Granting
The Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham's granting programs support, nurture and expand arts and culture in the central Alabama region by providing funding to qualified non-profit organizations and individual artists.
Kresge Arts in Birmingham
The Kresge Foundation of Troy, Michigan, is piloting a community arts and civic engagement project in Birmingham, Detroit, Baltimore, St. Louis and Tucson, that encourages residents to use art and culture as a tool to address community issues. Kresge has enlisted the Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham to administer the program entitled Kresge Arts in Birmingham.
The project is designed to test Kresge’s belief that grassroots arts and cultural projects can be an effective tool to unite communities, address pressing social issues, and nourish our spirits in difficult times. Individuals and groups are encouraged to apply, including all types of arts and cultural professionals, neighborhood associations, service agencies, community development groups, and arts and cultural organizations, among others. Over the next two years, Kresge is funding grants ranging from $2,500- $10,000 for community arts projects that strive to address Birmingham’s pressing issues as determined by its citizens.
2010 Application Materials
2010 Grantees Announced
2011 Grant Round
Guidelines and Application Materials for the 2011 Grant Round will be available on this website by December 2010. Tentative timeline for 2011 Grant Round:
Guidelines and Application Available Late December 2010
Application Deadline Wed, March 23
Awards Announced Tues, May 17
Grant Period June 2011 – May 2012
Grants To Individual Artists
The Cultural Alliance believes having a strong base of artists living and working in our community enriches the lives of all citizens and fuels a dynamic economy. Grants to Individual Artists (GIA) support committed, accomplished artists by financially supporting the advancement of their careers as professional artists.
With regret, the GIA program is suspended for 2010. The Cultural Alliance remains committed to supporting, nurturing and promoting working artists and will resume the GIA program as soon as funds are available.
GIA Recipients
List of 2008 GIA grantees in PDF format.
List of 2007 GIA grantees in PDF format
Jefferson County Community Arts Fund
In December 2004, the Jefferson County Commission established the Jefferson County Community Arts Fund (JCCAF) to be administered by the Cultural Alliance using a process that incorporated national best practices in distributing public funds to arts and cultural organizations.
Over three years, 227 funding awards totaling $14,279,185 were made to 75 Jefferson County-based organizations that integrated arts and cultural activities into the lives of all County residents.
All JCCAF funds have been awarded. The FY08 budget approved by the Jefferson County Commission did not include any funds for JCCAF.