DC Art All Night will take place from 7:00 PM to 3:00 AM the following morning on two nights—September 23 and 24. The festival will take place in twenty two (22) neighborhoods with different activations on each night, bringing visual and performing arts, including painting, photography, sculpture, crafts, fashion, music, literary arts, dance, theater, film, and poetry, to indoor and outdoor public and private spaces, including local businesses and restaurants.
FY27 Fresh Paint DC Request for Applications
As a District of Columbia agency, CAH must ensure that all grant funds are expended in a fiscally responsible manner. Allowable costs are those the District designates as appropriate expenditures. Unallowable costs are prohibited and include:
CAH supports a broad range of artistic work and practice. To help guide your application we have provided definitions relevant to FY27 Fresh Paint: CAH Mural Program. Full list of terms and definitions available in the Guide to Grants.
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CAH values and emphasizes excellence in all grant programs within all disciplines. This section contains detailed information on CAH's requirements and suggestions regarding content. Arts and humanities content and/or merit are examples of several criteria on which an application is reviewed. Other criteria may include District Impact and Engagement, Financial Capacity, Management and Sustainability, and others as dictated within the program guidelines and review criteria.
CAH will notify applicants of this grant program as to the results of their application on or about Monday, February 1, 2027, via (1) Notice of Grant Award (NOGA), (2) letter of ineligibility, or (3) letter of denial.
CAH reserves the right to rescind any and all grant awards for non-compliance with CAH’s RFA guidelines, policies, or regulations, at any time. Fiscal Year 2026 grantees with unmet reporting obligations regarding previous CAH funding programs as of close of business on Friday, October 30, 2026, are ineligible to receive additional awards from CAH.
All grantees are subject to risk assessments and monitoring requirements, as outlined in the District’s Citywide Grants Manual and Sourcebook (which is primarily managed by the Office of the City Administrator’s The Internal Services Team). CAH has established standards for grantees to ensure compliance with risk assessment monitoring, and those standards are discussed in greater detail in the applicants’ grant agreements with CAH.
The Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH), a District of Columbia government independent agency, encourages the development of programs that promote progress in the arts and humanities under D.C. Official Code § 39-204. As the official arts agency for the District, CAH is supported by local government funds and in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Grantees must own and/or be able to transfer property rights.
CAH selects arts, humanities, subject matter experts, and/or other professionals independent of CAH, such as project partners, to serve as Selection Panelists for each grant program. The role of a panelist is to review and score an eligible application's content based on the established grant program review criteria.