New City of Sacramento grant aims to assist ‘creative venues’

By Jenelle Lum | Solving Sacramento Harlow’s owner Jim Cornett is also the co-director of the California Capitol Venue Coalition, which aims to keep more indie venues open. Keyshawn Davis, Solving Sacramento As the Sacramento creative arts community looks for new ways to attract patrons to their work and businesses, the City of Sacramento is offering a Creative Venues Grant to help achieve that goal.& After receiving funding from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the City of Sacramento’s Office of Arts and Culture recently launched its 2024-25 Creative Venues Grant for places like independent and for-profit art studios and galleries, bookstores, music venues and comedy clubs.  The grants are separated into three different amounts —& $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000 —& based on the area it is located in and type of business.& The $10,000 and $25,000 grants are considered Venue Recovery Grants, which are awards for projects that can be completed and provide a “tangible” income within a 12-month timeframe, according to the Creative Venues Grant guidelines. The $5,000 Rapid Response Grants will give businesses two opportunities to apply, but can only be awarded one grant per establishment. The Rapid Response Grants are intended for businesses who are...