Deadline: 24-May-21
The City of Tempe is seeking applications for its Waver Grants Program.
Wavemaker Arts Grants are available to non-profit organizations providing inclusive arts and culture programming in Tempe. The Community Arts Grants Program supports a commitment to advancing Tempe as a vibrant and progressive community for cultural and artistic activity, and aims to fulfill the following recommendations from the Arts and Culture Plan:
- Increase and promote Community-Initiated Arts projects
- Support community festivals celebrating cultural diversity
- Continue, expand and enhance informal arts programming provided in community setting
Funding Information
Amount: Up to $10,000 – requires equally matching cash contributions
Expectations
- Project must take place in Tempe between September 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022.
- Requests may include services of artists, arts educators, professional services, supplies, stipends, production costs, space rental, travel, food, marketing and printing.
- Project structures may include:
- Programming with Youth
- Within Schools
- Within Community
- Programming with Community
- Festivals or Events
- Multiple programming throughout the year
- Programming with Youth
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-Profit organizations providing arts programming in Tempe
- Applicants are only eligible to receive one Arts Grant per year (September 1-June 30)
Restrictions
This grant does not fund:
- activities that occur outside of the City of Tempe;
- an organization or learning institution’s administrative or artistic staff salaries; grant administration, overhead or processing fees taken by an umbrella/parent organization as a percentage of the total award;
- university- or college-sponsored projects or unless they are open to non-credit participants;
- enhancements to the exterior public-facing façade of a facility (ie. murals or permanent infrastructure);
- construction or renovation of facilities, reduction of debt, feasibilities studies;
- fundraising, re-granting, scholarship programs or awards;
- for-profit organizations or organizations that are incorporated for religious purposes or projects that focus on religious themes;
- an applicant who failed to submit a Final Report from a previously funded grant.
For more information, visit https://www.tempe.gov/government/community-services/arts-culture-history/community-arts/arts-grants