Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture Grants Program

The annual Community Arts Grants program strengthens the community's access to arts and culture programming within the City of Phoenix. We provide general operating and project support to organizations, small arts and culture businesses, and neighborhood groups and artist collectives that apply using a fiscal sponsor.

Throughout February and March, grants staff will host virtual orientations and be available to meet virtually with applicants to discuss questions about eligibilityy, what makes a competitive application, and the review and approval process.

Subvenciones - Artes Comunitarias
El programa anual Community Arts Grants fortalece el acceso de la comunidad a la programación de arte y cultura dentro de la ciudad de Phoenix. Brindamos apoyo operativo general y para proyectos a organizaciones, pequeñas empresas de arte y cultura, grupos de vecinos, y colectivos de artistas que solicitan con un patrocinador fiscal.

A lo largo de febrero y marzo, el personal de subvenciones organizará orientaciones virtuales y estará disponible para responder preguntas sobre elegibilidad, qué hace que una solicitud sea competitiva y el proceso de revisión y aprobación.

Key Dates

April 3 at 5:00 p.m.: Deadline to apply (Extended from March 29
April 4 - 11: Staff review for eligibility
April 17 - May 12: Individual review of applications
May 15 - May 26: Virtual review panels
June 13 at 4:00 p.m.: Phoenix Arts and Culture Commission vote on allocations
July 3, Phoenix City Council approval of FY23-24 budget
July 6, Award Notifications Sent

Fechas Importantes

3 de abril a las 5:00 p.m.: Fecha límite para aplicar (Extendido desde el 29 de marzo)
4 al 11 de abril: Revisión de elegibilidad
17 de abril - 12 de mayo: Revisión individual de las solicitudes
15 - 26 de mayo: Paneles de revisión virtuales
13 de junio a las 4:00 p.m.: Comisión de Arte y Cultura de Phoenix votación de asignaciones
3 de julio, Aprobación del presupuesto por parte del Concejo Municipal de Phoenix para el año fiscal 23-24
6 de julio, Envio de notificaciones

Upcoming Grant Review Panels

Here is the information for the upcoming Review Panels. You will find the Agenda and Meeting link for each panel below. The password to join the virtual meetings is Grants.

Project Support Program Review Panels

May 15, 2023, 9:15 am - 12:00 pm - Arts Instruction | Agenda | Meeting link
May 16, 2023, 9:15 am - 12:00 pm - Performances + Exhibitions | Agenda | Meeting link
May 17, 2023, 9:15 am - 12:00 pm - Festivals | Agenda | Meeting link
May 17, 2023, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Panel en Español | Agenda | Meeting link

General Support Program Review Panels

May 18, 2023, 9:15 am - 12:00 pm -GSP - A | Agenda | Meeting link
May 19, 2023, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - GSP - B | Agenda | Meeting link
May 22, 2023, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - GSP - C | Agenda | Meeting link
May 23, 2023, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - GSP - D | Agenda | Meeting link
May 24, 2023, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - GSP - E | Agenda | Meeting link
May 26, 2023, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - GSP - F |Agenda | Meeting link

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Artists to Work Grant Program

The Artists to Work grant program supports the creation and presentation of original, new or in-process artistic work by practicing Phoenix artists. Awarded artists will be required to complete a public presentation inside city of Phoenix boundaries that primarily benefits Phoenix residents.

Application: Open beginning August 29, 2022
Amount Awarded: $7,500
Number of Awards: 18
Eligible Disciplines: All Disciplines
Residency Eligibility: Phoenix, Arizona only
Deadlines: Step 1: September 12, 2022; Step 2: October 5, 2022

Key Dates (Step 1)

August 29: Portal to submit Letter of Interest opens
August 30 and September 6: Virtual orientations
August 29 - September 9: Virtual one-on-one application consultations with staff
September 12 at 5:00 p.m.: Deadline to submit Letter of Interest
September 13 - 16: Eligibility review and panelist recommedations
September 16: Step 1 selected applicants invited to submit full application

Visit the Artists to Work page to see full guidelines and timeline, including key dates for Step 2 and review and approval process.

