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The City of Tacoma's Arts & Cultural Vitality Division plays a vital role in supporting Tacoma's arts and cultural sector. Our division:

  • manages Tacoma Creates, which supports access to arts, culture, heritage, and science experiences
  • manages the City's public art collection as well as public art projects for partner organizations
  • funds arts and cultural community programming and individual artists
  • produces a variety of public programs that enhance and contribute to Tacoma's local economy

For more information about the Arts & Cultural Vitality Division, visit cityoftacoma.org/arts.  

For a full list of current opportunities, visit cityoftacoma.org/artsopps.

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Submit to 2025-26 Tacoma Creates – Comprehensive Organizational Support

Welcome to the application form for Tacoma Creates – Comprehensive Organizational Support for the July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 funding cycle.

We encourage you to read the complete Comprehensive Organizational Support Application Guidelines before you begin filling out this form. In the Application Guidelines, you will find important background information, requirements, and details about how applications are evaluated.

If you are looking for the application form for Impact Funding: Level A or Level B, you will find a separate link for those applications at https://tacomaarts.submittable.com/submit.

HOW TO APPLY

Comprehensive Organizational Support applications must be submitted by Monday, March 10, 2025, 11:59pm. The online form will close automatically at that time; it will not be possible to submit an application after the deadline. Note that staff will not be available to answer questions or provide technical support after 5pm on March 10.

  • Saving your application: If you have more work to do on your organization's application, click the Save Draft button below to save your progress and return to the form later. You may work on the application in stages, but if you take a break from the application, we recommend logging out and logging back in when you start up again. Submittable.com does time out if you are inactive for long periods of time, and this can impact how your application information is saved. Draft applications can be found in the "Saved Drafts" section under the "Submissions" section in your Submittable account. Note that Submittable.com works best on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
  • Required questions: Prompts with a red asterisk * must be completed in order to submit your application. You will not be able to submit your application if any required prompts have been unanswered.
  • Submitting your application: Once you have completed, and reviewed your application, you may click on the “Submit” button at the end of the form. Do not click the "Submit" button until you are completely finished with your application. Once you click "Submit" you will not be able to edit your application. If you submit before the deadline and would like to make an edit, email staff to request that your application is re-opened. Once the deadline has passed, no edits will be possible. You will receive an automated email confirming that your application has been successfully submitted.

QUESTIONS?

You are welcome to contact Tacoma Creates staff at any time:

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Submit to 2025-26 Tacoma Creates – Impact Funding: Level A

Welcome to the application form for Tacoma Creates – Impact Funding: Level A, for the July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 funding cycle.

We encourage you to read the complete Impact Funding Application Guidelines before you begin filling out this form. In the Application Guidelines, you will find important background information, requirements, and details about how applications are evaluated.

If you aren't sure if your organization is eligible for this category of funding, we encourage you to contact staff to talk about your organization’s eligibility, and/or submit the first two sections of this application as soon as possible for an Eligibility Review. You may check out the Eligibility information here.

If you are looking for the application form for Comprehensive Organizational Support, or Impact Funding: Level B, you will find a separate link for those applications at https://tacomaarts.submittable.com/submit.

HOW TO APPLY
Impact Funding applications must be submitted by Monday, March 24, 2025, 11:59pm. The online form will close automatically at that time; it will not be possible to submit an application after the deadline. Note that staff will not be available to answer questions or provide technical support after 5pm on March 24.

  • Saving your application: If you have more work to do on your organization's application, click the Save Draft button below to save your progress and return to the form later. You may work on the application in stages, but if you take a break from the application, we recommend logging out and logging back in when you start up again. Submittable.com does time out if you are inactive for long periods of time, and this can impact how your application information is saved. Draft applications can be found in the "Saved Drafts" section under the "Submissions" section in your Submittable account. Note that Submittable.com works best on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
  • Required questions: Prompts with a red asterisk * must be completed in order to submit your application. You will not be able to submit your application if any required prompts have been unanswered.
  • Submitting your application: Once you have completed, and reviewed your application, you may click on the “Submit” button at the end of the form. Do not click the "Submit" button until you are completely finished with your application. Once you click "Submit" you will not be able to edit your application. You will receive an automated email confirming that your application has been successfully submitted.

QUESTIONS?

You are welcome to contact Tacoma Creates staff at any time:

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Submit to 2025-26 Tacoma Creates – Impact Funding: Level B

Welcome to the application form for Tacoma Creates – Impact Funding: Level B, for the July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 funding cycle.

We encourage you to read the complete Impact Funding Application Guidelines before you begin filling out this form. In the Application Guidelines, you will find important background information, requirements, and details about how applications are evaluated.

If you aren't sure if your organization is eligible for this category of funding, we encourage you to contact staff to talk about your organization’s eligibility, and/or submit the first two sections of this application as soon as possible for an Eligibility Review. You may check out the Eligibility information here.

If you are looking for the application form for Comprehensive Organizational Support, or Impact Funding: Level A, you will find a separate link for those applications at https://tacomaarts.submittable.com/submit.

HOW TO APPLY
Impact Funding applications must be submitted by Monday, March 24, 2025, 11:59pm. The online form will close automatically at that time; it will not be possible to submit an application after the deadline. Note that staff will not be available to answer questions or provide technical support after 5pm on March 24. 

  • Saving your application: If you have more work to do on your organization's application, click the Save Draft button below to save your progress and return to the form later. You may work on the application in stages, but if you take a break from the application, we recommend logging out and logging back in when you start up again. Submittable.com does time out if you are inactive for long periods of time, and this can impact how your application information is saved. Draft applications can be found in the "Saved Drafts" section under the "Submissions" section in your Submittable account. Note that Submittable.com works best on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
  • Required questions: Prompts with a red asterisk * must be completed in order to submit your application. You will not be able to submit your application if any required prompts have been unanswered.
  • Submitting your application: Once you have completed, and reviewed your application, you may click on the “Submit” button at the end of the form. Do not click the "Submit" button until you are completely finished with your application. If you submit before the deadline and would like to make an edit, email staff to request that your application is re-opened. Once the deadline has passed, no edits will be possible. You will receive an automated email confirming that your application has been successfully submitted.

QUESTIONS?

You are welcome to contact Tacoma Creates staff at any time: