Cultural District Project

About this program

The Texas Commission on the Arts offers Cultural District Project grants of $3,000 to $250,000 for significant cultural tourism initiatives that use the arts to diversify local economies, attract visitors and investment, and improve cultural district infrastructure, promotion, or operations. Awards may fund up to 50% of the total project budget, including eligible project-related administrative costs and capital improvements. Eligible applicants include TCA Cultural Districts and qualifying arts organizations, local arts agencies, government entities, and rural arts providers located within a TCA-designated Cultural District. Applicants must be Texas-incorporated nonprofits or government entities with established TCA eligibility, a UEI, no outstanding state obligations, and compliance with applicable civil rights and federal grant requirements; applications are due June 15, 2027.