Funding Amount

Up to US $600

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Monthly
Tracked since
April 2026

From the program guidelines: “Applications are accepted monthly, with deadlines on the 15th.”

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Other requirements

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Overview

The CCI Quick Grant program offers financial support to artists and nonprofit arts organizations in San Francisco and San José. Eligible applicants can receive up to $600 annually for professional development activities, such as workshops and conferences. The program aims to enhance the administrative capacity and business skills of participants, ultimately strengthening the financial resilience of their artistic practices and organizations. Applications are accepted monthly, with deadlines on the 15th.

NOTE: Applications are due on the 15th of the month before 11:59 a.m. (morning) PT with a one-month turnaround. Applications for each cycle will open on the 16th of every month at 9 a.m. PT. Grant requests will be awarded on a competitive basis as long as funds are available for a given month.
The Quick Grant program supports artists and arts organizations' financial resilience through professional development support.
The Quick Grant program awards professional development funds to San Francisco and San José nonprofit arts organization staff and California artists, creatives, cultural practitioners, and cultural producers to enroll in workshops, attend conferences, and work with consultants, coaches, and mentors in order to build administrative capacity, hone business skills, and strengthen the financial resilience of an organization, artistic practice, or area of cultural production.
Awards
Artists, creatives, cultural practitioners, and cultural producers meeting eligibility requirements may receive one award, per CCI fiscal year, of up to $600 to participate in approved professional development activities.
Nonprofit arts organization staff members, including board and key volunteers, meeting eligibility requirements may receive one award, per CCI fiscal year, of up to $600 to participate in approved professional development activities. Up to two individual staff members may receive funding per organization per CCI fiscal year

Eligibility

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Past recipients of this program

Recent awards under this program (from Center for Cultural Innovation's IRS filings)

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
  • 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.

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  • Boston Ujima Project Inc · Boston, MA

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IRS Form 990 filing, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Arts
  • Professional development

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