The Clackamas County Cultural Coalition is please to announce Micro Grant to provide support outside of the annual project grant cycle.
Donor Name: Clackamas County Cultural Coalition
State: Oregon
County: Clackamas County (OR)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/31/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $750
Details:
The Clackamas County Cultural Coalition Micro Grant is made possible by funding from the Oregon Cultural Trust. Any County-based individual or organization with a need related to arts, heritage or humanities and their need aligns with at least one of the Coalition’s Funding Priorities may apply for Micro Grant assistance.
Priorities
The following 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. Projects must result in measurable outcomes within at least one priority. The Coalition supports innovative approaches and projects.
- Increase how local culture is valued and supported
- Indicators of success
- Increase in cultural support from local businesses and government
- Increase in contributions to the Oregon Cultural Trust from county resident
- 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
- Indicators of success
- 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.)
- Indicators of success:
- 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
- Indicators of success:
- 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
- Indicators of success:
Funding Information
- Request up to $750
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals living in Clackamas County;
- Organizations physically located in Clackamas County with a Clackamas County mailing address;
- Prior Clackamas County Cultural Coalition Project Grant recipients who are current on all agreements and have submitted all required final grant reports.
Applicants receiving funds from this program will not be eligible to apply again for a period of 12 months from the date of the final report submission to Cultural Coalition.
Restrictions
- Project Grant recipients cannot apply for a Micro Grant for the same project.
- Applicants receiving funds from the Micro Grant program may apply again for a Micro Grant 12 months from the date of the final report submission to Cultural Coalition.
- Funding requests for general operations are not eligible
- Requests for funding endowments are not eligible.
- Hospitality (e.g.: alcohol or other food/beverage related expenses) are not eligible
- If the grant benefits a minor under the age of 18, an adult representative must complete the application and final report.
For more information, visit Micro Grant.
