The Capital Projects grant program is to support the long-term sustainability of the arts and culture sector by retaining and improving arts organizations’ spaces in the City of Berkeley.
Donor Name: City of Berkeley
State: California
City: Berkeley
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/21/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Capital projects and asset acquisitions funded in this program are intended to help arts organizations stay in Berkeley.
Funding Information
All applicants may request between $2,000 and $150,000 for capital project expenses or asset acquisition.
Grant Activity Period
June 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025.
Eligible Expenses
A project budget is required for this application. Examples of eligible expenses for this funding include, but are not limited to:
- Assistive technology
- Contractor and permit fees
- Construction and repairs
- Down-payment for real estate purchase
- Equipment
- Established capital campaigns where Civic Arts funding would be the final amount needed
- Lighting
- Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
- Project planning, assessment consultancies, or feasibility studies
- Project management salaries.
Who can apply?
Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
- Applicant’s official business address is located in the City of Berkeley
- Applicant is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization
- Applicant is an arts organization
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- An arts organization is defined as an entity with a primary purpose of providing arts, creative, or cultural programming/services. The organization’s purpose is assessed and verified by staff using the organization’s website, mission, core activities, and IRS National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) codes.
Who can’t apply?
- City of Berkeley government departments or units
- Colleges or universities
- Fiscally sponsored organizations
- For-profit businesses or sole proprietorships
- Individual artists
- Public or private school districts
- In the pilot year, recipients of previous City Council or Mayoral capital project funding.
For more information, visit City of Berkeley.