Rebozo Festival announces 2019 grant application to open Sept. 1

$20,000 available in grant funding

VENTURA COUNTYRebozo Festival, Inc., is pleased to announce that awards of up to $20,000 will be granted to qualified non-profit organizations that focus on the cultural, social and/or educational needs of the Ventura County community.

The application process will open September 1st and will close September 28th, 2018, at 5:00 pm.

Rebozo Festival, Inc., encourages non-profit organizations that meet the following requirements to apply: Nominated organizations must be located in Ventura County serving primarily Ventura County Latino residents and must be an IRS 501©(3) non-profit organization/institution or operate under the fiscal sponsorship of a qualified organization/institution.

The application and additional information are available at http://www.RebozoFestival.org

The 2019 Rebozo Festival, Inc., grantees will be honored at the 15th Annual Rebozo Festival to be held on Sunday May 19, 2019, at the Camarillo Ranch.

Past recipients include: Casa De Vida, Future Leaders of America, Inc., United Parents, Assistance League of Ventura County, ANIMO Theatre Co., BattleGround, Inc., Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP), the Heart 2 Heart Program, Inlakech Cultural Center, United Farm Workers Freeze Relief Fund, the Oxnard College Foundation Scholarship Program, the Ventura County Chapter of Parents of Murdered Children, Educational and Employment Resources Development/Café on A, Centro Mujer (CAUSE), Performing arts programs (Mariachi classes) for the Oxnard Union High School District and the United Way Community Action Fund.

The Rebozo Festival is a unique cultural event that promotes the rich heritage of the area by highlighting the colorful Mexican rebozo (shawl) as the theme.

For further information about the 2019 Grant Application, please contact

Yolanda Plascencia at 805.500.3292 or email: grants@rebozofestival.org