which the selection of artists or art works is based upon criteria other than artistic excellence and merit. Examples include festivals, exhibitions, publications, or performances for which no jury/audition/curatorial judgment has been applied. 

• Benefits, fundraisers, or awards programs. 

• Organizations whose primary purpose, or mission, is not secular and where the primary effect of funding would be to encourage the preference of a particular religion. 

• Political advocacy. 

• Construction, purchase, or renovation of facilities. (Design fees, preparing space for an exhibit, installation or de-installation of art, and community planning are eligible). 

• Cash reserves or endowments. 

• Deficit or debt reduction efforts. 

• Tuition assistance. 

• Costs of receptions and social activities, except when they are incidental and related to arts activities. 

• Public art installations, monuments, statues, or sculpture projects. 

• Note: An organization, or municipality, that has received sponsorship support from the Broward Cultural Division may not also receive Program Support funding within the same fiscal year. 

Contact:
 

Janet M. Ellison, Contract Grants Administrator jmellison@broward.org  T: 954-357-7321

Cultural and Artistic Facilities Capital Grant (“C&A Facilities”) FY 2027

The Cultural and Artistic Facilities Capital Grant (“C&A Facilities”) provides an opportunity for eligible Broward County cultural not-for-profit organizations or Broward municipalities to request support for nonrecurring needs, such as cultural facility projects. Cultural facility construction requests may be for the acquisition, expansion, or renovation of existing buildings; or for site acquisition and construction of new buildings to be used for cultural activities. Funding for the C&A Facilities program is at the sole discretion of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners. Funds may or may not be awarded during any fiscal year.

Award Amount: $25,000 - $500,000

Funding period: October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2029

Application Deadline: January 7, 2026 on, or before, 11:59 PM

Proposed projects MUST be located within Broward County. In general, the overall project implementation timeframe cannot exceed five years. Applicants’ receiving support from other Cultural Division grant programs (e.g., Program Support and General Operating Support grants) are not prohibited from also applying for a C&A Facilities grant; however, funds received from other Cultural Division grants may not be used towards the match requirement of the C&A Facilities grant.

Cultural and Artistic Facilities Eligibility

Non-profit organizations whose primary mission is arts and culture, or a Broward municipality proposing the construction of a facility with the primary mission being arts and culture may be eligible to apply for the C&A Facilities grant, provided that the following criteria is met:

1.) Non-profit organization

• Non-profit and tax-exempt status: in “good status” as a non-profit corporation in the State of Florida and 501(c)(3) tax exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
• Non-profit whose primary mission is arts and culture and is incorporated in Broward County, FL.
• Three (3) consecutive years of certified and audited financial statements for its fiscal years of operation      immediately prior to the grant application deadline date.
• A governing board, which meets regularly and operates under a set of bylaws. 
• Majority of the organization’s programming occurs year-round within Broward County.
• Must employ at least one permanent full-time employee or one permanent full-time equivalent (FTE):                                                                           
  • A       full-time employee for any calendar month is an employee who has on       average, at least 30 hours of service per week during the calendar month, or at least 130 total hours of service during the calendar month.
  • An FTE employee is a combination of employees, each of whom individually is not full-time, but who in       combination, are equivalent to a full-time employee.  
  • Employees receive the IRS Form W-2, whereas independent contractors receive the IRS Form 1099-MISC. The        Cultural Division reserves the right to request additional documentation to verify eligibility.
  • Contract workers and seasonal employees do not count towards an FTE.
  • Completed and submitted the SMU DataArts Cultural Data Profile (CDP) for the organization.

2.) Public Entity

Broward County municipality or municipal-owned facility located in Broward County. 

What May be Funded

Project funds may be used to acquire, construct, extend, enlarge, remodel, repair, improve, and maintain certain facilities as authorized in Section 125.0104, Florida Statutes, within the boundaries of Broward County. Leased facilities must also be located within the boundaries of Broward County.

The program provides funding to assist eligible applicant organizations with cultural facility requests for acquisition, expansion, or renovation of existing buildings, or construction of new buildings to be used for cultural activities. 

A cultural facility is one which houses an organization whose primary function is the programming, production, presentation, or exhibition of any combination of the cultural arts disciplines. 

Grant Restrictions

Funds may not be used for:

· Programs, projects, events, or spaces not accessible to the public.

· Grants to individuals, including artists.

· Educational institutions, including schools, childcare centers, colleges, and universities are ineligible to apply. Organizations that are closely affiliated with such institutions are encouraged to contact Cultural Division staff prior to applying to ensure eligibility.

· Projects for which the selection of artists or art works is based upon criteria other than artistic excellence and merit. Examples include festivals, exhibitions, publications, or performances for which no jury/audition/curatorial judgment has been applied.

· Benefits, fundraisers, or awards programs. 

· Organizations whose cultural programs, in whole or in part, are designed to encourage preference of a particular religion.

· Political advocacy.

· Cash reserves or endowments. 

· Deficit or debt reduction efforts. 

· Tuition assistance or scholarships.

· Costs of receptions and social activities, except when they are incidental and related to arts activities.

· Expenditures made before the grant period.

· Costs incurred or obligated outside of the grant period. 

· Funding for feasibility, market studies, or surveys (financial, arts programming, site selection searches, audience surveys, operating projections) are not eligible.

· A facility which is or will be used primarily for housing administrative offices or for storage is not considered a cultural facility for the purpose of this program. 

·  * Note: For projects that involve new facilities and venues, fixed seating capacity may not exceed 4,999. 

Application Restrictions

Organizations may only submit one (1) C&A Facilities application per application deadline.

Applicants must not have received C&A Facilities funding from Broward County in the current or four (4) previous County fiscal years.

If an applicant receives C&A Facilities funding it shall not apply for, or be eligible, to receive additional C&A Facilities funding for the same project. 

Matching Funds Requirements

Applicants are required to provide a minimum two-to-one cash match to the C&A Facilities grant award for construction projects. Matching funds may exceed the required match but may not fall below the minimum requirement.