The Springfield Regional Arts Council is now accepting applications for the Arts & Culture grant program through Friday, March 31. Supported by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks and the Jeannette L. Musgrave Foundation, this grantmaking program aids in organizational support, collaborative partnership opportunities and program assistance for nonprofit arts and culture organizations that are also members of the Springfield Regional Arts Council.

2023 Guidelines

• The applicant must be a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, government entity, school district, or tax-exempt faith-based organization with a primary mission in the arts.
• This funding is targeted to organizations working in the arts in the SRAC’s 27-county service area. Organizations not primarily working in the arts are not eligible for this grant program.

2023 Funding Priorities

• Applicants may apply for up to $10,000 in funding. Matching funds are not required. Funding priorities for the 2023 application cycle are:
• Operating support including, but not limited to, rent, payroll, utilities, facility maintenance and technology.
• Strategic planning, master planning and board development efforts.
• Efforts to improve diversity, equity and inclusion of audience, arts offerings, board members, etc.
• Project-based funding with an emphasis in collaborative projects.
• Marketing efforts with the goal of increasing audience and/or community engagement and promoting regional tourism.
• Outreach projects focused on youth (birth to 17 years) and/or senior citizens.

In awarding grants, the SRAC will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status. As part of the grant process, all grantees will be required to affirm that, in providing services funded in whole or in part by a CFO grant, the grantee will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status either in its employment practices or in its policies and procedures concerning access to services.

Contact Leslie Forrester, SRAC Executive Director, with questions about this grant program.

Applications to this grant program are due March 31, 2023 at 11:45 p.m. Click the link below and search using the keyword “arts” to find the Arts & Culture grant opportunity.