The Fiscal Year 2025 ACCF City Council Allocations application period is now open until September 13th, 2024. 

Who can apply?

Nonprofit organizations with a legally tax-exempt status that represent the goals of  Arts, Culture, and Community Festivals funding as identified in Council Policy 100-23. Organizations and projects should align with the following purposes:

• Provide access to excellence in culture and the arts for residents of, and visitors to, San Diego.
• Enrich the lives of the people of San Diego and build healthy, vital neighborhoods.

Organizations may also apply using an eligible fiscal sponsor.

Did your organization apply for or receive TOT funding?

Organizations that have applied for or received a Fiscal Year 2025 TOT funding award are ineligible to apply for  council office ACCF funding, except Creative Communities San Diego and Organizational Support Program funding recipients (see below). However, TOT funding applicants and recipients can apply for Community Projects, Programs, & Services (CPPS) funding.

Did your organization receive a CCSD or OSP award from the City?

Organizations awarded a Fiscal Year 2025 Creative Communities San Diego (CCSD) or Organizational Support Program (OSP) award are still eligible for ACCF City Council funding allocations.

Organizations can either submit the abbreviated application, which requests for additional funds be added toward an organization's existing CCSD or OSP award. If an organization submits the abbreviated application and has been awarded funds by a City council office(s), the award will be processed as an amendment to the existing CCSD/OSP Agreement. The awarded funds must be used for the same purpose(s) as outlined in the CCSD/OSP Agreement. Contract amendments are administered by the Commission for Arts and Culture once confirmed by our office. Or an organization can submit the full application, which requests for funds for a different project, unrelated to the organization's CCSD or OSP award.

Did your organization apply for FY25 CPPS?

Organizations are eligible to receive both CPPS and ACCF awards in a given fiscal year, as CPPS is not funded by TOT. Please note that while the CPPS process has recently been changed, the ACCF process remains unchanged.

How can I submit an application? 

1. Full Application (without CCSD/OSP award)

• Proof of Nonprofit Status (IRS)
• Proof of good standing with the CA Secretary of State
• Proof of good standing with the CA Attorney General
• IRS Form 990, 990EZ, or 990N
• Certification for a Drug Free Workplace
• EOC Workforce Report
• IRS Form W-9

2. Abbreviated Application (with CCSD/OSP award)

• No supplemental documents required.