Above, watch the Funding Opportunities Info Session from March 10, 2022, in English. To watch the Info Session from March 16, 2022, in English, please click here.
Arriba, vea la sesión informativa sobre oportunidades de financiamiento del 16 de marzo de 2022 en español.
Program Description
Through this grant program, ACTA supports artistic development, community engagement, personal wellbeing, collective energy, and the conservation of culture and history throughout California.
Timeline
APPLICATION PERIOD

Learn about the 2021 Grant Recipients
In 2021, ACTA awarded a total of $271,000 to 55 organizations to support folk and traditional arts. Click to see details of the 2021 grantees.
What We Fund
Pathways to nurture, sustain, and engage participation in traditional arts

Cultural continuity of traditional arts practices:
- Workshops and gatherings (for example, events that bring together artists, cultural specialists or community leaders to share skills and information or to engage in discussion and problem solving)
- Conservation, creation, or acquisition of important traditional arts items
- Intergenerational classes or other educational programs within a community (after-school youth programs, dance ensemble classes or practices, summer programs, etc.)
- Other kinds of mentorships with “culture bearers,” honoraria, travel costs within CA., etc. By “culture bearer” we mean a person who is recognized for their skills and knowledge in a particular traditional expression. (Please note that intensive, one-on-one artistic mentorships should apply to ACTA’s Apprenticeship Program instead.)
- Endangered language conservation and revitalization projects when carried out within the context of traditional art forms
- Other types of activities and projects that lead to cultural continuity of traditional arts practices
Sustaining future arts practices with needed purchases, services, or acquiring new skills
- Equipment and materials purchases (instruments, media equipment, costumes or regalia, etc.)
- Documentation of traditional arts, skills, ceremony, beliefs, or performances
- An investment to result in future revenues (fee for services for marketing consultation, website development, financial planning, etc.)
- Learning new skills by supporting mentorships with advisors or cultural specialists
- Other types of activities and projects that lead to long-term sustainability of traditional arts practices
Engaging and strengthening our own communities as well as engaging with others
- Public presentations, such as community-based concerts, festivals, and exhibitions that foster active participation
- Other types of activities and projects that lead to active participation in traditional arts practices within and between cultural communities
Resources
- Browse previous organizations who have received funding from ACTA.
- Read about recent Living Cultures grantees from 2021, and 2020.
Downloadable Hard Copy (Paper) Application
Please first consider applying online via Submittable. If you feel more comfortable applying by mail with a downloadable print application, you may access the application in English or Spanish below.
Solicitud Física Descargable en Español
Por favor considera solicitar en línea por medio de Submittable. Si te sientes más cómodx solicitando por correo tradicional por medio de una solicitud que puedas descargar e imprimir, puedes acceder a ella y descargarla abajo en inglés o español.
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