Arizona Commission on the Arts (AZArts): 2024 Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants, Festival Grants, and Youth Arts Engagement Grants

* Please note, while an organization or unit of government may be eligible for more than one grant program, the Arts Commission limits the number of applications that may be submitted across programs to one application per entity per funding period. 

UArizona is not eligible for the Creative Capacity Grant, due to surpassing the maximum annual budget of $399,999
Creative Youth Grant is open to individuals between 14-17.

2024 Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants

Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants support projects that foster meaningful arts learning experiences for adult learners of any age and/or intergenerational projects in community settings.

Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants support projects that…

• focus on learners across the aging spectrum,
• occur in accessible community spaces, and
• center arts learning practices.

Such projects should also…

• provide opportunities for creative expression in safe and nurturing environments, and
• utilize the assets of the community being served.

Projects may take place in…

• arts venues,
• community or senior centers,
• residential facilities, and
• other settings that serve adult learners of any age and/or intergenerational projects.

2024 Youth Arts Engagement Grants

Youth Arts Engagement Grants support arts learning projects for young people that occur outside of traditional school hours.

Youth Arts Engagement Grants support projects that…

• focus on young people, ages 24 and under,
• occur outside of traditional school hours (before/after school and/or during school holidays/breaks), and
• center arts learning practices.

Such projects should also…

• provide opportunities for creative expression in safe and nurturing environments,
• honor youth voices, narratives, and perspectives, and
• utilize the assets of the community being served.

Projects may take place in…

• arts venues,
• community centers,
• school sites, and
• other youth-oriented settings.
  
   

2024 Festival Grants

Festival grants support in-person, virtual, and hybrid festivals. For the purposes of this grant program, a festival is defined as a periodic celebration or gathering that…

• happens in a condensed period of time,
• features a varied and curated program of events, and
• has an easily identifiable and unifying theme or specified focus.

Festivals eligible for Festival Grants must…

• demonstrate a thematic emphasis on arts and culture in their programming,
• last a minimum of one four-hour day, and
• only span the duration of two consecutive weekends.