2021-22 Arts & Culture Grants Program

Deadline: 15-Sep-21

The City of San Leandro and the San Leandro Arts Commission are offering arts grant funding to community-based organizations located in San Leandro and San Leandro-based individual artists in fiscal year 2021-22.

The funders seek applications of high artistic quality, with an emphasis on activities that support and celebrate the San Leandro community.

The San Leandro Arts Commission supports local arts organizations and individual artists in their efforts to create a more vibrant cultural environment. The Arts Commission welcomes applications to support arts activities which engage and enrich the San Leandro community. Visual, performing, media, literary, traditional, and multidisciplinary arts activities are eligible for grant funding through this program.

Funding Information

Non-profit organization-led projects will be supported with grants of up to $4,000.
Individual-led artist projects will be supported with grants of up to $2,000.
All arts and cultural activities supported by the 2021-22 Arts & Culture Grants Program must occur within the city of San Leandro and be completed by June 30, 2022. Final Reports will be due from grant recipients by July 31, 2022

Eligibility Criteria

Only San Leandro-based organizations, or individual artists working and living in San Leandro, will be considered for funding.
Artists must reside in San Leandro to be eligible. Proof of residency may be satisfied by providing a rental agreement, utility bill, or bank statement.
Organizations and artists that are awarded funding must maintain San Leandro residency throughout the grant period.
Generally, only those organizations with a mission that includes arts or culture will be considered for funding.
Individual Artists who are awarded funds will be required to obtain and hold a current City of San Leandro business license for the duration of the grant period.
Funded individual artists cannot be employed by the City of San Leandro.
Organizations may use a Post Office Box address in San Leandro; however, a street address is preferred. An applicant using a P.O. Box address MUST DEMONSTRATE that the organization’s activities are based in San Leandro and performed/exhibited in the City of San Leandro.
Only one application will be accepted per organization, per artist, and per project in the 2021-22 funding cycle.
All grant recipients will be required to:
Acknowledge financial support and/or market or promote the City of San Leandro on all online and printed materials related to the funded activities.
Demonstrate administrative competency through planning, programming, and budgeting, as well as administering grant funds appropriately.
Demonstrate promotion of funded activities and evidence of attracting an audience through statistical and demographic information.
Provide a Final Report to the City (by July 31, 2022) that includes statistical and demographic information about the audience/community for the funded activities and the results of the project, and a budget outlining how grant funds were spent.