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Agenda Item: 9
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
.` AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: January 27, 2026
SUBJECT: 2026 COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ARTS GRANTS
DEPARTMENT: Recreation and Community Services
PRESENTER: Kyle Lopez
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council:
1. Approve the 2026 Community Services and Arts Grants Committee's program funding
recommendations in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for Community Services Grants and
$100,000 for Arts Grants, for a total not to exceed $200,000.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all Grant Program Agreements with the
agencies approved for funding, subject to City Attorney approval.
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clarita (City) has provided funds for nonprofit organizations through the
Community Services and Arts Grants program for approximately 36 years. Each year, a Grants
Committee (Committee) is assembled to determine funding categories, review and rate
applications, and make funding recommendations for community service and arts projects
throughout Santa Clarita.
This year's Committee included then -Mayor Pro Tern Laurene Weste; then-Councilmember
Patsy Ayala; Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission Chair Skye Ostrom; Arts
Commission Chair Dr. Michael Millar; and three City staff members from across the Economic
Development, Community Development, and Public Works departments. The Committee, with
the exception of Arts Commission Chair Dr. Michael Millar, is responsible for reviewing and
rating the community services applications.
All applications under the arts categories were reviewed and rated by a separate Peer Review
Rating Panel, which included the following members:
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1. Arts Commission Chair, Dr. Michael Millar
2. Local Arts Educator, Kiara Brown
3. Local Arts Advocate, Qiana Tarlow
4. Regional Arts Advocate, Tess Simgen
5. Regional Arts Expert, Jeff Frame
The Committee continues to be responsible for determining the funding categories and making
funding recommendations based on aggregate scores for each of the individual grant
applications. This year, the Committee selected "City of Santa Clarita Community Benefit" for
Community Services grants and "Supporting the Arts in the City of Santa Clarita" for Arts grants
as the focus areas.
With the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget, the City Council approved a budget of
$200,000 for the Community Services and Arts Grants program. The allocated amount for each
area of the grant program is $100,000 for Community Services grants and $100,000 for
Community Arts, Arts Organization Capacity, and Santa Clarita Presents grants.
The maximum funding limits for Community Service Grants, Community Arts Grants, and Arts
Organization Capacity Grants are each up to $5,000, while Santa Clarita Presents Grants are up
to $7,500.
Community Services Grants - Twenty-five Community Services Grants applications were
received, with requests totaling $124,000. This year's grant program includes a recommendation
from the Committee to fund 20 of the applicants with a total grant allocation of $100,000.
Arts Grants - Thirty-four Arts Grants applications were received across all three Arts
categories, with grant requests totaling $167,394. The Committee is recommending that funding
be awarded to 20 of the applications, totaling $100,000.
Attachment A lists the Community Services agencies and recommended funding status.
Attachment B lists the Arts agencies and recommended funding status.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds in the amount of $200,000 are available in the Recreation and Community Services Grants
expenditure account 1005000-517101 (General Fund).
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A -Community Services Grants Recommended Funding Status
Attachment B-Arts Grants Recommended Funding Status
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Attachment A
2026 Community Services Grants
2026 Communitv Services Grants Recommended for Funding
Agency
Program
Amount
1
American Cancer Society
Relay for Life of Santa Clarita Valley
$ 5,000
2
Bridge to Home
Feeding it Forward
$ 5,000
3
California Institute of the Arts
Tataviam Arts Program
$ 5,000
4
California Native Plant Society
Revive, enhance, and maintain local ecosystems by removing
invasive weeds
$ 5,000
5
Child & Family Center
Trauma -Informed Art Therapy Certification
$ 5,000
6
lCollege of the Canyons Foundation
