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  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Cultural Pathways-Technical Assistance

    Open Date
    Dec 15, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $150,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $150,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    16304
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of the Cultural Pathways-Technical Assistance program is to strengthen the
    capacity of 2022 Cultural Pathways grantee organizations that are rooted in historically and systemically under-resourced communities and to anchor the cultural and creative work of these organizations into the cultural landscape of the state.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    California-based - Documentation of having a principal place of business in California.

    View Full Grant Details: Cultural Pathways-Technical Assistance>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Creative Youth Development program

    Open Date
    Dec 15, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $0
    Estimated Low/High
    $40,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    CYD
    Portal ID
    16298
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Creative Youth Development program is rooted in the CAC’s belief that arts learning is an essential tool for healthy human development and that it should be available to all young people throughout California. The CAC envisions that all of California’s young people are provided with meaningful, culturally responsive arts-learning experiences so that they can reach their full potential.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    • CA-based - Documentation of having a principal place of business in CA

     

    View Full Grant Details: Creative Youth Development program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    California Arts Council Administrators of Color Fellowship

    Open Date
    Aug 3, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $850,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $35,000 – $50,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    3303
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Uplifting an inclusive arts workforce and supporting the vibrancy of organizations that create and preserve the cultural identities of all California communities.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: California Arts Council Administrators of Color Fellowship>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Impact Projects

    Open Date
    Jan 7, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    4879
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Arts Council's Impact Projects grant program intends to support collaborative projects that center artists and artistic practice in responding to issues facing California at this time, including the pervasive social, political, and economic inequalities experienced by those communities most vulnerable to, and adversely affected by, the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Impact Projects>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    State-Local Partner Mentorship

    Open Date
    Jan 19, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $160,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $0 – $40,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    8573
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The State-Local Partner Mentorship (SLP-M) program is intended to support the establishment of a county-designated local arts agency in each of the four counties in which no such agency has currently been identified (Alpine, Glenn, Kings, San Joaquin). Grant funds will go to four existing State-Local Partners to foster the development of new SLPs in these counties. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    Applicant organizations must be California-based and provide documentation that shows they have a principal place of business in California to support establishing a county-designated local arts agency in the following four counties: Alpine, Glenn, Kings, and San Joaquin.

    View Full Grant Details: State-Local Partner Mentorship>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Statewide and Regional Networks

    Open Date
    Apr 28, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    100%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $2,520,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $0 – $50,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    10085
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Statewide and Regional Networks grantees continue to provide timely and adaptive services which respond to the needs of culturally specific and geographically diverse communities. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    California-based - Documentation of having a principal place of business in California. 

    View Full Grant Details: Statewide and Regional Networks>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Impact Projects

    Open Date
    Apr 25, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $9,375,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $1 – $25,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    28094
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Impact Projects grant program intends to support collaborative projects that center artists and artistic practice in responding to issues experienced by historically and systemically under-resourced communities in California at this time, including, but not limited to, social, political, and economic inequalities.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    California-based - Documentation of having a principal place of business in California

    • Review the guidelines document for the full list of eligibility requirements.
    View Full Grant Details: Impact Projects>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Arts & Cultural Organizations General Operating Support

    Open Date
    Apr 25, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    100%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $0
    Estimated Low/High
    $1 – $30,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    GenOps
    Portal ID
    28091
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Arts & Cultural Organizations General Operating Support grant program
    provides direct funding to arts and cultural organizations in support of ongoing
    operations.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    California-based - Documentation of being a California-based nonprofit arts/cultural organization; an arts-based unit of municipal or county government;or a tribal government, or nonprofit social service organization with regular ongoing arts programming and/or services and a principal place of business in California

    View Full Grant Details: Arts & Cultural Organizations General Operating Support>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Administering Organization – Individual Artist Fellowships

    Open Date
    Jul 14, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $0
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    11960
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Administering Organization – Individual Artist Fellowships program will support artists at key moments in their careers, elevating their capacity for continued contribution to the field and our state. Fellowship grants support individual artistic practice through unrestricted funding. This program is intended to support a broad spectrum of
    artists working in all disciplines, from diverse geographies and communities of all sizes across CA.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    California-based - Documentation as being a California-based nonprofit arts/cultural organization; an arts-based unit of municipal or county government; or a tribal government, or nonprofit social service organization with a principal place of business in California

     

    View Full Grant Details: Administering Organization – Individual Artist Fellowships>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Administering Organization – Arts Administrators Pipeline Fellowship

    Open Date
    Jul 14, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,165,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $1,165,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    11957
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Arts Administrators Pipeline Fellowship program will be to both support the professional trajectory of individuals who otherwise may not have the opportunity to develop their careers as arts administrators and to increase the capacity of arts organizations for authentic community engagement with those they serve. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    California-based - Documentation as being a California-based nonprofit arts/cultural organization; an arts-based unit of municipal or county government; or a tribal government, or nonprofit social service organization with regular ongoing arts programming and/or services and a principal place of business in California

    View Full Grant Details: Administering Organization – Arts Administrators Pipeline Fellowship>/span>