Applications are now open; learn more below. 

The Vallejo Arts Fund provides grants to Vallejo-rooted artists, cultural bearers, collectives, and organizations, from a broad range of life experiences and perspectives, that support arts and cultural practices and work in Vallejo, CA.

The Vallejo Arts Fund (VAF) will distribute $1,000,000 over the next two years, from 2025 - 2027, to support arts and culture in Vallejo, which is a start to addressing structural inequities that have impacted historically excluded artists, culture bearers, arts organizers, and their communities. The Fund seeks to support artistic and cultural work within the performing arts, visual arts, digital and media arts, traditional folk arts, and oral/written storytelling.

VAF is led by priorities from Vallejoans, facilitated by Great Leap and Calling up Justice, administered by the Center for Cultural Innovation, and supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. 

ABOUT

VAF respects and values Vallejo artists and cultural bearers. The Fund is grounded in the voices of Vallejo’s diverse communities and their lived experiences as artists, culture bearers, and arts organizers. Many have shared the impacts of gentrification, exclusionary and racist practices, and the historical lack of support for culturally rooted arts and traditions in the city. Therefore, VAF values diversity, inclusion, and equity around race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, ability, socio-economic status, artistic genre, experience, and regional lived experiences. Just as important is VAF’s approach - we enter this opportunity with humility, centering respect for all, an environment of mutual learning, collective and deep relational practices, transparency, and action-based care. VAF recognizes that any new effort takes patience, time, and care.

TIMELINE

• Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. PST: Application Opens 
• Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. PST: Application Deadline 
• Early March 2026: Notifications Anticipated  

START HERE

We encourage you to review the Guidelines PDF for an overview of all available programs, including eligibility and review criteria. After that, check out the Application Previews for detailed information about specific programs, such as application questions, word limits, response options, required supplemental materials, and accepted file formats. We anticipate it will take 10 minutes to review the guidelines and 25 minutes to complete the application.  

VAF will accept applications from Tuesday, December 9, at 4:30 p.m. PST to Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. PST. 

 Guidelines  |   Pautas del Programa

 Frequently Asked Questions  |    Preguntas Más Frecuentes

 Budget Template  |   Plantilla de Presupuesto

 Submittable Quick Tips  |   Referencias Rápidas de Submittable

Applications are due on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. PT.

START YOUR APPLICATION

PANELIST OPEN CALL

Vallejo Arts Fund is currently seeking panelists for our 2025 - 2026 Grant Cycle! Learn more and apply using the links below:

• Role Description (English)
• Role Application Form (English) 

¡El Fondo de Artes de Vallejo (VAF - Vallejo Arts Fund) está buscando actualmente panelistas para nuestro Ciclo de Subvenciones 2025 - 2026! Obtenga más información y postúlese utilizando los enlaces a continuación:

• Descripción del puesto (español) 
• Formulario de solicitud de puesto (español)

IMPORTANT SECURITY NOTICE

CCI nor VAF will never request your personal or banking information via email or phone. To protect your privacy and security, please only submit your banking details through Tipalti, our secure third-party platform. We use Tipalti exclusively to process direct deposit payments. Please be aware that our organization’s legitimate email address domain is @cciarts.org. Be cautious of any emails claiming to be from CCI that do not originate from this domain. If you want to check the veracity of emails, please reach out to CCI staff at grants@cciarts.org.

QUESTIONS & SUPPORT

CCI and VAF staff are here to help and listen. 

For technical assistance (i.e., I’m trying to log in to Submittable but seeing an error message), please email CCI at grants@cciarts.org (include Vallejo Arts Fund in the subject line) or call 415.288.0530.

For Deaf applicants and those with hearing loss, contact CCI using the California Relay Service—our staff is trained in making and receiving these calls. If you need technical assistance (e.g., password or upload issues), request support at https://www.submittable.com/help/submitter/. Submittable’s business hours are 9 am—5 pm MT, and they aim to respond within 24 business hours.

For program support and questions (i.e., I have an idea for a project, am I eligible?), please email the VAF team at vafadmin@greatleap.org  (include Vallejo Arts Fund in the subject line). You may also schedule a time to speak here.