Broward Cultural Division provides funding for artists through the following grant programs:

Artist Innovation Grant:

The Artist Support Innovation Grant provides direct funds to professional/ established individual artists of all disciplines for new and experimental art projects. – Ten grants of $15,000 each, awarded for new and innovative projects (funded in collaboration with the Community Foundation of Broward)

• Application Deadline: August 1, 2024 at 11:59 PM

Specific Eligibility for Artist Innovation Grants– See Artist Grants Manual for Full Guidelines (for all grants) Eligibility section:

• Must be a professional and established artist with at least three (3) years in their field as evidenced by their resume and work samples.
• Emerging artists are not eligible to apply in this category.
• Previously awarded Artist Innovation grantees cannot apply in this category for two (2) consecutive years following their previous award.

Artist Support Regional Grant:

Provides funding to artists who live in either Miami-Dade or Palm Beach Counties for programming in Broward County. The purpose of the program is to expose Broward County residents to artistic programming that is being implemented in other areas of South Florida.​ – Based on funding availability, each grant award may be approximately $5,000.

• Application Deadline: August 2, 2024

Eligibility: An individual artist is eligible to apply for an Artist Support Grant if they meet the following requirements:

• The artist is 18 years or older.
• Must be an artist that lives in either Miami-Dade or Palm Beach Counties. Two forms of documentation are required.
• Must be a practicing artist of any discipline who has previously produced a body of artworks and has presented/performed for the public.
• Has not received another Cultural Division grant in the same fiscal year.
• The artist is in good standing with the Division, with no delinquent reports or outstanding grant documentation requirements.
• Previously awarded Artist Support Regional grantees cannot receive funding for one (1) consecutive fiscal year following their previous award.