CITY OF BERKELEY CIVIC ARTS GRANT PROGRAM
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Funding for Berkeley-based arts organizations, individual artist projects, and festivals taking place in Berkeley for Fiscal Year 2020/2021 (July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021).
GRANT GUIDELINES
ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
Arts Organization Grants provide general operating support for a wide array of nonprofit arts organizations and arts programs of service nonprofits throughout Berkeley. Please review the full grants guidelines linked below:
Arts Organizations Guidelines
INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PROJECTS
Individual Artist Project Grants support individual artists living and producing art in Berkeley culminating in a local public presentation of their work for the benefit of the community within the grant period. Grant funded projects may include: dance, music, theater, visual arts, social practice, media arts, film, and literary projects. Please review the full grants guidelines linked below:
Individual Artists Grant Guidelines
FESTIVALS
Festival Grants support community festivals and special events throughout the City of Berkeley from small-scale and first-time events to large scale and established festivals. Please review the full grants guidelines linked below: Festival Grant Guidelines
SCHEDULE Dates are subject to change
FY21 Grant Applications Open October 30, 2019
Technical Assistance Workshop November 18, 2019
Topic Workshop December 2019 December 11, 2019
Grant Application Deadline January 16, 2020
Grants Panel Meetings March-April 2020
Commission Approval of Award Amounts April 22, 2020
Council Budget Approval June 30, 2020
Award Notices and Invoices Sent July 2020
VENDOR FORMSIf awarded funding, first time grantees must submit the following forms to be established as payees within the City of Berkeley’s financial system. You are not required to submit these forms until you are notified of your grant award.
Vendor Application Form
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