Guidelines & Instructions

Welcome to Funding Arts Broward’s Visual & Performing Arts application. Only organizations with approved 2028 pre-qualification may apply.

Eligible Projects

Projects must present qualifying arts programming to the public in Broward County during calendar year 2028.

Eligible disciplines include Dance, Film, Music, Spoken Word, Theater, and Visual Arts. The proposed project must fall within your organization’s principal activity or primary business.

FAB supports creative and innovative performances, productions, and exhibitions that engage audiences and deepen appreciation of the arts.

Workshops, master classes, camp-based performances, and street fair-type events are not eligible under this category.

Describe Your Project

Explain:

• The artistic concept, discipline, and planned activities.
• How the project demonstrates creativity and innovation.
• The participating artists and their qualifications.
• The anticipated audience and community served.
• The dates, venues, and number of performances or exhibitions.
• Your outreach plans and how you will assess the project’s success.

Budget & Supporting Materials

Eligible costs include artistic staff, exhibition fees/royalties, outside artistic fees, outside technical fees, program equipment purchases or rentals, program materials, and technical/production costs.

Maximum requests depend on annual revenue:

• $50,000–$99,999: $7,500
• $100,000–$499,999: $12,500
• $500,000 or more: $15,000

Upload all requested supporting materials, including key staff biographies, relevant photos or videos, your organization’s logo, letters of intent from outside artists when applicable, and venue confirmation if available.

Review the 2028 Grant Application Instruction Booklet before submitting.

Before Submitting

Each organization may submit one application. Funding is competitive, and eligibility does not guarantee an award. Grant funds are paid through reimbursement under the grant agreement.

Review all dates, budget figures, project details, and attachments for accuracy and consistency.

Submit by January 20, 2027, at 11:59 p.m.

Questions? Grants@FundingArtsBroward.org

Guidelines & Instructions

Welcome to Funding Arts Broward’s Arts Education application. Only organizations with approved 2028 pre-qualification may apply.

Eligible Projects

Projects must serve K–12 students in Broward County during calendar year 2028 and provide sustained artistic instruction or intentionally integrate the arts into learning another subject.

The arts must be integral to the educational experience. One-time exposure, entertainment, or incidental arts activities within broader youth programming do not qualify.

Describe Your Project

Explain:

• Who will participate, including grades, anticipated enrollment, and community served.
• What students will learn and how the arts support that learning.
• The curriculum, activities, schedule, duration, and location.
• Instructor qualifications and relevant partnerships.
• How you will assess student learning and project outcomes.

Budget & Supporting Materials

Eligible costs include artistic staff, exhibition fees/royalties, outside technical fees, program materials, equipment exclusively for the education program, technical/production costs, workshops, and master classes.

Maximum requests depend on annual revenue:

• $50,000–$99,999: $7,500
• $100,000–$499,999: $12,500
• $500,000 or more: $15,000

Upload all requested supporting materials and review the 2028 Grant Application Instruction Booklet.

Before Submitting

Each organization may submit one application. Funding is competitive and paid through reimbursement under the grant agreement.

Submit by January 20, 2027, at 11:59 p.m.

Questions? Grants@FundingArtsBroward.org

FAB PARTIAL PAYMENT REQUEST FORM

Please review the following instructions carefully before submitting a Partial Payment Request.

Funding Arts Broward (FAB) grant funds are provided on a reimbursement basis. This form should be used when requesting reimbursement for eligible expenses already incurred for your FAB-funded program before submission of your Final Payment Request and Final Report.

A Partial Payment Request does not close out your FAB grant or extend the approved grant period. All FAB-funded programs must be completed by the end of the calendar year in which the grant was awarded (December 31).

REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS

Please complete and upload the required documentation with your Partial Payment Request.

FAB Grant Funds Expenditure Log  Download the current form from the FAB Grant Information & Forms page.

The Expenditure Log should reflect the eligible program expenses already incurred and being submitted for reimbursement with this request.

Please also upload any additional financial or supporting documentation required by your FAB Grant Agreement or requested within this form.

BEFORE YOU SUBMIT

Please confirm that:

• The expenses included in this request have already been incurred for the FAB-funded program.
• The expenses are directly related to the program approved in your FAB Grant Agreement.
• The expenses are allowable under FAB’s grant funding requirements.
• Your Grant Funds Expenditure Log is complete and accurately reflects the expenses included in this Partial Payment Request.
• All required supporting documentation has been uploaded.
• The amount requested does not exceed the amount currently eligible for reimbursement or your total FAB Grant Award.
• Any material changes to the approved program received prior written approval from FAB.
• Your organization understands that the entire FAB-funded program must be completed by December 31 of the grant year, regardless of whether a partial payment has been requested or received.

PROGRAM CHANGES

FAB funding was awarded for the specific program described and approved through your grant application.

If there have been material changes to your approved program, dates, venue/location, artists or performers, scope, activities, or other significant elements, an official FAB Grant Change Request must be submitted and approved before the change is implemented and before reimbursement is requested for the affected activity or expense.

