Congratulations on your grant! Now what?
If you are a new or current grantee, here is where you can find policy information, templates, insurance instructions, and other resources to help you.Policies
Templates
Webinars
Payment Documentation and Reporting Policy Information Session and Community Meeting (Recording - May 28, 2026)
Important Information
We hope that you will leverage your Arts Commission grant for future funding opportunities. In the meantime, please take a close look at the information on this page, which includes important next steps in your grant process.
Please remember that as a Grantee, you are solely responsible for all taxes incurred on your award. Also, please be mindful that all correspondence and documents submitted to the Arts Commission are public record and can be requested by any member of the public at any time. If this happens, rest assured that all vital information, such as social security numbers and phone numbers will be redacted.
Insurance Instructions
Arts Commission Acknowledgement
As noted in grant agreements, all grantees are required to acknowledge funding from the Arts Commission in promotional materials tied to the funded project using the following or similar language: "Supported by the San Francisco Arts Commission."
Please refer to the grant agreement for further instruction (Section 4.4 (f)), which may include additional acknowledgements for grantees receiving funding from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. You also have the option of using the Arts Commission logo in your promotional materials. Download the logo and our style guide, which outlines its proper usage in your collateral.
Ownership of Results, Intellectual Property and License
- The Grantee owns all interests and retains all copyrights in the work that is created during the grant period;
- The City maintains a perpetual license to distribute limited documentation of the artistic work that was created and may request copies or documentation of the funded project for publicity, reporting, and archival purposes;
- This does not grant the City the right to include the reproductions on three-dimensional merchandise, such as tote bags, T-shirts, coffee mugs and similar merchandise. Such reproductions may only be created pursuant to Grantee’s separate permission.