Manage Your Grant

How to Manage Your Grant

Community Arts Grants

Grant Guidelines: Click here for 2025 More Joy Guidelines, Click here for 2025 New Orleans as Cultural Capital Guidelines

Compliance Handbook: Click here for 2025 Community Arts Grants Compliance Handbook.

CAG Acknowledgement: Grant recipients are required to acknowledge the grant in public presentations; in printed, electronic, and broadcast promotion and advertising; and in printed programs pertaining to grant-funded activities. Acknowledge Community Arts Grants support by using the City of New Orleans’ and Arts New Orleans’ logos and the following credit line on all publications and programs: “This program is supported in part by a Community Arts Grant made possible by the City of New Orleans as administered by Arts New Orleans.”

Links to logos: City of New Orleans Logo,  Arts New Orleans Logo

Upcoming Deadlines:

  • Final reports for FY25 grants will be available in Submittable in summer 2025, you will receive a notification. They will be due January 31, 2026.

Louisiana Project Grants

Grant Guidelines: Click here for 2025 Louisiana Project Grant Guidelines

Compliance Handbook: Click here for 2025 Louisiana Project Grants Compliance Handbook

LPG Acknowledgement: Grant recipients are required to acknowledge the grant in public presentations; in printed, electronic, and broadcast promotion and advertising; and in printed programs pertaining to grant-funded activities. This statement shall be prominently displayed next to the official logos of the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Arts New Orleans, and the National Endowment for the Arts on ALL printed and broadcast promotion, publicity, advertising, press releases and  printed programs associated with the grant: “Supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, as administered by Arts New Orleans. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment of the Arts.”

Links to logos: LDOA Logo,  Arts New Orleans Logo, NEA logo

Upcoming Deadlines:

  • Final reports have been sent to grantees via Submittable and are due by October 31, 2025.
  • Applications for FY26 grants open May 5 and are due June 27, 2025

Grants staff

Grace Rennie
grace@artsneworleans.org
504-347-1147

FAQs

Who funds my grant?

The Community Arts Grant program is funded and made possible by the City of New Orleans and managed by Arts New Orleans. Grant awards are contingent upon funding approved in the City’s annual budget and are subject to budget changes imposed by the City.

The Louisiana Project Grants program is funded and made possible by the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council. Grant awards are contingent upon receipt of funds from the state.

When will I receive my grant funds?

Community Arts Grant

Grant recipients should expect to receive 75% of their grant funds once the funds are available by the City, usually in June.

Louisiana Project Grants

Grant recipients should expect to receive 75% of their grant funds once the funds are available by the state, usually in October.

How will I receive my grant funds?

Grant funds are dispersed via direct deposit. If your bank account information has changed or if you need to provide new bank account information, please contact Grantmaking and Administrative Specialist Grace Rennie at grace@artsneworleans.org.

Am I required to use 100% of my grants funds despite receiving 75% of my grant?

Yes, grant recipients are required to spend 100% of their grant funds. Grant recipients will receive an initial 75% of their grant funds and the remaining 25% as a reimbursement upon submitting their final report.

Can we make changes to budget and program plans?

Any changes made to your budget or program plans must be approved by the Grantmaking and Administrative Specialist. If you need to make any changes or updates, please email Grantmaking and Administrative Specialist Grace Rennie at grace@artsneworleans.org.

What's the grant close out process?

Grantees are encouraged to establish a file on their computer to save all financial and related documents for their project and keep for at least the next 3 years.

Grantees will be required to submit a final report at the end of their grant activity period. Please refer to the compliance handbook for further details on requirements and final report due date.