Guidelines and Application

Cultural Opportunity Grant Guidelines

The Lane County Cultural Coalition’s Cultural Opportunity Grant is now open!  Applications may be submitted for projects taking place January 2025 – December 2025. (Projects extending beyond this timeline may be eligible only if the portion of the project funded by LCCC takes place in the 2025 calendar year.)

DEADLINE:  5:00pm on October 15, 2024
Click here to download the complete grant instructions and application for FY2025.
Click here to download the grant scoring rubric for FY2025.

Introduction

Cultural Opportunity Grants are funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust and administered by the Lane County Cultural Coalition. The intent of this grant program is to support and protect Oregon culture by:

  • Protecting and stabilizing cultural resources, creating a solid foundation for the future.
  • Expanding public awareness and improving the quality of arts, humanities, and heritage.
  • Increasing access to and use of culture in Oregon.
  • Ensuring that Oregon-based cultural resources are strong and dynamic contributors to quality of life in Oregon’s communities.

Funding Priorities

The Lane County Cultural Coalition has identified three priorities for funding.  Applicants will be expected to address one of the three priorities with their grant application.  These priorities are:

A) ACCESS: Cultural activities in Lane County will be affordable, accessible and inclusive throughout Lane County.

Project strategies may include, but are not limited to:

  • Subsidizing venue cost
  • Subsidizing tickets
  • Subsidizing artist fees
  • Subsidizing transportation cost
  • Creating traveling or online programming 
  • Creating and maintaining electronic resources
  • Preserving historic properties.

B) AWARENESS: Residents of Lane County will have increased awareness of cultural activities.

Project strategies may include, but are not limited to:

  • Supporting marketing and public relations efforts
  • Supporting advocacy efforts
  • Reaching new audiences
  • Enhancing visibility and promoting cultural activities

C) EDUCATION: Encourage cultural education in Lane County.

Project strategies may include, but are not limited to:

  • Creating programs in schools and other community venues
  • Developing participatory workshops and activities
  • Establishing mentorships
  • Supporting subjects that are under-funded in traditional, public educational systems
  • Subsidizing instructor fees

Limitations

The following are not eligible for Cultural Opportunity Grant funding:

  • Tuition assistance for college, university, or other formal courses of study;
  • Projects that have already been completed;
  • Grants to offset project deficits; and
  • Events whose primary purpose is a non-cultural cause.
  • Projects or initiatives whose primary purpose is associated with fundraising, such as donor
    recognition, solicitation, or grant writing.

Districts of Lane County: Click here to see a map of the districts.


Applications

The 2025 Cultural Opportunity Grant application is now open! Applications are due no later than October 15, 2024, at 5:00pm. If you have questions, please email laneculture@lanearts.org.