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
$ 5,000
7
Fostering Youth Independence
Healthy Carts
$ 5,000
8
LEAP Childrens Museum
LEAP Children's Museum Pop Up
$ 5,000
9
Northeast Valley Health Corporation
Colposcopy Access Project
$ 5,000
10
Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry
Fundraising Kiosks
$ 5,000
11
1 Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center
Chair Replacement for Senior Fitness Classes
$ 5,000
12
Saugus Robotics
25-26 FRC & VRC Competition Season
$ 5,000
13
SCV Education Foundation
Bag of Books 1st Grade Expansion
$ 5,000
14
Single Mothers Outreach, Inc
From "Home to Hope" Access Through Technology
$ 5,000
15
SNAP Sports, Inc
SNAP Sports 3-Day Special Hockey Festival 2026
$ 5,000
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Students Against Scams Organization
"Cyber Security for Seniors" 3k Book Drive
$ 5,000
17
The Gibbon Conservation Center
Educational Replica Gibbon Bones and Interactive Display
$ 5,000
18
Trey Loves You
Wellness Center Libraries for Santa Clarita High Schools
$ 5,000
19
Triumph Foundation
Adaptive Recreation Manager
$ 5,000
20
William S Hart Education Foundation
Sequoia School Wellness Center
$ 5,000
TOTAL GRANT FUNDING RECOMMENDED:
$100,000
2026 Community Services Grants Not Recommended for Fundin
Agency
Program
Amount
1
Agape Village Day Program
Interactive Learning for All: Smartboard Technology at Agape
Village
$ 5,000
2
Beauty Bus
Henry Mayo Hospital Beauty Series
$ 5,000
3
Mental Health Hook -Up
Stop the Stigma SCV
$ 5,000
4
Press Paws Ranch Retreat
Cancer Community Events for Residents of the City of Santa
Clarita
$ 4,000
5
SCV Chinese Cultural Association
Santa Clarita 2026 Lunar New Year Gala
$ 5,000
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Attacbment B
2026 Arts Grants
2026 Arts Grants Recommended for Funding
Agency Program Amount
Community Arts
1
Circle of Hope
Building Resilience Through Creative Expression
$ 5,000
2
CLASS Sulphur Springs Education Foundation
Xylophones Across SSUSD: Keys to Creativity and
Collaboration
$ 5,000
3
Eclipse Theatre LA
Curse of The Starving Class
$ 4,000
4
Hart Choir Booster Club
Encore Regional Music Festival
$ 5,000
5
Include Everyone Project SCV
The Magic Within and Ambassador Program
$ 5,000
6
Los Angeles Opera Company (LA Opera)
Elementary Opera Programs
$ 5,000
7
Mission Opera
The Sojourner and Mollie Sinclair
$ 5,000
8
Olive Branch Theatricals
Olive Branch Theatricals presents We Will Rock You
$ 5,000
9
Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival
Spanish Language Production / Latine Festival
$ 5,000
10
Santa Clarita Symphony Orchestra
Spring 2026 Concerts
$ 5,000
11
The Artree Community Art Center
Branching Out Studio
$ 3,980
12
The Gold Star Brigade Inc
Equipping Canyon High School Instrumental Music for Equitable
Access & Quality
$ 4,972
Arts Organization Capacity
13
Include Everyone Project SCV
IEPSCV Safety and Sustainability
$ 3,000
14
Olive Branch Theatricals
LED Lighting for Olive Branch Theatricals
$ 5,000
15
Santa Clarita Master Chorale Inc
Marketing and Social Media Capacity Initiative
$ 5,000
16
Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival
Theatrical Truss for Productions
$ 5,000
Santa Clarita Presents
17
Canyon Theatre Guild
Family Friendly Broadway Musical - Disney's Frozen
$ 1,548
18
ESCAPE Theatre
ESCAPE Theatre's Production of Matilda
$ 7,500
19
Santa Clarita Ballet Company Inc
A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Twelve Dancing Prince
$ 7,500
20
Santa Clarita Master Chorale Inc
Santa Clarita Master Chorale 26th Season
$ 7,500
TOTAL GRANT FUNDING RECOMMENDED:
$100,000
2026 Arts Grants Not Recommended for Funding
Agency
Program
Amount
1
Broadway Bound Players
Spring Production
$ 5,000
2
Broadway Bound Players
New Microphones for Broadway Bound Players
$ 4,536
3
lCalifornia Institute of the Arts
World Music Festival
$ 5,000
4
College of the Canyons Foundation
North Indian Classical Music Workshops
$ 5,000
5
Dig Deep Theatre
Production of You Got Older by Clare Barron
$ 4,000
6
Dig Deep Theatre
Dig Deep Dash
$ 4,100
7
Eclipse Theatre LA
Eartec Ultra Lite-HD Wireless Headsets
$ 806
8
Helix Collective
Echo -System
$ 5,000
9
HOPE Theatre Arts
From Autumn to the Stars
$ 5,000
10
Million Little
Board Development
$ 5,000
11
Mission Opera
Bella None Capacity and Sustainability Initiative
$ 5,000
12
Open Wings Theatre Company
Pipelines
$ 5,000
13
Santa Clarita Symphony Orchestra
Technology Upgrade Support
$ 3,000
F14
Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra
A Home for Harmony at Rancho Pico: Supporting SCVYO'S
Rehearsal Facilities
5,000
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