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Grant Appendices
  • New 2024 Project Support: Events, Festivals, Series
    Grants
    Purpose:
    Provide support for a broad range of arts and cultural projects, including events, festivals, and series.
    This Grant is open to:
    Organizations whose primary mission is arts & culture.
    Award Amount:
    Up to $25,000
    Evaluation / Next Steps:
    Score, competitive grant. Applications for this program will be reviewed and evaluated by the public as part of a community grantmaking process. The GCAC Board of Trustees will make final approvals.
    Deadlines:
    • April 1, 2024: Opens
    • May 1, 2024: Closes
    Full Details Download PDF
  • New 2024 Capital Expense
    Grants
    Purpose:
    To ensure that sustainable arts & cultural organizations are able to construct & maintain capital assets vital to their mission.
    This Grant is open to:
    Current Operating Support & General Support grantee organizations.
    Award Amount:
    Organizations with three-year adjusted revenue of under $1 million dollars: Up to $250,000; Organizations with three-year adjusted revenue of over $1 million dollars: Up to $500,000; Equipment only requests for all budget sizes: Up to $100,000
    Evaluation / Next Steps:
    Scored grant – rubric out of 100pts. Top proposals will receive funding; not all invited applicants will be selected.
    Deadlines:
    • August 1, 2024: Opens
    • August 30, 2024: Letter of Intent (LOI) Due
    • September 18, 2024: Applicants invited
    • October 15, 2024: Full Application Due
    Full Details Download PDF
  • New 2024 Cultural Festival Funding
    Awards
    Purpose:
    To provide funding for cultural festivals who primarily reach immigrant, refugee, and New American audiences through presentation of the arts and cultural heritage traditions.
    This Grant is open to:
    Cultural Festivals
    Award Amount:
    Flat award of $3,000
    Deadlines:
    • December 31, 2024: Due 30 Days Prior to Festival Date
    Full Details Download PDF
  • New 2024 Operating Support
    Grants
    Purpose:
    Provide a stable source of financial support for core arts and cultural organizations that are well-managed, firmly established and have significant impact and broad community engagement.
    This Grant is open to:
    Invitation only for previously approved organizations. Recipients are established arts and culture organizations with an average three- year adjusted audited revenue of at least $500,000.
    Award Amount:
    Calculated using three-year average adjusted revenue, scores and applied percentages. Award amounts are contingent upon funds available.
    Evaluation / Next Steps:
    Scored grant – rubric out of 100pts. Committee review.
    Deadlines:
    • March 1, 2024: Opens
    • April 1, 2024: Closes
    Full Details Download PDF
  • New 2024 General Support
    Grants
    Purpose:
    Provide a stable source of financial support for established small to mid-sized arts organizations putting on a full season of public activities.
    This Grant is open to:
    Small to mid-sized Columbus arts organizations whose primary mission is arts and culture and have an annual operating budget under $500,000.
    Award Amount:
    Award amount received will be based on the organization’s three-year adjusted revenue, committee score and applied percentages.
    Evaluation / Next Steps:
    Scored grant – rubric out of 100pts. Committee review.
    Deadlines:
    • February 15, 2024: Pre-Qualification Financials Due
    • March 1, 2024: Opens
    • April 1, 2024: Closes
    Full Details Download PDF