Arts and Culture Program Support Grantmaking Program

Arts and Culture Program Support Grantmaking Program

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc.
Amount: Up to US $90,000
Last Updated: February 19, 2026

Summary

The Arts and Culture Program Support Grant aims to enrich communities through arts funding for nonprofit organizations. Supported by local hotel/motel tax collections, this program offers up to $10,000 per agency, focusing on projects that advance arts advocacy, improve access, and enhance community engagement. Organizations in a 27-county service area are eligible, with emphasis on collaborative and outreach projects, particularly for youth and seniors. Grant recipients must adhere to non-discrimination policies.

Overview

Note: Requests cannot represent more than 50% of the organization's annual budget. Arts and Culture Program Support Grant The Arts and Culture Program Support grantmaking program aims to transform lives and enrich the community through the arts by providing funding support, collaborative partnership opportunities and program assistance for nonprofit arts and cultural organizations that are within the service area of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. This grant program is supported by a portion of the local hotel/motel tax collection allocated to the Springfield Regional Arts Council, as well as the Jeannette L. Musgrave Foundation and the Community Foundation of the Ozarks (CFO). This grant program will provide programming support to organizations working primarily in the arts, including funding for events, performances, classes, readings, outreach activities, exhibitions, public art, collaborative partnership projects, and other programmatic strategies. The total amount available in this grant round is $120,000.00. Agencies may apply for up to $10,000 in funding. While $30,000 is designated for Springfield agencies, the remaining $90,000 is available to agencies within the SRAC's 27-county service area, including: Barry, Barton, Bates, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Henry, Hickory, Howell, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Ozark, Polk, Pulaski, St. Clair, Stone, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Webster, and Wright counties. Funding Priorities: Advancing arts advocacy, education, collaboration and tourism in Springfield.Improving access to all.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 CFO, the Musgrave Foundation, and the Springfield Regional Arts Council will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, ability, 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 this grant program, the grantee will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status either in its employment practices or in its policies and procedures concerning access to services.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Eligibility Requirements: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. Agency must be a current member of the Springfield Regional Arts Council. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.

Ineligibility

Fiscally sponsored organizations are not eligible.Organizations not primarily working in the arts are not eligible for this grant program.Please note: current recipients of the Operating Support multi-year grant are not eligible to apply.