State FUNDING RESOURCES

State Funding Resources

Louisiana Assistance Resource Center

Louisiana Information Infrastructure Center

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality- Litter Abatement Grant Program

Louisiana Endowments for the Humanities - 7 types of grants

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development - Transportation and Development Enhancement Program

Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Louisiana Division of the Arts, Grant Program

Louisiana Office of State Parks - Louisiana Land & Water Conservation Fund Grant Application

Louisiana Division of the Arts Grants Program

USDA Rural Development – Louisiana Office, grants, loans and technical assistance

State Foundation Grants

Louisiana Main Street Grants

Louisiana Community Development Block Grant Program

The Community Foundation of Shreveport-Bossier

Greater New Orleans Foundation

Baton Rouge Area Foundation

Clean Water State Revolving Fund-LA Dept. of Environmental Quality

Irene W. & C. B. Pennington Foundation

Rapides Foundation

Entergy Corporation

Louisiana Assistance Resource Center (LARC), www.larconline.com

The Division of Administration’s Office of Community Development has established The Louisiana Assistance Resource Center (LARC). The LARC is an online searchable database that contains technical assistance and funding sources from federal and Louisiana state government, as well as foundations throughout the country.

Louisiana Information Infrastructure Center (LIINC), http://wwwprodapp.doa.state.la.us/infra/

The Office of Community Development developed and maintains the Louisiana Infrastructure Information Center (LIINC). The LIINC is a database which provides interested parties a means of sharing information relative to the public funding of local infrastructure projects to hundreds of local governments. All infrastructure applications submitted to the participating agencies are included in the database. These records include information regarding the applicant, amount of funding, source of funds, type of infrastructure, and status of the application. This database is a consolidated effort if the DOA’s Office of Community Development, the DOA’s Office of Facility Planning and Control, The Department of Health and Hospitals, the Governor’s Office of Rural Development, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Economic Development, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The database also aids in the decision-making process for the participating agencies and provides users with a “one-stop shop” for infrastructure funds.

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, www.deq.state.la.us/index.htm

Direct Link to grants,

Louisiana Endowments for the Humanities, www.leh.org

The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities awards grants to organizations that mount programs either promoting or applying the humanities. During the past 30 years, the LEH supported over 1,000 projects with awards totaling over $9 million. These grants went to a variety of nonprofit organizations, including museums, libraries, historical societies, professional groups, governmental bodies, and colleges and universities.

The LEH awards 7 types of grants: Public Humanities Grants, Louisiana Publishing Initiative Grants, Documentary Film & Radio Grants, Outreach Grants, Planning Grants, Teacher Institutes for Advanced Study Grants. These grants employ a variety of formats including public forums (conferences, films & lecture series, panel discussions), teacher institutes & workshops, interpretive exhibits, media programs (radio, television, film, video) and books. Further information may be obtained from the web-site.

NOTE: Information below is only a portion of the Guidelines for Grant Programs. Before preparing an application for submission, be sure to review the complete guidelines. When in doubt, contact the LEH staff for clarification. *The Outreach Grant is an entry level grant.

Contact: LouAnn Morehouse:  morehouse@leh.org Extension: 123

Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities

Louisiana Humanities Center at Turners' Hall, 938 Lafayette Street, Suite 300, New Orleans, LA 70113-1782, General email address: leh@leh.org

Telephone: 504.523.4352; 1.800.909.7990 (toll free in LA only)

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, www.dotd.state.la.us

Direct Link to the Transportation and Development Enhancement Program: www.dotd.louisiana.gov/planning/tep/

Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, www.crt.state.la.us

Within the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism there are several offices: Tourism, State Parks, State Museum, State Library, and Cultural Development. These offices exist to preserve, showcase, and market Louisiana's rich cultural heritage to those within and outside of our state. Tourism produces $9 billion in economic activity every year in Louisiana, making it the second biggest sector of our state's economy.

Louisiana Division of the Arts, www.crt.state.la.us/arts

Grants Programs: http://www.crt.state.la.us/arts/ApplyForAGrant.shtml

The Division of the Arts is responsible for the development and promotion of the arts for the benefit of all people of Louisiana. This is accomplished through several grants programs that award funds to Louisiana artists and arts organizations to help provide arts activities statewide.

Louisiana Office of State Parks, www.crt.state.la.us/crt/parks/

Direct Link to Grant: Louisiana Land & Water Conservation Fund Grant Application and Handbook http://www.lastateparks.com/applicat.pdf

Louisiana Department of Economic Development, http://www.lded.state.la.us/

Department of Agriculture and Forestry, www.ldaf.state.la.us

Louisiana Department of Labor, www.laworks.net/

USDA Rural Development, www.rurdev.usda.gov/la/about_us.htm

Each year, USDA Rural Development programs nationwide create or preserve tens of thousands of rural jobs and create or improve more than 65,000 units of quality rural housing. To multiply the impact of its programs, USDA Rural Development is working with state, local and Indian tribal governments, as well as private and nonprofit organizations and user-owned cooperatives.

State Foundation Grants

Louisiana Main Street Grants, http://www.louisianahp.org

Louisiana Community Development Block Grant Program, www.doa.state.la.us/cdbg/brochure.htm

The Community Foundation of Shreveport-Bossier, www.comfoundsb.org/index.html

Greater New Orleans Foundation, www.gnof.org/

Baton Rouge Area Foundation, www.braf.org/

Clean Water State Revolving Fund-LA Dept. of Environmental Quality, www.ldeq.org

Irene W. & C. B. Pennington Foundation, www.braf.org/images/pennington.pdf

Rapides Foundation, www.rapidesfoundation.org

Entergy Corporation, www.entergy.com/our_community/Grant_Guidelines.aspx