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2024 Arts in California Parks - Local Parks Grant Program - Implementation Grant
Accepting Submissions from 04/12/2024 to 06/14/2024
Arts in California Parks is a new program from California State Parks that will support artists, culture bearers, California Native American tribes, and communities in creating artwork that offers perspective on our past and present and help us imagine our potential. The program will establish art installations and programming in State and local parks as catalysts for sustainable community connection, health, and well- being.
This program supports the "Outdoor Access for All" initiative led by Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, along with the Natural Resources Agency's "Outdoors for All" initiative, and California State Parks' Reexamining Our Past Initiative.
The goals of this program are to:
• Welcome California's diverse populations into parks with culturally reflective and sensitive projects and programs.
• Empower opportunities for mentorship and employment, expanding avenues for creative career pathways.
• Harness the healing potential of arts and parks to improve physical, mental, and emotional health of individuals and communities.
• Create emotional and contemporary experiences that connect people to their state and local parks, link culture and place, intertwine communities, and invite community stewardship. • Evoke a sense of creativity and exploration among visitors, celebrate California's diverse tribal and cultural heritage, and memorialize the cultural significance of park lands. • Elevate by infusing resources into projects and programs that engage communities through creative expression, promoting social cohesion, delight, and connection to the land.
Through this partnership, Parks California, is leading the competitive grant program, Arts in California Parks, Local Parks Grant Program. This grant program will include two tracks: Planning + Development Grants, and Implementation Grants.
Arts in California Parks, Local Parks Grants Program, Implementation Grants are designed to support a well- defined partnership's execution of an artistic and/or cultural project in a local park. These grants are intended to focus on the strength of community partnerships with public park entities for the implementation phase of a project.
The program aims to:
• Reflect and better connect the public with the cultural heritage of the regions. • Increase investments and art experiences in often overlooked communities, artists, and local parks. • Drive authentic community engagement and thoughtful art program design. • Support a diverse set of art mediums to enhance experiences for all park visitors. • Bridge local and state parks' Arts in California Parks programs for greater community impact.
For the 2024 Implementation Grants, proposals must focus on arts projects and/or arts and culture programs that are positioned to be implemented within a 12-month grant period and meet the following minimum qualifications:
• Completed applications must be submitted by a 501c3 non-profit organization, fiscally sponsored community organizations, California Native American tribes, Native 7871 Organizations, foundations, land trusts and/or Local Government Agencies (City, County, Regional). • Facilitate a partnership between nonprofits), artists) and local public park managers). Partnerships may include 501c3 non-profit organizations, California Native American tribes, foundations, land trusts and/or local governments.
• Projects must bring art and nature together as a catalyst for community connection in local parks. • Eligible projects must be open to the general public.
Proposal criteria must:
• Demonstrate alignment with the goals of Arts in California Parks. • Develop art projects and/or cultural programming that emphasizes the unique characteristics of place and community, offering insightful perspectives on our past and present. • Implement inclusive community engagement strategies for the art or culture project, integrating creative capital through mentorship and career pathway development to enhance its cultural, historical, and social relevance for diverse audiences.
• The artistic or cultural project is free of cost and inclusive for all, including economic and physical accessibility.
• Project contributes to community connection, health, well-being and/or placemaking.
Preference will be given to proposals that meet multiple criteria listed below:
• Provide participants with meaningful, relevant and/or multiple experiences. • Integrate environmental sustainability practices and stewardship. • A focus on underrepresented parts of the state that traditionally do not have access to these types of resources.
• Proposals that include a matching grant component, demonstrating a commitment to shared investment and partnership in the project's success.
For the Local Parks Grant program, there's $8M available to distribute in grants over the next 3 grant cycles (2024, 2025, 2026). This being the first year and knowing we have $8M available over the next three years, for the 2024 Implementation Grant track, we anticipate awarding $2,500,000 in grant awards. While we anticipate awarding these funds, we recommend minimum grant requests not to be less than $15,000.
Applicants should submit a proposal that meets their needs.
Proposals are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, June 14, 2024
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2024 Arts in California Parks - Local Parks Grant Program - Planning and Development Grant
Accepting Submissions from 04/12/2024 to 06/14/2024
Arts in California Parks is a new program from California State Parks that will support artists, culture bearers, California Native American tribes, and communities in creating artwork that offers perspective on our past and present and help us imagine our potential. The program will establish art installations and programming in State and local parks as catalysts for sustainable community connection, health, and well- being.
This program supports the "Outdoor Access for All" initiative led by Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, along with the Natural Resources Agency's "Outdoors for All" initiative, and California State Parks' Reexamining Our Past Initiative.
The goals of this program are to:
• Welcome California's diverse populations into parks with culturally reflective and sensitive projects and • Empower opportunities for mentorship and employment, expanding avenues for creative career pathways.
• Harness the healing potential of arts and parks to improve physical, mental, and emotional health of individuals and communities.
