The City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture offers Events Grants to qualifying nonprofit organizations based in San Antonio.
Donor Name: Department of Arts & Culture
State: Texas
City: San Antonia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/08/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Events Grants are available to San Antonio-based nonprofits for the presentation/production of one artistic event. The event must exemplify and increase access to the arts and culture of San Antonio.
Events Grants are funded by the Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) to promote and engage residents and visitors in the cultural experiences and offerings of San Antonio. Occasionally other funding sources are made available to the Department of Arts & Culture and additional funding may be offered to support projects that otherwise cannot be funded through HOT.
Funding Information
- Grant amounts are not to exceed 20% of an event’s budget for a maximum of $20,000.
- All grants to organizations will be administered for a three-year funding cycle.
Eligibility Criteria
- San Antonio-based Nonprofit
- Organization must be a 501(c)3 headquartered within San Antonio city limits.
- Event Showcases San Antonio
- The event must exemplify the San Antonio experience for locals and visitors.
- Good Standing
- Organization must be in good standing with Federal, State, City of San Antonio, and Department of Arts & Culture.
- Budget Size
- Organizational budget must not exceed $15,000,000. Event budget must exceed $5,000.
- Fiscal Sponsors
- Applicants can be fiscal sponsors so long as the event will be hosted by a San Antonio-based nonprofit community group.
- One Application Per Organization
- The Department of Arts & Culture will not consider multiple requests for the same event or from the same organization within the same contract/application period.
- Limitation
- Operational, Culturally Specific, and Film Festival grantees are not eligible to apply for an Events Grant, even as a fiscal sponsor.
For more information, visit City of San Antonio.
