SA CARES 4 ART

San Antonio City Council authorized $2.6M in federal Coronavirus Relief Funds for San Antonio based nonprofit arts businesses and individual artists who suffered business interruption caused by required closures during the period of 3/13/20 - 12/30/20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Department of Arts & Culture has made the following grants available in accordance the SA CARES 4 Art Program – 

• Nonprofit Arts Business Grant Program Description
• Individual Artist Grant Program Description

Any questions regarding the grants should be submitted in writing by July 27, 2020 at artsfunding@sanantonio.gov. All submitted questions and corresponding answers will be posted on this page on July 20 and July 28, 2020.

How to Apply: Applications are accepted at SanAntonio.GoSmart.org. 

Deadline to Apply: July 30, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.

Cultural districts grant

This grant is now closed. If you are a San Antonio non-profit arts organization interested in applying for a proposed Texas Commission on the Arts Cultural Districts (TCA), check out our Cultural Districts Toolkit, which provides additional assistance to non-profit arts organizations with their TCA Cultural District or Project Grants application.

CORE GRANT PROGRAMS FOR ARTS AGENCIES  

These multi-year grants are awarded to qualifying nonprofit arts and cultural organizations based in San Antonio that meet the Arts Agency Funding Guidelines. These guidelines were created through the Department’s Cul-Tú-Art Plan, derived from feedback received from City Council, Artists, Arts Agencies, Arts Patrons, Residents and Visitors. These grants are aimed to support a diverse portfolio of art organizations working across the City of San Antonio in the production of ongoing, sustainable, high quality artistic activities.

Festivals and Community Celebrations 

Dedicated to furthering the presentation, production and preservation of arts and cultural programs that are unique to the San Antonio experience. 

• Application deadline: NOW CLOSED. Next Application will open Spring, 2021.

Base Operational Support 

Focused on strengthening our City by providing a base of financial operational support for non-profit arts organizations operations. These critical investments play a pivotal role in enabling our arts and cultural institutions to provide artistic excellence that are accessible to our entire community. 

• Application deadline: NOW CLOSED.  Next Application will open Spring, 2021.

Culturally Specific Support 

Available to nonprofit arts organizations whose mission is to preserve, or promote and enhance the identity and character of cultural communities of women or specific women and racial minorities: y culturesAfrican-Americans, Hispanic–Americans, Asian-Americans, or Native Americans. These critical investments are focused on creating greater cultural equity. 

• Application deadline: NOW CLOSED. Next Application will open Spring, 2021.