Apply for a Grant

The Winter 2019 Grant Cycle for arts organizations is now open! Applications will be due Monday, February 4, 2019 at 5pm. To begin an application, login or create a new account in the application portal here: http://bit.ly/artscouncilsc-grants

New Grants Partnership!

We are excited to be working closely with the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County to combine our arts organization grant processes into one. Funding amounts will stay steady and we’ll be streamlining the process to only one application, not two. The Arts Council will be conducting application reviews and sharing the results of its review process  with the Community Foundation. Each organization will then, independently, set award amounts and make grant awards based on the availability of funds. After the application deadline, the review period will take place between February-March and award announcements will be made on Friday, April 5, 2019.

For more information, we recommend attending a Grants Orientation and reviewing the Support Grant Guidelines and Review Criteria prior to applying, available for download here.

Support Grant Orientation: Please register here

Tuesday, January 15 at 10am

Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

7807 Soquel Dr, Aptos, CA 95003

The next cycle for Create and Develop Grants for individual artists, groups, and non-arts organizations will open February-March 2019. For more information about these grant programs, download our guidelines below.

CREATE and DEVELOP Spring 2019 Grants Cycle:

The next cycle for individual artists and non-arts organizations will open in the Spring, February-March, 2019 for projects occurring between July 10, 2019 and July 31, 2020:

Create Grant Program – for individual artists and organizations seeking support for public arts and culture projects in Santa Cruz County. Awards up to $3,000, but may not exceed 50% of the total project budget. The guidelines for our Fall 2018 Create Grant is available for download here.

Develop Grant Program – for individual artists and arts organizations seeking support for professional development activities. Awards up to $1,000. The guidelines for our Fall 2018 Develop Grant is available for download here.

The objectives of the Arts Council’s Grants Program are to:

• Support the creation and presentation of artistically excellent work
• Increase the success of artists and the sustainability of arts organizations
• Expand equitable access to the arts to the full diversity of residents and visitors
• Increase social impact through art
• Engage new audiences in the arts

For more information please contact Hannah Garcia, Grants Program Manager, 831-475-9600 x16 or hannah@artscouncilsc.org. We recommend all applicants plan to attend an orientation session and prepare early to avoid technical difficulties.

* For Public schools interested in the SPECTRA Matching-Grant Program, please visit: https://www.artscouncilsc.org/spectra/

¿Quieres solicitar para una beca?

El Ciclo de Becas de Otoño 2018 esta cerrado. La fecha límite para entregar la solicitud fue el 14 de septiembre, 2018 a las 5pm. Las solicitudes serán revisadas por panelistas voluntarias y el Comité de Becas durante octubre y noviembre. Después de la Mesa Directiva aprueba una recomendación de financiamiento, los premios serán anunciados en diciembre, 2018.

El próximo ciclo de becas para Proyectos Creativos y Desarrollo Profesional para artistas individuales y organizaciones de no artes abrirá en la primavera, febrero-marzo, 2019. Para más información sobre estas programas, descargue una guía abajo.

El Ciclo de Becas para organizaciones de arte (“Support Grant”) abrirá en enero, 2019. Más información en inglés arriba.

Para el ciclo de primavera, hay dos programas de becas que puede solicitar para financiar proyectos que ocurren entre el 10 de julio, 2019 al 31 de julio, 2020:

1) Proyectos Creativos: Esta ofrece entre $1,000-$3,000 para individuales para proyectos o eventos públicos de arte/cultura. (Ejemplos: ¡murales, eventos culturales, y más!) Para más información sobre la Beca para Proyectos Creativos, descargue la guía de asistencia aquí.

2) Desarrollo Profesional: Esta ofrece máximo $1,000 para todo tipo de artistas (bailarines, músicos, poetas, obras de teatro, etc.) o organizaciones de arte para el desarrollo profesional. (Ejemplos: apoyo para asistir conferencias, para aprender nuevas prácticas/habilidades, asesoría de negocio, materiales y equipo, y más!) Para más información sobre la Beca para Desarrollo Profesional, descargue la guía de asistencia aquí.