Call for Proposals: Community Project Grant Program – US

Objectives

• Support the resiliency and sustainability of cultural organizations to enhance their ability to benefit the community.
• Create a supportive environment for artists and creative professionals, while fostering innovative thinking and leadership among them.
• Prioritize the civic dialogue about the ability of culture to positively contribute to the economy, social offerings, the environment, and the authentic expression of diversity.
• Develop Boulder’s creative identity in becoming an innovative world leader in cultural matters and project that identity to the region and the world.
• Focus on the expression of culture and creativity in the public realm through public art, the urban landscape, culture in the neighborhoods, and serendipitous encounters with the arts.
• Amplify the vibrancy of Boulder’s cultural destinations: the lively mix of museums, performance venues, events, districts, studios, maker spaces, and other facilities that make Boulder an enticing place to visit, live, play, and work. Fill in the gaps and address issues of access and affordability.

Funding Information

• Total fund: $85,000
• Awards:
  • Organizations: $60,000 at maximum $10,000 each.
  • Individuals: $25,000 at maximum $5,000 each.

Eligibility Criteria

• Anyone may apply including individuals, artists, non-profit organizations, organizations with pending non-profit status, fiscally sponsored organizations and for-profit organizations with a community focus.
• Applicants must be in good standing with the Boulder Arts Commission having met agreed-upon deadlines for any previous Boulder Arts Commission-sponsored project, and/or can demonstrate good faith efforts to comply with Boulder Arts Commission requests regarding previous projects.
• Projects must have a significant component of public programming that takes place within the city limits of Boulder.

For more information, visit City of Boulder.