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Posted January 20, 2026
Moody Fund for the Arts Grant Application Period Opens January 26
Ninth Year of MFA Support for Small Nonprofit Dallas Arts Organizations; Max Award Raised to $15,000
(DALLAS) – Launching its ninth year of supporting the vibrant and diverse Dallas cultural ecosystem, the application period for this year’s Moody Fund for the Arts (MFA) cycle opens at noon, Monday, January 26, 2026. The online-only process will remain open three weeks until noon, Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
The maximum award request this year is $15,000, an increase of $3,000.
Since its founding in 2017, MFA has provided over $2.8M in grants to small Dallas nonprofit arts organizations (annual budgets under $1 million) that receive funding from the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.
“Thanks to the vision and generosity of the Moody Foundation, these grants support a broad cross-section of our arts community – especially small and emerging groups,” said Hector Garcia, Director of Strategic Services at the AT&T Performing Arts Center and manager of the MFA granting program. “This could be theater, music, dance, visual arts, spoken work, multi-media, operating grants, new works, community performances and more. Qualified arts organizations should not miss this opportunity to apply for critical support.”
Select panels of experienced artists and arts advocates will review qualified proposals in a two-tiered process. Successful proposals should clearly outline strategies and metrics to engage broad and diverse communities.
Projects may be submitted under one of the following five categories:
- New works, commissions, unique presentations
- General program & operating support
- Community performance / Artist-in-residency programs
- Capacity building
- Cultural equity / New initiatives (non-performance)
For full details and to apply, visit www.moodyartsfund.org. Please submit questions in writing to Grants@MoodyArtsFund.org.
Project Contact:
Hector Garcia
Director of Strategic Services
214-978-2840
hectorgarcia@attpac.org
Media Contact:
Audrey Rodriguez
Associate Director, External Affairs
214-978-3608
Audrey.Rodriguez@attpac.org
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ABOUT THE MOODY FUND FOR THE ARTS:
The nonprofit Moody Fund for the Arts (MFA) is a transformative grant maker that supports increased engagement between the arts and the Dallas community city-wide and helps sustain the mission of Moody Performance Hall to provide a stage in the Dallas Arts District for small and mid-sized cultural groups.
In 2017, the Galveston, Texas-based Moody Foundation created and endowed the $10 million Moody Fund for the Arts to provide support for small and emerging nonprofit arts organizations supported by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture. In recognition of the generosity of the Moody Foundation, on May 24, 2017, the City of Dallas changed the name of its 750-seat Dallas City Performance Hall in the Dallas Arts District to Moody Performance Hall.
To qualify, an organization’s budget must be less than $1 million. Through an annual competitive process, the endowment provides flexible grants supporting a range of opportunities, including new works and commissions, general operating and rent support, capacity building, projects taking art into under-served areas, cultural equity programs and more.
Grant recipients are chosen through a multi-level process, including a peer review panel. MFA’s first grants were awarded in 2018.
The Moody Fund for the Arts is held within the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Endowment, a Texas nonprofit corporation. Oversight is provided by the DCPA Endowment Board of Governors. The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center provides staff support to administer the fund and granting process. Learn more at www.moodyartsfund.org.
ABOUT THE MOODY FOUNDATION:
The Moody Foundation was established in 1942 by William L. Moody Jr. and his wife, Libbie Rice Shearn Moody to share their good fortune and make a difference in the lives of the people of Texas. Since then, the Moody Foundation has made more than $1.5 billion in grants throughout the state to organizations that have educated, healed, nurtured and inspired generations of Texans. Learn more at www.moodyf.org.