General Operating Support Grants provides general financial support to arts organizations in Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties, based on their artistic excellence, proven service to...
Overview
RACC supports the region’s vital arts and culture community through a variety of grant programs; each is described in more detail below. These grants are made possible through investments from the City of Portland, Multnomah County, Clackamas County, Washington County, Metro and Work for Art. Funding is awarded through a competitive process that includes dozens of community volunteers serving on peer panels and evaluating each request. Artists and organizations who receive public funding through RACC are required to report on the outcomes of their grant.
RACC grants are available to residents of Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties regardless of race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, military status, marital status, political opinion, national origin, familial status, mental and physical disability, gender identity, and source of income or disability status.
Upcoming Deadlines
Professional Development Grants (cycle 1) assists artists or representatives of arts organizations with opportunities that specifically improve their business management skills and/or help advance...
Intent to Apply Deadline:
4/11/12
The Opportunity Grant Program is funded by the City of Portland and is designed to provide grants to Portland-based nonprofit arts and cultural organizations to help meet special...
Intent to Apply Deadline:
5/9/12
A number of RACC grants are available for individual artists and nonprofit organizations in 2012. To help you with your planning, check out our schedule below. Please note that all dates are...
Final Intent to Apply Deadline in August:
8/1/12
GRANTS OFFERED BY RACC
General Support Grants help fund the overall mission of arts organizations in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties. Applicants must have minimum eligible expenses of $80,000 and at least one paid professional staff. Awarded once every two years.
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Project Grants are awarded to both individual artists and nonprofit organizations in three (3) categories: Artistic Focus, Community Participation and Arts In Schools. A project is a specific art presentation, exhibit or creation of work that is fully executed within a specified timeline and contains a public component. Awarded once per year.
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Professional Development Grants assist artists or arts administrators with opportunities that specifically improve their business management development skills and/or brings the artist or the arts organization to another level artistically. Awarded twice per year.
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Opportunity Grants are funded by the City of Portland and is designed to provide grants to Portland-based nonprofit arts and cultural organizations to help meet special opportunities or assist organizations with emergencies that arise during the year and that are not part of the applicant’s annual budget or regular programming.
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The Artist Fellowship program recognizes the artistic excellence and achievements of individual artists. Fellowships include a cash award to help artists of high merit sustain or enhance their creative process. Due to the unstable economic climate, RACC will defer the program until the first quarter of 2010 when funding sources can be reassessed and RACC can be reassured that an entire four-year rotation of Fellowships can be awarded in Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Media Arts and Literature.
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GRANTS ONLINE
Please note that all grant applications and reports must be submitted online using RACC’s GrantsOnline system. With GrantsOnline, applicants can access:
- A Summary of Currently Available Grants
- Intent to Apply Forms
- Applications
- Invoices and Final Reports
- Message Board
