Capital Feasibility Planning (CFP)

Applications for the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA)’s Capital Feasibility Planning (CFP) Program are now open for Fiscal Year 2027. The program will assist selected not-for-profit cultural organizations with 501(c)3 status considering a capital construction or renovation project. The CFP program will identify a path for the organization to successfully define and initiate a capital project or recommend alternative strategies should another path be deemed more desirable. During the program, each eligible organization will work with a consultant, contracted by DCLA, to conduct a review of the organization’s capital needs in relation to its existing operating model and develop a strategy that is scaled appropriately to align the organization’s capital needs with its administrative and fundraising capacity. If selected, organizations will likely begin work with the consultant at the start of the 2027 fiscal year. 

Criteria for eligibility to apply for CFP include receipt of a CDF Panel Recommendation in FY23, FY24, and/or FY25 and an operating budget between $250,000 and $3,500,000 (based on FY24 filings). 

For more information on the program, and before filling out an application, please download the sample Fact Sheet.

The deadline for the FY27 application is June 4, 2026, at 5pm.

Application for Capital Feasibility Planning (CFP) Program

 DISCLAIMER: Participation in the Capital Feasibility Planning program neither guarantees nor precludes organizations from accessing City capital funding.