2021 Community Arts Projects Funding – United States

Deadline: 9-Nov-20

The City of Tacoma is now accepting Community Arts Projects funding applications from eligible organizations producing publicly accessible arts programming, across all artistic disciplines, within Tacoma city limits in 2021.

Community Arts Projects funding can be used for a variety of projects including, but not limited to, artistic presentations, activities, kits, tutorials, workshops, experiences, or projects that are accessible to the general public – either physically (within state and local health regulations) and/or virtually.

The Tacoma Arts Commission strongly supports justice, equity, inclusion, and access. They celebrate Tacoma’s diversity of people, places, cultures, and artistic expression. The arts are uniquely positioned to touch every person and every part of Tacoma, and we are committed to supporting the entirety of our community. The Tacoma Arts Commission is committed to investing in communities most impacted by racial, social, and economic inequity. This includes emerging and grassroots groups directly serving their communities. They are committed to addressing historic and structural inequity through our funding opportunities as they work toward justice for all.

Funding Information

Applicants can apply for a flat amount of either $3,000 or $6,000 for their project.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility extends to private non-profit agencies with a 501(c) designation, organized groups of community volunteers, educational institutions or for-profit businesses wishing to produce not-for-profit arts functions, and federally-recognized tribes or Native non-profits. Applicants are required to have offices within Tacoma or, if they have no offices, a majority of their activities must take place within Tacoma city limits.
Community Arts Projects funding will be prioritized for applicants who meet one or more of the following:
- Organizations whose primary intentions, practices, and mission are by, for, and about BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color)/ALAANA (African, Latinx, Arab, Asian, Native-American) communities;
- Organizations that primarily serve low-income communities;
- Organizations that primarily serve LGBTQIA+ communities;
- Projects/strategies that focus on racial justice and/or social justice;
- Organizations that will use Community Arts Projects funding to directly pay BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color)/ALAANA (African, Latinx, Arab, Asian, Native-American) artists to create work that is central to the project;
- An emergent community needs related to the global pandemic.