Festival Grants support organizations in their efforts to provide quality arts programming through festival activities and are awarded to assist with the costs of connecting artists (or their artistic work) with communities.
Organizations applying for Community Investment Grants may not apply for Festival Grants within the same funding period.
Eligible applicant organizations producing such festivals:
- are based in the State of Arizona
- have a minimum of 1 year of arts related programming
- are incorporated with the IRS as a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization (or have a formal agreement with a nonprofit fiscal sponsor) OR are a unit of government (local or tribal)
For example, eligible organizations include local arts agencies, tribal cultural organizations, government departments or agencies, university/college departments, and other nonprofit arts, cultural and social service organizations.
Important Dates
Application Due
March 12, 2020, 11:59pm
Grant review panels convened
May 2020 (dates and times to be announced)
Grantees notified
July 1, 2020
Funding Period
July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Award Amount
Level I (Total Expense Budget of $4,000 – $19,999): $2,000
Level II (Total Expense Budget of $20,000 or more): $3,000
Eligible Fees
Contracted Artistic Services & Artists Fees
Guest artist contractual fees including travel, lodging, and per diem expenses.
Production Expenses
Includes insurance, sound, lighting, and equipment rental and operation for the artistic project only.
Space Rental
Includes stage, space, or venue rental for the artistic project only.
Marketing/Promotion
Includes contracted graphic design services, the purchase of advertising space, and creation of digital and printed promotional materials for the entire event.
When you’re ready,click on “Apply Now” below. This will take you to the Submittable platform. You do not have to complete the application in one session; Submittable allows you to save a draft of your application and complete/submit it later.
Please review the FY2021 Festival Grant Guidelines thoroughly before beginning your application.
If you’d prefer to prepare the narrative section of your application in a word processing program before entering your responses in Submittable, click here to download a Word document version of the overview and narrative questions.
Primary Staff Contact
Brad DeBiase
Programs and Grants Coordinator
Phone: (602) 771-6534
Email: [email protected]
Technical Support
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (855) 467-8264, ext. 2
Web: help.submittable.com