About Grants

For over 30 years, the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County has actively promoted cultural development in Palm Beach County and South Florida by providing services and funding to cultural organizations and artists. Among these services are: 

1.  Grants made through annual competitive process to organizations;
2.  Grants made through annual competitive process to individual artists; and
3.  Awards for achievement made to artists by nomination.

The Cultural Council’s four primary grant programs assist both individual artists and organizations of all sizes.

Cultural Tourism Development Fund: 
Major Institutions
(Category B) 

Funded by bed tax revenues, this program supports major cultural organizations in their tourism development efforts.

Cultural Tourism Development Fund: 
Mid-Sized Institutions
(Category CII)

Funded by bed tax revenues, this program supports mid-sized cultural organizations in their tourism development efforts.

Cultural Development Fund: Small & Emerging Organizations
(Category CI)

Funded by the County Commission, this program provides resources for the development and ongoing programs of small organizations and community projects.
The Council's
Artist-in-Residency
Grants

Funded by revenues from the Florida State of the Arts license plate, this program supports individual artists working on collaborative projects with the county's cultural organizations.
 
                    

SmARTBiz is a collaborative of PNC and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County to address the need to increase awareness among businesses of the importance of arts and culture as well as directly support cultural endeavors by building the capacity of our local cultural organizations. Get more information on the SmARTBiz grant and view presentations from the inaugural Summit.

 

The Council also supports local artists through the South Florida Cultural Consortium's Visual and Media Artists Fellowship Program. Visit our Welcome Artists! page for more information.

Opportunities for Artists:

We are seeking qualified individuals to serve on the Cultural Council's grant program review panel. If you would like to nominate a potential candidate for our review panel, please CLICK HERE to download the Cultural Council Grant Program Review Panel Nomination Form.