2025 Grant Guidelines
Please read through Guidelines (see below), Funding Priorities, and Application Information before starting the application.
NEWS: APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.
Please review a past year’s Grant Application Training Video HERE.
Project Grant Program Overview
- Minimum Project Grant Request: $751.00.
- Maximum Project Grant Request: $5,000.00.
- A post-project narrative and financial report, will be required of all grant recipients 30 days after completion of project or use of grant funds. The Final Report should include photos and / or other documentation demonstrating the use of the award.
Who is Eligible to Apply?
- Organizations physically located in Clackamas County with a Clackamas County mailing address
- Individuals located in Oregon with a project that clearly benefits Clackamas County residents who plan to create a project with a Clackamas County-based organization, business, venue, or entity. Organizations located in Oregon with a project that clearly benefits Clackamas County residents demonstrate strong community support and county partnerships eligible to apply.
- Prior Clackamas County Cultural Coalition grant recipients who are current on all agreements and have submitted all required reports
- Nonprofit tax-exempt status is not required
Qualifying Projects
- Requests for projects must be related to arts, heritage or humanities, respond to the Cultural Plan vision and help forward Coalition’s goals.
- Projects must align with the key values of the Coalition;
- Increase public recognition and value of local culture
- Acknowledge the vibrancy that social, cultural and ethnic diversity bring
- Increase public participation in local culture and cultivate projects that might otherwise be overlooked.
- Support the inclusion of arts and culture in every community
- Grow communications capacity for cultural groups, organizations, and artists/creatives
- Projects must result in measurable outcomes within at least ONE Funding Priority. Funding 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:
- Increase how local culture is valued and supported,
- Support the creation of, or participation in, cultural projects and activities,
- Stimulate partnerships and collaborations that grow capacities to support assets and remove barriers. We include here partnerships that support cultural tourism.
- Work closely with local governments, businesses, and others to embed local culture in community development, and
- Grow communications capacity for cultural groups, organizations, and artists/creatives.
- Partnerships and collaborations should be evident – it shows community support and viability of a project.
- Applicant’s financial support and budget should provide some matching funds and/or in-kind contributions toward their project’s success. If the proposed project is intended as part of a larger concept, evidence of financial sustainability beyond this project grant period will be required.
- Capital projects that increase participation in arts, heritage or humanities may be considered. Please contact us to confirm eligibility before applying.
- Applicants must be in good standing and all final reports from prior award cycles must be submitted before any future awards are released.
- Projects must be completed within the calendar year applied for.
- Final Report must be submitted within 30 days of project completion.
Restrictions
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Those whose have not turned in 2024 Project Grant Reports.
- Endowment support is 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.
- Read FAQs before applying
If you have questions about eligibility or restrictions please contact grant administrator at
503-655-0525.
Orientation
For specific questions regarding Grants or this application, please contact info@clackamasartsalliance.org or call 503-655-0525.