Overview
The Field Trip Experiences (FTE) grant program furthers CAH’s mission by encouraging progress in the arts and humanities in the District of Columbia by supporting non-profit arts or humanities presenting or producing organizations who significantly contribute to the District of Columbia as a world-class cultural capital. The FTE grant program supports the cost of field trip tickets, professional development opportunities for classroom educators, and/or pre/post-field trip workshops for students. Funding may also be allocated to necessary personnel support for the planning and implementation of the program. The applicant organization must be the producer of the arts or humanities field trip experience detailed in the application.
This grant opportunity has the following program goals:
- Provide access to comprehensive arts and humanities field trip experiences that work to advance student achievement in the District of Columbia.
- Create a strategic approach to the planning and delivery of field trip experiences and associated programming to students and teachers.
- Make authentic connections to curricular content/themes across targeted grade levels in collaboration with appropriate personnel at District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and District of Columbia Public Charter Schools (DCPCS).
- Encourage collaboration between arts and humanities organizations and create the opportunity to build a “community of practice” between organizations within their discipline of specialty.
- Foster new relationships between arts and humanities organizations and public schools across the city.
- Demonstrate measurable impact of field trip experiences and associated programming on participating students and teachers.
FY 2027 Request for Applications
The Commission on the Arts and Humanities seeks applications for the FY27 Field Trip Experiences.
| Release: | Tuesday, June 23, 2026 |
| Submission Deadline: | 5 pm ET, Thursday, July 24, 2026 |
| Total Amount of Funding to be Awarded: | Contingent upon funding |
| Anticipated Number of Awards: | Contingent upon number of applicants |
| Maximum Amount for Organization Awards: | Up to $30,000 |
| Anticipated Start Dates | October 1, 2026 |
| Periods of Performance | October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027 |
| Workshops and Live Chats: | RSVP here |
Staff Contact:
- Andrea Brown, Arts Learning Coordinator | [email protected]
View the FY27 FTE documents by downloading the PDFs of the RFA as well as Q&As, or navigate the RFA on our website using the Table of Contents below.
Table of Contents
- Description of Funding Opportunity
- Award Information
- Eligibility Information
- Application and Submission Information
- Application and Review Information
- Award Administration Information
- CAH Contact
- Addendum A: Work Samples and Supplementary Materials