• Create emotional and contemporary experiences that connect people to their state and local parks, link culture and place, intertwine communities, and invite community stewardship. • Evoke a sense of creativity and exploration among visitors, celebrate California's diverse tribal and cultural heritage, and memorialize the cultural significance of park lands. • Elevate by infusing resources into projects and programs that engage communities through creative expression, promoting social cohesion, delight, and connection to the land.
Through this partnership, Parks California, is leading the competitive grant program, Arts in California Parks, Local Parks Grant Program. This grant program will include two tracks: Planning + Development Grants, and Implementation Grants.
Arts in California Parks, Local Parks Grant Program, Planning + Development Grants are designed to support the early stages of a relationship to bring an artistic and/or cultural project to a local park. These grants are intended to focus on laying the groundwork for future implementation through partnership development and bringing creatives and communities to collaborate with local parks.
The program aims to:
• Reflect and better connect the public with the cultural heritage of the regions. • Increase investments and art experiences in often overlooked communities, artists, and local parks. • Drive authentic community engagement and thoughtful art program design. • Support a diverse set of art mediums to enhance experiences for all park visitors. • Bridge local and state parks' Arts in California Parks programs for greater community impact.
For the 2024 Planning + Development Grants, proposals must focus on arts projects and/or culture programs that need additional planning and development support to be actualized and meet the following minimum qualifications:
• Completed applications must be submitted by a 501c3 non-profit organization, fiscally sponsored community organization, California Native American tribe, Native 7871 Organization, foundation, land trust and/or Local Government Agency (City, County, Regional). • Facilitate partnership between nonprofits), artist (s) and local public park managers). Partnerships may include 501c3 non-profit organizations, California Native American tribes, Native 7871 Organizations, foundations, land trusts and/or local governments.
• Projects must bring art and nature together as a catalyst for community connection in local parks. • Eligible projects must be open to the general public.
Proposal criteria must:
• Demonstrate alignment with the goals of Arts in California Parks. • Explore artwork, and/or art and cultural programming that offers perspective on our past and present. • Have a goal of establishing a clear project plan that is poised for the Implementation Grant track. • Implement inclusive community engagement strategies for the art or culture project, integrating creative capital through mentorship and career pathway development to enhance its cultural, historical, and social relevance for diverse audiences.
• Project contributes to community connection, health, well-being, and/or placemaking. • The artistic or cultural project to be explored must be free of cost and inclusive for all, including economic and physical accessibility.
Preference will be given to proposals that meet multiple criteria listed below:
• Provide participants with meaningful, relevant and/or multiple experiences. • Integrate environmental sustainability practices and stewardship. • A focus on underrepresented parts of the state that traditionally do not have access to these types of resources.
For the Local Parks Grant program, there's $8M available to distribute in grants over the next 3 grant cycles (2024, 2025, 2026). This being the first year and knowing we have S&M available over the next three years, for the 2024 Planning and Development Grant track, we anticipate awarding $250,000 in grant awards.
While we anticipate awarding these funds, we recommend minimum grant requests not to be less than $15,000. Applicants should submit a proposal that meets their needs.
Proposals are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, June 14, 2024
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2024 Big Basin, Seaclift, and New Brighton Community Grant Program Accepting Submissions starting 01/25/2024
Engagement Program Overview
Beginning February 2024 Parks California will award grants to support activities for community engagement programing for the purpose of collecting feedback and input in the park planning process. Community group representatives also can serve as stakeholder consultants through a separate stipend program alongside community engagement work. Application review will begin March 1st and grants will be awarded until funds are depleted.
Program Goals
• Gather community feedback to support development of future facility planning that will define Big Basin, Seacliff, and New Brighton's Redevelopment
• Include a diverse range of perspectives, experiences and backgrounds and expertise in the planning process from communities that have been less involved in the parks planning. • Prioritize grant distribution to groups connected with lower income communities and people of color.
You are eligible to apply if you:
• Are a community-based organization connected to focus communities of people of color and lower income communities.
• Propose to host activities that promote and elevate voices historically underrepresented at the park and in the State Park planning process.
• Can summarize what you hear from participants related to priorities for inclusive design of facilities such as transportation to the park, the design of campgrounds and the visitor center, park programs, or other related topics.
Please inquire for more information before applying.
Grant Awards
Parks California anticipates making grant awards up to $6,000 per project.
Criteria
• Program aligned - proposed activities meet one or more of the goals listed above. • Community focused - proposed activities are created by and with community members withing the regional vicinity of Big Basin Redwoods State Park and/or Seacliff and New Brighton State Beaches • Creativity- proposed activities provide meaningful engagement for the community. • Collaboration - Applicant must have a conversation about their proposed activities with Parks California and California State Park Staff prior to submitting the proposal. Office hours are noted in the timeline below.
• Timing - proposed activities must take place during the months of May, June, and/or July 2024 • #RecreateResponsibly by respecting one another and the park we enjoy. • Preview • Send to GrantHub