Grants for Artists, Arts Organizations and Arts Nonprofits in California

The Livermore Commission for the Arts is accepting applications for Mini Grants to support a variety of artistic endeavors in the City of Livermore.

Donor Name: City of Livermore

State: California

City: Livermore

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 09/01/2023

Size of the Grant: Up to $1,000

Details:

Mini Grants are designed to help individual artists, arts organizations and arts non-profits in Livermore to expand or improve their services or programs to increase access to the arts.

Both the Livermore City Council and Commission for the Arts appreciate the hard work and creativity of the local arts community. Because this program is funded with public dollars, the Mini Grant program can only support programs that take place within Livermore.

Funding Information

The City’s Commission for the Arts will accept applications for grants of up to $1,000 to support a variety of artistic endeavors within community.

Application and Review Process

Events funded by mini grants may commence no earlier than two (2) months after the application deadline.
Incomplete applications will not be forwarded to the Subcommittee for consideration. Staff will notify you if the application requires additional information.
To complete the application, download it to your computer and complete all pages of the application form and all required attachments. (Use “NA” if a section does not apply to you.)
Provide information that is current as of the application deadline. After you complete the application, save it to your computer.
On the Budget Form, only provide budget information regarding the project that you are requesting funding for. They do not need to review the entire organization’s budget.
The Application Form must be signed by the organization’s executive director, managing director, president, board chair, or the applying artist. If you are an organization, you must submit a list of current officers and Board members with their term of office.
Applicants must not modify the format of the application form or exceed the maximum length of any section of the form, except where otherwise noted.

Evaluation Process

After submission, the application will be reviewed by staff and if eligible will be forwarded to the Mini Grant Subcommittee of the Commission for the Arts. The Subcommittee will consider all eligible grants received by the deadline and will make their recommendation at the next regularly scheduled meeting. City Staff will contact you to confirm the date, time, and location of the meeting.

Application Checklist

All Mini Grant applicants are required to submit the following