Deadline: 16-Sep-20
The City of West Hollywood is pleased to offer annual arts project grants to eligible, nonprofit arts organizations for the production, performance or presentation of art projects that take place in the City of West Hollywood and that serve the West Hollywood community.
Grant Program Purpose
The City has identified the following objectives for the WeHo Arts Project Grant:
- To engage residents with the arts.
- To bring cultural tourists to the City.
- To recognize and champion local cultural resources.
- To provide arts programming that is financially and geographically accessible for the residents of West Hollywood.
- To encourage organizations to do innovative programming that enhances the reputation of West Hollywood as an “Arts City.”
Expected Results
The City anticipates the following results from the grant program:
- Residents have financial and geographical access to a variety of quality art programs.
- The grant funded project provides positive public relations for West Hollywood as an Arts City.
- West Hollywood becomes an arts destination City for visitors and Los Angeles regional residents.
- The program provides economic benefits to the City
Funding Information
- $40,000 Total amount of available funding in this category per year
- $10,000 Maximum award per organization per calendar year
Evaluation Criteria
All applicants will be screened initially by staff to ensure compliance with the eligibility requirements. Applicants who do not meet these requirements will not be forwarded onto the grants panel for review. A peer review panel will evaluate and score grant applications using the following criteria:
- Excellence of the organization as demonstrated in its history of programming, in fulfilling its mission, and in its artistic and organizational leadership. (0-25 points)
- Relevancy to the West Hollywood Community as demonstrated in an understanding of the unique aspects and cultural diversity of the West Hollywood Community. (0-30 points)
- Managerial and fiscal competence as demonstrated in thorough documentation of the proposed project budget and budget notes. (0-20 points)
- Overall merit of the application in fulfilling the WeHo Arts Project Grant Program purpose through the proposed project. (0-25 points)
NOTE: Organizations whose business location is within the City of West Hollywood will receive a bonus of 4% points to their total score, per City policy.
Requirements
You will need to provide the following as part of the application:
- A title and narrative description of the proposed project (who, what, when, where, how)
- History of the organization
- Items you will need to upload:
- 501(c)3 letter
- List of Board members
- List of applicant’s key staff
- Up to 2 samples of artistic documentation
- Up to 2 samples of marketing materials
- 2 years of programming documentation
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for consideration, organizations must satisfy all the following requirements:
- The primary mission of the organization must be the production and/or public presentation of one or more disciplines of the arts. This includes, but is not limited to: performing arts, literary arts multi-media, and/or visual arts.
- Applicants must plan to hold an art exhibit, performance or screening somewhere within the City of West Hollywood or immediately adjacent (within 5 blocks of the border of West Hollywood) within the calendar year 2021.
- Organizations must be able to demonstrate artistic experience in their field, and an understanding of the unique aspects and cultural diversity of the West Hollywood community, as well as provide at least one year of programming documentation.
- Organizations must be able to demonstrate fiscal responsibility and a 1:1 funding match. Up to 50% of that match may be drawn from in-kind support.
For more information, visit https://www.weho.org/community/arts-and-culture/grants-and-opportunities/grants-guidelines-and-applications
