The City of Burbank Parks and Recreation Department and the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission are launching a pilot arts grant program to support local artists and arts organizations and to engage Burbank residents with diverse and outstanding cultural arts projects.
Donor Name: City of Burbank
State: California
County: Los Angeles County (CA)
City: Burbank
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/05/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $5,000
Grant Duration: 10 months
Details:
The mission of the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission is to enrich the lives of Burbank residents by celebrating its diverse arts and media community and to promote Burbank as a vibrant and enticing regional arts center.
The city encourages applications and projects that:
- educate, entertain and inspire participants
- build awareness and appreciation for the art form
- meet community needs and identify target audiences
- reflect the rich cultural diversity of the community
Funding Information
- With $50,000 in total available funding in 2024, the Commission will approve project grants up to $5,000 for individual professional artists or arts organizations with 501c3 status resulting in approximately 10-20 possible awards.
- All grant expenditures must take place during the project period March 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
Individual professional artists and non-profit arts organizations based in Los Angeles County and working in the visual arts and performing arts are invited to apply.
- Proposed projects must be completed in Burbank and directly serve Burbank residents, businesses, and visitors.
- Artists/organizations currently based in Burbank will take priority
- Individual artist applicants must be 21 years of age or older at the time of application submission, show that they have been working as a practicing artist for a minimum of two years, and provide a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) if awarded a grant,
- Professional artists need to show education or training in the proposed arts disciplines; recognition in the artistic disciplines (i.e., awards, commendations, reviews); and/or experience as a community artist for one or more arts organizations.
- Arts organizations must be established as a 501c3 non-profit, able to provide IRS determination letter, most recent financial statement, and annual budget, and must have at least two years of public programming experience.
- Projects must provide a public benefit via an interactive component or culminating performance, exhibition, or event that is open to the general public.
- Ticket prices for grant-funded events must be within fair market value and preference will be given to events that are free or have a very low-ticket price.
- Only one application per project will be accepted. Artists/organizations may not apply separately for the same project. Applicants are allowed to submit one project for consideration.
- Grant funds must be utilized as proposed, and within the project period or shall be returned.
- City of Burbank elected and appointed officials, employees and immediate family members are not eligible to apply.
- Applicants engaged in active litigation with the City and/or with active code enforcement violations, or a history of code enforcement violations are not eligible.
For more information, visit City of Burbank.
