The Grants and Awards series documents the development of individual awards, application requirements, and press releases associated with individual awards offered by LMDA. Some of the annual awards documented in this series include the Mark Bly Creative Capacity Grant and Bly Creative Fellowship, the Elliot Hayes Award, the GE Lessing Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the National Theatre Translation Fund (NTTF).

The GE Lessing Award for Lifetime Achievement is the most prestigious award given by LMDA for lifetime achievement in dramaturgy. It is awarded only in years when a late career dramaturg is worthy of high recognition.

The Mark Bly Creative Capacity Grant and Bly Creative Fellowship were designed to identify merit and offer financial support for artists to create new approches for dramaturgy and generate programs committed to exploration and development.

The Elliot Hayes Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dramaturgy offers a $1,000 monetary stipend. It was first awarded in 1999 in memory of rising Canadian playwright Elliot Hayes (1956-1994) who died in a car accident. The award was created by the Stratford Theatre Festival, but administrated by LMDA.

The National Theatre Translation Fund was created in 1991 to encourage stageworthy translations of plays into American English.