AU Co Vietnamese Cultural Center

AU Co Vietnamese Cultural Center is a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization and community development corporation registered with SAM.gov since April 2012 that provides cultural programming and artistic services to the Vietnamese American community. The organization serves as a vehicle for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support arts and cultural initiatives, particularly those celebrating Vietnamese heritage and promoting community resilience through artistic expression and cultural engagement.

AU Co Vietnamese Cultural Center has demonstrated a diverse portfolio of grant-funded activities spanning from 2022 through 2026, all supported through NEA Project Grants under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The organization's grant work has included pandemic recovery support, with a $100,000 award in January 2022 designated to cover personnel, facilities, and marketing expenses to help the Center recover from COVID-19 impacts during 2022-2023. Beyond recovery efforts, the Center has provided cultural programming including a multidisciplinary concert featuring commissioned works and performances by master and student artists, which was completed in June 2024. Most recently, the Center received a Project Grant awarded July 1, 2025, to support the Tet Festival, a Vietnamese lunar new year celebration scheduled for completion by March 31, 2026. These grants reflect the Center's primary focus on providing arts programming, cultural celebrations, and community-centered artistic experiences that integrate arts education, public participation, and cultural preservation within the Vietnamese American community.