Sustainability: Cross-Sector Organizations
Sustainability: Cross-Sector Organizations supports Ohio community organizations with broader missions, funding ongoing arts and cultural programming to meet community needs and benefit the public.
Funder: Ohio Art Council
Due Dates: February 1, 2027, 5 p.m. ET (FY 2028 applications/updates) | February 1, 2028, 5 p.m. ET (FY 2029 applications/updates)
Funding Amounts: Four-year awards based on annual arts expenses, up to $100,000; 1:1 cash match required
Summary: Supports ongoing arts and cultural programming within Ohio community organizations whose broader missions extend beyond the arts.
Key Information: Applicants must have received an eligible OAC grant in each of the preceding two fiscal years.
Description
Sustainability: Cross-Sector Organizations is an Ohio Arts Council (OAC) program supporting educational institutions, local governments, social service agencies, and other community organizations that have made arts programming a longstanding part of a broader mission. Four-year awards provide stable, flexible support for the core costs of continuing arts and cultural offerings, helping ensure the arts remain part of these organizations’ work.
The program emphasizes artistic, educational, and cultural value, responsiveness to community needs, and benefits for the broader public. It values outreach beyond typical audiences, effective promotion, planning informed by varied perspectives, clear goals, measurable results, and responsible resource management. Eligible arts-programming costs include artist fees, marketing, planning, space rental, accessibility, and certain staffing and facilities expenses, subject to OAC funding restrictions.
