The Community Services and Arts Grants Programs are designated to assist community-based, nonprofit organizations with providing community services and art activities, programs and events for Santa Clarita residents.
Donor Name: City of Santa Clarita
State: California
City: Santa Clarita
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/25/2023
Size of the Grant:
- Community Services Grants: $5,000
- Community Arts Grants: $5,000
- Santa Clarita Presents Grants: $7,500
- Arts Organization Capacity Grants: $5,000
Details:
The program provides funding assistance primarily for services to, or directly benefiting, residents living in the City of Santa Clarita.
Grant Categories and Focus Areas
- Focus Area 1 – ‘City of Santa Clarita Community Benefit’
- Community Services Grants
- Focus Area 2 – ‘Supporting the Arts in the City of Santa Clarita’
- Community Arts Grants
- Santa Clarita Presents Grants
- Arts Organization Capacity Grants.
Grant Categories
- Community Services Grants
- The grant maximum per award is $5,000 per organization. Grants support local nonprofit agencies who provide services, projects or programs that benefit City of Santa Clarita residents.
- Community Arts Grants
- The grant maximum per award is $5,000 per organization. Grants support local nonprofit agencies that provide arts projects and programs that benefit City of Santa Clarita residents.
- Santa Clarita Presents Grants
- The grant maximum per award is $7,500 per organization. Grants support rental costs only for local nonprofit agencies to offer public artistic performances at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons.
- Arts Organization Capacity Grants
- The grant maximum per award is $5,000 per organization. Requests for this category support either existing artistic and/or administrative projects that help sustain the mission and goals of the arts organizations or fund new projects that will increase the organizational capacity and infrastructure of organizations located within the City of Santa Clarita. Only Arts nonprofit agencies can apply to this category.
- Arts Organization Capacity Funding Examples:
- Development and implementation of new plans or strategies, such as marketing and public relations, business planning or board development.
- Support for ongoing costs for staff, production, supplies, equipment or rent.
- Continuing support for marketing, governance or fund development activities.
- Support for technology needs, such as computer upgrades, software and website improvements.
- Development of individual giving or endowment programs.
- Identification and implementation of opportunities to create new income streams, such as concessions or rental activities.
Eligible Projects
- One-time projects or programs
- Program enhancements
- Pilot programs
- Capital expenditures
- Special supplies
- Operations and maintenance costs (for Arts Organization Capacity category only)
Eligibility Criteria
All nonprofit organizations providing services to Santa Clarita residents are eligible to apply for grant funds. Organizations applying for grant funds must have a 501(c)3 status.
Selection Criteria
A Grants Committee will review completed grant applications and evaluate them based upon:
- Organization’s Background
- Proposal Project/Goal and Objectives
- Community Need and Benefit
- Future Funding to Sustain Program/Matches
- Evaluation Method
- Project Timeline Identifying Key Activities
- Estimated Project Line Item Budget
- DataArtsProfile or Organizational Budget (for Arts Grants applicants only).
For more information, visit City of Santa Clarita.
