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 will open on May 5, 2025 and be due by June 27, 2025 at 5pm.
We will announce 2026 grant application workshops soon, but in the meantime you can view our 2025 workshop here.
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.