City Of Berkeley: Apply by dec. 9: COVID-19 Grants Available For Arts Groups, Festivals

Press release from City of Berkeley:

Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Berkeley, California (Wednesday, December 01, 2021) - Berkeley-based arts nonprofits and festivals can now apply for one-time grants to help them financially recover from the pandemic.

Funding may be used to lessen an arts organization's economic loss or implement COVID-19 prevention tactics. They can also be used to pay for consulting and marketing services to boost the organization's revenues.

Grant awards will range from $3,000 to $33,000 and will be based upon a scoring criteria that centers cultural equity.

Grant applications close on Dec. 9

When applying, you'll be asked to provide information about your organization or festival and the negative financial impacts that you experienced due to COVID-19.

• Submit your application online
  1. Create an account
  2. Select the Berkeley Arts Recovery Grants (BARG) for Organizations & Festivals
• Deadline to apply is December 9, 2021, by 5 PM
• Award notifications will be sent in early 2022

Berkeley Arts Recovery Grants program supports COVID-19 resilience

Links

• Online Application: Berkeley Arts Recovery Grants
• Webinar: Berkeley Arts Recovery Grant Workshop Video
• Civic Arts Program
• City of Berkeley's Civic Arts and Culture Plan (2017)

This press release was produced by City of Berkeley. The views expressed here are the author’s own.