The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) requests applications from qualified artists and District nonprofit art galleries or organizations.

Prior to submitting applications, applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
• Be an artist or artist representative (e.g., artist estate representative), aged 18 or older;
• Be a legal resident of Washington, DC, or a legal resident of within a 50-mile radius of the Washington, DC boundaries, for at least one (1) year prior to the application deadline;
• Maintain primary residency during the entire funding period (October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023);
• Have a permanent DC, MD, or VA address, as listed on government-issued identification or tax returns. The address provided on all application materials must match exactly the address provided on the submitted IRS W-9 form. Post office boxes are not allowable as a primary address; and,
• Be in good standing with CAH. Applicants with incomplete or delinquent reports from any prior funding program, as of Friday, October 14, 2022 (or otherwise as determined by CAH), are ineligible to receive additional funds from CAH in FY 2023.

District Nonprofit Galleries and Arts Organizations must (at the time of application):
• Be incorporated as a nonprofit with a federally designated tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code, as evidenced by an IRS determination letter that is dated at least one year prior to the application deadline date;
• Be an arts organization or gallery, representing artists living in the metropolitan area within a 50-mile radius;
• Have a principal business office address that is located in the District of Columbia, subject to on-site visit. (Note: CAH will not allow post office boxes or the addresses of board members or volunteers as evidence of the principal business address);
• Be registered with, and authorized to do business in, the District as either a “Domestic” entity (that is, an entity that was incorporated in the District) or a “Foreign” entity (that is, an entity that was incorporated in another state);
• Ensure that at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the organization’s activities occur within the District of Columbia;
• Have an active Board of Directors;
• Obtain certification of ”Citywide Clean Hands” (CCH) from the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue (see page 13);
• Not be colleges, universities, service organizations, foreign governments or other DC Government or Federal Government agencies, including DC Public Schools; and,
• Be in good standing with CAH. Applicants with incomplete or delinquent reports from any prior funding program, as of Friday, October 14, 2022, are ineligible to receive additional funds from CAH in FY 2023.

For a selected list of prohibited media, see https://dcarts.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dcarts/page_content/attachments/FY23%20ABP%20RFA.pdf#page=4.

Upcoming Workshops:

Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET. To Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fy23-art-bank-program-abp-workshop-tickets-332830082737

Wednesday, June 15, 2022, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET. To Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fy23-art-bank-program-abp-workshop-tickets-332831677507

General Grants Live Chat Sessions: Every Friday from 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm ET starting Friday, May 6, 2022. The last session will be held on Friday, July 8, 2022. For more information, see https://dcarts.dc.gov/node/1115831.

Timeline:
• Call to Artists Released: Monday, May 2, 2022
• Submission Deadline: Friday, June 24, 2022, at 4:00 pm ET
• First Round Panel to Select Finalist: On or about Friday, July 29, 2022
• Notifications Made to Applicants of Finalist Selections: On or about Monday, August 15, 2022
• Finalist Round Panel to Select FY21 Acquisitions: On or about Friday, September 9, 2022
• Notifications of Final Selections Made to Artists: On or about Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Individual applicant (metropolitan area artists) is allowed to submit up to five (5) artworks for consideration. District nonprofit art galleries or arts organizations are allowed to submit up to ten (10) artworks from any combination of two (2) or more metropolitan area artists.

Recorded Workshop Session (May 17, 2022): https://dcnet.webex.com/webappng/sites/dcnet/recording/e14214e1b817103ab3ff00505681abf9/playback

Recorded Workshop Session (Tuesday, May 24, 2022): https://dcnet.webex.com/webappng/sites/dcnet/recording/656a376ebdca103a8fbd005056819d00/playback