The Activate Oakland Event Sponsorship Program is a new initiative to activate public spaces and support events to revitalize downtown and neighborhood commercial areas while promoting economic recovery.
Donor Name: Visit Oakland
State: California
City: Oakland
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: 10/12/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $10,000
Grant Duration: 9 months 25 days
Details:
Activate Oakland Program Goals
- Activate a variety of commercial districts with a focus on events in or involving participants from priority neighborhoods.
- Provide opportunities for Oakland-based small businesses, artists, cultural groups and especially commercial districts in priority neighborhoods for direct economic and marketing benefits.
- Build social cohesion and support shared positive experiences for community in Oakland; Showcase Oakland’s unique arts, culture, and identity.
- Create new free community events and/or expand size/attendance of existing free community. events.
Funding Information
- The sponsorship provides funding of $1,000-$10,000 per event with a focus on sponsoring new and small events.
- Although funding will be allocated with a minimum of $1,000 and maximum of $10,000 per event, award amounts are expected to be $2,000-$5,000 per event. Applicants may request up to $10,000 per event but should be prepared to justify that high amount and clearly explain the significant need.
- Events must take place between November 6, 2023 and August 31, 2024.
Eligible Projects
- Music performance
- Block party
- Exercise or yoga class
- Art making
- Art show
- Pop-up shop
- Outdoor market
- Movie/film showing
- Fashion show
- Dance class
- Kids’ story time, games, or activities
- Outdoor karaoke
- Sport lesson and tournament
- Spoken word performance
- Cooking demonstration
- District walking tour
- Poetry reading
- And so much more!
Eligibility Criteria
- Resident
- Business
- Community Group
- Artist/Performer
- Business Group
- Nonprofit Organization
- Anyone with a connection to the Oakland community that shares the program goals!
For more information, visit Visit Oakland.