Cultural Organization Grants are funded by the Parks, Arts, Recreation, and Culture (PARC) tax, which was approved by the Lehi voters on November 2, 2021. As established by the City Council, the distribution for the PARC tax allocation is 70% towards parks and recreation and 30% towards arts and culture. These percentages may be adjusted at any time. The funds that go towards arts and culture create the Cultural Organization Grants. The grants include the ongoing operations of cultural organizations AND cultural facilities. The city expects to receive approximately $1.3-1.5 million in PARC tax revenues each year. Approximately $400,000 of that funding will go towards the Cultural Organization Grants.
In order to qualify for the Cultural Organization Application, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:
Application Open: TBA
Application Closes: TBA
Application Presentations and PARC Committee Review: Mid-April through end of May
Council Approves PARC projects and funding: TBA
Need a little extra help with your application? Join the PARC Advisory Committee for an application workshop. At this workshop, the Committee will discuss:
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All applying organizations must read the Lehi City PARC Tax Policy before applying for funds. The link to the policy can be found in the “Helpful Documents” section. For convenience, the PARC Program Application is divided into the two parts. Both parts must be completed online (click the links below to apply):
Splitting the application into two parts allows one organization to submit multiple projects or programs, while not requiring them to repeatedly fill out their organization information each time.
A PARC Advisory Committee was created by the City Council to review the Cultural Organization Grant applications. The committee consists of five Lehi City volunteer citizens and two Lehi City staff members. The committee reviews the applications and submit a recommendation to the City Council. The review criteria can be found below in the “Helpful Documents” section. After the committee provides a recommendation, the City Council makes the final decision of which Cultural Organization Grant applications are funded.
Cultural Organization Grant Criteria Narrative
Lehi City PARC Cultural Organization Grant Application – Part II (project information PDF document)
Cultural Organization Grant Definitions
For questions on the Cultural Organization Grants, please email PARC@lehi-ut.gov.
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