• Must be a resident of the City of Phoenix
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must have at least one scheduled public presentation (performance,exhibit, reading,demonstration,workshop, etc.) in the City of Phoenix between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009.
• Only one request per applicant may be funded in a 24 month period.

In addition, the applicant must:

• allow a minimum of four weeks between the submission of the application and the start date of the project
• ensure that the proposed activity concludes no later than June 30, 2009.

The program will not fund applicants:

• who are full-time students
• who are full-time faculty at a college or university
• who are requesting support for an academic degree program
• who are seeking support in consecutive fiscal years
• who are seeking support for events/activities in which they have previously participated
• who are seeking reimbursement of fees already incurred
• who have an outstanding final report for a previous grant

Note: Artists may not receive funding from both the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture's Artist Career Development Grant and the Arizona Commisson on the Arts' Professional Development Grant for the same project in the same fiscal year, nor be funded for a second project in the same fiscal year from either organization.