Deadline: 1-Oct-21
Applications are now open for Community Placemaking Grants Program to support arts and culture based, community-driven, equity-centered efforts that strengthen people’s connections to each other and places they care about. Strong proposals are grounded in racial equity and address a critical community challenge or opportunity.
Objectives
The Community Placemaking program has four objectives:
- Placemaking: People’s connections to each other and to places they care about are strengthened.
- Equity: People of color and members of historically marginalized communities have power and resources to influence their neighborhoods and communities.
- Partnerships: People’s efforts are maximized because they work in partnership with each other and with Metro.
- Leadership: People participate in projects and decisions that affect them.
Funding Information
Up to $193,000 will be awarded in grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 for the 2022 cycle. No matching funds are required.
Eligibility Criteria
- Community-based organizations with nonprofit status.
- Community groups or individuals without nonprofit status must partner with a fiscal sponsor, such as a 501(c) nonprofit or a public agency.
- Public agencies must have community partners involved in the implementation of the project and a plan to involve the broader public.
- If you are a past recipient of a Community Placemaking grant and your project was an event (spanning a single or multiple days), you may not reapply the year following your award.
Note: All grant-funded activities must take place wtihin Metro’s urban growth boundary.
- Grant-funded activities must take place within the Portland region’s Urban Growth Boundary..
- Grantees (and their fiscal sponsors) are required to carry insurance coverage and are responsible for the proper use, accounting and reporting of grant funds. Metro reports grant distributions to the IRS.
- To be eligible for operating support, grantees’ mission and ongoing work must be clearly aligned with the four Community Placemaking objectives. This grant program should not be considered an opportunity for ongoing support.
For more information, visit https://www.oregonmetro.gov/tools-partners/grants-and-resources/community-placemaking-grants/how-apply