THE 2025-2026 LOUISIANA PROJECT GRANT APPLICATION WINDOW IS OPEN!
Louisiana Project Grants are administered jointly by the Louisiana Division of the Arts (LDOA) and nine regional arts councils across the state. This program provides a system for funding arts projects in all regions of the state by giving artists, nonprofit arts organizations, nonprofit organizations, public and private schools, school boards, colleges and universities, and local government agencies in each region the opportunity to develop arts projects that meet their local needs. The purpose of the program is to cultivate innovative arts projects that have a lasting impact within each region of our state.
2025 is the Year of Food for the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. In Louisiana, you taste culture in every bite. Equal parts comfort and sophistication, seasonal ingredients and recipes handed down for generations, it’s a landscape with a whole culinary language…and every region has a different dialect, a secret recipe worth tasting. This year we are excited to include Culinary Arts as a recognized discipline within our Louisiana Project Grants. Please reference the complete grant guidelines for a definition of Culinary Arts as it relates to this program.
LPG Workshops
If you plan on applying for a Louisiana Project Grant this year, you MUST attend one of the above workshops! Click the date of your choice for meeting information. If none of these dates work for you, please email abigail@nelaarts.org to set up an in-person or virtual one-on-one meeting.
