The Special Projects Grant program provides funding for organizations to create arts and cultural projects that engage the Montgomery County community.
Donor Name: Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District (MCACD)
State: Ohio
County: Montgomery County (OH)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/05/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
This program is made possible by funding from the Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District (MCACD), with support from the Board of County Commissioners, and is administered by Culture Works.
Small to mid-sized arts and cultural organizations, other nonprofits, schools, colleges and universities, municipalities and government agencies located in Montgomery County can apply for up to $10,000 to support arts and cultural projects–such as festivals, exhibitions, performances, artists’ series, and in-school arts programming. Organizations with arts and culture-focused missions may also use the grants to complete capacity building projects such as strategic plans, board development, marketing and branding initiatives, website development, staff professional development training, and feasibility studies.
Project Categories
The following definitions represent the program categories applicable to Special Project support.
- Cultural/Multi-Arts: Projects involving more than one art/cultural discipline (e.g., festivals, neighborhood events, etc.) or the humanities.
- Education: In-school arts and cultural residencies or education-based community projects. Applicants may use this category to integrate the arts and culture into the basic curriculum.
- Literary Arts/Performing Arts: Projects involving creative writers–including poets, fiction and nonfiction writers–or the performing arts–theater, dance, and music–presented or produced by the applicant organization.
- Visual Arts: Projects involving painting, film, photography and digital media, crafts, sculpture, and design arts.
- Capacity Building: Projects designed to enhance an organization’s ability to carry out its mission. Note: To apply in this category, an organization’s mission must have an arts or cultural focus.
Funding Information
- The MCACD is providing $250,000 for the 2025-2026 grant cycle.
- Applicants may request up to $10,000 per grant cycle.
Grant Period
Project takes place between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
All applicants must document the following to be eligible:
- Organization is located in or provides a majority of its programs and services in Montgomery County.
- Project has an arts/cultural focus.
- One application per organization, school, college, university, municipality, or government agency.
- Nonprofit and tax-exempt status (Collectives and other unincorporated organizations may apply in partnership with a nonprofit, tax-exempt fiscal agent). Note: During the eligibility review, Culture Works will verify the applicant organization or fiscal agent’s:
- Tax-exempt status through the IRS Tax-Exempt Organization database
- Nonprofit incorporation status through the Ohio Secretary of State
- Current charitable registration through the Ohio Attorney General’s office.
For more information, visit MCACD.
