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GRANTS & PROGRAMSLiving Cultures Grants ProgramThe Living Cultures Grants Program is a funding program for California non-profit organizations to support exemplary projects in the traditional arts. Grant awards are generally limited to $5,000 or less. A small number of grants of up to $7,500 will be awarded to projects that demonstrate significant impact on a particular cultural tradition. Apprenticeship ProgramACTA's Apprenticeship Program encourages the continuation of the state's traditional arts and cultures by contracting master artists to train qualified apprentices, working in a one-on-one relationship. Each contract of $3,000 will support a period of intensive learning for individuals who have shown a commitment to and a talent for a specific artistic tradition. Traditional Arts Development ProgramACTA’s Traditional Arts Development Program makes contracts up to $1,500 to support consultancies, mentorships, and travel opportunities that foster a new level of growth for individual folk & traditional artists and organizations engaged in this field in California. Requested services may be focused on organizational, program, and/or artistic development goals. Individual artists and cultural practitioners, as well as organizations, whether incorporated or not, may apply. Folk & Traditional Arts Mentorship InitiativeIn 2004-2005, ACTA’s Folk & Traditional Arts Mentorship Initiative, supported by the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, provided 10 grants ranging from $5,000 – $10,000 to non-profit organizations in San Francisco and Alameda counties. The program aimed to build community engagement in the Bay Area’s cultural communities through folk and traditional artistic and organizational mentorships.
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