Our Community Grants

The Community Grants Program offered by the Prince George’s Arts and Humanities Council is a funding initiative designed to support and promote artistic and cultural projects within the community. The program aims to foster creativity, diversity, and engagement by providing financial assistance to individuals, organizations, and groups that contribute to the enrichment of the county’s arts and humanities scene.

We provide financial support and technical assistance for artists, arts and cultural organizations, community groups, and educational institutions that are involved in various artistic disciplines, such as visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, music, film, and heritage preservation.

Prince George’s County Funding Opportunities

THE FY25 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM PORTAL IS NOW CLOSED

Deadline for all categories was January 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM.

Applications for the FY25 Community Grant Program were accepted in the following categories:

  • Artist Fellowships (Individuals Only)

  • County Arts (Non-profit Organizations Only)

  • Arts in Education (Individuals, Organizations and K-12 Schools)

Feel free to review the guidelines and other resources for future grant cycles.

Project-based funding is available for eligible artists, arts/cultural organizations, community groups, and other educational institutions residing in Prince George’s County, and encompass a wide variety of arts and humanities disciplines including arts-in-education, visual and performing arts, literary arts, music, film, heritage preservation and inter/multidisciplinary programs. 

Applications ARE ONLY ACCEPTED ONLINE through the PGAHC Submittable grant portal. Registration is required if you are not already in the system. Please register at https://www.Submittable.com.

FY2025 GRANT PROGRAMS REQUIREMENTS – PLEASE READ

  • Applicants must reside (residentially, studio space, organization’s main address) in Prince George’s County. Please refer to guidelines for additional requirements. 

  • Applicants may apply to ONE grant category per grant cycle. Please review the different categories and guidelines of interest and attend the information sessions. Contact the Grants staff at grants@pgahc.org if you need clarification on which one category may be best for you, and for any other questions you may have regarding the FY25 Community Grants Program. 

  • PREVIOUS GRANTEES: All previous grantees applying must be compliant with Final Report Requirements at the time of application deadline. Failure to comply will disqualify your application. 

  • CURRENT GRANTEES: Current grantees who have not completed their projects by the application deadline are encouraged to apply for the next grant cycle, unless approved. These will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the grants office prior to submission for clarification. 

  • GRANT PERIOD: The grant period will run, April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026, unless otherwise agreed upon.

  • REVIEW CRITERIA: To view the review criteria and scoring rubric for each grant, click here.

Arts-in-Education

The Arts-In-Education Grant is designed to support artists, arts educators, and organizations in Prince George’s County that provide high-quality arts and cultural activities to County youth in traditional or untraditional educational settings from kindergarten through high school. There are five categories of support, and the maximum grant award is $5000. The grant period will be from April 1, 2025 – March/May 31, 2026. Access Application & Guidelines Here.

Deadline:  January 31, 2025 @11:59 PM EST

Information Session: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 @ 5:30 PM EST | DOWNLOAD THE PRESENTATION

Artist Fellowships

The Artist Fellowship Grant provides PROJECT support for individual artists and cultural practitioners in Prince George’s County who significantly contribute to the arts, have an established body of work and substantively impact the lives of residents through artistic excellence. The focus of this grant is the creation of new work, or a project that expands artistic practice in a new way. Artists can receive a grant of up to $5,000. The grant period will be from April 1, 2025 – March/May 31, 2026. Access Application & Guidelines Here.

Deadline: January 31, 2025 @11:59 PM EST 

Information Session: Thursday, January 9, 2025 @ 4:00 PM EST | DOWNLOAD THE PRESENTATION

County Arts

The County Arts Grant Program provides PROJECT funding for organizations that provide high-quality arts and cultural activities that enhance the quality of life in Prince George’s County and reflect the collective creativity, diversity and collaborative spirit of the County’s arts, humanities, and cultural sectors. The grant period will be from January 1, 2024 – June 30, 2024, or if a summer program by August 31, 2024. Access Application & Guidelines Here.

Deadline: January 31, 2025 @11:59 PM EST 

Information Session: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 @ 4:00 PM EST | DOWNLOAD THE PRESENTATION

For questions about the PGAHC Community Grants Program, please check out our FAQs or contact staff at grants@pgahc.org.

INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY:

PGAHC grant programs aim to promote accessibility in arts and humanities programming that is inclusive, mutually beneficial, and ensures meaningful participation for artists, cultural practitioners and audiences with diverse needs in all cultural and creative spaces by providing full access both physically, intellectually and programmatically. 

β€œAccessibility: creating an equal experience for everyone, even though those individual experiences may be different.” (Source, Rooted in Rights)

The Community Grant Program also aims to advance equity, diversity, inclusion, and innovation in the County’s creative community and cultural organizations, and in their programs for County residents and visitors. Visit our FAQs for resources about inclusive and accessible program and digital media design.

Please contact the Grants office at grants@pgahc.org if you require specific or additional accommodations to access any of the grant information, or for questions.  

UEI Number Required for ORGANIZATIONS applying to the Grants Program

The PGAHC Community Grants Program now requires that all organizations applying for funding from PGAHC to have a Unique Entity ID (UEI) from SAM.gov in alignment with requirements from the National Endowment for the Arts. PGAHC strongly encourages all applicant organizations without a UEI, who plan to apply for a grant, to apply for your UEI number as soon as possible before the deadline. 

Individuals applying for PGAHC funding do NOT need to create a UEI. 

For further information about obtaining your new UEI, access the Quick Start Guide or view the webinar at the link below.

Empowering Artists, Enriching Prince George’s Cultural Landscape