Festival Grants support the presentation of quality arts and culture programming through festival activities, connecting artists and culture bearers (or their artistic work) with communities.
What does it fund?
Festival grants support in-person, virtual, and hybrid festivals. For the purposes of this grant program, a festival is defined as a periodic celebration or gathering that…
happens in a condensed period of time,features a varied and curated program of events, andhas an easily identifiable and unifying theme or specified focus.Festivals eligible for Festival Grants must…
demonstrate a thematic emphasis on arts and culture in their programming,last a minimum of one four-hour day, andonly span the duration of two consecutive weekendsSeasonal series of presented works, as well as freestanding productions or exhibitions, are not eligible activities for this program. Festival activities can include juried processes, but scholarships, pageants or standalone award ceremonies are also ineligible. Please see a more detailed list of ineligible expenses at the end of this document.
Who is it for?
Eligible applicants for Festival Grants include Arizona-based:
Nonprofit organizations with tax-exempt statusUnincorporated organizations with a nonprofit fiscal sponsorship agreementLocal arts agenciesTribal cultural organizationsUniversity/college departmentsAward Amount
Applicants may request grant award amounts ranging from a minimum of $1,000 to a maximum of $5,000. There is no cash match required for this grant opportunity.
Please review the grant guidelines thoroughly before beginning your application.
Festival Grant
Festival Grants support the presentation of quality arts and culture programming through festival activities, connecting artists and culture bearers (or their artistic work) with communities.
What does it fund?
Festival grants support in-person, virtual, and hybrid festivals. For the purposes of this grant program, a festival is defined as a periodic celebration or gathering that…
happens in a condensed period of time,features a varied and curated program of events, andhas an easily identifiable and unifying theme or specified focus.Festivals eligible for Festival Grants must…
demonstrate a thematic emphasis on arts and culture in their programming,last a minimum of one four-hour day, andonly span the duration of two consecutive weekendsSeasonal series of presented works, as well as freestanding productions or exhibitions, are not eligible activities for this program. Festival activities can include juried processes, but scholarships, pageants or standalone award ceremonies are also ineligible. Please see a more detailed list of ineligible expenses at the end of this document.
Who is it for?
Eligible applicants for Festival Grants include Arizona-based:
Nonprofit organizations with tax-exempt statusUnincorporated organizations with a nonprofit fiscal sponsorship agreementLocal arts agenciesTribal cultural organizationsUniversity/college departmentsAward Amount
Applicants may request grant award amounts ranging from a minimum of $1,000 to a maximum of $5,000. There is no cash match required for this grant opportunity.
Please review the grant guidelines thoroughly before beginning your application.