Description

ARTS AND CULTURE GRANT PROGRAM PURPOSE The mission for the City of Peoria Arts and Culture Grant Program is to extend our reach activating Peoria as a place where arts, culture, and library services are distinctly inclusive, educational, and responsive within the community. The grant program is managed by the Arts & Culture Division. The grant program provides financial support to organizations, schools, and businesses for various projects through a competitive application and grant review process. These projects directly benefit the community and are aligned with the priorities of the Arts and Culture Plan, whose overarching vision is to support a creative, artistic, cultural community with activities that are accessible, inclusive, inspiring and support a high quality of life for all.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

The purpose of the Arts and Culture Grants Program is to inspire, enhance, and support new arts and event experiences for residents and visitors throughout the city. The City of Peoria sponsors it; facilitated by staff of the Arts, Culture and Library Services Department; assessed by community members; evaluated by the Arts and Culture Commission for recommendation; and then reviewed and approved by the Peoria City Council. TYPES OF GRANTS AVAILABLE • ARTS PROJECTS Programs or Performances • COMMUNITY EVENTS Organizations who host a single Peoria based arts event, per fiscal year, are eligible to apply for the tier I funding level. Please be sure to detail the reach and impact of the event within your narrative that supports the funding request. Organizations that host multiple Peoria based arts events are eligible to apply for tier II funding (for two events). Be sure to detail the reach and impact of each individual event within your narrative that supports the funding request. • HOAs (Homeowner Associations) events

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

For the FY27 grant cycle, an applicant may not apply for more than $20,000 in total funding within the Events category. If an Events grant application is submitted, the applicant may select only one additional category for grant application. Organizations applying to multiple Arts Projects / Programs / Performances categories may not apply for more than $20,000 in total funding within the combined categories. All applicants must strictly adhere to each category’s eligibility, including the essential requirement to identify and describe the specific community benefit of the program or event. These grants extend the city’s commitment to promote the representation and participation of diverse groups of individuals, including but not limited to people of differing abilities, generations, ethnicities and races, gender identities, religious or spiritual beliefs, sexual orientations, or veteran status. Each year the grant program emphasizes the identification and commitment of a specific benefit to the community as an essential element in each application, as well as activities or events that are accessible and affordable to the general public. While grants were previously awarded on a rolling basis, applications must now be submitted during the grant cycle. No additional grant applications will be accepted after March 30, 2026 11:59pm. The grant applicant agrees to the following contract conditions by accepting a grant award from the City of Peoria: • No person shall be denied access to, or participation in, the performance or event based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability. • Grants are awarded from the date of the executed contract through May 30, 2027. Programming can be extended through June 30, 2027, with an explanation letter sent to suzzanne.anicette@peoriaaz.gov on or before the Final Report deadline of June 30, 2027. • An award does not guarantee or imply support in subsequent years. • Non-school performances must be open to all residents of Peoria and held in Peoria. Grant funds cannot be used for private or exclusive showings. • Organizations participating in a city-sponsored event must provide proof of insurance with the City of Peoria listed as Additionally Insured. Insurance is due one month prior to scheduled performance/ display project date. • Grant funds may not be used for construction or renovation of facilities, basic operating support, other capital expenditures, or reductions of debts. • Grant funds may not be used to support events that are exclusively religious \ worship services, or those whose sole purpose is to advance or promote a religion (evangelism). Cultural expressions housed within religious contexts are permitted; however, the cultural aspects must be the focal point. • Grantees shall expend public awarded funds only for the purposes and uses specified in the approved grant application. • Grantee must ensure public funds include access for diverse audiences, equitable access, and inclusive principles benefitting Peorians of diverse cultures, ethnicities, incomes abilities, genders, ages, orientations, and neighborhoods. • Applicants must provide access to activities and/or events for site visits by Arts and Culture Commissioners and/or city staff upon request. • Applicants receiving grant awards from the City of Peoria will acknowledge the city’s support in all programs, press releases, and advertisements for grant-supported activities with the following credit line: “(Name of organization/entity) is supported in part by an Arts and Culture grant from the City of Peoria.”

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