What's New?

The Arts & Culture Department will require that internships take place on site at the organization, with the option to have the intern complete up to 100 of their 400-hour internships remotely. The program will  maintain the extended timeline that was implemented during the 2020 program year. In addition:

• An estimated 118 internships will be available for awards this year. The final number of internships will be determined at the time of awards in Winter 2027.
• Beginning this grant cycle, the Levine Act only applies to grants that are $50,000 and above, so the contribution and agent declaration form will not be collected in the application. 
• To better assist with the identity and distinction of the program, moving forward all internship titles must start with “LA County.”
• Beginning next cycle, (AIP 2028) applications that are ineligible or incomplete will not advance to panel review, without exception. Organizations are encouraged to take advantage of courtesy staff reviews offered during the open application period. There will be no corrections period to provide missing attachments or staff review for incomplete applications after the deadline. Organizations will need to wait until the next cycle to apply again. 
• In the event that the minimum wage in the City and/or County of Los Angeles is raised above $18.47 an hour during the intern period, all grant amounts listed below will be amended as necessary, subject to available funding.  Additional guidance will be provided to awarded grantees at that time

Overview

Each organization participating in the program is awarded a grant ranging from $7,388 – $8,138 per intern. The amount an organization receives depends on the applicant’s budget size (the total operating revenue less in-kind for the organization’s most recently completed fiscal year).

The grant supports an intern’s salary for 400 hours of employment between June 1, 2027 and March 1, 2028. Organizations choose the intern's start and end date within that period, as well as how many hours a week they will work. A full-time (40-hour per week) position lasts ten consecutive weeks, while a part time (15 hour per week) position lasts 27 consecutive weeks. Organizations may modify that schedule if needed within the program timeframe but may not exceed 8 hours per day/40 hours per week without paying overtime.

All interns will be paid $7,388 for 400 hours of work ($18.47 per hour). An additional stipend of $750 is awarded to organizations with budgets less than $500,000 to assist with administrative costs and any other additional expenses associated with hosting an intern.

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