The Multnomah County Cultural Coalition’s Community Cultural Participation Grant Program (CCP) supports community based cultural events, programs, and organizations.
Donor Name: Multnomah County Cultural Coalition
State: Oregon
County: Multnomah County (OR)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/10/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
For the 2025 grant cycle, MCCC invite applications for events/programs support, capacity building/capital investments, and general operating support.
Grant Goals
The purpose of the CCP is to advance the following goals:
- Make culture accessible and affordable to Multnomah County residents.
- Promote cultural diversity.
- Encourage new cultural activities.
- Foster partnerships and collaborations.
Funding Information
$1,000 and $3000.
Grant Period
Funding given through this grant must be used between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an MCCC grant, applicants must:
- Demonstrate in your application that your work aligns with one or more MCCC CCP grant goals.
- Be headquartered within Multnomah County. The legal address shown on your W-9 form must be in Multnomah County.
- Serve or provide benefit to people in Multnomah County.
- Be an organization or group (individuals are ineligible). Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, Limited Liability Companies (LLC), partnerships, and other groups with a declared common purpose consistent with the goals of this grant program.
- A business (LLC or other for-profit entity) is eligible if the project being applied for benefits the public. For instance, a small production company applying for funds to finish and publicly present a new film would be eligible, however a small production company applying for funds for equipment for client work would not be eligible.
- 501(c)3 status is required to apply for general operating support.
- If your organization uses a fiscal sponsor, your application must include fiscal sponsor contact information and a signed contract or memorandum of understanding from your fiscal sponsor. Fiscal sponsors must:
- Be headquartered within Multnomah County.
- Be informed of the application to MCCC’s grant program.
- Provide an EIN and W-9 form.
- Sign a grant agreement accepting responsibility for project oversight.
- Receive, distribute and manage the grant funds, if awarded.
- Additional eligibility requirements for General Operating, Capacity Building and Capital applications:
- The applicant organization’s mission and programming must be focused on arts and/or culture.
- For General Operating applications only: The applicant must be a 501(c)3 nonprofit. Fiscally sponsored organizations, for-profit organizations, and others are not eligible.
- Be seeking funding for a maximum of the second consecutive year. After this period, you must skip one year before becoming eligible to apply again. For example, an organization funded in both 2023 and 2024 would need to wait until the 2026 grant cycle to be considered for funding again.
- Provide MCCC with a W-9 form and Employer Identification Number (EIN). The EIN is necessary to help MCCC ensure that awards will be granted in the name of an organization. Individuals are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit MCCC.
