What is the Cultural Service Grant Program?

Since 1979, the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville has served as the official regranting and administrative agency for City of Jacksonville funding to arts and cultural organizations.  In 1990, the Cultural Service Grant Program (CSGP) was developed from the former Miscellaneous Appropriation for the Arts.
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This program was designed to provide public support to arts and cultural organizations that contribute to the quality of life of Duval County's residents. Every year, non-profit organizations in the arts and cultural sector apply to receive City-funded grants to help support their missions and create broader access to the arts in Jacksonville.  City of Jacksonville funds are administered by the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville through the Cultural Service Grant Program (CSGP), a competitive grant process governed by City ordinance (Chapter 118, Part 6).  ​

Economic impact of the city's investment in arts and culture:
The most recent Return on Investment survey of 26 arts and cultural organizations awarded operational grants through the Cultural Service Grant Program for 2020-2021 includes the following results, which were reported using data from the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2021: 

  • Total economic impact of $91,639,482 (a $6,072,012 million increase from FY2020)
  • 353,065 admissions (includes 123,224 free admissions and 85,137 reduced)
  • 387,233 youths benefiting
  • Employment for 1,016 people
  • Engaging 2,739 vendors to support events and programming
  • Attracting 4,370 volunteers who donated 65,125 hours
  • 1,642 artists participated directly through programming, exhibitions, educational programs
22-23 Cultural Service Grantees (CSGs) are listed below:
LEVEL ONE
Cathedral Arts Project                                                                          
Cummer Museum of Art and Garden
Florida Theatre                                                                                                                     
Jacksonville Symphony Association 
Museum of Contemporary Art – Jacksonville
Jacksonville Museum of Science & History
WJCT Public Broadcasting     

LEVEL TWO
Art with a Heart in Healthcare
Beaches Fine Arts Series
Beaches Museum & History Park
Don’t Miss A Beat                                                     
(The) Florida Ballet
Jacksonville Art & Music School
(The) Jacksonville Children’s Chorus  
Jacksonville Historical Society
Players by the Sea
Springfield Preservation & Revitalization Council 
Theatre Jacksonville     

LEVEL THREE
(The) Art Center Cooperative
All Beaches Experimental Theatre                                                                                  
Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville                                                                                                                              Hope at Hand                                                               
Jacksonville Dance Theatre    
Mandarin Museum & Historical Society                                        
Ritz Chamber Players  
Riverside Avondale Preservation          
(The) Performer’s Academy
Big Orange Chorus     
Deck the Chairs     
(The) 5 & Dime, A Theatre Company                                                                

Cultural Service Grant Program Committee

COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM
The Cultural Council accepts nominations throughout the year for community representatives to serve on the Cultural Service Grant Committee.​
COMMITTEE MAKEUP
Recommendations for Cultural Service Grant awards to applicant organizations are made by the Cultural Service Grant Program Committee to the Cultural Council Board of Directors, which makes the final determination of funding.  The Cultural Service Grant Program Committee consists of:
  • A Chairperson
  • Three members from the Cultural Council Board of Directors
  • Seven community representatives
  • Two liaisons, one from the Mayor's Office and one from City Council​​​