To Qualify
Applications for the 2024 cycle will be accepted from noon, on Monday, February 19, 2024, through noon, on Friday, March 8, 2024.
To qualify for submission, the applicant organization must:
Be based in, or have a permanent office, in the city of Dallas
MFA is not able to award grants to individual artists nor to “fiscal sponsors”
Have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, and be specifically classified as a Public Charity in the Internal Revenue Code
Supported by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture:
Approved for OAC funding in the City's current fiscal year up to the MFA filing deadline (Oct. 1, 2023 - Mar. 8, 2024) - or
Successfully executed an OAC-funded program in the City's last fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2022 - Sept. 30, 2023) including meeting OAC reporting requirements
Have an annual operating budget of less than $1 million
Be sustainable and demonstrate effectiveness and credibility
Organization should have a three-year history of providing relevant work and services (this does not mean the group has to have been a 501(c)(3) or OAC supported for three years)
The limit for the individual grant awards for 2024 is $12,000, as it was in 2023. The total amount of the grants will become public when the individual grants are announced. In 2023, the Fund distributed $400,000.
A multi-year request is acceptable, but the amount to be awarded in 2024 may not exceed the yearly limit
Each group may submit only one request per annual award cycle
Previous MFA grant recipients are not eligible to file a new application if outcome reporting on the previous grant was not completed in a timely manner