Cultural Facilities Fund
Forecasted
Cultural Facilities Fund supports Seattle arts and cultural organizations with capital projects and planning that improve cultural spaces, expand public access, and address inequities in control of those spaces.
Funder: Seattle Office of Arts and Culture
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $50,000 per request under the 2025 guidelines
Summary: Supports capital projects that make Seattle arts and cultural spaces more accessible and address inequities in control of cultural space.
Key Information: Facility improvements and renovations require at least five years of site control.
Description
The Seattle Office of Arts and Culture runs the Cultural Facilities Fund for Seattle arts, heritage, cultural, and arts-service organizations. It supports capital projects that improve arts and cultural spaces in significant, lasting ways, including facility renovations, accessibility improvements, new cultural spaces, and planning work such as feasibility studies.
The fund prioritizes projects that increase access to cultural space for communities inequitably excluded from owning, managing, or leasing property, particularly those most affected by structural racism and oppression. Its goals also include broader public access to cultural opportunities and stronger cultural spaces in Seattle neighborhoods. The program reopened in 2025 with an application shared with the Centering Art & Racial Equity Grant.
