The California Arts Council (CAC) envisions a California where all people flourish from access to and participation in the arts by awarding grants to arts programs.

Cycle A Grants (round 1) is now open.

Register for the January 26, 2022 Grants Webinar.

Arts & Cultural Organizations General Operating Relief:  up to $30,000 in operational funding for arts and cultural organizations

Cultural Pathways:  up to $30,000 for support for arts programs in communities of color, recent immigrant and refugee communities, or tribal groups

Impact Projects:  up to $20,000 for collaborative projects that center artists and artistic practice responding to issues facing California’s communities

JUMP StArts;  up to $50,000 for high-quality arts education and artists-in-residence programs for priority youth and young people impacted by the justice system

Reentry Through the Arts:  up to $50,000 for arts projects for return residents who have experienced incarceration

State-Local Partners:  up to $60,000 for general operating support and technical assistance for county-designated local arts agencies

State-Local Partner Mentorship:  up to $40,000 to establish a county-designated local arts agency in a county with no such identified agency