The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs is pleased to open the 2021-22 funding cycle of the Public-Space Activation Fund (PAF).
Donor Name: City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
State: California
City: Los Angeles
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/30/2022
Grant Size: $900 to $20,000
Details:
Public-Space Activation Fund (PAF) mission is to support temporary outdoor creative enhancement or engagement projects on streets, sidewalks, or adjacent spaces within public view. Eligible projects must take place at locations where arts and culture are not already common or present, and fit under the following project categories:
- Community Expressions, a new funding source for individual artists who wish to partner with a local business (a non-conventional art space) in their community for a one-time creative activity (presented in person and/or online. Community Expressions grants are intended to support neighborhood residents and local businesses (non-conventional art spaces) working together for the first or second time in order to foster community and economic growth.
- Community Activation Fund. This pilot funding category is made possible by a one-time allocation of American Rescue Plan funding and is intended to fund three new “signature festivals” in each of the following five City Council Districts: 3, 6, 8, 9, and 12. Applicants in this category have an opportunity to propose a community picnic with entertainment that can take place at a wide range of street-adjacent, family-friendly spaces, such as: public parks, school yards, parking lots, and other outdoor spaces that would otherwise be ineligible under the traditional Arts Activation Fund program.
Funding Information
Amount: $900 to $20,000
Eligibility Criteria
- For Option 1 (Community Expressions), Applicants must be individual artists who reside within the municipal boundaries of the City of Los Angeles with 3 or more years of presenting experience.
- For Options 2 and 3 (Arts Activation Fund and Community Activation Fund) Applicants may be: artist groups/collectives (applying under the name of a single creative leader), limited partnerships, non-profit organizations, or commercial businesses, that do not currently have an active grant contract with DCA. Priority is given to applicants that are headquartered in the same City council district as their proposed project.
For more information, visit City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
