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ZAP is a publicly funded program that annually supports over 230 arts and cultural nonprofit organizations through grant funding. These grantees serve over 8 million visitors a year with nearly half attending free of charge. This funding goes to support programming including cultural events, educational programs, performances, festivals, museums, botanical gardens,and more.


ZAP offers three categories of grant funding including Tier I, Tier II, and Zoological. Grants are competitive and not guaranteed year-to-year and each category has its own eligibility requirements.


All eligible applications are reviewed by the ZAP Advisory Boards, which are composed of qualified volunteer community members. These members dedicate hundreds of hours to the process of reviewing each application submitted.

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Grant Categories

Provides funding for twenty-two (22) large cultural organizations.

  • This funding is available to organizations with three-year average annual qualifying operating expenses of $390,000, based upon certified audited financials.
  • Organizations that receive Zoo, Arts & Parks funding in Tier I enhance economic development for the entire state, have professional staff, and often serve as ambassadors to Utah.
  • Their activities are available to all Salt Lake Utah residents and visitors

Provides funding for three (3) zoological organizations.

  • This funding is available to organizations with three-year average annual qualifying operating expenses of $390,000, based upon certified audited financials.
  • This funding should be used to build organizational capacity, fund zoological facilities, to create stability and to provide adequate predictable support.
  • Organizations that qualify for Zoological funding have headquarters and a significant presence in Salt Lake County and serves an audience of 75,000 or more persons annually.

Not limited to a number of awardees but annually receives over 200 applications.

  • Tier II provides funding for diverse arts, cultural, historical, and botanical organizations not funded in Tier I, including the local arts and cultural councils in Salt Lake County.
  • Tier II organizations are instrumental in providing affordable access to arts and cultural opportunities in the community, are typically smaller in size, range from volunteer-led to paid staff, and represent all areas of the County.
  • Tier II funded organizations have programs available to all Salt Lake County and Utah residents and visitors.

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