Join OLSE's Non-profit Labor Laws webinar on April 22 to learn and refresh understanding on City's labor compliance requirements.

Grants for the Arts

We provide general operating support for arts and culture organizations, and fund re-granting to individual artists and groups.

Grants for the Arts

We provide general operating support for arts and culture organizations, and fund re-granting to individual artists and groups.

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Welcome to Grants for the Arts

Congratulations to GFTA's FY25 grant recipients!Review FY25 awards list

For FY25 awarded organizations

Once your organization has received an award letter, you are now ready to meet the City's compliance requirements and use your grant funding.

Calendar

UPCOMING CALENDAR

April 23

April23

Event

GFTA Grantee Input Session (1 of 7)

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

1:00 pm

April 25

April25

Event

GFTA Grantee Input Session (2 of 7)

Friday, April 25, 2025

11:30 am

April 29

April29

Event

GFTA Grantee Input Session (3 of 7)

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

3:00 pm

May 01

May01

Event

GFTA Grantee Input Session (4 of 7)

Thursday, May 01, 2025

10:00 am

PAST CALENDAR

April 01

April01

Event

FY25 GFTA Mid Cycle Grantee Reporting Technical Assistance Session (3 of 6)

Tuesday, April 01, 2025

1:30 pm

March 06

March06

Event

FY25 GFTA Mid Cycle Grantee Reporting Technical Assistance Session (2 of 6)

Thursday, March 06, 2025

10:00 am

Services

Donate to the Voluntary Arts Contribution Fund

Support San Francisco-based nonprofit arts organizations through a direct donation.

For grantees

Compliance Intake Process

Become a compliant supplier and submit an intake form to become eligible to use grant money from the City.

Reimbursement Request Process

GFTA provides award funds on a reimbursement basis. We are no longer accepting reimbursement requests by email.

Resources

FY24 GFTA Awards List

List of awards made for FY24

Media kit for GFTA

Downloadable assets for Grants for the Arts

Grantee Resource-Sharing Tool

Explore and share resources amongst GFTA grantee community.

Sample Grant Agreement (as of April 2024)

Review a sample grant agreement. This is solely provided as a sample and is subject to change by the City.

RFP FY25 & FY26 Appeals process

Review Grants for the Arts' FY25 & FY26 RFP appeals process.

FY25 & FY26 GOS Timeline

Review GFTA's FY25 & FY26 GOS Timeline

CAO Social Media Comment Policy

Review the City Administrator Office's Social Media Comment Policy

About

We promote San Francisco's diverse and unique communities by supporting the arts through equitable grantmaking. We strive to be a stable, dependable resource for nonprofit arts and culture organizations who successfully meet funding criteria, and are committed to supporting the full spectrum of art and culture in San Francisco.

Learn more about us

Join GFTA's mailing list by signing up on the link below:

Contact information

Address

401 Van Ness Avenue
Suite 321
San Francisco, CA 94102

Phone

For the quickest response, please contact us via email instead.

Email

General inquiries:

RFP or program inquiries:

gfta-program@sfgov.org

Social media

Request public records

Submit requests for the Grants for the Arts.

Archived website

See previous website archived on Thursday, September 14, 2023.