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FY 2026 Grantees - Projects, Events and Festivals (PEF)

The Projects, Events and Festivals (PEF) grant provides project support for individuals and organizations. The goal of this program is to support projects that promote arts and humanities activities to diverse communities in DC. CAH highly encourages small, medium and large projects that have District impact and engage District residents and visitors. Also, CAH encourages community-based projects that share characteristics such as geographic location, common interests or a collective identity.

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.

INDIVIDUALS

NAME DISCIPLINE WARD AMOUNT
Aaron Handy Multi-Disciplinary 6 $5,000
Ari Roth Theatre 3 $6,500
Aaron Shneyer Music 4 $6,500
Abdul-Aleem Bilal Music 4 $5,000
Addie Moore Visual Arts 5 $6,000
Alejandro Gongora Folk/Traditional Dance 6 $7,000
Amanda Miller Non-Fiction 7 $6,000
Amy Bormet Jazz Music 7 $6,500
Amy Broadbent Music 6 $6,000
Andrew Smith Choral Music 7 $5,500
Anna Davis Visual Arts 4 $6,000
Anthony Green Playwriting 7 $6,000
Anthony Oakes Multi-Disciplinary 7 $6,000
Armando Lopez-Bircann Interdisciplinary 5 $5,796
Arthur Rogiers Music 6 $3,575
Artis Jones Multi-Disciplinary 8 $7,000
Benjamin Levine Dance 5 $7,000
Brian Bailey Visual Arts 8 $5,500
Brian Feldman Experimental (Including Conceptual and New Media) 3 $5,000
Brian Shaw Opera/Musical Theatre 5 $6,000
Bridget Hunnicutt Film 1 $5,500
Brooke Taylor Multi-Disciplinary 8 $5,500
Bryce Sulecki Popular (Including Rock) 2 $5,000
Cameron Poles Music 8 $6,000
Carletta Hurt Film 4 $5,500
Carolina Mayorga Visual Arts 5 $6,500
Cary Robinson Multi-Disciplinary 7 $5,820
Casey Moore Poetry 3 $6,000
Chad Kinsman Audio (Including Radio and Sound Installations) 1 $2,000
Chitra Subramanian Dance 5 $6,500
Christopher Cunetto Film 4 $6,000
Claire Alrich Interdisciplinary 5 $6,000
Colin Cool Interdisciplinary 1 $5,000
Cynthia Dorsey Mixed Media 5 $6,000
Denaise Seals Video 4 $5,330
Devin Walker Music 4 $4,940
Dey Stegall Multi-Disciplinary 8 $6,000
Dior Brown Music 1 $5,000
Diyanna Burton Multi-Disciplinary 4 $4,410
Dorothy Chan Audio (Including Radio and Sound Installations) 3 $4,400
Drew Anderson Humanities 5 $7,000
Electra Bolotas Visual Arts 4 $3,638
Elizabeth Bruce Fiction 5 $6,500
Esha Sadr Multi-Disciplinary 2 $5,000
Fran Vielma Music 4 $6,000
Frank Agbro Music 1 $6,500
Freya Creech Music 3 $5,500
Gabriel Mata Dance 4 $6,500
Gregory (Grey) Jacks Music 2 $6,000
Hayley Cutler Dance:Modern 5 $5,411
Ira Tattelman #VALUE! 5 $7,000
Jack Hochman Video 6 $6,500
James Thomson Music 1 $6,000
Jarvis Grant Photography (Including Holography) 1 $5,500
JEAN-FRANCIS Varre Music 6 $6,000
Jenna Murphy Theatre 6 $6,000
Jennifer Koiter Film 5 $4,750
Jerell Silvers Dance 5 $5,000
Jessica Austin Music 4 $6,000
Joan Danziger Sculpture 3 $6,000
Joanna Zelman Video 1 $6,000
Joel Savary Dance 8 $6,500
John Akinsanya Visual Arts 1 $5,685
John Vitullo Music 5 $6,000
Jonathan Gann Film 2 $6,500
Julia Bloom Visual Arts 3 $5,919
Julien Xuereb Music 1 $7,000
Kenton Rambsy Storytelling 6 $6,500
Kimberly Ross Jazz Music 5 $4,836
Kyoko Fujimoto Dance 2 $6,000
Lauren Woods Fiction 4 $5,000
Les Talusan-Olmedo Interdisciplinary 4 $5,500
Lester Wallace Music 7 $6,500
Lisa Allen Film 2 $6,000
Lyla Maisto Multi-Disciplinary 4 $6,000
Madeleine Perlman Dance:Ethnic/Jazz 3 $6,500
Malkia Lydia Media Arts 4 $7,000
Marcus Wells Band (Jazz and Popular not included) 5 $5,000
Mariah Barber Storytelling 2 $6,000
Marjuan Canady Theatre 4 $6,500
Martin Powell Photography (Including Holography) 6 $5,000
Marvin Seagraves Visual Arts 6 $6,000
Mary Phillips Folklife/Traditional Arts 5 $6,000
Mazi Mutafa Multi-Disciplinary 5 $5,500
Meagan Driver Audio (Including Radio and Sound Installations) 3 $6,500
Michael Feldman Humanities 3 $5,000
Michael Taylor Fashion 8 $6,000
Michelle Nowden Photography (Including Holography) 5 $6,000
Miriam Harris Media Arts 7 $6,000
Monica Bose Visual Arts 1 $5,500
Nicholas Lindner Film 5 $7,000
Paul Marengo Humanities 1 $6,000
Philip (Phil) Hutinet Humanities 6 $6,000
Philippa Hughes Interdisciplinary 1 $6,500
RaQia Campbell Mixed Media 8 $5,000
Redeat Wondemu Photography (Including Holography) 3 $6,000
Regie Cabico Poetry 5 $6,000
Reginald Gillum Painting (Including Watercolors) 1 $6,000
Rene' Henry Literature 7 $5,500
Renee Ombaba Theatre 6 $6,000
Rex Weil Visual Arts 3 $5,200
Rhonda Henderson Humanities 6 $5,000
Richard Akyea Band (Jazz and Popular not included) 8 $6,500
Robert Priore Dance 1 $6,500
Russell Taylor Multi-Disciplinary 5 $6,000
Saige Colbert Multi-Disciplinary 1 $6,000
Sangja Chun Interdisciplinary 5 $5,500
Sariane Leigh Film 7 $6,000
Shari Henry Fashion 7 $6,000
Sherin Nicole Multi-Disciplinary 3 $5,000
Shermica Farquhar #VALUE! 5 $7,000
Sheyla Voye Fashion 3 $5,000
Simon Shieh Poetry 3 $6,500
SOMRUEDI SUCHITPHANIT Music 5 $2,160
Sonya Robbins Hoffmann Film 1 $6,000
Stephanie Greene Interdisciplinary 2 $6,000
Tariq Ambrose Theatre (General/Classical/Contemporary/Experimental) 6 $6,000
Tatiyana Miles Dance 5 $5,500
Tommy Taylor Jr Multi-Disciplinary 7 $6,500
Travon Greene Multi-Disciplinary 7 $6,000
Tynia Lewis Humanities 5 $5,000
Vera Yaa-Anna Storytelling 6 $4,345
Vijay Palaparty Dance 4 $6,000
William Stephens Jazz Music 1 $7,000
Zachary Cutler Music 4 $6,000
TOTAL $723,215

