General Program Support Grant (Florida Department of State: Arts and Culture)

General Program Support Grant (Florida Department of State: Arts and Culture) is sponsored by Florida Department of State: Arts and Culture. This grant program provides funding for the general program activities of arts and cultural organizations that are realizing their stated mission and furthering the state's cultural objectives. It supports performances, educational programs, and cultural exhibits.

General Program Support - Division of Arts and Culture - Florida Department of State The Division of Arts and Culture promotes arts and culture as essential to quality of life for all Floridians.

Para español, seleccione de la lista Division of Arts and Culture Applications for Fiscal Year 2027-2028 are CLOSED Grant Period for Next Application Cycle: July 1, 2028 through June 30, 2029 General Program Support (GPS) funding provides funding for Florida’s arts and cultural organizations, both public and private. GPS is designed to fund general program activities (as opposed to a specific project ) of an organization.

The grant funding should further the State’s cultural objectives by: conducting, creating, producing, presenting, staging or sponsoring cultural exhibits, performances, educational programs, or events; or providing professional services as a State Service Organization or Local Arts Agency. All applicants must be either a public entity or a Florida non-profit, tax-exempt corporation as of the application deadline.

Ongoing arts and cultural programs within larger, multipurpose institutions are also eligible to apply with restrictions. For more information on applying as part of a larger organization, see page 5 of the General Program Support Grant Guidelines .

The Division offers four types of General Program Support: Discipline-based program support for cultural and artistic programming in the areas of dance, literature, media arts (i.e. film, radio or television), museum, music, presenter, theatre, traditional arts and visual arts. Local Arts Agency program support for designated Local Arts Agencies (LAA).

LAAs are public entities whose primary mission is to support arts and culture organization and artists through advocacy, disseminating information and serving as a convener for arts and culture. LAAs must be officially designated in at least one Florida county to apply. State Service Organization program support for State Service Organization (SSO).

SSOs are non-profit organizations operating on a permanent basis, providing services in at least 40 Florida counties. Arts in Education program support for organizations that promote excellence in arts education. All current and previous grantees must be in good standing with the Division of Arts and Culture and the Department of State at the time of application.

Applicant organization must be either a public entity or a Florida non-profit, tax exempt corporation as of the application deadline. All organizations must have at least one year of completed arts and cultural programming and be able to provide their last completed fiscal year’s operating budget. Applicant must have registered with the Division of Corporations , and their status be “active,” as of the application deadline.

Applicant must be registered as a vendor with the Department of Financial Services , and be able to provide a copy of their Florida Substitute W-9 form. Applicant must have a UEI Number . All project activities must be in strict accordance with all applicable federal and state laws.

Grant activities that do not demonstrate compliance with federal or state laws will not be funded. For more information about program and discipline-specific eligibility requirements, see pages 9-12 of the GPS Guidelines. General Program Support Grant Guidelines Example Grant Applications Current grantees can access grant forms and required documents at Managing Your Grants .

How to Apply for GPS and SCP Grants Webinar Current grantees can access information regarding grant forms and required documents at Managing Your Grants . Funds from this grant are allocated by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture to meet the required cost share or match for federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) State Partnership Award and as such are considered NEA subawards.

All funds disbursed under this program may only be used in compliance with both State and Federal regulations including applicable provisions of 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, National Policy Requirements and all other applicable statutes, regulations, and executive orders.

For more information regarding NEA subrecipient requirements see the General Terms and Conditions for Partnership Agreements available at arts. gov . Application and Funding Process Online Grants and Applications Specific Cultural Projects America 250 Florida Grants Cord Byrd, Secretary of State Questions or comments?

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