The California Arts Council voted unanimously to distribute the $710,400 of State Arts Agency CARES Act funding awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts to the Arts Council’s State-Local Partner grantees on an opt-in basis.
In alignment with the CAC’s public mission and commitment to racial equity, and in response to public health data and state leadership practices, funds have been designated to support local arts and cultural organizations serving communities of color disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 through re-granting by participating State-Local Partners.
To learn more about the county arts agency CARES funding programs, visit the State-Local Partner websites below.
| County | State-Local Partner | Website |
| Alameda | Alameda County Arts Commission | www.acgov.org/arts/ |
| Amador | Amador County Arts Council | www.amadorarts.org |
| Butte | Upstate Community Enhancement Foundation | www.friendsof.art |
| Calaveras | Calaveras County Arts Council | www.calaverasarts.org |
| Contra Costa | Contra Costa County | www.AC5.org |
| Del Norte | Del Norte County | www.dnaca.net |
| El Dorado | Arts and Culture El Dorado | www.artsandcultureeldorado.org |
| Fresno | Fresno Arts Council | www.fresnoartscouncil.org |
| Humboldt | Humboldt Arts Council | www.humboldtarts.org |
| Kern | Arts Council of Kern | www.kernarts.org |
| Lake | Lake County Arts Council | www.lakearts.org |
| Lassen | Lassen County Performing Arts Council | www.lassencountyartscouncil.org |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture | www.lacountyarts.org |
| Madera | Madera County Arts Council | www.maderaarts.org |
| Marin | Marin Cultural Association | www.marincultural.org |
| Mariposa | Mariposa County Arts Council Inc | www.mariposaartscouncil.org |
| Mendocino | Arts Council of Mendocino County | www.artsmendocino.org |
| Merced | Merced County Arts Council | www.artsmerced.org |
| Monterey | Arts Council for Monterey Council | www.arts4mc.org |
| Napa | Arts Council Napa Valley | www.artscouncilnapavalley.org |
| Nevada/Sierra | Arts Collaborative of Nevada County | www.nevadacountyarts.org |
| Orange | Arts Orange County | www.artsoc.org |
| Placer | The Arts Council of Placer County | www.placerarts.org |
| Plumas | Plumas County Arts Commission | www.plumasarts.org |
| Riverside | Riverside Arts Council | www.riversideartscouncil.com |
| Sacramento | City of Sacramento | www.sacmetroarts.org |
| San Benito | San Benito County Arts Council | www.sanbenitoarts.org |
| San Bernardino | Arts Connection | www.artsconnectionnetwork.org |
| San Diego | The City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture | www.sandiego.gov/arts-culture |
| San Francisco | San Francisco Arts Commission | www.sfartscommission.org |
| San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo County Arts Council | www.artsobispo.org |
| San Mateo | San Mateo County Arts Commission | www.cmo.smcgov.org/arts-commission |
| Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture | www.sbac.ca.gov |
| Santa Clara | Silicon Valley Creates | www.svcreates.org |
| Shasta | Shasta County Arts Council | www.shastaartscouncil.org |
| Siskiyou | Siskiyou County Arts Council | www.siskiyouarts.org |
| Solano | Solano County Arts Council | www.solanoacountyartscouncil.com |
| Stanislaus | Central California Art League | www.ccaagallery.org |
| Tehama | Tehama County Arts Council | www.tehamaarts.org |
| Tulare | Visalia Arts Consortium | www.artsconsortium.org |
| Ventura | Ventura County Arts Council | www.vcartscouncil.org |
| Yolo | Yolo County Arts Council | www.yoloarts.org |
| Yuba/Sutter | Yuba County Sutter County Regional Arts Council | www.yubasutterarts.org |
