Community Arts Grants
The City of Carlsbad Cultural Arts Office serves to encourage, develop and facilitate an enriched environment of artistic, creative and cultural activity in the City of Carlsbad and the Northern San Diego County region. As a component of many services and activities, the Cultural Arts Office manages funding programs to provide financial support to organizations, schools and individuals for various projects through a competitive application and review process.
View 2017, 2018 and 2019 CAG recipients.
Community Arts Grants 2020
The application period for Community Arts Grants 2020 has now closed. All information regarding this cycle is available in the CAG 2020 Guidelines, including changes to this year’s grant program:
- An abbreviated funding period, with all applying projects taking place between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2020.
- Program staff offered one-on-one session appointments for applicants to ask questions about the grant process, application and procedures.
- Total funding amount of $88,000 includes $8,000 funding increase as part of the Carlsbad City Council approved Arts & Culture Master Plan
More information about Community Arts Grants 20/21 will be available in Spring 2020.
For Current CAG 2020 Applicants
- CAG 2020 Guidelines
- Download CAG 2020 Budget Form:
- CAG 2020 Revised Project Form
- Final Report (coming soon)
Special Opportunity Grants
Due to the abbreviated funding period, Special Opportunity Grants will not be offered for the CAG 2020 Cycle. Please check back in Spring 2020 for more information on CAG 2021 and Special Opportunity Grants 2021.
Special Opportunities grants are micro-grants for arts projects or events that become available after the deadline for the regular Community Arts Grants cycle has passed. Special Opportunities grants have a funding limit of $500 per application.
Questions? Contact Richard Schultz, Cultural Arts Manager at 760-602-2086 or richard.schultz@carlsbadca.gov