Tourist Development Cultural/Arts Program (TDC/A)

The Tourist Development Cultural/Arts (TDC/A) program offers competitive funding to arts and cultural organizations for the production and marketing of performances, exhibitions and events that attract tourists to Sarasota County. Funding for the TDC/A program comes from the Tourist Development Tax (TDT) collected on room rentals for a term of six months or less in Sarasota County.   

Each year the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County sponsors a grant-making cycle to recommend contract awards to qualifying arts and cultural organizations of Sarasota County. The ACA issues a request for proposals, assembles a panel to review applications, and then makes recommendations to the Tourist Development Council (TDC) which in turn sends its recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) for final approval.   

TDC/A Grant information for Fiscal Year 2025

• Grant Guidelines – The grant guidelines include information on eligibility, performance targets, and grant scoring)  
• Overview of changes to the TDC/A Guidelines from FY24 to FY25  
• Timeline of FY25 grant process  
• Budget Worksheet 

Information Sessions 

Two information sessions were held on Feb. 7 and Feb. 9 to walk through this year’s grant cycle:  

• PowerPoint Presentation – Click here to download 
• Recorded Virtual Session – Click here to watch (Passcode: tW!N5DHm)
• If you were unable to attend one of the sessions but have questions, please reach out to our team at TDCAgrants@sarasotaarts.org  

Grant Application

The application for Fiscal Year 2025 will open on Monday, February 5 and close on Monday, April 1 at 5pm.   

If you have any further questions, please reach out to our team at TDCAgrants@sarasotaarts.org