Cultural Affairs Office

Grants and Funding

Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs offers grants to artists, nonprofit organizations and fiscally sponsored projects that are funded with local Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) revenue. Grants are available through Houston Arts Alliance and Miller Outdoor Theater.

• 2021 Announcements (.html)
• 2020 Announcements (.html)

2020 Grant Reports

• Q3 Expenditures (.pdf)
• Q2 Expenditures (.pdf)
• Q1 Expenditures (.pdf)

In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, MOCA offered Relief Grants provided with federal CARES Funding:

• Houston Arts Alliance Report (.pdf)
• Mid-America Arts Alliance Report (.pdf, update published March 2021)

Grants Archive

• 2014 – 2019 Grants (.html)

Cultural Affairs Links

• Arts and Cultural Plan
• Grants and Funding
• Civic Art Program
• Traffic Signal Control Cabinet Murals
• Historic City Hall
• Houston Inspira
• Press / Communications
• Cultural Events Calendar
• Houston Poet Laureate
• Music Directory