The City of Lubbock Cultural Arts Grant Program (CAG), as administered by Civic Lubbock, Inc., provides local non-profit cultural organizations with financial support for projects that promote tourism and the arts and humanities in Lubbock. Funding for the Cultural Arts Grant Program comes from Hotel Occupancy Tax.
Civic Lubbock is currently accepting applications for the 2021 Cultural Arts Grant Program. The deadline to submit grant applications is Tuesday, June 1, 2021. The 2021 Grant Cycle will cover projects that take place between September 1, 2021 and August 31, 2022.
For more information about the Cultural Arts Grant Program, including eligibility requirements and the grant process and to access the Grant Guidelines and Application Forms, please visit the Cultural Arts Grant page listed under the Grants Menu. Please note that there have been some important changes to the Grant Program which includes changes to the funding period (only one grant cycle each year and the grant workshop is only mandatory for first time applicants). All of the changes are outlined on the Cultural Arts Grant page.
First time applicants will need to attend a mandatory pre-application Grant Workshop.
First time applicants are defined as follows:
- Local non-profit organizations that have not applied for a grant from the Cultural Arts Grant Program in the past.
- A staff person or volunteer representing a past grant recipient organization who has not been involved in completing an application for a Cultural Arts Grant in the past.
Representatives from past recipient organizations are welcome to attend the workshop, but it is not mandatory.
Grant Workshop Details:
Cultural Arts Grant Workshop
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 4:00PM
Lubbock Memorial Civic Center – Meeting Room 107
1501 Mac Davis Ln
Lubbock, TX
The meeting room will be set up for social distancing and face masks are currently required for any functions held in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.
Registration is required for the Grant Workshop this year. If an organization has more than one representative that plans to attend the workshop, each representative needs to register individually. Please use the link below to register or you may call 806.775.2267 to register.
Link to register for the Workshop: https://ci.lubbock.tx.us/departments/civic-center/ticketing/cultural-arts-grant-workshop
