The City of San Diego and its regional partners have released a new grant opportunity for artists and cultural practitioners to inspire change within their communities.
Donor Name: City of San Diego
State: California
County: Imperial County (CA) and San Diego County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/22/2023
Details:
Through the Far South/Border North program, grant award recipients will develop artistic content and carry out public campaigns that increase regional awareness of issues impacting San Diego and Imperial counties, including public health, energy and water conservation, climate mitigation, civic engagement and social justice matters.
The program provides funding to artists and cultural practitioners to help support the health and wellbeing of communities in the lowest quartile of the California Healthy Places Index in San Diego and Imperial counties while continuing to enrich their creative, artistic and cultural practices.
The FSBN goals are to increase public awareness related to:
- Public health to stop the spread of COVID-19 and associated diseases or health disparities
- Water and energy conservation
- Climate mitigation
- Social justice and community engagement
In addition to fulfilling the above goals, FSBN is a job creation and infrastructure development opportunity to increase how artists and cultural practitioners engage in public work and highlight the importance of intersectionality in tackling pressing regional challenges.
Eligibility Criteria
Any artist or cultural practitioner residing in San Diego county or Imperial county who is 18 years of age or older is eligible to apply.
For more information, visit City of San Diego.
