CityArts Program
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The goal of DCASE’s CityArts Program is to encourage the attainment of artistic excellence and financial stability, and to incentivize innovation related to citywide priorities.
Nonprofit arts and culture organizations of all sizes can apply for general operating grants and project grants. Project grants will be in alignment with DCASE’s annual theme.
The 2020 application will open in January.
Download the 2019 Guideline Packet (PDF)
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for a CityArts grant, applicants must meet the following criteria.
Organizations must:
• Have a primary mission to create, produce, present, provide, or support arts and culture services for the public.
• Work in one of the following disciplines: Architecture, Curatorial Arts/Museums, Dance, Design (includes Fashion, Industrial, and Costume), Interdisciplinary, Literary Arts, Media Arts and Film, Music, Performance Art, Photography, Public Art, Theater, Visual Arts OR serve as an arts service organization.
• Be a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization incorporated in the State of Illinois for at least 12 months prior to applying (must have been incorporated as of January 2018).
• Be a resident company in the city of Chicago with a valid street address (P.O. Boxes will not be accepted).
• Primarily serve the residents of the city of Chicago (demonstrate that, on average, half of all programming occurs within the city of Chicago limits).
• Be planning programing/activities open and available to the public during the 2019 calendar year.
• Organizations that received CityArts general operating support in 2016, 2017, and 2018 are required to take 2019 off from general operating support. Organizations can apply for a 2019 Project Grant even if they received CityArts support in 2016, 2017, and 2018.
• Special eligibility criteria for general operating grants only: Organizations must not be receiving other significant support (cash or In Kind) from the City of Chicago or a City of Chicago Delegate Agency. Significant support is defined as more than $1M within the calendar year towards an organization’s annual budget.
2019 Grant Calendar
Event |
Dates |
Description |
| Application Assistance Workshops |
Beginning January 24 |
Advance registration is encouraged. |
| Application Opens and Guidelines become available |
January 15, 2019 |
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| Application Deadline |
February 28, 2019 5pm CST |
No Extensions will be Granted |
| Notification of Results |
June 2019 |
All applicants will be notified via e-mail sent to the address on file in the CyberGrants system. |
| Contracting Period | June-August 2019 | Grant agreements and necessary attachments will be completed by grantees and processed by the cultural grants team. |
| Payments Disbursed |
November 2019 |
Timeframe is subject to change. Please refer to this calendar for updates. |
