The East of the River (EOR) grant provides access to high-quality arts and humanities experiences for DC residents who live east of the Anacostia River. Activities may be programs or projects that include, but are not limited to, dance, design, folk and traditional arts, literature, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts. Funding may be used to support operational and programmatic costs directly related to the East of the River activities described in the application.
Priority will be given to organizations with a principal place of business in Wards 7 or 8, have a satellite location located in Ward 7 or 8, or have an established program or project partnership with a business or nonprofit located in Ward 7 or 8.
Name | Ward | Amount |
Angels of Hope Ministries, Inc. | 8 | $5,000 |
ARCH Development Corporation | 8 | $21,000 |
Bishop Walker School | 8 | $23,000 |
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington | 7 | $26,000 |
Building Bridges Across the River t/a THEARC | 8 | $32,000 |
Central Community Development Corporation | 8 | $29,000 |
Children's Art Studio | 3 | $5,000 |
College Tribe | 8 | $23,000 |
DC Creative Writing Workshop | 8 | $29,000 |
DC Scores | 2 | $34,000 |
DC Strings Workshop | 8 | $23,000 |
DC Theater Arts Collaborative | 8 | $30,000 |
Do The Write Thing Foundation of DC | 8 | $30,000 |
Earth's Natural Force Connections | 8 | $5,000 |
East of the River Boys and Girls Steelband | 7 | $26,000 |
East of the River Foreign Languages for Kids | 7 | $5,000 |
Empowerment Enterprise II | 7 | $5,000 |
Factory 449 | 5 | $8,000 |
Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena | 7 | $35,000 |
Friendship Public Charter School | 5 | $28,000 |
Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute | 1 | $33,000 |
Jah Kente International | 8 | $24,000 |
Life Pieces To Masterpieces | 7 | $33,000 |
Live It Learn It | 6 | $30,000 |
Maya Angelou Public Charter School | 7 | $10,000 |
Ngoma Center For Dance | 7 | $23,000 |
Northeast Performing Arts Group | 7 | $27,500 |
One World Education | 3 | $13,000 |
Oyé Palaver Hut, Inc. | 6 | $10,000 |
Project Create | 8 | $32,000 |
Rockson Community Development Corporation | 7 | $23,000 |
Sewing Opportunity Never Ending (SONE) | 8 | $32,000 |
The STAND Foundation | 8 | $5,000 |
Swaliga Foundation | 2 | $22,000 |
The Essential Theatre | 8 | $5,000 |
Theater Alliance of Washington DC | 8 | $30,000 |
Turning the Page | 6 | $5,000 |
Washington International School | 3 | $5,000 |
Words Beats and Life Inc | 1 | $35,000 |
Youth Entrepreneur Institute | 8 | $20,000 |
FY19 East of the River (EOR) Grantees (click here)