Deadline: 01-Jul-21
The City of West Hollywood is inviting proposals for the Organizational Development Grant Program to support non-profit arts organizations with an interest in strengthening their organization’s infrastructure.
This grant is intended for newer, smaller and/or less-experienced non-profits, or established nonprofits undergoing organizational transitions, with budgets generally under $100,000 and primarily volunteer run.
Purpose and Outcomes
The City of West Hollywood and Grantees in the Organizational Development Grant category can expect to:
- Engage residents and visitors with the arts; expand arts audiences.
- Recognize and champion local cultural resources; discover and explore new places for artmaking.
- Provide a variety of quality arts programming that is financially and geographically accessible for the residents of West Hollywood; increase access to arts experiences.
- Increase revenues for local businesses; support business partnerships.
- Facilitate a relationship with an experienced consultant to provide specific professional and business development activities that will aid in building its capacity, strengthening its infrastructure, and/or extending the reach of its programming activities.
- Gain or maintain a competitive edge for a variety of arts grant opportunities.
This grant category provides two benefits for nonprofit arts organizations:
- Supporting the organization’s mission to provide arts programming; and
- supporting the organization by specifically funding technical assistance to improve its ability to fundraise, develop audiences, and build its creative capacity.
Funding Information
- Total amount of available funding in this category: $12,000
- 6,000 Maximum award per organization per calendar year 50% of the award is required to be paid to a technical assistant.
- This is a three-year grant award.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants who are organizations must be a registered 501 (c)(3) nonprofit and active nonprofit or provide evidence that they are under a fiscal sponsorship agreement with another nonprofit organization.
- Applicants may only receive funding from one grant category each calendar year.
- If the applicant is already receiving funding from another City Division or Department, or is cosponsored by a City Council office, they are not eligible for an Arts Grant for that same project or program.
- City of West Hollywood elected and appointed officials, its employees and their immediate family members are not eligible to apply.
- Proposed projects may not include fundraisers, capital campaigns, murals, or religious-based programs/events.
- Proposed projects must take place in West Hollywood or in the immediate West Hollywood adjacent area (within 5 blocks of the border) and demonstrate marketing and outreach strategies targeting West Hollywood residents and constituents.
- Applicants must be based in LA County (WeHo Artist applicants must reside in the City of West Hollywood).
- Applicants must submit an on-line application by the deadline.
For more information, visit https://www.weho.org/community/arts-and-culture/grants-and-opportunities/grants-guidelines-and-applications