Deadline: 19-Feb-21
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation has announced the Arts & Culture Community Action Grants under Community Catalyst Fund to address disparities and build a strong and engaged community.
Arts and culture organizations engage communities in creative processes and social action, broadening the spectrum of those who have a voice in the community by offering connection points to those who have not previously been heard. They offer inspirational images, messages and meaning that are fundamental to building movements toward self-determination.
The work that this program funds will be part of a long-term strategy to achieve systemic change in Silicon Valley. Organizations seeking to apply should have a clear focus on racial justice and a plan to center the community they are serving in leadership, design and implementation of programs. Priority will be given to BIPOC-led and allied organizations and those with annual budgets under $1 million. Grants will be for general and program support to nonprofit organizations that demonstrate all of the following:
- Prioritize engagement of BIPOC communities
- Commit to partnerships with others and make use of relational organizing strategies, while centering trusted community messengers in their work
- Facilitate community-embedded arts practices providing support structures for working artists and community residents engaged in developing and sharing work that reflects the community’s history and aspirations for change
- Address emerging community needs with projects designed with community residents who are working for social and racial justice
Funding Information
The maximum grant amount will be $30,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations must serve San Mateo and/or Santa Clara counties. Organizations headquartered outside the two-county region may apply but should demonstrate significant service to these areas or partner with a local organization that does.
- Organizations must have a 501(c)(3) designation or have a fiscal sponsor with a 501(c)(3) designation.
- Organizations must not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, citizenship status, creed, religion, religious affiliation, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.
- Organizations with religious affiliations will be considered for funding only if the project for which they seek support addresses the needs of the wider community without regard to religious beliefs.
For more information, visit https://www.siliconvalleycf.org/community-catalyst-fund-arts-and-culture