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Community Events Grant (CEG)
The application period is currently closed. The CEG provides grant opportunities to local nonprofit organizations for community visual or performing arts and/or cultural programs/project/events. All programs/projects/events must take place within the City boundaries, except for local school competition performances while representing the City of Thousand Oaks.
FY25-26 CEG APPLICATION PERIOD IS ANTICIPATED TO OPEN JANUARY 27, 2025- FEBRUARY 27, 2025, AT 5:00 PM
Project Examples
School band competitions, open-space trail education events, ballets at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center, performances at other locations through the community, or similar visual or performing art or cultural program/project/event.
How to Apply
When the application period opens, the application will be posted in the Grants Document section in the upper right-hand corner of this webpage. Please use Microsoft Word or similar to complete your application. The signed grant application and all applicable required documents must be submitted before 5:00 PM on the deadline. Applications must be submitted by email only to togrants@toaks.gov. To request a Word document application, please send us an email. A confirmation e-mail verifying receipt will be sent during business hours to all applicants. If the Applicant DOES NOT receive a confirmation receipt, the Applicant should assume the City did not receive the application. NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
CVUSD School Projects/ School Booster Club Projects, please see Special Note in the right-hand corner of this webpage.
Current CEG award limits: Minimum is $500 and Maximum is $9,000. This grant requires 100% matching funds. If the grant is for a team competition, it cannot be for more than $100 per team member.
The anticipated date applicants will be notified of the award decision is mid-April 2025. All 2025-26 CEG programs/projects/events must be held and completed between July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025. All grant-related expenditures, including matching funds, must take place within the grant agreement period. After project/program/event completion (or after funds have been spent), grantees have 30 days to submit a Performance report.
Grant Information
As part of the application, all applicants must complete the Levine Act Disclosure form and be in compliance with California Government Code Section 84308, which requires disclosure of campaign contributions to any city council member totaling $250 or more in the previous 12 months by any party to a contract with the City, or their agent or consultants/contractors. Failure to disclose such contributions can result in civil or criminal charges and carry fines up to $5,000 (civil) or $10,000 (criminal) for each violation. In addition, the party is prohibited from making any donations in the 12 months following award of the grant which, when aggregated with the previous 12 months, would total $250. The foregoing does not constitute legal advice, and applicants and their agents, consultants, and contractors are urged to familiarize themselves with Section 84308, visit fppc.ca.gov for more information, and consult with their own legal counsel regarding the legal requirements.
The City Council appointed the Community Funding Review Committee (CFRC) to evaluate all eligible applications and present their funding recommendation to the City Council, who provides the final approval.