Decentralized Funding | Division of the Arts

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This program provides a system for funding arts projects in all regions of the state by giving artists, nonprofit arts organizations, nonprofit organizations, public and private schools, and local government agencies in each region the opportunity to develop arts projects that meet their local needs.

The FY23 LGP application period will open on Monday, May 16th, 2022. The deadline to apply is Friday, July 1st, 2022 at 5pm.

Complete Grant Guidelines

Grant applications are submitted online through Submittable.

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Please contact your Regional Arts Council listed below with any questions.

Region 1 Arts Council of New Orleans PO Box 58379 New Orleans, LA 70158 (504) 523-1465 Joycelyn Reynolds, Executive Director Ashley Firstley, Community Development Coordinator ashley@artsneworleans.org	Parishes: Jefferson Orleans Plaquemines
Region 2 Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge 427 Laurel Street Baton Rouge, LA 70801 (225) 344-8558 (225) 344-7777 FAX Renee Chatelain, CEO Leea Russell, Community Development Coordinator LRussell@artsbr.org	Parishes: Ascension East Baton Rouge East Feliciana Iberville Livingston Pointe Coupee St. Helena Tangipahoa Washington West Baton Rouge West Feliciana
Region 3 Bayou Regional Arts Council 7910 Park Ave. Houma, LA 70364 Genie Ardoin, Executive Director Whitney Bergeron, Community Development Coordinator cdc@bayouarts.org	Parishes: Assumption Lafourche St. Charles St. John St. James Terrebonne
Region 4 Acadiana Center for the Arts 101 West Vermilion Street Lafayette, LA 70501 (337) 233-7060 (337) 233-7062 FAX Samuel Oliver, Executive Director Gwen Richard, Community Development Coordinator gwen@acadianacenterforthearts.org	Parishes: Acadia Evangeline Iberia Lafayette St. Landry St. Martin St. Mary Vermillion
Region 5 Arts & Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana P. O. Box 1437 Lake Charles, LA 70602 (337) 439-2787 (337) 439-8009 FAX Devan Corbello, Executive Director Jordan Gribble, Community Development Coordinator jordang@artscouncilswla.org	Parishes: Allen Beauregard Calcasieu Cameron Jefferson Davis
Region 6 Arts Council of Central Louisiana 1101 4th St., Ste. 201 Alexandria, LA 71301 (318) 443-4718 (318) 484-4499 FAX Matt Henry, Executive Director Matt@louisiana-arts.org	Parishes: Avoyelles Catahoula Concordia Grant LaSalle Rapides Vernon Winn
Region 7 Shreveport Regional Arts Council 801 Crockett St. Shreveport, LA 71101 (318) 673-6500 (318) 673-6515 FAX Pam Atchison, Executive Director Natorshau Davis, Community Development Coordinator natorshau@shrevearts.org	Parishes: Bienville Bossier Caddo Claiborne DeSoto Lincoln Natchitoches Red River Sabine Webster
Region 8 Northeast Louisiana Arts Council 2305 North 7th Street West Monroe, LA 71291 (318) 396-9520 (318) 396-6837 FAX Barry Stevens, President and CEO Abigail Handy, Community Development Coordinator abigail@nelaarts.org	Parishes: Caldwell East Carroll Franklin Jackson Madison Morehouse Ouachita Richland Tensas Union West Carroll
Region 9 St. Tammany Parish Government Commission on Cultural Affairs P. O. Box 628 Covington, LA 70434 (985) 898-5243 (985) 898-2798 FAX Katie M. Magee, Assistant Director of Grants Shelly Speed, Community Development Coordinator slspeed@stpgov.org	Parishes: St. Bernard St. Tammany