Innovation & Increased Income
The Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation Economic Opportunity Fund (LCEF-EOF) is designed to increase the entrepreneurial capacity and economic health of cultural economy stakeholders. Grants through this fund are made to individual cultural workers, nonprofit cultural organizations, and cultural economy businesses to increase income or earned revenue through an innovative, specific, unique opportunity ... read more →

Individual Cultural Economy Workers:
Individuals must be professionally active in their discipline (artistic or cultural), earning income through their talents, and reside in Louisiana. If awarded a grant, individuals must provide a valid social security number. Originating and/or interpretive cultural work will be considered. Students are not eligible.
Nonprofit Cultural Economy Organizations:
Organizations must provide evidence of ... read more →

Individuals, businesses, or nonprofit organizations that are not based in Louisiana
Students
Government entities/municipalities

Individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations are eligible to receive a grant award from LCEF once per year.

The following are examples of the types of opportunities that would qualify for funding through this initiative. These are general examples and we encourage applicants to think creatively and not be limited by these suggestions. Also, if you apply for one of the types of opportunities on this list, you are not guaranteed funding.  EOF grants are very ... read more →

The following list outlines some, but not all, activities ineligible for support:

regular, recurring expenses involved in establishing, maintaining, or administrating an organization or company; this includes any fees that are part of your normal operations (i.e. subsidies for artist fees are not fundable)
applicant’s own artistic fees
costs involved in real-estate purchase or new construction
purchase of equipment ... read more →

Applicants should exercise creativity to develop an innovative solution for generating a new income stream.

Identify and define the opportunity clearly and concisely.

Justify what makes the opportunity new and unique (describe how is it different from what you normally do).

Address specifically how this unique opportunity will directly increase your income ... read more →

The submitted online application must include the following documents in electronic format (Word, Excel, PDF). Applicants must have these documents ready for upload.
Individual Cultural Workers

Current resume indicating you are a working artist

Cultural Economy Businesses

Financial statement or profit and loss statement for most recently completed fiscal year

Nonprofit Cultural Economy Organizations

Detailed program budget that includes specific line ... read more →

Individual Cultural Workers: $250 – $2,500
Nonprofit Cultural Organizations: $500 to $5,000
Cultural Economy Businesses: $500 to $5,000
Collaborative Applications: $1,000 to $7,500 (Amount awarded depends on number of applicants involved in the collaborative endeavor, scope of opportunity, and ability to earn new income)

Additional Funding Consideration: All grant amounts are subject to change, depending on availability or restriction ... read more →

The following are very general examples of the types of opportunities that would qualify for funding through this initiative. These examples are by no means comprehensive. Also, if you apply for one of the types of opportunities on this list you are not guaranteed funding. Applicants are encouraged to develop their own unique ideas. EOF ... read more →

The EOF grant application process is now a completely online system. No applications or supporting documents will be accepted by mail. Your application and supporting documents will all be submitted online. Please sign up for our email list to be notified of application deadlines.
Application Deadline:
The deadline to submit online applications is Friday, October 7, 2011 at ... read more →

Grants will be paid in a single payment upon execution of the grant agreement. All grant agreements must be completed and returned within 30 days of award notification to receive payment. The original grant agreement with the original signature of the applicant should be mailed to:
LCEF
1540 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Failure to return the grant ... read more →

Grant recipients are required to submit an Interim Update and a Final Report to LCEF. You will receive an email reminder when these reports are due. All reports will be submitted online.
A final report must be submitted online within 30 days of the ending date of the grant period specified on your grant agreement (no ... read more →

LCEF hosts free webinars that walk applicants through the online application process. Applicants will call in to a conference call number provided by LCEF and log in online to watch LCEF-EOF Program Director Lisa Picone go through the LCEF-EOF applications, provide detailed instructions, and offer tips on how to submit a competitive application. All applicants ... read more →