The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) is inviting applicants for its San Francisco Artist (SFA) Grants to support organizations, artistic companies or collectives.
Donor Name: San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC)
State: California
County: San Francisco County/City (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/16/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $30,000
Grant Duration: 18 months
Details:
The San Francisco Artist Grant (SFA) category funds artists and works of art in all genres made by artists living in San Francisco.
Funding Categories
- Artists may use the requested funds to cover an entire project or part of a larger project and to support San Francisco residency expenses such as rent.
- Projects may include collaborations, but the individual who applies for the grant and is approved for funding will receive the grant award. The application should be written from the perspective of the specific artist applying and highlight their personal experience, work, and role in the project.
Funding Information
San Francisco Artist maximum grant amounts are up to $30,000 over 18 months. The anticipated maximum amount for a San Francisco Artist grant is $30,000 based on current budget availability. Should additional City funding become available, award amounts could increase
Project Requirements
- Fiscal Sponsor organizations that exceed the $2,000,000 due to re-granting and/or non-arts related emergency COVID response funds must verify their operational budget without pass-through funds at the time of application. Applicants must upload audited financials from the most recently completed fiscal year demonstrating the dollar amount of pass-through funds.
- New Work: The project proposal must include work made by the artist during the grant cycle. Only activities scheduled during the grant cycle are eligible for funding.
- Public Benefit: Projects funded in this category must have a demonstrated public benefit, something that is open and accessible to the general San Franciscobased public. This can be through a virtual or in person public event, or through other means as imagined and realized by the artist, which benefit the City of San Francisco, its neighborhoods and communities.
Eligibility Criteria
Artists for SFA
- The applicant must be a continuous resident of San Francisco since November 2021. Documentation demonstrating San Francisco residency must be submitted with the application.
- 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. Please see the instructions document for further information on the San Francisco Art Activities requirement.
- The applicant may be in any phase of their artistic career.
- 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 San Francisco Unified School District.
- Projects working with vulnerable populations: The applicant must apply with the fiscal sponsor if the proposes project involves working with vulnerable populations who are defined as minors under the age of 18, seniors over the age of 65 or developmentally disabled populations.
- 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.
- The proposed project must take place in San Francisco between July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025.
- It is anticipated that successful proposals will be for a term of 18 months beginning in fiscal year 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.
