The City of San Diego through Arts and Culture (City), in collaboration with Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties (Catalyst), the San Diego Foundation (Foundation), and the San Diego Regional Arts and Culture Coalition (SDRACC), seeks applications from eligible nonprofit organizations, units of government and tribal governments to participate in Far South/Border North: Artists and Cultural Practitioners in Community (FSBN) Round II.
Donor Name: City of San Diego
State: California
Counties:
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/19/2023
Size of the Grant: $140,500
Details:
FSBN – Round II is the second phase of a job creation program designed to increase opportunities for artists and cultural practitioners to engage in public work. FSBN grants enable mentoring, professional development, and jobs that pay artists and cultural practitioners a livable wage. Artists and cultural practitioners use their creativity to develop and implement public awareness campaigns that relay meaningful messages about the most pressing challenges in San Diego and Imperial Counties.
FSBN Goals
The FSBN goals are to increase public awareness related to:
- public health to stop the spread of COVID-19 and associated diseases or other health disparities;
- water, energy conservation, climate mitigation, and emergency preparedness, relief, and recovery;
- civic engagement, including election participation; and
- social justice and community engagement.
FSBN seeks applications from San Diego and Imperial County-based nonprofit organizations, units of government and tribal governments with the capacity to hire artists and cultural practitioners to implement public awareness projects.
Funding Information
The grant award is further detailed below:
- Artist and cultural practitioner fees: $35,000 for one lead artist or cultural practitioner plus $70,000 to hire a minimum of two more artists and/or cultural practitioners to collaborate on the project
- Direct unrestricted support to grantee (nonprofit organization/government): $10,500
- Project materials and supplies: $25,000
Total award per grantee – $140,500. FSBN – Round II does not require matching funds.
Project Requirements
- Applicants should propose only one public awareness project. Given the budget and strict 12-month schedule, the project scope and scale must be reasonable and realistic. Project extensions will not be offered.
- The proposed project must align with one or more FSBN goals and designate at least one community within the lowest HPI quartile where public awareness activities will be geographically targeted.
- The proposed project, designed and driven by the lead artist or cultural practitioner working in collaboration with other artists and cultural practitioners, may draw from any artistic discipline or creative undertaking that will make the public awareness project impactful.
- Grant allotment for support of the grantee organization/government may be used for any purpose associated with the success of the project.
- The proposed project should include a summary description, budget, and timeline – even if it is preliminary and subject to change.
- Matching funds are not required. However, the applicant may propose to expand the project with additional revenue, which preferably should be confirmed at the time of application.
Eligibility Requirements
The applicant must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Nonprofit Status: 501(c)(3) organization as applicant or fiscal sponsor – nongovernmental applicant organizations must demonstrate proof of nonprofit status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or section 23701d of the California Revenue and Taxation Code at the time of application.
- Local Government Status: A unit of municipal or county government; or a tribal government.
- Arts and Culture Engagement: A minimum two-year history of consistent engagement in arts and cultural programming and/or services at the time of application
- Service Area: Maintain headquarters in San Diego County or Imperial County
- Proposed Project Location: San Diego County and/or Imperial County within communities in the lowest quartile of the California Healthy Places Index
An applicant organization without nonprofit status must use a California-based fiscal sponsor with a federal 501(c)(3) designation to apply for funding. For-profit businesses and individuals are not eligible for FSBN – Round II funding and may not use a fiscal sponsor to apply. The types of applicant organizations eligible to apply using a fiscal sponsor include, but are not limited to, artist collectives, guilds, and 501(c)(6) organizations.
For more information, visit City of San Diego.
