Decentralized Funding | Division of the Arts

Since 1995, DAF procedures and processes haven’t changed. The Louisiana Division of the Arts has been listening to the voices throughout the state when it comes to this program, and we’ve got to be sure that the funds are really being utilized to support the arts and competitive, creative projects.

So we’ve made some changes:

This grant program will simply be called Louisiana Project Grants (LPG) and as the name indicates, will solely fund project assistance for community based arts projects.
We’ve updated program priorities to reflect our renewed focus and intent.
Dollars will still be allocated and administered regionally, but we’re eliminating Parish boundaries.

We’re honing in on community needs and the impact that an incredibly cool arts project can have. We want to see creativity, we want to see you shake it up, target new populations, take risks and collaborate with other parishes, organizations and institutions.

These changes are exciting, challenging, and will take time…they are also important and necessary and we can’t wait to see the impact your projects will have throughout our state.

Complete Grant Guidelines

How to Apply:

Grant applications are submitted online through Submittable.

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 Randy Roth, Executive Director randy@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 Madison Miller, Community Development Coordinator madisonm@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 Kate Febuary, Community Development Coordinator kate@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 Madison Poche, Community Development Coordinator madison@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 kmmagee@stptgov.org Shelly Speed, Community Development Coordinator slspeed@stpgov.org	Parishes: St. Bernard St. Tammany