• COOP - Guidelines (pdf)
• COOP - Final Report Form (doc)
• COOP - Application Form (doc)

The Co-operative Endeavor Program supports the endeavors of community partners working in the arts and humanities field whose projects are in accord with the St. Tammany Parish Cultural Plan, a set of goals and objectives designed to enrich the arts and culture in St. Tammany Parish.

Goals of the plan are: to develop and/or renovate cultural and entertainment facilities and spaces; strengthen marketing coordination among parish cultural programmers and to market the parish as a cultural destination; stimulate development of downtown and waterfront areas as culture-arts-entertainment districts; advance cultural entertainment industry and nonprofit arts sector as economic development; increase public participation in arts and cultural activities; and create education and life-long learning opportunities. Grants are awarded on a biannual basis in March and September.

General
The Louisiana Decentralized Arts Fund Program (DAF) makes the arts available in every parish in the State of Louisiana by providing grant funding for artists, nonprofit organizations, community groups, and local government agencies. Funding is allocated to each parish on a per capita basis utilizing U.S. census figures.

News
Applications, Guidelines and a timetable of activities are now available for the 2009-2010 round of Decentralized Arts Funding (DAF) for St. Tammany and St. Bernard parishes. All documents may be downloaded from the list below.

In late March, Governor Jindal announced in his Executive Budget for Louisiana, which goes into effect July 1, 2009, an eighty three percent (83%) cut in the Decentralized Arts Funding (DAF) grants throughout the state. Also, the Statewide Arts Grants program, which makes funding available to artists and arts organizations throughout Louisiana, faces a thirty one percent (31%) cut.

Due to these cuts, the extent of DAF grants available for this year is currently unknown. However, the Commission on Cultural Affairs is still encouraging potential applicants to continue to gather and prepare necessary documents for the application process.

Applications are currently scheduled to be due Monday, June 1, 2009 and may be mailed or hand delivered to the Commission on Cultural Affairs, 21490 Koop Drive, Suite 200, Mandeville, LA 70471. If any dates change, the Commission will provide potential applicants with up-to-date information.

At this point, the Commission remains hopeful that some DAF funding will be reinstated. All artists and arts organizations planning on applying for DAF funding should continue with the process.

For more information, visit Louisiana Partnership for the Arts or contact the St. Tammany Commission on Cultural Affairs at (985) 898-5243.

To apply for a Decentralized Arts Funding grant:

• Download the DAF 2009-2010 Application Guidelines and DAF 2009-2010 Application Form.
• To complete the application, save to your computer and click OPEN. When prompted for a password, type application (all lower case), then ENTER.
• If you are unable to enter data in the fields, select TOOLS from your Toolbar, select Unprotect Document, and type application in the dialog box.
• Remember to save changes frequently.
• If needed, a Glossary of Terms is included in the Application Guidelines.

• DAF 2009-2010 Application Guidelines (pdf)
• DAF 2009-2010 Application Form (doc)
• 09-10 Project Assistance Narrative Template (doc)
• 09-10 Organizational Support Narrative Template (doc)
• 09-10 Provider of Service Form (doc)
• 09-10 Project Assistance Budget Form (doc)
• 09-10 Organizational Budget Form (doc)
• 09-10 Workshops & Panels Timeline (pdf)
• DAF Credit Statement and Logos (doc)
• 08-09 Provider of Service Form (doc)
• Logo - Louisiana Division of the Arts
• Logo - Commission on Cultural Affairs

DAF Panels and Supplementary Documents
• St. Bernard Panel Nomination form (doc)
• St. Tammany Panel Nomination form (doc)
• 08-09 Amended Budget & Scope Form - Project Assistance (doc)
• 08-09 Amended Budget & Scope Form - Organizational Support (doc)

DAF Final Report Forms
• 2008-2009 Final Report Instructions - Project Assistance (doc)
• 2008-2009 Final Report Form- Project Assistance (doc)
• 2008-2009 Final Report Instructions - Organizational Support (doc)
• 2008-2009 Final Report Form-Organizational Support (doc)
• 2009-2010 Final Report Instructions - Project Assistance (pdf)
• 2009-2010 Final Report Form - Project Assistance (doc)
• 2009-2010 Final Report Form-Organizational Support (doc)

Links
• Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
• Americans for the Arts
• World Cultural Economic Forum
• Louisiana Partnership for the Arts
• Louisiana Division of the Arts