City of Boise Announces Availability of Fund for Art & History Organizations

The City of Boise's Department of Arts & History, through the City Arts & History Fund Program, provides funding to arts and history organizations and individuals.  Grants are awarded to those that provide the broadest benefit to Boise residents and visitors and have a positive affect on the cultural life of the city.  Grant allocation is based on available funding and the evaluation scores of the applications.  $45,000 is available for allocation in two funding categories.

This grant round is for the City's Fiscal Year 2010, which begins October 1, 2009.

DEADLINE:  Friday, August 14, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.
Award Announcement:  Mid-September 2009

Guidelines and applications are posted on the Department's website; and applicants are encouraged to apply using the on-line forms.  Hard copies of the materials are available as requested by calling 433-5671 or jcwilson@cityofboise.org.

The City of Boise is committed to supporting local cultural organizations as noted in one of the City's key strategic goals:  To "foster an environment where learning, the arts, culture, and recreation thrive." The City Arts & History Fund will help promote the growth and development of the city's artists and historians, and artistic, cultural, and historical organizations and, will foster the preservation and growth of the financial resources that support artistic, cultural, and historic activities.

The Department of Arts & History is committed to supporting cultural endeavors in the City of Boise without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, military status, marital status, political opinion, national origin, familial status, mental and physical disability, gender identity, and source of income or disability status.