Community Arts Fund (CAF)

Community Arts Fund (CAF) provides project support for arts activities reflective of our multicultural region, with an emphasis on encouraging small, community-based, volunteer-driven organizations.

Through the Community Arts Fund, we seek to:

• Reflect the dynamic, diverse, and innovative character of Santa Clara County.
• Stimulate local support, particularly at the grassroots level.
• Recognize and encourage non-professional, volunteer involvement as an essential part of the County’s cultural environment.

Community Arts Fund provides grants to a maximum of $4,000 to organizations with total expenses of $8,000 to $100,000 in the last completed fiscal year.

Participation in the California Cultural Data Project (CCDP) is now required of all CAF applicants. For more information, see CAF Guidelines and Instructions. You can also visit the CDP website for information regarding online training and webinars.

CCDP Website

For further information, please contact:

Community Arts Fund is funded by the County of Santa Clara, the National Endowment for the Arts, California Arts Council, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Adobe Foundation, Silicon Valley Arts Fund at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, ArtsChoice Workplace Giving Campaign, and Property Tax Insert Donors.