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FY 2026 Grantees - East Arts (EA)

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