Applications are now being accepted for the Clackamas County Cultural Coalition Grant.
Donor Name: Clackamas County Cultural Coalition
State: Oregon
County: Clackamas County (OR)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/03/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The goal/mission of Coalition is to grow the cultural assets of Clackamas County. The Coalition is led by local members whose primary function is to represent local arts, heritage, and humanities interests and to distribute funds according to the priorities identified in this cultural plan.
Priorities
Increase how local culture is valued and support
- Indicators of success:
- Increase in cultural support from local businesses and governments
- Increase in contributions to the Oregon Cultural Trust from county residents
- Increase in local media coverage for cultural success stories illustrating public recognition for the value of arts, heritage, humanities
- Increase in projects which specifically recognize and celebrate the growing diversity within communities
Support the creation of, or participation in, cultural projects and activities
- Indicators of success:
- Increased attendance at events and other cultural activities
- New volunteers are leaders and are engaged in cultural activities
- Improved access to cultural assets and activities
- Increased investment to support and sustain cultural facilities and gathering spaces
- Arts, heritage and humanities are integrated with learning experiences (e.g., schools, workshops, mentoring, etc.)
Stimulate partnerships and collaborations that grow capacities to support assets and remove barriers. They include here partnerships that support cultural tourism
- Indicators of success:
- Cultural tourism projects which attract people from at least 50 miles away or encourage people to linger longer
- Increase in cross-sector collaborations between cultural and non-cultural organizations
- Partnerships that engage diverse groups, leverage resources and expand investment in cultural assets and activities
Work closely with local governments, businesses, and others to embed local culture in community development
- Indicators of success:
- Culture is clearly integrated with development and creatives serve in civic leadership positions
- Cultural assets are solidly embedded in community
- Increase in cultural supporters assuming leadership roles
- New initiatives are reaching underserved audiences
- Art in public spaces and historic interpretation/preservation are prevalent
Grow communications capacity for cultural groups, organizations, and artists/creatives
- Indicators of success:
- New cooperative marketing strategies which increase awareness of cultural activities and assets
- Initiatives reach new or expanded audiences
Funding Information
Grants awards will range from $751 to $3,000.
Qualifying Projects
- Requests for projects must be related to arts, heritage or humanities, respond to the Cultural Plan vision and help forward Coalition’s goals.
- Projects must align with the key values of the Coalition;
- Increase public recognition and value of local culture
- Acknowledge the vibrancy that social, cultural and ethnic diversity bring
- Increase public participation in local culture and cultivate projects that might otherwise be overlooked.
- Support the inclusion of arts and culture in every community
- Grow communications capacity for cultural groups, organizations, and artists/creatives
- Projects must result in measurable outcomes within at least ONE Funding Priority. Funding Priorities directly underscore the coalition’s mission, vision, and values. Projects and organizations should focus on supporting/growing local assets and removing barriers to cultural participation:
- Increase how local culture is valued and supported,
- Support the creation of, or participation in, cultural projects and activities,
- Stimulate partnerships and collaborations that grow capacities to support assets and remove barriers. They include here partnerships that support cultural tourism.
- Work closely with local governments, businesses, and others to embed local culture in community development, and
- Grow communications capacity for cultural groups, organizations, and artists/creatives.
- Partnerships and collaborations should be evident – it shows community support and viability of a project.
- Applicant’s financial support and budget should provide some matching funds and/or in-kind contributions toward their project’s success. If the proposed project is intended as part of a larger concept, evidence of financial sustainability beyond this project grant period will be required.
- Capital projects that increase participation in arts, heritage or humanities may be considered. Please contact us to confirm eligibility before applying.
- Applicants must be in good standing and all final reports from prior award cycles must be submitted before any future awards are released.
- Projects must be completed within the calendar year applied for.
- Final Report must be submitted within 30 days of project completion.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations physically located in Clackamas County with a Clackamas County mailing address
- Individuals located in Oregon with a project that clearly benefits Clackamas County residents who plan to create a project with a Clackamas County-based organization, business, venue, or entity. Organizations located in Oregon with a project that clearly benefits Clackamas County residents demonstrate strong community support and county partnerships eligible to apply.
- Prior Clackamas County Cultural Coalition grant recipients who are current on all agreements and have submitted all required reports
- Nonprofit tax-exempt status is not required
For more information, visit Clackamas County Cultural Coalition.