ORGANIZATIONS

ORGANIZATION WARD AMOUNT
The 18th Street Singers 5 $6,000
American Turkish Association of Washington DC (ATA-DC 2 $13,000
Asia Heritage Foundation WDC 7 $12,000
Black Leaves Project 7 $14,000
Capitol Hill Chorale 6 $13,000
Chloe and Maud Foundation 3 $13,000
The Dap Acknowledgement Project 3 $11,000
DC Archives Foundation 2 $11,000
DC Caribbean Carnival, Inc 4 $11,000
DC Concert Orchestra Society 2 $9,000
DC Legendary Musicians INC 1 $12,000
Encore Creative Corporation 4 $10,000
FRIENDS OF RHODE ISLAND AVENUE NE 5 $11,000
Friends of the National Arboretum 5 $11,000
Georgetown Heritage 2 $11,000
The Giveland Foundation 7 $13,000
Glade Dance Collective 3 $14,000
H Street Main Street 6 $13,000
Home Rule Music and Film Preservation Foundation 4 $16,000
Lorton Art Program 2 $14,000
Men Can Stop Rape 2 $16,000
Metro Urban Industries Inc 8 $11,000
Miriam's Kitchen 2 $7,000
The National Hand Dance Association 8 $10,000
Peace of Mind Inc. 3 $16,000
Smith Farm, Ltd. 1 $11,000
Tenleytown Group 3 $12,000
Theater Alliance of Washington DC 8 $11,000
Triple Candie Inc. 6 $11,000
Uptown Community Initiative 4 $11,000
Washington Area Community Investment Fund 8 $11,000
Washington Informer Charities 8 $11,000
Washington Sculptors Group 6 $12,000
Zion Baptist Church 4 $12,000
TOTAL $400,000

View FY 2025 PEF grantees