Welcome to the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
Culture Grants Online Miami

This website is designed to help guide you through our grant process - from application to final report.

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Follow these easy steps to begin the grant process:

Download this helpful Step By Step Guide: Click Here

1. Attend a Mandatory CGO Miami System Basics Workshop:
The CGO workshops will cover the basics of applying through the Department's new web-based grants system: Culture Grants Online (CGO) Miami.   
Attendance at a CGO Basics workshop is mandatory for all 1^st time CGO system applicants.

August 24, 2010 - 2:30PM to 4:30PM
August 31, 2010 - 10:00AM to 12:00PM
November 10, 2010 - 10:00AM to 12:00PM
November 18, 2010 - 2:00PM to 4:00PM
February 22, 2011 - 10:00AM to 12:00PM
February 24, 2011 - 1:00PM to 3:00PM
March 22, 2011 - 10:00AM to 12:00PM
March 29, 2011 - 2:00PM to 4:00PM

Workshop Location:
Department of Cultural Affairs | 111 NW 1st ST | Miami, FL
6th Floor Conference Room
RSVP: Click here or call 305-375-4634

Community Grants Program Specific Workshops:
The CG specific workshops will provide extra assistance with the CG program guidelines and application. As stated in the CG program guidelines, attendance at a CG specific  workshop is mandatory for first time applicants.  Failure to attend a CG workshop may result in 1^st time CG applications being deemed ineligible for funding consideration by the grant review panel.

2nd Quarter (events in Jan, Feb, Mar 2011) - August 26, 2010 - 3:00PM to 5:00PM
3rd Quarter  (events in Apr, May, Jun 2011) - December 16, 2010 - 3:00PM to 5:00PM
4th Quarter  (events in Jul, Aug, Sep 2011) - February 24, 2010 - 3:00PM to 5:00PM

Workshop Location:
Department of Cultural Affairs | 111 NW 1st Street | Miami, FL
6th Floor Conference Room
RSVP: Click here or call 305-375-4634

Tourist Development Council Grants Program Specific Workshop:
The TDC specific workshops will provide extra assistance with the TDC program guidelines and application.

2nd Quarter (events in Jan, Feb, Mar 2011) - October 7, 2010 - 3:00PM to 5:00PM
3rd Quarter  (events in Apr, May, Jun 2011) - January 11, 2011 - 3:00PM to 5:00PM
4th Quarter  (events in Jul, Aug, Sep 2011) - May 10, 2011 - 3:00PM to 5:00PM

Workshop Location:
Department of Cultural Affairs | 111 NW 1st Street | Miami, FL
6th Floor Conference Room
RSVP: Click here or call 305-375-4634

2. Register as a User:  Visit the Sign Up Page
 STOP - DO NOT PROCEED WITH REGISTRATION PRIOR TO ATTENDING A WORKSHOP!

3. Complete an Organizational or Individual Profile

4. Request access to complete an online Grant Application.
(Org Profile must be completed before access is allowed!)

All funded activities must provide equal access and opportunity in employment and services and may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation or physical ability, in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as amended (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Miami-Dade County ordinances No. 97-170, § 1, 2-25-97 and No. 98-17, § 1, 12-1-98.

The Department reserves the right to revise information published on this site. Please call the Department's office at 305-375-4634 to confirm information, including but not limited to panel meeting dates and times. All programs are contingent upon the approval of the Department's annual budget by the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners. Please refer to specific program guidelines for detailed information and eligibility requirements.