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2026 Centering Art & Racial Equity Grant

Vox Oraculus by The Cabiri, photo by Warren Woo

Centering Art & Racial Equity is the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture’s organizational support program designed to inspire Seattle’s arts and culture organizations to work collectively towards a more equitable arts ecosystem. Arts, culture, heritage, and arts service organizations with a minimum of three years of providing accessible programming in Seattle are encouraged to apply. We prioritize supporting Seattle organizations who actively work to center inclusive, anti-racist, and human-centered values.

For more details on this grant, please read the full guidelines.

The guidelines are also availabile in these languages:

Supplemental Documents

Eligibility

Arts, culture, heritage, and arts service organizations are eligible if:

Your primary location is within Seattle city limits
You have an arts and culture mission, programs, or you are a culturally specific organization with significant arts and cultural programming
You have a minimum three-year history of providing public benefit through arts and culture to Seattle residents
You have a Federal Tax ID number, though you are not required to have 501(c)(3) status
You have a commitment to and actions consistent with being an anti-racist organization through an intersectional lens
You have no concurrent funding through our smART ventures grant

Funding

Awards are based on an overall score and ranked by a diverse community panel. Your organization’s budget size is not a factor in determining your award amount. To be as inclusive as possible, the priority of this program is to fund broadly rather than deeply. The funding range is anticipated to be between $500 to $18,000 for each year of funding received.

Award levels may vary from year to year and are not guaranteed pending City tax revenues and budget process. At this time, based on City budget forecasts, we cannot guarantee how many years of funding will be provided with this application cycle.

Due Date

Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, 5 p.m. Pacific.

Please allow enough time to complete your application. Applications submitted after the 5 p.m. Pacific deadline will not be accepted.

Information Sessions

Join a virtual workshop to learn more about this grant and how to submit your best application. The first hour will focus on applying for the Centering Art & Racial Equity grant. If you are also interested in learning about our Cultural Facilities Fund grant, you should plan to stay for the full 90 minutes.

Workshop 1

Thursday, May 29, 2025, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pacific
RSVP to 5/29

Workshop 2 ASL-interpreted

Monday, June 2, 2025, 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Pacific
RSVP to 6/2

Workshop 3

Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Pacific
RSVP to 6/24

Workshop 4

Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Pacific
RSVP to 7/9

Application

Apply online through the City of Seattle's grant portal.

If this is your first time using FLUXX, you will have to create a user profile before you start your application.

Info

If you don’t have computer or internet access, contact Kathy Hsieh, Cultural Investments Strategist, as soon as possible at (206) 733-9926 or email Kathy.Hsieh@seattle.gov.

If you have any further questions or need help with the online application, please reach out.

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.