The City of Lubbock’s Cultural Arts Grant Program, as administered by Civic Lubbock, Inc., provides local cultural organizations with financial support for projects that promote tourism and the arts and humanities in Lubbock.
Donor Name: City of Lubbock
State: Texas
City: Lubbock
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/31/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Funding for the Cultural Arts Grant Program comes from Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT). Hotel Occupancy Tax is collected from local hotels, motels, and bed and breakfast inns. The revenues from Hotel Occupancy Tax can only be used for certain expenditures as outlined by law of the State of Texas. Therefore, in order to receive funding from the Cultural Arts Grant Program each project must show that it:

Directly promotes tourism and the convention and hotel industry, and
Involves the encouragement, promotion, improvement, and application of the arts, including instrumental and vocal music, dance, drama, folk art, creative writing, architecture, design and allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and craft arts, motion picture, radio, television, tape and sound recording, and other arts related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of these major art forms.

Funding Period
The 2024 Grant Cycle will be for projects that take place between September 1, 2024 and August 31, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for consideration, applicants and proposed projects must meet each of the following criteria:

Applying organizations must be a 501(c) 3 tax exempt organization or government equivalent and actively pursuing its goals as a chartered organization for at least one year prior to applying.
The project must directly enhance and promote tourism and the convention and hotel industry, i.e. a project that is likely to draw tourists and hotel guests.
The project must fit into the Tax Code 351.101(a)(4) funding category that enhances the Arts.
Applicants must be in good standing with both the City of Lubbock and Civic Lubbock, Inc. at the time applications are considered.

Restrictions 
Grant funds may not be used for the following:

elimination of accumulated debt
any travel
personnel expense normally associated with general operations of the organization
operating/overhead expenses normally associated with general operations of the organization
fundraising events or activities
projects already funded or completed
receptions, social functions, or parties
capital improvements, renovations, construction, structural maintenance of facilities or purchase of real property

For more information, visit City of Lubbock.