Mayor Kirk Watson | City of Austin website
Mayor Kirk Watson | City of Austin website
The City of Austin Economic Development Department announces the launch of the Nexus Grant to support local small organizations, individual artists, and small arts businesses. The program will offer $5,000 grants to new and emerging applicants by funding creative public projects. Grant funds may be used to cover expenses such as administrative costs, equipment and space rentals, marketing, and other eligible expenditures. Applications for the Nexus Grant will be open Tuesday, July 11 at 10 a.m. through Tuesday, August 15 at 5 p.m.
“Nexus is the third grant in the City of Austin’s funding series for local creatives in Austin, developed in collaboration with the creative community. This grant will empower Austin’s creative community by showcasing their talents that shape our city’s cultural landscape,” explains Sylnovia Holt-Rabb, Director of the Economic Development Department. “With Nexus, we intend to contribute to the cultivation of a thriving artistic ecosystem that inspires and uplifts Austin’s diverse and dynamic spirit.”
Eligible applicants must have a minimum one-year history of cultural or arts programming in the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area—which includes Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties.To review the full eligibility requirements and application details, visit the Nexus Grant website.
Application Assistance
The Economic Development Department is offering various ways for the community to learn more about the Nexus Grant application process and eligibility.
- Register to attend a Nexus Workshop in-person.
- Register to attend a Nexus Workshop virtually.
- Attend Cultural Arts Virtual Open Office Hours on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon until August 15.
- Watch an awareness workshop:
- Nexus Grant Workshop in English
- Taller sobre la subvención Nexus en español
- For application assistance, contact Almost Real Things at Hello@almostrealthings.com or by phone at 512-814-8318.
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