Applications

• When is the application period open?

  •  March 16, 2023

• When will grants be awarded?

  • Decisions released June 15, 2023

• Will there be just one application cycle, or more in the future?

  • There is one application cycle.

• What will a typical award amount look like?

  • Grants will be from $25,000 to $100,000

• If I have a fund within the Inland Empire Community Foundation, am I able to apply through that organization as an artist?

  • No, you will need to apply to Creative Corps Inland SoCal.

• What standards will be applied to the screening process?

  • The guidelines and application will delineate the process  when it is released on March 16.

• How will the awarding process ensure that social justice principles are minded and adhered to?

  • Social justice is one of the four key issues prioritized as a grant goal. In terms of the application and selection process, a scoring rubric will be used by the Review Committee.

Questions about the Healthy Places Index (HPI) map and Quartile 1

• Where can I learn more about the HPI map?

  • On our website!

• As an artist, do you need to live in a dark blue area, or can you do outreach in a dark blue area (Quartile 1)?

  • Our program design team will have full guidelines ready March 16, but serving communities in Quartile 1 is one of the grants’ central goals.

• We are located in a commercial area that is light blue but serve surrounding areas that are dark blue and hire artists from dark blue communities.  Will this be taken into account?

  • Our program design team will have full guidelines ready March 16, but serving communities and hiring artists in Quartile 1 is central to grant goals.

• Would programming I produced previously be a good fit for Quartile 1 communities?

  • Potentially. Our program design team will have full guidelines ready in spring, but we encourage you to engage the 4 Core Issues identified in the grant goals.

Who Can Apply

• Is there a minimum age requirement for artists who can be funded?

  • 18 years old.

• Are fiscally sponsored organizations eligible?

  • Yes!

• Can “grassroots” orgs, artist collectives, or cooperatives apply, or do they need to be a 501(c)3 non-profit?

  • Groups or collectives that are not 501(c)3 should seek to partner with a community based organization or civic agency or seek a fiscal sponsor. Full guidelines will be ready March 16.

• Do artists need to partner with existing organizations?

  • Artists may partner with organizations or work with a fiscal sponsor. Full guidelines will be ready March 16.

• Are government agencies able to apply for program funding that addresses the goals identified?

  • Our program design team will have full guidelines ready March 16, but in order to address grant goals, government agencies will likely have stronger applications when applying with artists or collective and/or CBOs, especially if they can demonstrate the ability to create new sustainable jobs for artists in the long-term.

• Can artists be funded to hire other artists, or would one need a non-profit for that kind of group effort?

  • You could align your interests with a CBO or work with a fiscal sponsor. Full guidelines will be ready March 16.

Four Core Community Issues

• How will social justice be prioritized in this funding?

  • Social justice is one of the four key issues  prioritized as a grant goal. How social justice will be addressed will depend on applicant design.

• Does the topic of “public health & pandemic recovery” include mental health recovery, resiliency, suicide prevention, etc?

  • Mental health, resiliency, and suicide prevention are top priorities in terms of pandemic recovery, which is one of the four key issues identified as a grant goal.

• Is the amount of funding available for each core issue the same?

  • Our program design team will have full guidelines ready March 16, but we imagine that

What the Grant Supports/Does Not Support

• Can grant funding cover overhead, like utilities (current and past) and rent?

  • This program is designed to create new programs and projects and will not fund utilities and rent.

• Will grant funding support individual artist exhibitions?

  • Potentially. This funding at its heart is intended to put artists to work, to create new job opportunities for artists, and seeks to create serious innovation in cultural programming that might push the boundaries of an exhibition.

• We are a non-profit and would like to get a grant to hire artists to do a large mural on the side of our building. Would this funding support murals?

  • Potentially. Our program design team will have full guidelines ready March 16, but we encourage you to partner with other organizations in order to propose a suite of projects that satisfy grant goals.

• Will this potentially support artist residencies that are instructional and include travel and a stipend for the artists?

  • Potentially. It would depend on how the application was designed.

• Can these funds be used to support a one-time project like a community mural to cover a high graffiti area and help with working with the city?

  • We encourage applicants to think beyond a one-time project or community mural to create sustainable change and provide new jobs for artists in the long-term.

• Can funding be used for creating community, art, vendor, performance, and resource focused events?

  • This funding is intended to push the boundaries of what cultural experiences can be. We encourage you to innovate new kinds of programming!

• Can funding be used to launch a new 501(c)3?

  • No, this funding is not intended to support new non-profits.

• Can grant funding help our organization provide raises and add new positions?

  • No, to raises for existing employees, but you can possibly add new positions if these meet the goals and objectives of the Creative Corps program. Full guidelines will be ready March 16.

• I would like seed money to start a new performance and training studio. Would this program provide funding for tuition fees for participants in low-income communities?

  • Maybe.  We need to know more about what the tuition fee covers. Full guidelines will be ready March 16.

Artist Support

• If an individual artist wants to create public artwork, will we need to find building owners ourselves, or will there be a directory of potential sights made available?

  • Councils are here to support artists in creating successful applications. We will be working with artists to identify needs like these. Please fill out this survey and let us know artists’ needs!

Culminating Projects

• Where will the artwork and culminating projects be displayed?

  • Our program design team will have full guidelines ready in spring, but culminating projects will likely occur in Quartile 1 communities.