2023-24 Tacoma Artists Initiative Program (TAIP) Funding Recipients

Brendan Allen

Curtis Ashby

Tor Caspersen

Saign Charlestein

Sarah Chavez

Cennady Coleman

Valentine de Luna Cortes

Alex Fazekas-Boone

Aaron Green

Mari Griffin

Erin Guinup

Jenny Liou

Jason Loan

Mel McCarthy

Stephanie Meredith

Julia Micke

Yaya Mulvey Moir

Teresa Owens

Allison Preisinger

Adela Ramos

Saiyare Refaei

TQ Spellman

Jessica Spring

Helen Thorsen

Kristin Tollefson

Application

The application deadline for 2025-26 TAIP funding has already passed. Applications for 2027-28 TAIP funding will be available in November 2026.

In the meantime, you can download the 2025-26 TAIP application guidelines (PDF) for complete funding information, including eligibility.

Past Funding Recipients

Funded Artist Materials

• Tacoma Arts Commission logo 
• Invoice Template
• Final Report - Fundees can access the Final Report form through their account on Submittable.com. The form will be attached to fundee's original TAIP funding application. If you need assistance accessing the Final Report form, please reach out to Naomi at nstrom-avila@cityoftacoma.org or (253) 591-5191.
• Marketing Toolkit for Artists and Arts Organizations

2025 Community Arts Projects Funding Recipients

Application

The application deadline for 2025 Community Arts Projects funding has already passed. Applications for 2026 Community Arts Projects funding will be available in September 2025.

In the meantime, to you can download the 2025 Community Arts Projects application guidelines (PDF) for complete funding information, including eligibility. 

Past Funding Recipients

Funded Organization Materials

• Tacoma Arts Commission logo 

• Invoice Template

• Final Report - Fundees can access the Final Report form through their account on Submittable.com. The form will be attached to fundee's original Community Arts Projects funding application. If you need assistance accessing the Final Report form, please reach out to Naomi at nstrom-avila@cityoftacoma.org or (253) 591-5191. 

• Marketing Toolkit for Artists and Arts Organizations

Below is a list of some additional City of Tacoma funding and loan programs. While not necessarily arts and culture focused, these programs may be suitable for your particular needs. We have provided a very brief and generalized overview of eligibility and what this funding program supports but please check the website for each program for the most up-to-date information and to see if you are eligible for that particular program:

Tacoma Creates Funding

• Eligibility: arts, culture, heritage, and science non-profit organizations or fiscally sponsored groups; neighborhood and business districts with a fiscal sponsor 
• Supports: public programs, access, ongoing sustainability, youth programming
• Find out more about Tacoma Creates funding

Special Events Funding

• Eligibility: non-profits, fiscally sponsored groups, neighborhood and business districts
• Supports: infrastructure, traffic control, performers, marketing, or other related costs for public events and festivals
• Find out more about Special Events funding

Green Events Program

• Eligibility: large or small scale free public events
• Supports: free or discounted in-kind services such as garbage, recycling, food waste bins, and/or portable toilets
• Find out more about the Green Events program

Heritage Project Grants

• Eligibility: non-profits, organized groups, neighborhood and business districts, public agencies and educational institutions
• Supports: projects that increase public awareness of and access to Tacoma’s history
• Find out more about Heritage Project Grants

Make a Splash Funding

• Eligibility: individuals or organizations
• Supports: projects which educate, protect, and restore our surface water resources and the Puget Sound
• Find out more about Make a Splash funding

Neighborhood and Community Services Funding

• Eligibility: organizations
• Supports: programs to improve livability, education, civic engagement, and equity. Specific areas of focus include homelessness, household stability, civic participation, domestic violence, youth development, senior services, mental health and substance use disorders
• Find out more about Neighborhood and Community Services Funding

Barricade Relief Funds

• Eligibility: Neighborhood Business Districts
• Supports: covering costs of street closures and barricades needed for festivals/events put on by Neighborhood Business Districts
• Neighborhood Business Districts apply for this funding directly with the Cross District Association

Micro-Loan Revolving Loan Fund

• Eligibility: small businesses in Tacoma
• Supports: low interest rate loans of $5,000 - $25,000 for a business to launch or expand in Tacoma. Can cover acquisition of commercial land or buildings, purchase of machinery or equipment, site or tenant improvements, working capital, soft costs. Specifically for businesses unable to access traditional financing and/or need to fill a financing gap
• Find out more about the Micro-Loan Revolving Loan Fund

Small Business Revolving Loan Fund

• Eligibility: small businesses in Tacoma
• Supports: low interest rate loans of $25,000 - $500,000 for a business to launch or expand in Tacoma. Can cover acquisition of commercial land or buildings, purchase of machinery or equipment, site or tenant improvements, working capital, and soft costs. Specifically for businesses unable to access traditional financing and/or need to fill a financing gap
• Find out more about the Small Business Revolving Loan Fund

Grow America Fund

• Eligibility: businesses in Tacoma
• Supports: loans of $100,000 - $5,000,000 for businesses in Tacoma. Can cover acquisition of commercial land and buildings, site or tenant improvements, purchase of machinery or equipment, debt restructuring, soft costs.
• Find out more about the Grow America Fund