The State-Local Partner Mentorship (SLP-M) program is intended to support the establishment of a county-designated local arts agency in each of the four counties in which no such agency has currently been identified (Alpine, Glenn, Kings, San Joaquin).
Donor Name: California Arts Council
State: California
County: Alpine County (CA), Glenn County (CA), Kings County (CA), San Joaquin County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/06/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Grant funds will go to four existing State-Local Partners (SLP) to foster the development of new SLPs in these counties.
A local arts agency is defined as the official county-designated organization that supports arts and cultural activity in service to individuals and communities throughout an entire county. Local arts agencies provide financial support, services, and/or other programming to a variety of arts organizations, individual artists, and the community as a whole. A local arts agency can be an agency of local government, a nonprofit organization, or a hybrid of the two.
Goals
- Grantees will be required to accomplish the following within the Grant Activity Period:
- Convene a standing committee of community members and stakeholders to support development of new SLP structure and strategic framework.
- Model equity practices and principles in the development of new SLP mission, vision, programming, and services.
- Identify and retain a dedicated staff member to lead new SLP and provide mentorship to that individual.
- Identify and maintain an accessible public office space for the new SLP.
- Create and implement a realistic operating budget for new SLP, with appropriate portion of grant funds going directly to support new SLP.
- Supply anticipated outcomes for a one-year grant and outline any next steps anticipated to occur beyond the grant activity period to fulfill the goals of the grant program.
- All activities to be funded by the CAC must occur within the one-year Grant Activity Period.
- Consult/convene with CAC and other SLP-M grantees around best practices, if applicable.
Funding Information
- Grant Request Amount: Up to $50,000.
- Grant Activity Period: October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organization must have a principal place of business in CA and a CA address.
- Organizations must demonstrate proof of nonprofit status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or section 23701d of the California Revenue and Taxation Code.
- An applicant organization without nonprofit status must use a California-based fiscal sponsor with a federal 501(c)(3) designation to apply for funding.
- Units of municipal, county, or tribal governments are eligible to apply.
- Organizations and fiscal sponsors must have “active status” with the California Secretary of State (SOS) showing evidence of “good standing” at the time of application. You can verify your organization’s status by conducting a search using the SOS online Business Search tool.
For more information, visit CAC.
