Harbor Area

Aquarium Earth Day Art Contest

The Aquarium of the Pacific is accepting images via JPEG format to be juried for its upcoming Earth Day Celebration. The theme is our connection with our ocean planet and may include artwork about the ocean, marine life or protecting the ocean and our planet.

There will be three winners selected to exhibit their artwork during the aquarium’s Earth Day celebration on April 23 and 24. From those, one grand prize winner will be selected. Each winner will receive $500 and his or her winning artwork will be displayed at the festival. The grand prize winner will receive an additional $250.

Details: https://tinyurl.com/yckzu2p2

RFQ for LA Recreation and Parks Facilities

The Department of Cultural Affairs or DCA is seeking to establish a pre-qualified roster of artists for upcoming Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks or RAP projects. Artists and artist teams selected through this Request for Qualifications or RFQ will be eligible to develop proposals for permanent public art commissions to be sited at new and expanded RAP facilities.

Budgets for RAP public art projects will range from $32,000 to $100,000. Deadline is May 9. Details: https://culturela.org/calls/rap-facilitiesrfp

Zone In: City Core Virtual Open House

Long Beach Development Services will be hosting a series of open house events as part of the Zone In: City Core (ACZIP) effort. Zone In: City Core is a joint effort between the City of Long Beach and the Long Beach community to update zoning regulations in the area bounded by Pacific Coast Highway, 10th Street, Magnolia and Ximeno avenues.

The plan will create a community where residents, businesses, jobs and shopping are located near each other with a more pedestrianfriendly design.

Times: 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., April 2, RSVP online https://tinyurl.com/mryycdxn

6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., April 6, RSVP online https://tinyurl.com/nyfa6d75

6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., April 13, RSVP online https://tinyurl.com/2p99rt5w

Details: longbeach.gov/lbds/aczip.

Guaranteed Income Program Coming to LA County

LA County’s new guaranteed income program — Breathe — is one of the biggest in the nation. It will distribute $1,000/month to 1,000 select eligible LA County residents for 3 years. Applications open March 31.

Details: www.breathe.lacounty.gov.

LB Small Business and Nonprofit Relief Grants Applications Open

The City of Long Beach is now accepting applications for the Long Beach Recovery Act Small Business and Nonprofit Relief grants, a new recovery program to help small businesses and nonprofits that have experienced financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now until 8 p.m. May 15, 2022, eligible small businesses and nonprofits can apply to receive working capital to help pay for a variety of business expenses. Applications can be submitted through LiveStories, the city’s vendor application portal. The city will begin to review and award grant applications as early as April 15.

Details: longbeach.gov/smallbizgrants.

Prioritizing Neighborhood Needs for

HUD Federal Grants

The City of Long Beach will be hosting two virtual community meetings for residents to learn about and provide input on its fiveyear consolidated plan to help determine the activities that should be prioritized and funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) formula grants.

The federal funding will provide opportunities for qualified areas of the city to participate in or be eligible for various projects such as affordable housing, youth programs, park improvements and neighborhood clean-ups. Details: https://tinyurl.com/mrpc8tye