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FY27 FPDC Services and Activities

In alignment with the 2027 Public Arts Work Plan, CAH will select mural artists, through a fair and competitive process, for an award of grant funds to be used for the design, materials, fabrication, installation, personnel, and project management of a public art mural. Each eligible applicant may only submit one application to this program per fiscal year for one single-year grant award. FY27 Fresh Paint: CAH Mural Program grantees will be held to a Period of Performance beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027.

FY27 FPDC Program Goals

The purpose of the Fresh Paint: CAH Mural Program is to:

FY27 FPDC Program Overview

The Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH), the independent state arts agency (SAA) for the District of Columbia, is empowered through D.C. Official Code § 39–201, et seq. to issue competitive grants for projects in the arts to individuals and organizations based in and primarily serving the District. Through this RFA, CAH’s Public Art department is soliciting applications from experienced local mural artists for the FY27 Fresh Paint: CAH Mural Program to design and install large-scale exterior murals on the facade of selected buildings within the District of Columbia.