ABOUT THE LOUISIANA PROJECT GRANTS PROGRAM
Louisiana Project Grants are administered jointly with the Louisiana Division of the Arts. These grants support arts projects across the State. Arts New Orleans administers these grants for Region 1, which includes Orleans, Jefferson, and Plaquemines Parishes.
Applications for FY2026 funding are due by June 27, 2025 at 5pm.
Preview the application here. Download the Provider of Services Form and Budget Template Form.
APPLICATION SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES
The Information Session covers eligibility, the application process, and tips for submitting a strong proposal. View our 2026 info session HERE.
Application Support Sessions are an opportunity for you to ask Grants Staff any questions you have and get support for your specific application. You can drop in at any time during the event as there will be no formal presentation.
- Application Support Session 1 – Tuesday, May 27, 12pm – 1pm on Zoom. REGISTER HERE
- Application Support Session 2 – Thursday, June 12, 4pm – 5pm on Zoom. REGISTER HERE
If you are unable to attend or would like 1:1 support at a different time, contact Grantmaking and Administrative Specialist Grace Rennie at grace@artsneworleans.org or 504-374-1147. Deadline to request extensive 1:1 support – Friday, June 13.
Louisiana Project Grants provide funding to develop arts projects that meet local needs. The purpose of the program is to cultivate innovative arts projects that have a lasting impact within each region of our state.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to individual artists, nonprofit arts organizations, nonprofit organizations, public and private schools, school boards, colleges and universities, and local government agencies
- Must apply in the region in which the organization is domiciled and incorporated
- Must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number (Click here to read more about the federal government transition from DUNS to UEI)
- Individual artists must apply with a fiscal agent
- Must be an ART project involving culinary arts, dance, design arts, folklife, literature, media, music, theatre, or visual arts for the purpose of performance, exhibit, presentation, series or workshop
Read guidelines for the complete requirements.
Act No. 693 from the 2014 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature took effect on August 1st. Act No. 693 enacted La. R.S. 24:523.1, which provides, in part, that:
Every auditee shall post and keep posted in conspicuous places upon its premises a notice, prepared by the legislative auditor and located on his website, setting forth information concerning the reporting of the misappropriation, fraud, waste, or abuse of public funds.
La. R.S. 24:523.1(B) requires that “Every auditee shall also post such notices on the website of the auditee.”
“Auditee” is defined by La. R.S. 24:513(A)(1)(a) and includes all public bodies and quasi-public agencies.