The City of Newport Beach is seeking applications for its 2022-23 Cultural Arts Grant Program.
Donor Name: City of Newport Beach
State: California
City: Newport Beach
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/11/2022
Details:
The City of Newport Beach distributes funds to arts organizations, enabling them to expand arts programs offered to the local community.
The best proposals will:
- Respond directly to the questions listed. Clear, concise responses will bring out the best features of the proposal and highlight the goals and objectives of the project or program. Be sure to include all requested material. Do not assume that the Arts Commission will have knowledge of facts that are not described in the proposal. The proposals will be judged entirely and exclusively on their contents, not on prior knowledge of the organization.
- Use each narrative section and the budget form to tell the City Arts Commission why it should select your organization’s proposal. Tell why your project/program stands out in the benefits that it offers to the citizens of Newport Beach and why this need is best met by your organization and proposal.
- Not include material in excess of what is requested- it will not be seen by the City Arts Commission.
Eligibility Criteria
To apply, arts organizations are required to meet the following criteria:
- Only arts organizations are eligible; they do not award grants to individual artists.
- Arts organizations must propose projects/programs for funding that directly benefit children and adults living in Newport Beach, and schools only within the City’s geographic boundaries. Collaborative events, such as public performances or programs implemented in conjunction with the City of Newport Beach are also eligible for grants.
- The City Arts Commission funds only art projects/programs which will be presented before January 16, 2023, not general operating expenses.
- Arts organizations that received cultural grants during FY 2019-2020 and FY 2020-2021 will not be considered unless they have completed and returned their Cultural Arts Grant Completion Report, even if they have not completed some of the components of the project/program by the grant application due date.
- All applications must be typed or word-processed and complete with requested attachments. You may reformat on the computer as long as the font and pagination appear the same.
For more information, visit Cultural Arts Grant.
