Grant Application Assistance Hangouts - Austin Cultural Funding 2025
About the Hangouts
The Museum of Human Achievement in partnership with Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts are hosting 7 Grant Application Assistance Hangouts for individuals or organizations seeking assistance with applying to the City of Austin Art, Culture, Music, and Entertainment (AACME) Funding Programs. Join us at our workshops where we will offer an overview of this year's application, 1:1 support, and a friendly environment to co-work with other community members on your applications.
The City of Austin Art, Culture, Music, and Entertainment (AACME) Funding Programs provide financial support for emerging cultural and creative individuals or organizations to produce public projects and activities for Austin's diverse communities. This event is organized by The Museum of Human Achievement and is not affiliated with the City of Austin or AACME.
Good for: local small organizations, cultural groups, individual artists, those new to City funding
Elevate – Supports artists, arts organizations, and creative businesses.
Austin Live Music Fund – Invests in local musicians, promoters, and live music venues.
Creative Space Assistance Program (CSAP) – Provides support for commercial creative spaces.
Heritage Preservation Grant – Funds projects that celebrate and preserve Austin’s cultural and historic legacy.
Key Application Dates:
- Intake & Eligibility Form opens: October 14, 2025
- Application opens: October 21, 2025
- Application closes: December 4, 2025
Please bring a laptop or tablet to work on, we will be using Google Drive and Google docs to work on your applications. If you do not have access to a laptop or tablet you can email jay@themusemofhumanachievement.com to reserve a computer (limited supply). Please register 1 RSVP per person so we can get an accurate headcount.
Thank you to our partners TALA (Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts), Grotto 101 Performance Lab, and DAWA (Diversity Awareness and Wellness in Action).
Full Schedule
You must RSVP to each individual workshop that you wish to attend.
Session 1 - RSVP
Saturday November 1st - 10am - 1pm
Location: DAWA
Address: 916 Springdale, Austin, TX, 78702
Topic: General Overview of 2025 Cultural Funding Programs (Elevate, Live Music Fund, CSAP, Heritage Tourism)
Session 2 - RSVP
Wednesday November 5th - 6pm - 9pm
Location: MoHA
Address: 3600 Lyons Rd, Austin, TX, 78702
Topic: General Overview of 2025 Cultural Funding Programs (Elevate, Live Music Fund, CSAP, Heritage Tourism)
Session 3 - RSVP
Wednesday November 12th - 6pm - 9pm
Location: Grotto 101 Performance Lab
Address: 2605 Jones Rd #101, Austin, TX 78745
Topic: General Overview of 2025 Cultural Funding Programs (Elevate, Live Music Fund, CSAP, Heritage Tourism)
Session 4 - RSVP
Wednesday November 19th - 6pm – 9pm
Location: MoHA
Address: 3600 Lyons Rd, Austin, TX, 78702
Topic: Coworking + Focus on Elevate
Session 5 - RSVP
Saturday November 22nd - 10am-1pm
Location: DAWA
Address: 916 Springdale, Austin, TX, 78702
Topic: Coworking + Focus on Live Music Fund
Session 6 - RSVP
Wednesday December 3rd - 6pm - 9pm
Location: MoHA
Address: 3600 Lyons Rd, Austin, TX, 78702
Topic: Coworking
Session 7 - RSVP
Saturday December 6th - 10am - 1pm
Location: MoHA
Address: 3600 Lyons Rd, Austin, TX, 78702
Topic: Coworking
Links
All program details, FAQs, and materials are available here - https://www.austintexas.gov/acme/grants-funding
We highly recommend reviewing the guidelines and information related to whatever grant you are interested in applying for.
Have questions from the city? The AACME team can be reached by phone at 512-974-1624, Austin 3-1-1 or email: acme@austintexas.gov.
Venue Details
Venue details for each session is described on each RSVP link.
