SF Artists Receive First Round of $1.5 Million Grants
On Thursday, Mayor London Breed Announced that San Francisco artists and organizations have received $1.5 million in first round of grants. The Arts and Artists Relief Fund’s rapid response of financial support to the arts community provides help for those most vulnerable due to loss of income from the COVID-19 pandemic
The Mayor also Tweeted, “We’ve given out $1.5 million in grants to 527 individual artists and 65 arts organizations in San Francisco through our Arts and Artists Relief Fund. We’re now adding an additional $250,000 to the fund to provide support during this difficult time”.
The Mayor is hopeful these additional dollars will continue to inspire private contributions to the Arts Relief Program.
The application process will be open tomorrow. To apply for the next round of grant funding visit https://t.co/rJ6gjxGlqj
— London Breed (@LondonBreed) April 30, 2020
