2022 Cultural Arts Commission Grant Program – United States

Deadline: 15-Nov-21

The Everett City Council’s 2022 Cultural Arts Commission Grant Program is now open for applications. The Commission is committed to funding grants that make a meaningful impact in our community by expanding access to arts and culture for residents and visitors throughout the city.

They places a priority on funding grant requests that ensure that artists and audiences of all backgrounds and identities are included, reflecting the City of Everett's values of equity, inclusion and diversity.

Types of Grants

Programming Grants
- They fund artistic and cultural program costs -artist fees, facility costs, production costs
- They fund projects taking place within Everett city limits, that are open to the general public
- They do not fund scholarships, tuition assistance or staff time associated with the development and coordination of the project. Only time expended by the artist or artistic director is eligible for funding.
Capital Grants
- The purchase, design, construction and remodeling of buildings used for performing arts, visual arts and cultural activities.
- The purchase of production equipment intended to be used by the recipient cultural organization for at least 10 years.

Eligibility Criteria

Organizations must be a tax-exempt nonprofit under section 501 (c) (3) of the IRS code or be fiscally-sponsored by a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit. For capital grant requests, nonprofits must have 2 years of operating history.
be non-discriminatory in its policies and practices in regard to race / ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, socioeconomic status, geography, citizenship status or religion.

Criteria

Cultural equity embodies the values, policies, and practices that ensure that all people- including but not limited to those who have been historically underrepresented based on race / ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, socioeconomic status, citizenship status, or religion- are represented.
Artistic Excellence and innovation
Residence or base of operations priority will be given to projects involving Everett-based organizations and artists. Applications from organizations outside Everett will be considered if project takes place within Everett city limits.