Deadline: 5-Aug-21
The Cuyahoga Arts & Culture’s General Operating Support (GOS) program is now open to promote public access and encourage the breadth of arts and cultural programming in our community by supporting Cuyahoga County-based projects.
CAC strongly encourages applications from BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color)-led and serving organizations, as well as others that have been historically excluded or marginalized.
These communities include Latino/a/x, Asian and Asian American, Arab, Native American, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, North African; as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgender, and gender variant people; people with disabilities; and women.
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) is one of the largest local public funders for arts and culture in the nation, helping hundreds of organizations in Cuyahoga County connect millions of people to cultural experiences each year.
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) funds public arts and cultural programming through grants to nonprofit (501c3) organizations based in and serving Cuyahoga County residents.
Funding Information & Criteria
- Grants range from $1,000 to $20,000 in Project Support based on your organization’s public arts and cultural expenses.
The panel will evaluate all eligible applications based on CAC’s Funding Criteria:
- Public Benefit
- An organization’s ability to meaningfully and authentically engage its community to achieve its mission.
- Artistic & Cultural Vibrancy
- An organization’s ability to create quality, mission-driven work that inspires and challenges its community.
- Organisational Capacity
- An organization’s ability to successfully manage resources to their best use now and for years to come.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicant must:
- Be a 501c3 organization not serving as a fiscal sponsor or agent
- Have a permanent/viable base in Cuyahoga County for at least 1 year
- Be incorporated and authorized to do business in Ohio as verified by the Secretary of State.
- Have produced or presented arts and/or cultural program(s) open to the public within the previous two years.
For more information, visit https://www.cacgrants.org/grant-programs/general-operating-support/