City of Stockton announces Arts Grant Program – California - fundsforNGOs

The City of Stockton Arts Commission (SAC) is now accepting applications for the 2022-2023 Stockton Arts Grant awards program.

Donor Name: City of Stockton

State: California

City: Stockton

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 05/19/2023

Size of the Grant: $1,000 and $10,000

Grant Duration: 7 months

Details:

Stockton-based arts agencies, organizations, communities, individual artists, and art educators may submit applications for projects and programs that benefit the local community.

The SAC encourages project submissions that support and enable diverse arts and cultural programming that include activities, public engagement and access to various art forms throughout the community.

Purpose

The purpose of the Stockton Arts Grant program is to:

Support, stimulate, and strengthen public engagement and access to the arts in Stockton through project-based funding, to increase the capacity of local arts agencies, arts organizations, artist communities, individual artists (including student artists), and arts educators to benefit and enrich diverse communities.
Support and enable the creation of diverse arts and cultural programming within the city of Stockton.

Program Scope

These grants support artistically excellent projects in arts education, dance, design, folk and traditional arts, literature, media arts, museums, music, musical theater, opera, presenting and multidisciplinary works, theater, and visuals arts.
This grant funds projects only. Projects may be large or small, existing, or new, and must take place in the City of Stockton. Projects may consist of one or more specific events or activities and must be open to the public.
Grantees will need to offer a public presentation within the city limits of Stockton. Project programming/events/activities must take place between June 2023 and December 2023 of the award year.
The Stockton Arts Commission supports and encourages a wide range of artistic and cultural expression reflecting Stockton’s diversity.

Project Types

Below is a list of acceptable project types:

Workshops/classes offering instruction in various arts to the public.
Artist residencies.
Creation and presentation of new work, including those that use technology, media, or other new models or strategies.
Festivals and other community events, which may include performances, exhibitions, workshops, lecture-demonstrations and symposia, or other outreach activities.
Performing art events may include:
- Concerts/performances/plays.
  - Commissioning, development, and production of new work, translations, and adaptations.
  - Production or presentation of existing contemporary or classical work.
  - Development, production, or presentation of theater work for young audiences.
  - Community-based projects that involve the creation and/or production of theater with community members.
- Readings.
- Screenings.
- Films.
- Exhibits (this includes ancillary events, such as lectures, concerts, screenings, panel discussions, workshops, and demonstrations).
- Visual arts exhibitions.
Programming projects and initiatives that extend the reach of the arts to communities that have been historically underserved.
- Please provide details about the underserved audience you select in your application using relevant statistics and anecdotal information. Proposals should detail the efforts made to reach the identified underserved population.
- Partnerships can be valuable to the success of these projects. While not required, applicants are encouraged to consider partnerships among organizations, both in and outside of the arts, as an appropriate way to engage with the identified underserved audience.
Exposure and enrichment projects with an emphasis on the arts, including projects that show the intersection of the arts, science, and technology.
- Especially education and related activities for youth, adults, intergenerational groups, and schools.

Funding Information

A total amount of $50,000 in grant funds will be awarded. Grants to individual artists will not exceed $3,000, and grants for organizations will not exceed $20,000. Applicants may request any amount of funds. Grants awarded are typically between $1,000 and $10,000, with most grant awards falling between $1,000 and $5,000.
A grant funded pursuant to these guidelines will have a grant term of seven months.

Eligibility Criteria

The applicant or applicant organization must be one of the following to be eligible:

A nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes may apply.
- Applicant must meet legal requirements including nonprofit, tax-exempt status at the time of application.
- Nonprofit must maintain a business office or primary venue in Stockton.
A local arts agency, arts organization, artist community, individual artist (including student artists), arts educator, local education agency (school districts), or other organization that can help advance the goals of the SAC.
- Applicants must be Stockton-based and must maintain a primary residence or have a permanent studio/work/office space in their name within Stockton city limits where they receive mail.
- Arts educators are not required to be Stockton residents but must teach at an elementary or secondary school (charter, private, or public), college or university within Stockton city limits.
A collaborative proposal with a designated “Project Principal” that meets their eligibility criteria outlined above and will serve as the fiscal sponsor/agent for the project, receiving and administering the grant’s funding and using one of its two years of eligibility for the grant.
- A fiscal sponsor/agent is an entity that oversees the fiscal activities of another organization, company, or group of independent artists or projects. These activities may include bookkeeping, filing of W2s or 1099s, daily banking, or grant preparation.
The proposed project must take place in Stockton between June 2023 – December 2023.
The organization must be willing and able to meet the requirements associated with receiving funds from the City of Stockton. To receive a grant payment from the Stockton Arts Commission, the organization must meet the City of Stockton’s insurance and business tax requirements.