Funding Opportunities

FUNDING

The Los Angeles County Arts Commission was established in 1947 to ensure access to the arts for Los Angeles County residents; the administration of grant programs for Los Angeles County arts organizations is an essential component of this mandate.

ORGANIZATION GRANT PROGRAMS

In 1997 the Commission voted to implement a new grant program in 1998-99 to support mid-size organizations with budgets between $100,000 and $800,000, and to restructure the existing grant programs (formerly the National/State/County Partnership and the Organizational Grant Program). To clarify communication with County arts organizations, the grant programs have been renamed to correspond to the size of the annual operating budgets of the organizations:

Organizational Grant Program I
- Small Organizations (annual operating budgets less than $100,000)

Organizational Grant Program II
- Mid-Size Organizations (annual operating budgets between $100,000 and $800,000)

Organizational Grant Program III
- Large Organizations (annual operating budgets greater than $800,000)

The Commission has also implemented the use of discipline peer panels to review all applications and to make recommendations to the Commission. The commissioners review these recommendations, make appropriate adjustments and submit funding recommendations to the County Board of Supervisors for final approval. Each recommended organization must meet the guidelines of the grant program from which they will be awarded funds.
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Grant Program
Archives

Press Release/
2001-2002 Grantees

2000/2001 Press Release

Commission awards $2,352,000 in grants to 166 County arts groups.

Information for
Current Grantees

Invoicing instructions, forms, etc.

Organizational Grant Program I - Small Organizations
with budgets less than
$100,000

Organizational Grant Program II -
Mid-Size Organizations
with budgets between
$100,000 and $800,000

Organizational Grant Program III -
Large Organizations
with budgets over
$800,000

2002-2003 OGP I
Guidelines
and Application

Applications will be due Wednesday,
December 12, 2001 (postmarked)

Workshops
All new and previously declined organizations must attend a workshop.

2002-2003 OGP II Guidelines
and Application

Applications will be due Wednesday,
November 14, 2001 (postmarked)

Workshop:
Thursday,
October 11, 2001
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Hall of Administration
500 West Temple Street
(at Grand Avenue,
Downtown Los Angeles)
Room 864

For registration and parking, please contact Charlotte Frazer
213/974-1343
by Tuesday,
October 9, 2001

2002-2003 OGP III Guidelines
and Application

Applications will be due Wednesday,
November 7, 2001 (postmarked)

Workshop:
Thursday,
September 13, 2001
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Hall of Administration
500 West Temple Street
(at Grand Avenue,
Downtown Los Angeles)
Room 864

For registration and parking, please contact Charlotte Frazer
213/974-1343
by Tuesday,
September 11, 2001