Innovations in Government

Innovations in Government is sponsored by California Arts Council. This grant program, though currently closed, previously funded government partnerships with local artists/cultural practitioners of color or of the global majority to eliminate structural racism through arts creation.

Innovations in Government - California Grants Portal The California Arts Council has been a member of the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) since 2017. The Innovations Grant funds government partnerships with local artists / cultural practitioners* of color or of the global majority* to eliminate structural racism*. The Innovations in Government grant is a pilot for the CAC to address structural racism through arts creation.

The purpose of the California Arts Council’s Innovations in Government pilot is to work with artists / cultural practitioners of color or of the global majority, through an Application Organization, to co-create a series of public online interactive workshops that explore racial equity through artmaking and cultural practice.

The Application Organization plays a crucial role in this process, they will support the artists / cultural practitioners in collaborating with the CAC and take on the financial responsibility for the program. This workshop series will conclude in a publicly available workbook that other government agencies or arts organizations can use as part of their systems change work.

The interactive workshops and the workbook will be developed in collaboration with CAC staff. We anticipate the program will begin in July 2022 and will be completed by December 2022. This grant program is open to invited applicants only.

Our goal is to shift our grantmaking from a high-volume transaction to a more relational and transformative experience for applicants and grantees. This grant program is open to recent Cultural Pathways grantees. The grant is open to past California-based grantee organizations of the CAC's Cultural Pathways program.

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The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number. Funding for the Innovations in Government grant program comes from Race Foward's Innovations Grant, which funds government partnerships with local artists / cultural practitioners of color or of the global majority to eliminate structural racism.

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly). State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

For questions about this grant, contact: Katherin Canton, 1-916-322-6555, innovationsgrant@arts. ca.

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