Culture & Community Grant
Forecasted
Culture & Community Grant supports organizations offering arts, heritage and cultural education projects to preserve Oklahoma’s diverse traditions and expand access to cultural experiences.
Funder: Oklahoma City Community Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $30,000
Summary: Supports projects that preserve and promote Oklahoma’s cultural fabric and expand access to cultural programming and education.
Key Information: Previous recipients may reapply only after spending all awarded funds and completing required follow-up reports.
Description
The Oklahoma City Community Foundation’s Culture & Community Grant supports initiatives that celebrate, share and preserve Oklahoma’s diverse traditions, arts and social practices. The program recognizes cultural experiences as a way to enrich lives, broaden understanding, foster collaboration and bring communities together around shared interests. Its priorities are preserving and promoting Oklahoma’s cultural fabric and expanding access to cultural programming and education.
Supported work includes arts education, exhibitions, music and theater performances, cultural festivals, community storytelling and historic preservation. Recent projects have supported Indigenous languages and cultural celebrations, Oklahoma Black history and Civil Rights education, bilingual arts mentorship and accessible performances. Other grants bring cultural experiences to schools, correctional facilities, senior care settings and children experiencing homelessness.
