The Office of Cultural Affairs is offering a mid-year grant opportunity in FY25 to distribute $50,000 to local arts organizations.
Donor Name: City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA)
State: Missouri
City: Columbia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/27/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
In FY25, the City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs has $50,000 to distribute to eligible applicants for projects occurring between May 1, 2025 and Oct. 31, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be either, (1) a single, 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts & culture agency; (2) a collaboration of arts & culture agencies; or (3) a collaboration of an arts & culture agency and one or more nonprofit agencies (schools, social service agencies, public entities).
- An arts and culture agency is defined as an organization whose primary mission and/or more than 75% of its annual operating expenses are dedicated to cultural activities: the performing arts (music, dance, theatre), visual arts, literature, film, or whose primary mission is the promotion of their culture through educational and/or artistic activities.
- Proposed projects must occur within the Columbia city limits.
- Organizations may request up to 25% of last fiscal year’s total revenue, with a minimum request of $1,000 and a maximum request of $5,000. If an organization’s last year’s total revenue is less than $4,000, up to 50% may be requested, not to exceed $1,000.
- No matching requirement: There is no funding match requirement for the mid-year grant request.
- Organizations may submit one application only.
- Funded projects may not discriminate against any segment of the community on the basis of sex, race, color, age, religion, creed, national origin, veteran, disability, economic status, familial status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- Receipt of City funding is conditional upon the arts agency signing a grant agreement. The executed agreement must be returned by the stated deadline in order to receive funding.
- If City funding is received, a final report of the project is due within 45 days after its end date; 10% of each contract will be held until the report is submitted. If the report is not received after 90 days, the 10% is forfeited.
- City grant funding is conditional on meeting these guidelines. If an agency is approved for funding by the City Council, but does not meet these guidelines, the Commission on Cultural Affairs may recommend to City Council that the funding award be withdrawn.
For more information, visit OCA.
