The submission deadline was Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 5:00pm (ET). The next FY26 CDF application will be available in 2025.
Notification of the outcome of the FY25 CDF application process has been sent to all applicants. Please log in to the CDF web portal and click “View/Download” section of your FY25 CDF Grant Tile, accessible via the Dashboard in the DCLA portal, to access your FY25 CDF notification documents.
Please review the Fiscal 2025 funding requirements for all CDF grantees; download this PDF for instructions on returning your grant agreement, and other compliance requirements. Please log in to your account via the CDF web portal and upload all documents via the “Payment Checklist” section of your FY25 CDF Grant Tile. All required FY25 CDF Grant Materials must be submitted as soon as possible, and no later than February 28, 2025.
To assist grantees with navigating the CDF funding requirements, we have prepared this video (https://youtu.be/fjBtWNm_mic). We encourage FY25 CDF grantees to view the recording for helpful details on submitting the required CDF grant paperwork and other compliance items necessary to receive an initial payment.
DCLA is currently seeking panelists to serve for the FY25 CDF review period. To learn more about the panelist application process as well as how to serve, please click here.
If you have questions about your organization’s eligibility, please take this quick and easy online Eligibility Quiz.
The FY25 CDF application cycle closed on June 27, 2024. The FY26 application will be available in 2024 for activities taking place between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026. In the interim, interested organizations may register for a Cultural Affairs account and read the CDF Guidelines. Any arts or cultural organization interested in applying for a Fiscal Year 2026 grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs
The following entities are not eligible to receive CDF funds:
To receive funds, grantees must be compliant with annual State and Federal filing requirements for nonprofit organizations, including New York State Charities Bureau filings as a non-profit organization.
Review the FY25 CDF materials below for reference:
For questions about the CDF guidelines, instructions or application content, contact your organization’s program officer directly via email. New applicants, and those who do not have a program officer, may contact the Department of Cultural Affairs’ Program Services Help Desk at cdfhelpdesk@culture.nyc.gov. New applicants will be assigned a program officer after the application period closes
If you are experiencing technical issues with the application portal, submit the IT support form.
DCLA hosted four CDF application webinars in advance of the FY25 application deadline. These tutorials give applicants the opportunity to ask questions of DCLA staff and prepare a competitive CDF application.
For questions regarding accessibility or requests for an accommodation, please DCLA’s Disability Service Facilitator, at disabilityfacilitator@culture.nyc.gov.