Funding for Cultural Affairs

Funding Pathway Finder

If this project works really well, what will be the biggest difference?

This should be the tie-breaker!

A

A community or place has deeper and more sustained opportunities for creative participation, cultural connection, gathering, or belonging.

Your likely pathway is Community Arts & Creative Spaces.

B

San Diego has a meaningful public arts or cultural experience that people can attend, encounter, or participate in.

Your likely pathway is Public Cultural Life.

C

Artists, cultural workers, or creative organizations have stronger skills, resources, opportunities, networks, or infrastructure.

Your likely pathway is Creative Ecosystem Builder.

D

We still cannot choose!

That is okay! Your project may genuinely sit near the edge of more than one pathway.

Read the three CCSD category pages and ask:

What is the City primarily being asked to fund?

If the answer is the ongoing relationship with a community or place, start with Community Arts & Creative Spaces.
If the answer is the public cultural experience, start with Public Cultural Life.
If the answer is services or resources for artists and the creative sector, start with Creative Ecosystem Builder.

Still stuck? Request Application Support. This is exactly the kind of conversation we want to help with.