Production Support Grants

production support grants

FACT/SF offers Production Support Grants for live, contemporary dance productions, created by Bay Area-based artists, in San Francisco. For the 2025 season, FACT/SF will award up to 3 Production Support Grants of $1,000 each for performances happening in months other than January, April, July, and August, 2025.

We prioritize providing support for productions that are:

Led by BIPOC artists and LGBTQ+ artists
Led by Bay Area-based artists
Led by artists with a track record of making high-quality work
Viable relative to budget size, nature of the work, artist’s capacity, and artist’s history

Stephanie Hewett’s *(E)cho (Q)ueue*. Photo by B Dukes.

PURPOSE
WHAT WE OFFER
TIMELINE
APPLICATION PROCESS
EVALUATION
PANEL
QUESTIONS & ACCESSIBILITY
PAST GRANTEES & PROJECTS

Detour Dance’s *The Nelken Line*
Photo by Robbie Sweeny

purpose

Production Support Grants provide direct financial support to Bay Area-based contemporary dance artists presenting work in San Francisco. FACT/SF believes that artists need more money for their work, that audiences benefit from seeing different types of work, and that the arts ecology is strengthened by deepening ties with one another. FACT/SF acknowledges that BIPOC and LGBTQ+ artists have been historically marginalized and under-resourced. One of the ways we pursue cultural equity and racial justice is by prioritizing funding for artists from these communities.

Megan Lowe Dances’ *Tangram*
Photo by Bruce Ghent

what we offer

A $1,000 grant
Inclusion in FACT/SF’s season announcement
Your project listed on factsf.org
Limited marketing support
Limited mentorship/production management support
FACT/SF buys a block of 8 tickets to your performance, providing an opportunity for you to connect with our community, including FACT/SF company and staff, donors, and friends

application process

Production Support Grants will be considered as part of the 2025 Fieldwork Applications process. We have streamlined the application process for all of our Fieldwork programs, so artists may now apply for any or all of the 2025 opportunities to get involved. All Fieldwork applicants who complete the process will receive a $30 honorarium to recognize the time and labor involved in preparing their application. For more information, please see the Fieldwork page.

In addition to completing the application process, applicants must:

Molly Rose Williams’s *We Are All Friends.*
Photo by Chani Bockwinkel

Be a Bay Area-based artist.
Propose a project that takes place in San Francisco.
Identify as a maker of contemporary dance
Carry their own, or otherwise be covered by, accident and liability insurance
Include the FACT/SF logo on project-related printed and digital promotional materials as possible
Acknowledge FACT/SF’s support in the project’s production program
Engage in two-way and open communication between our respective teams to facilitate and deepen our relationships as fellow artists
Adhere to a policy which prohibits and prevents discrimination against people on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, physical disability, veteran's status, national origin, ancestry, or socio-economic status

Within 60 days of their project’s conclusion, funded applicants will also:

Submit a simple final report
Provide FACT/SF with video documentation and at least 5 images of the project
Provide FACT/SF with links to relevant press and media coverage of the project
Complete an anonymous feedback survey
Receive a $30 honorarium from FACT/SF for completing the final report & feedback process.

QUESTIONS & Accessibility

Artists are encouraged to ask questions, or request assistance and accommodations, by emailing the FACT/SF Operations Assistant, River, at rbermudezsanders@factsf.org, or calling FACT/SF at 415-349-0878.

We want to hear from you and endeavor to make that as easy as possible.

2024 Production support Grant Recipients

Maria Silk
Viewing Pleasure
March 7-9, CounterPulse

Melissa Lewis Wong + Joy ChenYu Lewis
花和霧 flowers and fog
Portsmouth Square & The Gateway Theater

REYES Dance
DIOS
September 6-8, ODC Theater