Developing Arts in Neighborhoods (DAN) Grants Program

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Contact:  Roxana Barba | (305) 375-4209 | roxana.barba@miamidade.gov

Deadline:  Thursday, April 10, 2025, 11:59 PM

Maximum Request: $20,000

FY 2025-2026 Developing Arts in Neighborhoods (DAN) Grants Program Guidelines


The Developing Arts in Neighborhoods (DAN) Grants Program provides funding and technical assistance support to small and/or developing cultural groups with annual organizational budgets under $100,000 that create, present or produce year-round cultural activities and arts programs in Miami-Dade County at the grassroots level, including underserved neighborhoods, communities or special populations. Applicants to this program must have at least a two year track record of creating, producing or presenting year-round cultural programs and activities. Colleges, universities, municipalities and governmental entities are not eligible to apply.


IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR RETURNING APPLICANTS: Returning applicants will have the option to submit a completed application, including all required support materials, no later than one full calendar week in advance of the grant program’s published application deadline for a thorough “Courtesy Review” by the Program Administrator. Returning applicants who waive their option for a Courtesy Review and submit their applications by the grant program’s published deadline will receive a technical sufficiency review only. Applications received from first-time applicants by the grant program’s published application deadline will be reviewed by the Program Administrator and are exempt of meeting the program’s Courtesy Review deadline. For more information about the Courtesy Review policy, please refer to the DEADLINES section of the grant program guidelines.


DAN Grants Program Timetable*

Grant Funding Period October 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026
Applications Available March  3, 2025
Consultation Period with Department Staff March 3, 2025- March 29, 2025
Courtesy Deadline

April 3, 2025, 11:59 PM

Deadline

Apri 10, 2025, 11:59 PM

Application Comments / Corrections Issued

May 5, 2025

Revised / Final Application Due

May 12, 2025, 11:59 PM

DAN Panel Meeting

June 4, 2025, 10:00 am

Cultural Affairs Council Approval June 2025
Board of County Commissioners Approval September 2025
Award Notifications Issued October 2025
Availability of Grant Funds No earlier than December 2025

*Dates/times subject to change. 

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It is the policy of Miami-Dade County to comply with all of the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.  To request materials in accessible format, sign language interpreters, and/or any accommodation to participate in Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs sponsored programs or meetings, please contact Francine Andersen 305-375-4634 / culture@miamidade.gov, five days in advance to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service).