If you have made or anticipate making a program change and have not received written approval, please contact the FAB Grants Manager before submitting this request.

IMPORTANT

Submission of a Partial Payment Request does not constitute authorization for payment. FAB will review your request and supporting documentation for completeness and compliance with your FAB Grant Agreement before funds are authorized.

Approval or payment of a Partial Payment Request does not extend the grant period. The funded program must be completed by December 31, and the grantee remains responsible for submitting its Final Payment Request, Final Report, Final Program Financial Report, and all remaining required grant documentation.

Partial Payment Requests submitted by email will not be accepted for funding. All requests and required documentation must be submitted through FAB’s designated Submittable portal.

Incomplete or inaccurate submissions may delay payment.

QUESTIONS

FAB Grants Manager GrantsManager@FundingArtsBroward.org

Kat Sierra, Executive Director KatSierra@FundingArtsBroward.org

FAB Grant Program Changes

Your FAB grant was awarded for the specific program described in your approved grant application. The program, artists, activities, location, dates, and other material elements of the approved proposal should not be changed without prior written approval from the FAB Grants Manager.

A Grant Change Request MUST be submitted before making changes involving:

• A change to the program, production, exhibition, performance, or educational program that FAB approved.
• The substitution, removal, or significant change of a featured artist, performer, artistic group, instructor, director, or other key program participant identified in the approved application.
• A change to the date(s) or schedule of the FAB-funded program.
• A change to the venue or location where the FAB-funded program will take place.
• A significant change to the scope, format, content, or delivery of the approved program.
• A significant reduction or change in the number of performances, exhibitions, classes, workshops, student experiences, or other activities described in the approved application.
• A significant change affecting the audience or population served, particularly for Arts Education programs.
• A material change to the FAB-funded expenses or use of the awarded grant funds from what was represented in the approved proposal.
• Any other material change that would cause the completed program to differ substantially from the program FAB reviewed and approved.

Please DO NOT:

• Make a material program change first and request FAB approval afterward.
• Assume that substituting an artist, performer, venue, date, program component, or funded expense is automatically permissible.
• Use FAB grant funds for a substantially different program or purpose than the one approved.
• Submit a Payment Request for a materially changed program unless the required change was approved by FAB in advance.
• Assume that submitting a Grant Change Request constitutes approval. The change is not approved until you receive written confirmation from the FAB Grants Manager.

Minor administrative or operational adjustments that do not materially alter the approved program generally do not require a Grant Change Request. When in doubt, contact the FAB Grants Manager before making the change.

FAB understands that circumstances may arise that require reasonable modifications to an awarded program. Some changes may be approved; however, approval is not automatic. FAB reserves the right to determine whether a proposed change remains consistent with the program originally reviewed and awarded.

To request a change, complete the official FAB Grant Change Request Form and provide an explanation of the proposed change and the reason it is necessary.

IMPORTANT: FAB is not obligated to distribute grant funds for a program that deviates from the approved grant proposal unless the change has received prior written approval.

Questions should be directed to GrantsManager@FundingArtsBroward.org (954) 353-7673. 

FAB PAYMENT REQUEST FORM

Please review the following instructions before completing your Payment Request.

FAB grant funds are provided on a reimbursement basis for eligible expenses associated with the program approved in your FAB Grant Agreement.

Before submitting this form, please make sure your FAB-funded program has been completed and that you have all required documentation ready to upload.

REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS

The following FAB forms must be completed and uploaded with your Payment Request:

1. FAB Grant Funds Expenditure Log  Download the current form from the FAB Grant Information & Forms page.

Use this form to document the eligible program expenses for which FAB grant funds are being requested.

2. FAB Final Program Financial Report  Download the current form from the FAB Grant Information & Forms page.

Complete the report using the final financial information for the FAB-funded program.

BEFORE YOU SUBMIT

Please confirm that:

• Your FAB-funded program has been completed.
• The expenses reported are for the program approved in your FAB Grant Agreement.
• All expenses submitted for reimbursement are allowable under FAB’s funding criteria.
• Your Grant Funds Expenditure Log is complete and accurate.
• Your Final Program Financial Report is complete and accurate.
• All required supporting documentation has been attached.
• You have provided the requested documentation demonstrating FAB recognition and acknowledgment.
• Any material changes to the originally approved program received prior written approval from FAB.

If your program changed from what was originally approved and you have not received written approval, please contact the FAB Grants Manager before submitting your Payment Request.

IMPORTANT

Submission of this form does not constitute authorization for payment. FAB will review your Payment Request and supporting documentation for completeness and compliance with your Grant Agreement before funds are authorized.

Payment Requests submitted by email will not be accepted for funding. All Payment Requests and required documentation must be submitted through Submittable.

Incomplete or inaccurate submissions may delay payment.

QUESTIONS

FAB Grants Manager GrantsManager@FundingArtsBroward.org

Kat Sierra, Executive Director KatSierra@FundingArtsBroward.org