Catalyzing Impact Grant Program

The Catalyzing Impact Grant Program by ArtsWave aims to enhance community connections and economic vitality in Greater Cincinnati through arts and cultural heritage projects. This program encourages diverse programming aligned with the goals outlined in the Blueprint for Collective Action. Eligible projects can be new or existing, focusing on expanding impact by reaching new audiences or deepening existing initiatives, ultimately fostering a more vibrant arts landscape in the region.

In fall 2015, ArtsWave released the Blueprint for Collective Action in the Arts which outlines five community goals, a roadmap for their achievement, and a framework for ArtsWave’s community investment strategy and grant programs for the next ten years.
Purpose
The purpose of the Catalyzing Impact Grant Program is to encourage a breadth of programming through arts and cultural heritage projects that support the goals of ArtsWave’s Blueprint for Collective Action.
Eligible Requests
The Catalyzing Impact Grant Program provides funding for arts or cultural heritage projects that support one of the five goals of ArtsWave’s Blueprint for Collective Action. A project is defined as a specific, connected set of activities with a start date, end date, and explicit goals and objectives (see Appendix B for more application definitions). Projects with multiple components and/or event dates must show a cohesive theme that ties the entire project together.
Eligible project requests may include a new project or an existing project that demonstrates an expansion of impact.
Receiving a Catalyzing Impact grant is a competitive process. Organizations proposing existing projects that have been funded through the Catalyzing Impact program in previous fiscal years should be prepared to demonstrate how the proposed work is expanding impact.
Examples may include:
serving a new or expanded geography (e.g., neighborhood, municipality, or county);serving a new or expanded audience (e.g., age or culturally specific) ordeepening impact within an existing project (e.g., expanded themes, content, or timeframe)

Requests may be up to $10,000 or 50% of project expenses; a 1:1 match is required.