Grants

The Deschutes Cultural Coalition is seeking applications for grant funding from all

sectors within the culture field including arts, heritage, and humanities.  Grant funding is sponsored by the Oregon Cultural Trust and Deschutes County and must support projects and activities that address one of the four priorities outlined within the Deschutes Cultural Plan:

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• Encourage greater awareness of local culture.

• Ensure that a variety of cultural resources and programming are accessible to all

• Provide cultural education in Deschutes County

• Help new and established cultural organizations increase their capacity to fulfill their mission.

2023 Cultural Grant program

Funding

Grant funding is sponsored by the Oregon Cultural Trust and Deschutes County. The partnership with the county, which began in 2022 and will continue into 2023, aims to help cultural nonprofits rebuild infrastructure and capacity lost during the pandemic.  

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Grant Criteria

Grant awards typically range from $500 to $5,000 each (increased from $3000 in  past years). The most competitive applications will provide some matching resources, either in contributed goods and services or cash funding. Proposals from applicants with innovative projects or programming that offers increased accessibility to a broader audience base will generally be considered more competitive, as will projects that rebuild infrastructure and/or capacity lost during the pandemic. 

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Eligibility

Applicants must be:

• Deschutes County - based humanities, heritage or arts organizations

• Designated 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations

• Established for at least one year

• Prior grant awardees must have submitted all project reports

Eligible Projects

• Performances and Exhibits

• Expansion or innovation of program services

• Program needs in response to the COVID pandemic  

• Teaching and Mentoring Services

• Technology support

• Rebuilding operation or program capacity lost during the pandemic

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Non-Eligible Projects

• Individuals

• Endowment building

• Debt reduction

• Bricks and Mortar campaigns

• Private/Public Schools

Applications Open: Monday, November 21, 2022

Application Deadline: Friday, January 13, 2023

Funding Decisions:  January 2023

Funding Distribution: February 2023