Deadline: 21-Jan-22
The City of Sacramento is seeking applications for its Cultural Arts Awards (CAA) Program to assist Sacramento City and County nonprofit arts and cultural organizations with partial funding in support of general operating expenses.
CAA grants are awarded through a competitive review process, ensuring that grantees meet high standards of artistic impact, community impact, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and sound managerial and fiscal accountability. For 2022 – 2024, they are excited to add that this is largest pool of funds they have had for this program in more than 10 years, almost doubling the amount distributed in their last CAA round.
The Sacramento Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy Commission serves in an advisory capacity to the City on promoting, encouraging, and increasing support for Sacramento’s diverse artistic and cultural activities, integrating arts and culture into community life. The Commission recommends to the City the award of funding for CAA.
Goals
- Support arts and cultural programs that demonstrate strong artistic impact
- Support organizations’ commitment to diversity and equity
- Encourage innovative and creative programs that challenge audiences and participants
- Promote artistic expression deeply rooted in and reflective of historically marginalized communities
- Celebrate the cultural vibrancy in their County and all its neighborhoods
- Encourage the involvement and compensation of artists
- Support organizations that respond to community need through planning and program delivery
- Support best practices in management, including responsive planning, accountability, fund development, transparency, qualified boards and staff, and overall fiscal health
Funding Information
Your organization has an annual organizational budget of $25,000 or greater
Eligibility Criteria
Your organization is eligible to apply for a CAA contract award if:
- Nonprofit Status: Your organization holds tax-exempt nonprofit status under section 501I(3) or 501 I(6) of the Internal Revenue Code and your nonprofit business is in good standing and on the CA Attorney General’s registry of nonprofits is listed as current; (Grants will not be issued to recipients who are not in good standing with regulatory authorities );
- Organizational Purpose: Your organization’s mission and programs are focused on arts and culture
- History of Operations: Your organization has a three-year history of operating and public programming;
- Service Area: Most of the activities of the applicant organization must take place within the limits of Sacramento County;
- Complaince: Your organization is up to date on all previous or ongoing City of Sacramento funded activities or grants, including Data Arts reports for previous CAA grant cycles
For more information, visit https://arts.cityofsacramento.org/Grants/For-Nonprofit-Orgs