The Cultural Coalition of Washington County provides grants to support arts, cultures and humanities in beautiful Washington County, Oregon.
Donor Name: Cultural Coalition of Washington County
State: Oregon
County: Washington County (OR)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/21/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Cultural Coalition of Washington County (CCWC) is the re-granting board of the Oregon Cultural Trust in Washington County. The CCWC also promotes the cultural identity, quality of life and economic vitality of Washington County and its arts, heritage, and humanities organizations.
The Community Cultural Participation (CCP) Grant Program provides financial support for Washington County nonprofit arts, heritage, and humanities organizations and activities.
Applicants can apply for activities or opportunities that address one or more of these five goals:
- Public Awareness and Participation- Build community through communication, audience development, and engagement.
- Support Cultural Organizations- Increase capacity, encourage professional development, and support adaptability.
- Increase Public Art and Performance Opportunities- Foster more impactful art, events, and cultural connections with increased accessibility for all.
- Support Diverse Cultural and Heritage Activities- Include cultural learning and cultural equity at the heart of the creative community.
- Increasing Access to Arts Education– Serve school-based arts and cultural opportunities and build arts awareness for youth, while encouraging life-long learning.
A strong grant application will explain how the grant addresses priorities of:
- promoting cultural diversity
- developing community and/or cross-cultural partnerships
- providing matching-fund or cost-sharing opportunities
- promoting cultural tourism
- presenting events that are open to the public.
Grant Period
January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
- Level 1 Eligibility Criteria: Up to $1,000 CCP Grant
- Be a not-for-profit art, humanities or heritage organization or be an educational institution or government agency with an art, heritage or humanities mission. IRS 501(c)(3) status is not required. Applications from individuals or private businesses will not be accepted.
- Applications from social service agencies or religious organizations will be accepted only if application is made in partnership with a nonprofit cultural organization for a joint project. Applicants must attach a letter from the partnering organization confirming their support for the project and outlining their role in the partnership.
- Apply for an opportunity that specifically enhances Public Awareness and Participation, supports Existing Cultural Organizations, Increases Public Art Opportunities, supports Cultural and Heritage Learning, or increases Youth Access to the Arts.
- Provide CCWC with an Employer Identification Number (EIN).
- Be headquartered within Washington County and serve Washington County residents or apply for a grant to support your event located in Washington County. Grants to organizations located in Washington County, such as schools, which take students to events located in another county, such as the opera, will be eligible for funding, provided there is no other alternative available in Washington County.
- New this year: The CCWC will no longer offer higher funding for school districts and public school foundations. Priority will be given to applications submitted by or on behalf of individual teachers. Applications do not have to be submitted by the district, but please be aware that only an EIN number may be used only once per grant cycle. Therefore, multiple applications may not be submitted by schools using the same EIN.
- Applications will be accepted that support capital expenditures such as the acquisition of public art, museum exhibits or equipment, but CCP grants may not be used for capital campaigns.
- Grants will not fund purchases of equipment or clothing not critical to the organization’s mission or the project/event.
- If an organization received a Community Cultural Participation Grant in 2024, a final report for that grant must have been submitted on time prior to applying for a 2025 grant. If the activity has not yet been completed, please explain in the application.
- Applicants must provide an itemized budget showing revenue and expenditures for the proposed activity or event in the application. Revenue and expenses must balance. Be as detailed as possible, especially with revenue projections (be specific about granting organizations and sources of income). If your organization presents projects in multiple counties, please include only budget information pertinent to your activities in Washington County.
- Level 2 Eligibility Criteria: Up to $3,000 CCP Grant
- Must meet the Level 1 criteria above.
- An organization must have IRS 501(c)(3) status or be a governmental agency or a public school. (Upon request, a letter verifying status must be submitted).
For more information, visit CCWC.
