CCI Quick Grant
Funding Amount
Up to $600
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Monthly
- Tracked since
- September 2026
From the program guidelines: “Ongoing monthly deadline: 15th of each month at 11:59 a.m.”
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Individuals
Geography
- California
- Based in San Francisco or San José
Overview
Center for Cultural Innovation (CA) offers the Quick Grant — up to $600 professional-development microgrants to CA artists/arts workers, OPEN on a rolling monthly (15th) cycle.
How to Apply
The Quick Grant program provides up to $600 in professional-development funds to California-based artists, creatives, cultural practitioners, and cultural producers, and to staff of nonprofit/fiscally-sponsored arts organizations based in San Francisco or San José. Eligible uses: workshop/conference/training registration, travel & lodging, caregiving costs, memberships/subscriptions, and fees to engage a coach/mentor/consultant for skill-building. Ongoing monthly deadline: 15th of each month at 11:59 a.m. PT (Sept 15, 2026 cycle OPEN). Activity must begin on/after the notification date. deadline=null (rolling monthly).
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Center for Cultural Innovation's IRS filings)
San Francisco, CA · 2021
$106K
1 grant in Center for Cultural Innovation's 2021 filings reference “CCI Quick Grant” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Center for Cultural Innovation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 30
- Total given
- $2.34M
- Median grant
- $50K
- Range
- $6,000–$500K
- 26% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in California, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: California 26%, Oregon 21%, Alabama 13%. Top recipient cities: Oakland, CA; Boston, MA; San Francisco, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 57% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Beloved Economies LLC · Beaverton, OR
Ambitious program
$500K
Ekvnv Yefolecvlke · Weogufka, AL
Ambitious program
$300K
East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative Inc · Oakland, CA
Ambitious program
$250K
Historic Clayborn Temple · Memphis, TN
Ambitious program
$150K
Boston Ujima Project Inc · Boston, MA
Ambitious program
$125K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Professional development
Project Locations
- CA
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