The San Marcos Arts Commission awards grants annually for arts and cultural activities that promote or enhance the arts in San Marcos.
Donor Name: San Marcos Arts Commission
State: Texas
City: San Marcos
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 09/12/2022
Details:
The Arts and Cultural Grants Program are separated into two distinct grants, each supported by different City funds. Each event application can only receive funding from one grant or the other.
- Arts and Cultural Tourism Grant
- This grant is funded by Hotel Occupancy Tax. State law sets the rules on how this money may be spent; HOT funds must be used to directly enhance and promote tourism and the hotel and convention industry in San Marcos. Ten percent of the grant request must be used for paid advertising outside of San Marcos city limits. Grant recipients must provide paid advertising receipts in their final reports.
- Community Arts Grant
- This grant, supported by City’s General Fund, is available for projects that have artistic and cultural value but may not attract overnight visitors. Examples include youth summer camps and virtual events. Diversity Funding is also available for programs that serve historically underrepresented groups or cultures in their community or that celebrate a diverse ethnic and cultural heritage of their community and beyond.
Eligibility Criteria
Only non-profit organizations and individual artists are eligible for this program. Beginning this year, the City will no longer consider requests from for-profit companies sponsored by non-profit organizations.
- Non-profit, tax-exempt organization registered with the Internal Revenue Service in good standing with the Texas Comptroller’s Office. Applicants’ names must appear on an IRS letter of determination
- Individual artist projects
- Applicants must have fulfilled all requirements of any previously funded projects, including final reports
- Applicants may not receive funding from any other city board or commission who distributes Hotel Occupancy Tax funds
Who is not eligible
- Schools/universities
- For-profit entities
For more information, visit Arts and Cultural Grant.
