The Department of Cultural Affairs' Fiscal 2012 Cultural Development Fund (CDF) application is now available and is due Monday, February 7, 2011. If you have not already done so, register on DCA's Web site immediately to establish your DCA account and access the application materials. Funding is for activities taking place between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. To determine eligibility, review the CDF Guidelines. Organizations receiving multi-year support in either the Fiscal 2010-12 or Fiscal 2011-13 grant cycles should not complete this application; those organizations will be required to submit a Fiscal 2012 Renewal in Spring 2011. The DCA strongly advises to attend an application seminar, held between January 10 and February 2; reserve a spot via the DCA Web site.

Supplemental Materials must include a CDF Funder Report, which can be downloaded from your organization's Cultural Data Project profile. Complete the FY09 Cultural Data Project data profile in time to comply with DCA's February 7 deadline. For assistance with CDP data profiles and funder reports, contact the CDP Help Desk at (888) 697-2371 or help@nysculturaldata.org. The CDP will hold training sessions for new users in New York on January 14 and 18, and via Webinar on January 26. To register for these and additional online sessions, click here.