Grants Staff Contacts

Grant Programs – Email & Staff Contacts

IMPORTANT: Please read the grant-specific guidelines, application instructions, and grant applicant FAQs before contacting staff.

We recommend that you contact staff well in advance of a grant deadline to ensure you can be accommodated. Due to a very high volume of inquiries, there may be a delay in our response.

People who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Deaf Blind, or have difficulty speaking may dial 711 to reach the California Relay Service (CRS).

Statewide and Regional Networks, statewidenetworksgrant@arts.ca.gov 

• Arts Program Specialist: Carlos Casillas (he/him)

State-Local Partners, slpgrant@arts.ca.gov
State Local Partners Mentorship, slpmentorgrant@arts.ca.gov

• Arts Program Specialist: Jonathan Estrada (he/him)

Arts & Cultural Organizations General Operating Support, genopsgrant@arts.ca.gov
Folk and Traditional Arts, folkartsgrant@arts.ca.gov

• Arts Program Specialist: Leslie Giovanini (she/her)

Arts Education Exposure, artsedexposuregrant@arts.ca.gov
Arts Integration Training, artsintegrationgrant@arts.ca.gov
Arts Administrators Pipeline Fellowship, adminfellowgrant@arts.ca.gov
Individual Artists Fellowship, artsfellowsgrant@arts.ca.gov

• Arts Program Specialist: Josy Miller (she/her)