FY25 Cultural Equity Initiatives (CEI) | Grant Review Panel 2 - Day 1 [1]
If applicants are available, they are welcome to join virtually and listen to the deliberation of their own application or any other. Members of the public, including applicants who attend this meeting are not permitted to speak, their attendance will not be recorded and their presence will have no impact on the review or scoring of their application. SFAC offers this opportunity to help applicants improve upon their own proposal and learn from the panel as they discuss the various strengths and areas of improvement of grant application submissions.
Benefits of attending the review panels:
- Opportunity to have your work reviewed by experienced artists, administrators, and peers in the field
- Get an overview of the applicant pool
- Gain insights into broader trends and field issues
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Get feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of your application, including project design/narrative, project budget, work sample(s), etc.
The time frame in which your application will be reviewed is listed below. Scheduled times provided are approximate and subject to change. We try to keep as close to the schedule as possible, but may run early or over time.
9:15 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. | 1. Anti-Eviction Mapping Project Fiscal Sponsor: Independent Arts & Media |
2. Arab Film and Media Institute | |
3. Art of the Matter Performance Foundation | |
4. Asian Improv aRts Fiscal Sponsor: Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center |
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10:35 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. | 5. Circo Zero |
6. CubaCaribe | |
7. Cuicacalli Fiscal Sponsor: Brava for Women in the Arts |
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8. Diamond Wave Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts |
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12:40 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | 9. EARTH Lab SF |
10. Embodiment Project | |
11. Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers (FLACC) Fiscal Sponsor: Dancers' Group |
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12. Fictional Artists' Contemporary Theatre San Francisco (DBA FACT/SF) | |
1:55 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | 13. Flyaway Productions |
14. GenRyu Arts | |
15. Kearny Street Workshop | |
16. La Mezcla Fiscal Sponsor: Brava for Women in the Arts |
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3:10 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. | 17. Lenora Lee Dance Fiscal Sponsor: Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center |
18. Loco Bloco Fiscal Sponsor: Brava for Women in the Arts |
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19. Lyrical Opposition | |
20. Mannakin Theater & Dance |
To attend the meeting as a member of the public, please click this Webex link [2].
JOIN MEETING [2]
Meeting Password: CEI25Web (23425932 from phones)
You may also call in during the meeting: 415-655-0001. The access code is: 249 003 77426
For other meeting accessibility needs, please email the Community Investments team at sfac.grants@sfgov.org [3] by Thursday, February 20, 2025.
Preliminary scores are posted ten business days after the panel date on the SFAC website.: www.sfartscommission.org/our-role-impact/press-room/press-release/2024-2025-grant-review-panel-scores [4]
Funding recommendations are based upon available funds, the score an application received and will be determined by *April 22, 2025 at the Community Investments Committee meeting [5], These recommendations are then subject to the approval by *May 5, 2025 at the Full Commission Committee meeting [6].
*Date is subject to change.