Renewing

The Fiscal Year 2026 Cultural Development Fund (CDF) Renewal Application is open.

The submission deadline is June 26, 2025 at 5:00pm (ET).

Grantees who received a Cultural Development Fund (CDF) 3-year award in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) or Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) are required to submit a Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) CDF Renewal Application in order to receive FY26 funds. 

CDF Panelists

DCLA is currently seeking panelists to serve for the FY26 CDF review period. Learn more about the panelist application process as well as how to serve.

 

Application Resources

Review the FY26 CDF materials below for reference:

• CDF Renewal Application Guidelines
• Registration Guide

 

Application Worksheets

We’ve created an editable renewal application worksheet and budget worksheet to help you prepare your renewal application submission offline. The application worksheet includes all questions on the application, an indicator of the character count allowed for each narrative question, as well as pre-populated answers. These worksheets are optional tools. You are not required to use them, and they are not a replacement for the online application. You must submit your CDF application and supplementary materials through our online portal.

• FY26 Renewal Application Worksheet
• FY26 Budget Worksheet

Application Templates

Download and complete the templates below if our Guidelines indicate that you’re required to upload them to your online application.

• Treasurer’s Statement (if your FY23 operating budget is under $50,000)
• Organizational Budget Template (if your primary mission is beyond arts and culture)
• Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form (For all applicants)

Support and Questions

For questions about the CDF guidelines, instructions or application content, contact your organization’s program officer directly via email. 

If you are experiencing technical issues with the CDF application form, submit the IT support form.

We encourage renewal applicants to view the recorded webinar presented for FY26 CDF annual applicants.  For those submitting a renewal application, it offers helpful details on navigating the application platform, guidance on completing sections of the application and overall guidelines on the application. 

Accessibility

For questions regarding accessibility or requests for an accommodation, please contact DCLA’s Disability Service Facilitator, at disabilityfacilitator@culture.nyc.gov.

Launch the FY26 Renewal Application

FY25 CDF grantees

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. 

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.