Cultural Sustainability: A WESTAF Program for Small Organizations of Color
In partnership with The Wallace Foundation and the other five U.S. Regional Arts Organizations (USRAO), the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) is proud to announce Cultural Sustainability: A WESTAF Program for Small Organizations of Color. This program offers general operating grants to arts and culture organizations (for-profit, non-profit, or fiscally-sponsored), led by and serving communities of color with budgets under $500,000, and three or more years experience with arts and culture programming. WESTAF will select grantees within our region (Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, Hawai’i, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). Selected organizations will also participate in regional learning communities over the program’s two years.
WESTAF and the Wallace Foundation want to learn how organizations of color in our region create healthy, joyful and thriving environments for themselves and their communities, and to help them continue this important work. To achieve this, the program includes:
- Funding: Up to $17,000 per year for selected organizations in the WESTAF region. The program is two years long. Grantees will receive funding at the beginning of each program year.
- Virtual Groups: Spaces to share ideas, find solutions, and connect with others.
- In-Person Retreats: Times to relax, work together, and learn from each other.
- Help along the way: Monthly chats with WESTAF coaches for guidance and advice.
- Studies: Research to better understand your organization and how we can help.
WESTAF expects to grant a total of $1,100,000 throughout the region, with approximately two grants per state or jurisdiction.- Part 1 Application Open: Monday, June 3, 2024 (9:00 a.m. MDT)
- Part 1 Application Closes: Monday, July 1, 2024 (11:59 p.m. MDT)