Deadline: 26-Feb-25
Applications are now open for the Arts Programs Grant to support arts and cultural programming in the City of Berkeley.
Categories
- Non-arts nonprofit organizations located in the City of Berkeley producing arts/cultural programming in the City of Berkeley led by a Berkeley-based partnering arts organization or teaching artist.
- Arts nonprofit organizations located in the Greater Bay Area (outside of Berkeley) producing arts/cultural programming in the City of Berkeley.
Funding Information
- Sixteen (16) awards will be given in this grant category, totaling an $80,000 allocation for arts programming. Half of this total comes from the City of Berkeley and half comes from the National Endowment for the Arts.
- All applicants may request up to $5,000 for eligible program-related expenses.
Eligible Expenses
- A program budget is required for this application. Examples of eligible expenses for this funding include, but are not limited to:
- Administrative costs related to the program
- Artist and performer stipends
- Equipment rentals
- Production or technical staff contractors
- Supplies and materials needed for the program
- Venue and permit fees
- Up to 10% of award for indirect costs
Who is encouraged to apply?
- Organizations representing systemically marginalized identities, including but not limited to: Arab, MENASA (Middle Eastern, North African, South Asian); Asian; Black, African American; California Native American, Indigenous, Tribal; Disabled; Elders, Seniors; Latinx, Chicanx; LGBTQIA2S+; Low Income; Neuro-Divergent; Pacific Islander; People of Color; Trans and/or Non-Binary People; Immigrants (Documented and/or Undocumented), Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Migrants; Unhoused; Unsheltered; Veterans; or Youth 18 years of age or older are strongly encouraged to apply.
Who can apply?
- Applicants must meet one of the following eligibility requirements:
- Nonprofit 501(c)(3) non-arts organization with its official business address in the City of Berkeley
- Nonprofit 501(c)(3) arts organization with its official business address in the Greater Bay Area but outside of Berkeley city limits
Who can’t apply?
- City of Berkeley government departments or units
- For-profit businesses or sole proprietorships
- Individual artists
- Public or private school districts
- Non-arts nonprofit organizations located outside of the City of Berkeley
- Organizations disbarred, suspended, or have any other exclusions or disqualifications from receiving federal funds
For more information, visit City of Berkeley.