Current Calls and Funding
Arts in Parks 2026 Grant
Tsuro Koi perform at From Hiroshima to Hope
In partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation, our Arts in Parks grant (AiP) supports community groups, grassroots collectives, and individual artists seeking to activate Seattle parks through arts and culture in underserved and economically constrained areas of the city.
This grant supports new and established projects that promote arts and cultural participation, celebrate diversity, and build community connections while connecting with communities and audiences from historically unserved and/or underserved communities that represent Seattle’s diversity.
Please read the guidelines for full details. They are also available in these languages:
Application
Apply online through the City of Seattle's grant website.
If you don't have computer or internet access, contact staff as soon as possible.
Due Date
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 5:00 p.m. (Pacific).
Please allow ample time to complete and submit your application. Applications submitted after the 5:00 p.m. Pacific deadline will not be accepted.
Eligibility/Requirements
You are eligible to apply for this grant if you meet the following criteria:
- You are an individual, organization, or community group that regularly presents arts and culture-based programming in Seattle.
- You reside in King County or unincorporated King County within Washington State.
- Organizations and individual artists representing Seattle’s diverse communities are encouraged to apply.
- You have a Federal Tax ID number (Social Security Number, ITIN, or Employer Identification Number).
- Groups are not required to be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nor are they required to use a fiscal sponsor or fiscal agent.
You are not eligible to be awarded for this grant if you have an open AiP contract after Dec. 31, 2025.
Funding
You can apply for the following amounts: $2,000, $4,000, $6,000, or $8,000.
Information Workshops
Learn more about this grant and how to turn in your best application:
Information Session 1 - Virtual
Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025
3 – 4:30 p.m. on Microsoft Teams
RSVP to Sept. 24
Information Session 2 - In-Person
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025
6 – 7:30 p.m. at Garfield Community Center
RSVP to Oct. 8
Draft Application Feedback Session - Virtual
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025
4:30 – 6 p.m. on Microsoft Teams
RSVP to Oct. 16
Info
If you don’t have computer or internet access, contact Zach Frimmel, Grants Project Manager, at (206) 963-9226 or Zach.Frimmel@seattle.gov.
Please reach out with any questions about this opportunity or for help with the online application.
We have interpreters who can speak to you in your language, including American Sign Language (via video). Just call us and tell us what language you speak. Expect a short pause while we find an interpreter to join the call.
The Creative Advantage Community Arts Partner Roster (Rolling Deadline)
The Creative Advantage is a city-wide initiative to establish equitable access to arts learning for every student in Seattle Public Schools (SPS). The Creative Advantage is made possible through a public-private partnership with SPS, the Office of Arts & Culture, the Seattle Foundation, and over 100 community arts partners.
The Community Arts Partner Roster consists of individual teaching artists and community arts and culture organizations approved to work in SPS through The Creative Advantage. Community Arts Partners collaborate with schools to provide:
- Student Art Residencies
- Teacher Professional Development
Please Note: You can apply to lead student arts residencies and/or teacher professional development.
Helpful Resources
Creative Youth Programs Glossary
Visit The Creative Advantage for more information.
Eligibility
Open to teaching artists, community arts organizations, and cultural institutions serving students, teachers, and schools in Seattle with three or more years of teaching experience. Applicants must be over the age of 18.
The Roster application is open, and will stay open year-round for new artists, teaching artists, community arts organizations, and cultural institutions to apply. Applications will be vetted and approved by Creative Advantage Advisors, through a panel process three times annually (March, June, October). Roster Advisors are Seattle Public School teacher leaders and current Roster partners.
Review Deadlines
- Applications submitted between Nov. and Feb. will be reviewed during the March review cycle
- Applications submitted between March and May will be reviewed during the June review cycle
- Applications submitted between June and Sept. will be reviewed during the Oct. review cycle
Application
If you have trouble with Submittable, check their FAQ which offers step-by-step guides. For further assistance with the Submittable online application, please contact Submittable tech support at support@submittable.com.
Info
For questions about the program or for help with the online application, please contact Arts Education Project Manager, Tina LaPadula, at (206-) 518-4205 or Tina.Lapadula@seattle.gov.
We can speak to you in your language, including American Sign Language (via video). Just call us and tell us what language you speak. Expect a short pause while we find an interpreter to join the call.
smART Ventures Grant (Rolling Due Date)
Black Arts Love, photo by Jenny Crooks
smART Ventures is flexible, inclusive, simple, and encourages innovation by individuals, organizations, and communities that may not qualify for other funding programs. smART Ventures provides support ranging from $500 to $1,000, proving that small investments can have big impacts.
Eligibility
- Individuals or groups of people – including youth and older adults – seeking support for a unique project, opportunity, or event involving arts and culture and not currently funded by our office
- Organizations – arts and culture and others – organizations do NOT have to have 501(c)(3) non-profit status
- emerging (less than 3 years old), OR
- not currently funded by our office, OR
- grassroots or business organizations
- Practicing artists not currently funded by our office and who have never received a CityArtist grant before
Due Date
The application is open and will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Application
Fill out this document to apply.
Information Sessions and Draft Application Review
Come learn more about this grant and how to submit your best application.
Virtual Information Sessions
After reviewing the smART Ventures guidelines, attend a group session to learn how to submit your best application.
Sessions are available the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month (excluding City Holidays), 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Virtual Draft Application Review Sessions
You must attend a smART Ventures info session first.
Attend this group session and bring 2-3 questions you may have regarding your application to share.
Sessions are available the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month (excluding City Holidays), 12:30-1:30 p.m.
RSVP for a session on our calendar.
Info
For questions about the program or for help with the online application, please email the Project Manager at SmARTVentures@seattle.gov.
We can speak to you in your language, including American Sign Language (via video). Just call us at (206) 684-7171 and tell us what language you speak. Expect a short pause while we find an interpreter to join the call.
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