The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) is accepting applications for its Artistic Legacy Grant (ALG) Program.
Donor Name: San Francisco Arts Commission
State: California
City: San Francisco
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/07/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $75,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The purpose SFAC is ALG funds may be used to support the artist’s artistic legacy through professional development activities, salaries, artistic planning, artistic programs/events/projects and associated costs, sabbaticals, artistic documentation, archiving of artistic work, or publications reflecting the history, legacy, and impact of the artist.
The recipient of the Artistic Legacy Grant may be asked to participate in an in-person or a virtual presentation produced by the SFAC and may be asked to designate a representative to work with the SFAC on the announcement and/or associated public programming associated with the announcement.
Funding Information
- Eligible Request Amount Artistic Legacy Grant (ALG) maximum grant amount is up to $75,000 over the grant term of 24 months (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2026).
- The anticipated maximum amount for an Artistic Legacy Grant is $75,000 based on current budget availability. Should additional City funding become available, award amounts could increase.
Eligibility Criteria
Artists
- Current ALG grantees and previous ALG Grant recipients are NOT eligible.
- The applicant must be a continuous resident of San Francisco since November 2021. Documentation demonstrating San Francisco residency must be submitted with the application.
- Verifiable proof of San Francisco corporate address: This may be in the form of a utilities bill (water/sewage, power gas/electricity or internet), telephone/cell phone bill, bank or credit card statement, signed lease agreement or mortgage statement.
- Documents should be no more than three (3) months old and must include the applicant’s name.
- NEW: If approved for funding, the applicant must live in San Francisco during their entire grant term.
- The applicant must be at least 18 years old.
- The applicant must have a practice that provided a public benefit and was publicly accessible virtually or in person, to the City of San Francisco, its neighborhoods and communities within the last two years (since November 2021).
- The applicant must have at least 25 years or more of continuous experience as a practicing artist in San Francisco.
- The applicant cannot be enrolled as a full-time student at the time of the application or during the grant period.
- The applicant cannot be a City & County of San Francisco Employee, this includes teachers with the SFUSD.
- Projects working with vulnerable populations: The applicants must apply with a fiscal sponsor if the purposed project involves working with venerable populations who are defined as: Minor under the age of 18, seniors over the age of 65 or developmentally disabled populations. If funded, the fiscal sponsor must provide sexual misconduct insurance.
- Applicants must not be in default on any grants or loans from: (1) SFAC; (2) other City departments (including, but not limited to, the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, and Grants for the Arts); (3) Northern California Grantmakers Arts Loan Fund; (4) Community Vision Capital and Consulting; (5) Community Arts Stabilization Trust; and/or (6) the Center for Cultural Innovation. This default clause was expanded due to the fact that SFAC has fiduciary relationships with these particular organizations.
- 2024-2025 with possible extensions based on extenuating circumstances as determined by the Arts Commission in consultation with the grantee. Any extension is subject to Arts Commission approval and funding appropriation. The Arts Commission reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to not exercise an extension option.
- The individual must be willing and able to meet the requirements associated with receiving funds from the City and County of San Francisco. In order to receive a grant payment from the San Francisco Arts Commission, the individual must become a registered, compliant supplier and meet the City of San Francisco’s insurance requirements.
For more information, visit SFAC.
