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
|
| 8th & I Young Marines |
6 |
$22,500 |
| Angels of Hope Ministries, Inc. |
8 |
$15,000 |
| Black Leaves Project |
7 |
$32,500 |
| Building Bridges Across the River t/a THEARC |
8 |
$30,000 |
| Capital Hill Boys Club |
8 |
$17,500 |
| CapoeiraDC |
5 |
$30,000 |
| Childrens Legacy Theater Inc |
8 |
$30,000 |
| COLLECTIONS & STORIES OF AMERICAN MUSLIMS |
8 |
$32,500 |
| College Tribe |
8 |
$20,000 |
| DC Creative Writing Workshop |
8 |
$35,000 |
| DC Strings Workshop |
8 |
$25,000 |
| DC Theater Arts Collaborative |
8 |
$27,500 |
| DMV Music Academy |
6 |
$27,500 |
| East of the River Boys and Girls Steelband |
7 |
$35,000 |
| The Essential Theatre |
8 |
$27,500 |
| Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena |
7 |
$17,500 |
| Friends Of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens |
7 |
$17,500 |
| FRIENDS OF RHODE ISLAND AVENUE NE |
5 |
$27,500 |
| The High Tea Society |
5 |
$25,000 |
| Honestly Speaking, Inc. |
7 |
$32,500 |
| Life Pieces To Masterpieces |
7 |
$32,500 |
| Maya Angelou Public Charter School |
7 |
$17,500 |
| Metro Urban Industries Inc |
8 |
$25,000 |
| Movies on the Mall |
5 |
$22,500 |
| Multi-Media Training Institute |
7 |
$20,000 |
| NGOMA CENTER FOR DANCE |
4 |
$30,000 |
| Northeast Performing Arts Group |
7 |
$22,500 |
| Oyé Palaver Hut, Inc. |
8 |
$17,500 |
| PLOE Placing Love Over Everything |
7 |
$27,500 |
| Recreation Wish List Committee |
8 |
$20,000 |
| Sewing Opportunity Never Ending (SONE) |
6 |
$35,000 |
| Silence Kills |
7 |
$15,000 |
| SoulLife Foundation |
5 |
$17,500 |
| STAND Foundation(the) |
7 |
$22,500 |
| Swaliga Foundation |
8 |
$25,000 |
| Theater Alliance of Washington DC |
8 |
$32,500 |
| Theatre 202 |
6 |
$15,000 |
| Valley Place Arts Collaborative, Inc. |
8 |
$22,500 |
| Visionaries of the Creative Arts |
6 |
$32,500 |
| Youth Entrepreneur Institute |
8 |
$32,500 |
| TOTAL |
|
$1,012,500 |
View FY 2024 EA grantees
