Through the Cultural Funding Grant Program, $90,000 in funding is awarded annually to support Ventura-based nonprofit arts and cultural organizations.
Donor Name: City of Ventura
State: California
City: Ventura
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/26/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
These funds are unrestricted and may be used for organizational support, programming, and services.
Grant Program Goals
The Cultural Funding Grant Program, first developed in 1993, supports the following cultural goals as stated in the 2005 Ventura General Plan:
- To support Ventura’s cultural infrastructure of arts organizations and artists
- To ensure comprehensive access to and involvement in cultural opportunities by all segments of the community
- To support economic development and increase tourism
- To enhance lifelong learning opportunities in the arts for all ages.
Funding Information
- $90,000 will be awarded on a competitive basis, with grants ranging in size from $1,000 – $20,000.
- Grant funding is available to support eligible projects, initiatives, and general operating expenses. Funding requests may not exceed the benefits to City of Ventura residents.
- Organizations whose annual budgets are less than $10,000 are only eligible to request $1,000.
Grant Period
July 2024 – June 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must:
- Be a Ventura-based nonprofit arts and/or cultural organization with 501(c)(3) status or have a Ventura County fiscal agent with 501(c)(3) status.
- Present, produce, or support arts or cultural programs as a major component of their mission.
- Be in compliance with all City codes, laws, and ordinances.
- Certify, by means of signature on the application, that they are not delinquent in repaying the City any debt, whether the debt arises from a tax, bill, loan, lease, or other financial obligation. Organizations with a delinquent indebtedness to the City are ineligible to receive funding through this grant.
- Be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and operate so as not to discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or disability.
- Have satisfied the requirements of any previously awarded Cultural Funding Grant from the City of Ventura, including completion of a final report.
- Provide proof that the organization maintains an ongoing liability insurance policy with a minimum of $2 million aggregate, and $1 million per occurrence general liability coverage.
For more information, visit City of Ventura.
