Sharing the following information from ArtsFund: ArtsFund is thrilled to announce a new grantmaking program, the Community Accelerator Grant<https://www.artsfund.org/accelerator/>, a historic investment in Washington's arts and culture sector. Program Basics * Funded by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, the Community Accelerator Grant program will provide unrestricted grants for cultural nonprofit organizations across Washington state in amounts of $2,500 to $25,000. * Funding will provide essential capital to Washington's cultural organizations, including fiscally sponsored and tribal organizations, whose primary mission is to produce or support arts and cultural activities. * Eligibility: Organizations whose primary mission is to produce or support arts and cultural activities, and who have a minimum three-year average budget of $25,000. There is no budget cap. * Timeline: The grant program will open to applicants January 4 - 31, 2023 with distribution expected in Q1 2023. * Information session: Offered on Friday, December 9, 2022, at 11 am. https://artsfund-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_enG8c2oOTXKwM--HpaN6DQ * The program will be informed by a Community Advisory Panel that will represent WA's geography and individual lived experiences of Black, Indigenous People of Color, LGBTQ+ and Disabled People. The panel will work to ensure decision making is as close to the impacted communities as possible. * The Community Accelerator Grant will invest in a stronger, more inclusive and thriving arts and cultural sector for Washington State by allowing organizations to self-determine how best to utilize their funding. * The funds are intended to boost arts organizations' ability to invest in their missions and essential roles serving communities across the state. Visit www.artsfund.org/accelerator<http://www.artsfund.org/accelerator> to sign up for updates