This calendar reflects the actual deadlines for the fiscal year, with adjustments made for weekends and holidays. Click here for a printable PDF of this calendar.

TCA fiscal year 2025

September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025
Program staff available
to help with applications
Year-round
Final Report deadline
FY 2024 grants
Due 30 days after contract ending date
No later than Monday September 30, 2024
No extensions on this deadline***
Monitoring site visits of funded projects Following receipt of report form
Quarterly Commission meeting
  • Review of pending grants
  • Final appeal
  • Funding decisions made
September 2024
Notification letters sent to applicants – awards online in accounts September 2024
Contracts issued for signature Beginning in October 2024,
continuing year-round
Funds disbursed Beginning in October 2024,
continuing year-round
Monitoring site visits of funded projects Following receipt of report form
Quarterly grants deadline
Arts Respond Performance Support
Grant applications & supporting materials due
November 1, 2024
(for activities occurring December 15, 2024 – March 14, 2025)
Quarterly Commission meeting
  • Review of pending grants
  • Final appeal
  • Funding decisions made
December 2024
Arts Respond Project deadline
Grant applications & supporting materials due
January 15, 2025
(for projects occurring April 1 – August 31, 2025)
Cultural Districts Designation
Letters of Intent due
January 31, 2025
Quarterly grants deadline
Arts Respond Performance Support
Grant applications & supporting materials due
February 3, 2025
(for activities occurring March 15 – June 14, 2025)
Quarterly Commission meeting
  • Review of pending grants
  • Final appeal
  • Funding decisions made
March 2025
Arts Create operational support
Full application & attachments due

March 3 or 17, 2025 (FY26)
deadline determined by organization type

Quarterly grants deadline
Arts Respond Performance Support
Grant applications & supporting materials due
May 1, 2025
(for activities occurring June 15 – August 31, 2025)
Quarterly Commission meeting
  • Review of pending grants
  • Final appeal
  • Funding decisions made
June 2025
Cultural Districts Project deadline
Grant applications & supporting materials due
June 16, 2025 (FY26)
Cultural Districts Designation Program
Applications & supporting materials due
June 16, 2025
Cultural District Activity Reports
Reports due from district managers
June 16, 2025
Arts Respond Project deadline
Grant applications & supporting materials due
July 15, 2025
(for projects beginning September 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026) (FY26)
Quarterly grants deadline
Arts Respond Performance Support
Grant applications & supporting materials due
August 1, 2025
(for activities occurring September 1 – December 14, 2025) (FY26)
   

PLEASE NOTE:

Information must be submitted online by midnight of the day of the deadline (11:59 PM CST/CDT).
This applies to both applications and supporting materials/attachments.

***The following information DOES NOT apply to Final Report deadlines.***

If an application deadline, as published in our Grant Guidelines, falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline shifts to the following business day. This calendar reflects those adjustments for this fiscal year.

HELPFUL INFORMATION:

TCA Grant Guidelines are found at https://arts.texas.gov under the Grants menu.

TCA Grants Portal:  https://arts.fluxx.io

Reset Password – a link is located just below the Sign in button on the grants portal.  For account help, email: accounts@arts.texas.gov.

Draft Reviews – two weeks prior to a grant deadline, email: draft@arts.texas.gov to request staff feedback on your working proposal.

For general assistance with proposals, email TCA staff at grants@arts.texas.gov or call 512-463-5535.

Click here for a printable PDF of this calendar.


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