Apply Here - Letter of Interest

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Arts and Culture Coronavirus Relief Program for Artists and Arts Professionals

The Office of Arts and Culture announces the second round for the Phoenix Arts and Culture Coronavirus Relief Program for Artists and Arts Professionals. This grant program will help support arts professionals, working artists, teaching artists, and other artist-based contract workers who have experienced job loss, indefinitely postponed, canceled events and residencies, or terminated contracts because of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic crisis. The deadline to apply was Friday, September 18, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.

La Oficina de Artes y Cultura anunció una segunda ronda del Programa de Ayuda por Coronavirus de Artes y Cultura de Phoenix para Artistas y Profesionales de las Artes. Este programa de subvenciones servirá para apoyar a profesionales de las artes, artistas que trabajan, artistas docentes y otros trabajadores cuyos contratos están basados en las artes a los que perdieron trabajo, les pospusieron indefinidamente o cancelaron, eventos, residencias o les rescindieron contratos debido a la crisis pandémica mundial por el coronavirus (COVID-19). La fecha límite para presentar la solicitud es 18 de septiembre, 2020 a las 11:59 p.m.

Phoenix Arts Job Preservation Program

The City of Phoenix was awarded $250,000 in regranting CARES Act funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Office of Arts and Culture will make 10 to 15 awards of between $10,000 and $25,000 to Phoenix-based arts and culture nonprofit organizations, with budgets under $1 million to fill, rehire, or maintain a part-time or full-time position from being cut due to the Coronavirus crisis. The deadline to apply was Friday, September 18, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.

Funding Opportunities

General Support
Project Support Phoenix Flash Grants Artists to Work ArtCorps

Applicant Resources

Common Applicant Questions Grant Orientation WorkshopsBecome a Review Panelist

Grantee Resources

MARGO Grants Portal Manage Your Grant Award Grants ResourcesDirectory of Phoenix Arts and Culture Organizations

Grants Program Contacts

Sarah León Moreno, Grants and Community Engagement Director, 602-262-6164, sarah.leon@phoenix.gov

Schedule an appointment:

calendly.com/sarah-leon-moreno/grants

Anel E. Arriola, Grants and Programs Manager, 602-534-5084, anel.arriola@phoenix.gov

Schedule an appointment:

calendly.com/anel-arriola

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The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture provides program endorsement to expand support of arts and cultural services beyond limited funding capacity of the Community Arts Grants Program. The endorsement enables responsiveness to opportunities that present outside of the Grants Program timetable. It also Supports grassroots, emerging and diverse arts opportunities that do not meet Grants Program eligibility requirements and category limitations.

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The annual Community Arts Grants Program invests in nonprofit arts and culture organizations to strengthen the community's access to cultural programming.

Community Investments and Engagement Grants (CIEG)

Strengthen the community with core operating support to arts and cultural organizations of all sizes that have a primary mission to create, produce, or provide arts and cultural programming to enhance the quality of lives for Phoenix residents.*

Project Support Grants

Encourage the community to participate in a variety of arts and cultural programming in Phoenix by supporting projects, including culturally based and ethnic-specific festivals, arts learning and youth engagement activities, and supporting and celebrating individual artists.

Applications open: February 14, 2020

Deadline to apply: April 1, 2020, at 11:59 p.m.

*The Rental Support Program is now housed under the CIEG program. If you are eligible to receive Phoenix Stages support, you'll apply to the CIEG application of your organization's budget size. Contact sarah.leon@phoenix.gov if you have any questions.

Instructions to register as a City of Phoenix Vendor. Here's a video on the registration process.

‭(Hidden)‬ Grantees in Action

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‭(Hidden)‬ Organizational Support

The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture will provide one-time emergency relief grants up to arts and cultural nonprofits. Organizations that completed a FY21 community arts grant application and are recommended for support would be immediately eligible to apply for emergency relief funding and receive a simple, supplemental application to complete. Nonprofit arts and cultural organizations that did not apply for a FY21 community arts grant can be considered for emergency relief funding on a case-by-case basis. The application period closed on Friday, June 5, 2020.

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