The 2024-2025 Local Parks Grant Program intends to create local community connections to California’s rich and diverse cultural history and natural areas outside of California’s state park boundaries.
Donor Name: Arts in California
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/14/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Eligible projects will enhance connections to local cultural history, local parks, open space or natural areas through community events, programming or installations that help to build sustainable community connections, health and well-being. The Local Parks Grants Program will be managed and administered by Parks California.
Types of Grants
- Planning and Development Grants
- Support the early stages of project development with a focus on building partnerships, artist selection and developing project plans.
- Grant Period: 8-month grant cycle, October 2024 – May 2025.
- Implementation Grants
- Support the execution of community engagement, art and culture programs with a well-defined partnership.
- Grant Period: 12-month grant cycle, October 2024 – September 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants are 501(c)3 organizations, California Native American Tribes, Native 7871 Organizations, Land Trusts, Fiscally Sponsored Community Organizations, Foundations, and Local Government Agencies (City, County, Regional).
- Applicants must facilitate a partnership between nonprofit(s), artist (s) and local public park manager(s). Partnerships may include 501c3 non-profit organizations, California Native American tribes, foundations, land trusts and/or local governments.
- Projects must bring art and nature together as a catalyst for community connection in local parks.
- Projects must contribute to community connection, health, well-being and/or placemaking.
- Projects must be open to the general public.
- Projects must take place at a local park.
For more information, visit Arts in California.
