Vibrant City Arts Grants

Vibrant City Arts Grants are available to artist collectives, cultural groups, and arts organizations providing inclusive arts and culture programming in Tempe. Donor Name: City of Tempe State: Arizona City: Tempe Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 06/01/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: 1 Year Details: The Community Arts Grants Program aims activate Tempe as a supportive place for artists and a home for community creativity in all its forms. Funding Information Up to $2,500 – no match required. Projects taking place between September 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. Expectations Applicants do not need to be Tempe-based, but their projects must occur in Tempe Requests may include services of artists, professional services, stipends, supplies, production costs, space rentals, food, marketing and/or printing. Projects may include: Performances Residencies/Workshops Arts Events Eligibility Criteria Artist collectives, cultural groups, or arts organizations providing arts programming in Tempe. Applicants are only eligible to receive one Community Arts Grant per year (September 1-June 30). Restrictions activities that occur outside of the City of Tempe; organizations with an annual budget over $100,000; entirely virtual programming (activities can simultaneously occur in-person/virtual); permanent enhancements of infrastructure (i.e. murals or public art); construction or renovation of facilities, reduction of debt, feasibilities studies; projects in schools (see Arts in Schools Grant); parent teacher organizations (i.e. booster clubs, PTA or PTO) or TCA home/resident companies; projects associated with universities or colleges; projects funded by a TCC Grant or a Neighborhood Grant; organizations that are incorporated for religious purposes or projects that focus on religious themes; fundraising, re-granting, scholarship programs or awards; an applicant who failed to submit a Final Report from a previously funded grant. For more information, visit City of Tempe.