Grant Categories
California Cultural Data Project (CCDP)
Cultural Equity Grants is now requiring all organizational grant applicants to fill out a profile through the California Cultural Data Project and print out paper copies of your Funder Report to include with your grant applications. Please note that the Funder Report is customized for the grant category to which you are applying and is not the same as the Full Report or a page by page printout of your profile. This requirement does not apply to individual artists. more»
Arts & Communities: Innovative Partnerships (ACIP)
The Arts & Communities Initiative will support artists, arts organizations, and immigrant service organizations with established art programs of any medium, as they embrace the role of lead partners, and work closely with community partners, their leaderships and constituencies.
Please note due to the City's budget cuts, the maximum award is now $25,000 more»
Native American Arts & Cultural Traditions (NAACT)
Grants to support projects guided by strong and capable Native American artistic leadership, and for which there is resonance within communities. Grants can support the wide spectrum of rich cultural traditions and contemporary artistic expressions that exist within today's Native communities. more»
Cultural Equity Initiatives (CEI)
Grants to support the development, sustainability and growth of SF arts organizations that are deeply rooted in, and able to express the experiences of, historically underserved communities. more»
Creative Space Grants (CRSP)
Grants of up to $20,000 to support the enhancement of arts facilities in the city. more»
Organization Project Grants (OPG)
Grants of up to $15,000 to arts organizations for the support of art projects whose presentation benefits or interests the community at large or specific segments of the SF community. more»
Individual Artist Commissions (IAC)
Grants of up to $10,000 to individual artists living and working in San Francisco, to stimulate the creation and presentation of high-quality works of art throughout the city’s neighborhoods. more»
Innovations in Strengthening the Arts (ISA)
ISA Grants support research, knowledge-building activities, and capacity-building and technology-based initiatives that strengthen San Francisco's arts community by providing relevant information, sharing new thinking and practice, and encouraging innovations that can lead to dynamic systemic change in how the arts field works. more»
Arts for Neighborhood Vitality (ANV)
ANV Grants seek to support art walks and neighborhood festivals where neighbors—residents, artists, schools, services, businesses—come together to share and celebrate the diverse arts and cultural assets that make their neighborhoods unique and rich. Projects can be awarded up to $2,500 with a 50% cash match. Projects addressing underserved neighborhoods are given priority. more»
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Announcements/NOTICES
The San Francisco Arts Commission Supports Cultural Equity - A Statement from the Staff of the SFAC
PUBLIC NOTICE:
Individual Artist Commissions Panel Information:
The location for all panels is 25 Van Ness Ave, Suite 70.
Dance applicants' review will be held on February 16, 2012; 9:30a-5:30p. Agenda.
Music applicants' review will be held on February 21, 2012; 10:30a-2p and February 22, 2012; 10:30a-4p. Agenda.
Theater applicants' review will be held on February 29, 2012; 10:30a-5:15p andMarch 1, 2012; 9:30a-1p. Agenda.
SFAC office has MOVED!
New location: 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 345, Third Floor.
CEG QUICK REFERENCE: Important Dates and Deadlines
(PDF, 52KB)
Forms
2011 - 2012:
- 11-12 Native American Arts & Cultural Traditions Guidelines and Application (NON-Fillable PDF, 232KB)
- 11-12 Individual Artist Commissions Guidelines and Application (NON-Fillable PDF, 235KB)
- 11-12 Arts & Communities: Innovative Partnerships Guidelines and Application (NON-Fillable PDF, 267KB)
11-12 Arts & Communities: Innovative Partnerships Application (Word, 313KB) - 11-12 CEI-L1 & OPG Guidelines and Application (NON-Fillable PDF, 371KB)
11-12 CEI-L1 & OPG Application (Word, 298KB)
- 11-12 Creative Space Guidelines and Application (NON-Fillable PDF, 307KB)
11-12 Creative Space Guidelines and Application (Microsoft Word 313KB), - 11-12 CEI-L2 Guidelines and Application (NON-Fillable PDF, 346KB)
- 11-12 CEI-L2 Guidelines and Application (Microsoft Word, 402KB)
- California Cultural Data Project Online Profile (external site) - print out a Funder Report to include with each copy of your application
11-12 Native American Arts & Cultural Traditions Application Forms (Word,185KB)
11-12 Individual Artist Commissions Application Forms (Word,128KB)
2010 - 2011:
- 10-11 Arts for Neighborhood Vitality Guidelines and Application (Microsoft Word, 166KB)
- 10-11 Innovations in Strengthening the Arts Guidelines (PDF, 80KB)
For Grantees
- SFAC logo (EPS File, 1.85MB)
- Invoice form (Microsoft Word, 50KB)
- Final report forms
- For Individual Artists (Microsoft Word, 125KB)
- For Organizational Projects - including OPG, ACIP, NAACT-Presenting the Art, Neighborhood Festivals & Programs in the Community (Microsoft Word, 144KB)
- For Organizational Infrastructure, Planning and Capital Improvements - including Creative Space, Cultural Equity Initiatives and NAACT-Building Sustainable Arts (Microsoft Word, 143KB) - Post your public event to SF Arts Monthly on-line (for organizations only)