Grant Programs
Overview
Our grants help organizations and individuals extend their reach and deepen their impact. All grant applications are submitted via our online grant portal. They are then reviewed and evaluated by volunteers with arts experience/knowledge and representing all five (5) supervisorial districts in Monterey County. The amount of the award will be based on the average of all scores from these evaluators.
Thanks to support from the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Community Foundation for Monterey County, we offer the following opportunities. Please review the eligibility and deadlines for each program as noted below. (Applicants may receive only one grant per year from any eligible grant program.)
1. Arts and Cultural Impact Grants
Arts and Cultural Impact Grants are available to nonprofit organizations seeking support for public arts and culture projects/programs up to $5,000 per year. We have two cycles for this grant program – Spring and Fall. Organizations may only receive one grant per year and must have completed their previous grant’s final report before submitting a new application.
Spring Cycle Open Mar. 4 – May 15, 2024
If you were successful in the Fall 2023 or Spring 2023 cycle, log in to our Foundant grant online portal to submit your final report there.
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2. Community Arts Grants Program
Community Arts Grants are available to small nonprofit organizations seeking support for public arts and culture projects/programs up to $5,000 per year. No deadline – grants are reviewed on a monthly basis. Organizations may only receive one grant per year and must have completed their previous grant’s final report before submitting a new application.
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The Individual Artists Grant program was established to acknowledge artistic excellence, offering direct assistance to artists who demonstrate readiness to take their work to the next level, and fostering public appreciation of the role of artists in our community. This grant provides a financial stipend up to $5,000 and up to $10,000, respectively, to selected artists in the emerging and established stages of their careers who demonstrate that this support will have a big impact on their work and on our community.
NOW CLOSED
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This scholarship empowers low-income youth to achieve their dreams and contribute to the county’s creative vitality and rich artistic heritage. Career opportunities in creative fields are growing and varied, from design (graphic design, architecture) to digital arts (filmmaking, game design, photography), literature to performing arts to visual arts (including crafts such as ceramics).
OPEN FEB. 6 – APR. 15, 2024
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