Berkeley Civic Arts Festival Grant - Fund Creativity

Eligible Disciplines

This grant opportunity is currently open for proposed projects in the following disciplines:

• Film and New Media
• Multidisciplinary / Interdisciplinary Arts

Nonprofit organizations that fall within one of two categories are eligible for this opportunity:

Non-arts nonprofit organizations located in the City of Berkeley producing arts/cultural programming in the City of Berkeley led by a Berkeley-based partnering arts organization or teaching artist

Arts nonprofit organizations located in the Greater Bay Area (outside of Berkeley) producing arts/cultural programming in the City of Berkeley

Only events that meet the following 'festival' definition are eligible for this grant opportunity.

A festival is defined as a public event that celebrates a community, neighborhood, historically significant day, or shared cultural interest. These may include arts fairs, celebrations of cultural heritage, and other events that occur over a limited time period.

Please note:

This grant is for festivals that are one- or multi-day events, but generally events that occur one time per year.
This grant is not intended to fund ongoing programming.

Only Berkeley-based organizations that meet the following 'arts organization' definition are eligible for this grant opportunity.

An arts organization is defined as an entity with a primary purpose of providing arts, creative, or cultural programming/services.

The organization’s purpose will be assessed and verified by staff using the organization’s website, mission, core activities, and IRS National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) codes.

Please note:

This grant program operates and is open on a two (2) year cycle. If awarded, grantees receive their award amount for Fiscal Year 2026, and will receive the same award amount for Fiscal Year 2027.