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[Ohio Arts Council](https://oac.ohio.gov)

August 2027 (final application deadline)

Up to $5,000 per request

ArtsRISE supports arts activities that expand access and meaningful participation for historically underrepresented communities in Ohio.

Projects must intentionally engage a historically underrepresented population as their primary focus.

--- ## Description ArtsRISE is an Ohio Arts Council program for organizations expanding access to the arts across Ohio. It supports activities representative of historically underrepresented communities, including culturally specific or ethnic arts programming, and efforts to make programs more welcoming and accessible in partnership with the people they serve. Projects should offer artistic, educational, or cultural value and draw on the perspectives of the populations involved. Examples include creative writing with justice-impacted citizens, concerts featuring composers from culturally specific communities, and art classes developed with people with disabilities. The program seeks work that has a deep, lasting effect on an organization’s practices beyond the grant period. --- ## Due Dates - August 2027 — anticipated final application deadline. *All dates are projected based on the annual cycle; check the program page for updates.* --- ## Funding Amount Applicants may request up to $5,000. Match requirements depend on the most recently completed fiscal year’s annual arts programming budget—or overall budget for an arts organization: - Less than $100,000: no match. - More than $100,000: 1:1 cash match. ArtsRISE grantees can anticipate receiving their full request. --- ## Eligibility Eligible applicants must: - Be incorporated in and physically operating in Ohio. - Have 501(c)(3) nonprofit status or nonprofit intent; for-profit corporations are excluded. - Be an arts or cultural organization, another organization providing arts programming, or an educational organization. - Focus the project primarily on intentionally engaging a historically underrepresented population. - Either have that population comprise at least 50% of staff and board combined, or advance accessibility or welcoming program design with that population. - Be current on prior OAC reports and other requested documentation. Educational applicants include public, private, charter, and parochial schools from pre-kindergarten through university level. They must demonstrate a commitment to arts programming in a larger community setting. Additional requirements: - Sustainability Mid-Sized and Small grantees cannot request support for established programming; Sustainability-Large and Statewide Arts Service Organizations are ineligible. - An organization may receive no more than two ArtsRISE grants in any three fiscal years. - Activities already supported by another OAC grant cannot receive ArtsRISE funding. - Organizations receiving an Ohio legislative operating-budget line item or earmark are generally ineligible for competitive OAC grants in the same fiscal year; the stated capital-project exception requires a notarized letter. School programs must involve and be explicitly marketed to the public. College, university, and government agency programs must also involve the public in planning and implementation and show a nominal outside cash match, unless the specified signed development-office policy is submitted. Local chapters without an EIN associated with an Ohio address may apply only through an eligible in-state fiscal agent. See the [organizational funding restrictions](https://oac.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/art/grants/01-guidelines/appendix-a) for other rules affecting eligibility and use of funds. --- ## Application Process - **Submission:** Submit the application and supporting materials through [ARTIE](https://ohioartscouncil.smartsimple.com/s_Login.jsp). - **Profile:** Organizations need a complete, current ARTIE profile registered with their EIN. - **Application materials:** ARTIE requests narrative responses, a budget for planned work, and supporting documentation. - **Evaluation:** A panel scores program quality, community engagement, defining and measuring success, and resource management. - **Notification:** The OAC Board makes final funding decisions; applicants are informed by email following its review. --- ## Additional Information Awards are made on a first-come, first-served basis, with applications reviewed bimonthly until funds are exhausted. The review is competitive, and not all applications are funded. Activities should begin no earlier than 90 days after application submission. --- ## External Links - [ArtsRISE program page](https://oac.ohio.gov/grants/10-grant-opportunities/35-artsrise) - [Organizational funding restrictions](https://oac.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/art/grants/01-guidelines/appendix-a) - [Step-by-step applications for organizations](https://oac.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/art/grants/01-guidelines/appendix-f) - [ARTIE application system](https://ohioartscouncil.smartsimple.com/s_Login.jsp) - [OAC staff directory](https://oac.ohio.gov/about/staff-directory) --- ## Contact Information | Contact | Email | Phone | Webpage | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | OAC program coordinator | | | [Staff directory](https://oac.ohio.gov/about/staff-directory) | | Ohio Arts Council | communications@oac.ohio.gov | (614) 466-2613 | [Help Center](https://oac.ohio.gov/help-center) |76:Tdf0,## Grant Eligibility Requirements ### Organization Type - Only organizations may apply — this is not open to individual applicants. OAC funds cannot support individual artists applying via an organizational fiscal agent. - Must have 501(c)(3) nonprofit status or "nonprofit intent." For-profit corporations, including S corporations and similar entities, are excluded. - Must be one of: (1) an arts or cultural organization in any arts discipline; (2) another organization that provides arts programming (e.g., government entities, social service agencies); or (3) an educational organization (public, private, charter, or parochial schools from pre-kindergarten through university level) that demonstrates a commitment to arts programming in a larger community setting. - Local chapters/affiliates of national organizations: if the local chapter lacks an EIN associated with an Ohio address, it may apply only through an eligible in-state fiscal agent. ### Geographic/Institutional - Must be incorporated in and physically operating in Ohio. ### Demographic - The applying organization must be either: (a) representative of the population it serves, with at least 50% of staff and board combined made up of individuals from a specific historically underrepresented population; or (b) advancing accessibility or welcoming program design with a historically underrepresented population. ### Prior Funding / Proposal Limits - No organization may receive more than two ArtsRISE grants in any three fiscal-year period. - Sustainability-Large organizations and Statewide Arts Service Organizations are ineligible to apply. Sustainability Mid-Sized and Small grantees may apply but may not request funding for established programming. - Activities already described in and being supported by another OAC grant award cannot receive ArtsRISE funding. - Organizations receiving an Ohio legislative operating-budget line item or earmark (directly or via a pass-through) are generally ineligible for competitive OAC grants in the same fiscal year(s); the exception for capital-project line items/earmarks requires a notarized letter from a person authorized to bind the organization. ### Other Eligibility Requirements - Must be up to date on required OAC reporting and in "good standing" — prior fiscal years' final reports submitted on time and no outstanding OAC-requested information or documentation. - The project must intentionally engage a historically underrepresented population as its primary focus. Ongoing or existing programming that is not focused on — but merely happens to engage — such a population is ineligible. - School programs must involve and be explicitly marketed to the public. - College/university and government agency programs must involve the public in both planning and implementation and show a nominal outside cash match (beyond staff time and overhead), unless a statement signed by the development office indicating outside fundraising is prohibited is submitted with the application. - Cost sharing/match requirement: no match required if the most recently completed fiscal year's annual arts programming budget (or overall budget for an arts organization) is under $100,000; a 1:1 cash match is required if it exceeds $100,000. - Organizations' membership and participation policies must comply with nondiscrimination laws, and all programming must be offered in facilities that meet or exceed federal and state accessibility (ADA/504) requirements. Applying organizations not yet ADA-compliant must have an ADA transition plan.77:Ta74,Funder: Ohio Arts Council Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (final application deadline) Funding Amounts: Up to $5,000 per request Summary: ArtsRISE supports arts activities that expand access and meaningful participation for historically underrepresented communities in Ohio. Key Information: Projects must intentionally engage a historically underrepresented population as their primary focus. --- ## Description ArtsRISE is an Ohio Arts Council program for organizations expanding access to the arts across Ohio. It supports activities representative of historically underrepresented communities, including culturally specific or ethnic arts programming, and efforts to make programs more welcoming and accessible in partnership with the people they serve. Projects should offer artistic, educational, or cultural value and draw on the perspectives of the populations involved. 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