Project Support grants are awarded to individuals, groups, and nonprofit organizations for specific arts projects and programs which are determined to be of value to the community.
Donor Name: Salt Lake City Arts Council
State: Utah
City: Salt Lake City
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/02/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
All projects, except murals, must include a community engagement activity. Community engagement activities are designed to build meaningful connections between the organization or group and the communities they serve, with the goal of creating mutual benefit. Murals that are highly visible to the public are exempt from this requirement and do not need an additional community engagement activity.
Community Councils are welcome to apply for a project support grant for $2,000. All projects must be arts based and be accessible to the greater Salt Lake City community, neighborhood events should be open to the general public.
Funding Information
Salt Lake City Arts Council aims to distribute approximately $70,000 in this grant category to an undetermined number of applicants in January 2026. Grants awards will be either $2,000 or $4,000.
Grant Period
All funded project activities must occur within the grant cycle, between February 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a Project Support grant, the applicant must:
- Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization OR individual artist OR group of artists;
- All projects, whether facilitated by an organization, individual artist, or group of artists, must include community engagement activities or outreach efforts that benefit the Salt Lake City community. The Arts Council does not offer artists’ fellowships or awards.
- All projects and programs must occur within Salt Lake City (review Salt Lake City boundaries here);
- Matching Requirements:
- $2,000 – Matching funds and in-kind support are encouraged, but not required.
- $4,000 – Requires a cash match of at least 50% ($2,000 or more).Additional matching funds and in-kind support are encouraged, but not required;
- Show community support through one or more of the following:
- Have matching funds through cash, earned income, private or public support, or through a combination of these sources;
- Have in-kind support of goods or services;
- Provide one or more letters of support for the project. Each letter must include the signer’s phone number or email address;
- List of confirmed partners for the project;
- Provide other evidence of community support such as a community survey requesting project, evidence of previous successful event, etc;
- Provide details of community engagement through past projects or initiatives.
- If awards have been received in previous years, applicants must be in good standing prior to submitting future requests to the Salt Lake City Arts Council.
Funding Limitations
City Arts Grants cannot be awarded to:
- Projects already completed prior to the grant cycle;
- Programs or travel outside of Salt Lake City;
- For-profit business, such as a corporation or LLC;
- Debt reduction;
- Fundraising and benefit events;
- Capital expenditures;
- Private programs–programs and services must be open to the public and not restricted to members only or require a substantial fee for attendance (such as a conference);
- Projects that have already been funded by the Salt Lake City Arts Council;
- Research projects that do not contain an immediate and direct benefit to the community;
- Education or tuition fees;
- Organizations and projects that receive direct financial support of 50% or more of the overall project or organizational budget from Salt Lake City Corporation.
For more information, visit Salt Lake City Arts Council.
