Develop Grants for Artists and Arts Organizations in California - fundsforNGOs

Funding for professional development (activities that improve artistic skills or expand business and professional capacity) up to $1,500. Develop grants do not require a public presentation/exhibition. Open to Santa Cruz County artists and arts organizations.

Donor Name: Arts Council Santa Cruz County

State: California

County: Santa Cruz County (CA)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/22/2023

Size of the Grant: up to $1,500

Grant Duration: 1 year

Details:

Grant Program Objectives

The council provides funding for artists and arts organizations in Santa Cruz County to:

Support the creation and presentation of artistically excellent work
Increase the success of artists and the sustainability of arts organizations
Engage new audiences in the arts
Expand equitable access to the arts
Increase social impact through the arts

Awards

The Develop grant program is competitive with approximately 25% of applications funded. Partial funding will be offered to some applicants.

First-Time Applicant Pool (optional): up to $1,000
Returning Applicant Pool: up to $1,500

Grant Period

● Awarded funds must be used within the grant period of July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024.

Eligibility Criteria

Residence/location: Individual applicants must reside in Santa Cruz County; nonprofit organization applicants must be located in Santa Cruz County.
Returning applicants: Applicants are eligible to receive up to two consecutive professional development support grants (from Cultivate and/or Develop grant cycles) and then are required to skip a year before re-applying.
Previous final reports: Required reports for previous Arts Council grants must be completed. If you have a final report outstanding and plan to complete it before the start of the grant period, you are welcome to apply. You will not be able to receive the grant until the final report has been submitted.
Multiple grants:
- Applicants cannot have more than one professional development grant at the same time. Applicants seeking a Develop grant cannot have another incomplete Develop grant or Cultivate professional development grant from the Arts Council.
- NEW: Applicants may only submit one application for one grant per cycle (Create or Develop, not both).
- NEW: Current Support and Elevate grantees are ineligible for Develop and Create grants.

Develop Grants Do Not Fund

Any projects, programs, activities, or expenses that took place before grants are awarded (before July 1, 2023)
School programs (the Arts Council funds school programs through the Arts Ed program and SPECTRA grants)
Culinary arts or healing arts professional development
Capital improvements, construction, or renovation projects
Government departments, boards, or programs
Research (other than research related to professional development)
Foundations that do not produce arts programming
Debt retirement, fundraising or benefit events, social services, political or religious advocacy, or for-profit organizations

Review Criteria

The following three criteria are used to evaluate Develop applications;