Arts Council for Long Beach: Project Microgrants Grant

The Arts Council for Long Beach offers Project Microgrants to support publicly accessible arts and cultural projects that benefit the Long Beach community. These grants are available year-round and encourage diverse representation while enhancing underserved neighborhoods. Eligible projects include arts events, educational programs, and public art initiatives. The program aims to foster community engagement through the arts, enriching the quality of life for residents and visitors alike.

Established in 1976 as the Public Corporation for the Arts, dba, Arts Council for Long Beach is the official arts agency for the City of Long Beach. The goal of the Arts Council is to improve the quality of life, through the arts, for all residents of and visitors to our city. Arts Council for Long Beach is a private nonprofit organization governed by a volunteer board of directors and managed by a professional staff. In addition to offering a range of professional services and programs, Arts Council for Long Beach distributes and manages City of Long Beach funding for the arts through its Grant Programs.
Program Description: Project Microgrant
Project Microgrants are available year-round until funding in the category is depleted for the fiscal year. Projects must be free, open to the public and must benefit the residents of Long Beach. Worthy projects will support community representation and cultural respect; encourage cultural diversity; and/or enhance underserved communities, neighborhoods or populations of Long Beach.

Eligibility

What Arts Council for Long Beach FundsPublicly accessible arts and cultural presentations in any art form by organizations and/or artists within the City of Long BeachA single event or series of events or project in any artistic discipline or cultural traditionArts and cultural festivals Arts education programs Traditional folk arts presentations, hands-on demonstrations or events or traditional arts preservation programs Public art that will benefit the residents of Long BeachWork that promotes the Long Beach arts and cultural sectorEquipment and tools for art making purposes (e.g., technology, costumes or tools of the trade) may be funded.Eligibility RequirementsProject venue must be located in the City of Long Beach Project must be mostly planned out and will take place with our without the Arts Council’s fundingEvent must be free and open to the publicProjects must not have happened before the date of submissionProject must benefit the Long Beach arts and cultural sector

Ineligibility

What Arts Council for Long Beach Does NOT FundTravel expenses for professional developmentPurchase of works of artPurchase of permanent equipment, land, buildings, or construction services (capital expenditures) Fundraising events Trusts or endowmentsDebt reduction efforts or ongoing deficit operationsPrograms with religious or sectarian purposes or that are part of scheduled religious services Expenses incurred before the start date of the grant contractPrograms which aid or service political campaigns or political groups