The Vital Arts is excited to announce the Artist Displacement Prevention Grant.
Donor Name: Vital Arts
State: California
County: Alameda County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/16/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Artist Displacement Prevention Grant (ADPG) program provides financial assistance to artists who are facing the threat of displacement, including short-term eviction, loss of shelter, rent increases, or homelessness. The primary goal of this pilot grant program is to prioritize historically oppressed artists and address the most pressing issue in the Bay Area: housing.
The organization is dedicated to supporting artists facing displacement in the Bay Area. They believe that by providing immediate assistance to stabilize artist housing, they can foster stronger connections within the arts community and raise awareness about the housing crisis that has historically impacted this underserved workforce.
Funding Information
This program will provide 7 need-based grants of $3,000 each.
Eligible Expenses
Applicants must use ADPG funds to fund activities that address or prevent their own displacement, including the following:
- Paying for immediate shelter
- Covering “back rent” or landlord dues
- Providing a payment on artist-specific residence
- Paying the deposit and/or first month’s rent for a new residence
- Acquiring temporary housing
- Addressing impending eviction or homelessness
- Other expenses that put the artist at risk of displacement
Eligibility Criteria
- The Artist Displacement Grant program requires artists to provide details about their art or cultural practice, their current funding need, and three work samples from the past two years.
- For Winter 2025 round of Artist Displacement Prevent Grants, artists must reside in Alameda County.
- For this round of funding, LGBTQIA+ BIPOC artists will be prioritized, but all artists residing in Alameda County and facing displacement are eligible.
They accept applications from artists and cultural workers who practice in the following disciplines:
- Visual Art
- Sound Art
- Music
- Media Art
- Folk and Traditional Arts
- Video/Film
- Dance
- Performance Art
- Theater
- Literature
- Fibers and Crafts
- Social Practice
- Sculpture/Installation
- Interdisciplinary
For more information, visit Vital Arts.
