The East Arts (EA) grant offers support to qualified nonprofit organizations. Eligible organizations identify as BIPOC-centered organizations (Black, Indigenous, and people of color). This grant program supports providing exemplary arts and humanities experiences to residents in Northeast and Southeast DC.
The grantees and award amounts listed on this page reflect funding that has been reviewed and approved by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. However, inclusion on this list does not guarantee that the award was accepted or disbursed. In some cases, funding may not be issued due to reasons we are unable to share publicly, including but not limited to grant award restrictions or noncompliance.
| NAME |
WARD |
AWARD AMOUNT |
| Amala Lives |
7 |
$15,260 |
| Amy Jacques Garvey Institute |
7 |
$15,750 |
| Angels of Hope Ministries, Inc. |
8 |
$15,050 |
| Artbae Foundation Incorporated |
7 |
$16,450 |
| Black Leaves Project |
7 |
$24,500 |
| Building Bridges Across the River t/a THEARC |
8 |
$20,300 |
| Capital Hill Boys Club |
8 |
$15,050 |
| CapoeiraDC |
5 |
$21,000 |
| Childrens Legacy Theater Inc |
8 |
$22,050 |
| COLLECTIONS & STORIES OF AMERICAN MUSLIMS |
8 |
$15,050 |
| College Tribe |
8 |
$15,400 |
| Dance Place |
5 |
$17,400 |
| DC Creative Writing Workshop |
8 |
$24,500 |
| DMV Music Alliance |
5 |
$16,450 |
| East of the River Boys and Girls Steelband |
7 |
$16,450 |
| East of the River Foreign Languages for Kids |
7 |
$15,050 |
| Empowerment Enterprise II |
7 |
$17,500 |
| The Essential Theatre |
8 |
$21,000 |
| The Fishing School, Inc. |
7 |
$15,400 |
| Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena |
7 |
$20,650 |
| FRIENDS OF RHODE ISLAND AVENUE NE |
5 |
$23,800 |
| The High Tea Society |
5 |
$23,100 |
| Honestly Speaking, Inc. |
7 |
$16,800 |
| Life Pieces To Masterpieces |
7 |
$24,500 |
| Live It Learn It |
5 |
$16,450 |
| Maya Angelou Public Charter School |
7 |
$22,050 |
| Metro Urban Industries Inc |
8 |
$23,450 |
| MJT-TV Excel, Inc. |
6 |
$15,400 |
| Multi-Media Training Institute |
7 |
$20,650 |
| NGOMA CENTER FOR DANCE |
4 |
$15,050 |
| The Nicholson Project |
7 |
$16,450 |
| Oyé Palaver Hut, Inc. |
8 |
$17,500 |
| PLOE Placing Love Over Everything |
7 |
$15,260 |
| Recreation Wish List Committee |
8 |
$15,750 |
| River East Design Center |
8 |
$17,500 |
| Sewing Opportunity Never Ending (SONE) |
6 |
$22,050 |
| Social Art and Culture |
8 |
$15,750 |
| SoulLife Foundation |
5 |
$23,450 |
| STAND Foundation(the) |
7 |
$23,100 |
| Swaliga Foundation |
8 |
$15,750 |
| Theatre 202 |
6 |
$22,050 |
| Valley Place Arts Collaborative, Inc. |
8 |
$16,800 |
| Visionaries of the Creative Arts |
6 |
$20,300 |
| Washington Area Community Investment Fund |
8 |
$23,450 |
| William O. Lockridge Community Foundation |
8 |
$22,400 |
| Youth Entrepreneur Institute |
7 |
$18,550 |
| TOTAL |
$867,620 |
View FY 2025 EA grantees
