Major Grant Support Guidelines
Purpose of Major Grant Support Program
The Oklahoma Arts Council awards grants for Major Grant Support to
maintain or strengthen arts programs provided to the public including
outreach to underserved populations. The Major Grant Support category
provides matching funds for an organization's arts related projects
for the year.
Contact the Oklahoma Arts Council’s
Grants Office at (405) 521-2931 for more information.
Who is Eligible for funding?
Only applicants that have an established (within the last two fiscal
years) funding history with the Oklahoma Arts Council are eligible
and are limited to the following:
- Organizations that are non-profit, non-religious, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt and incorporated in the State of Oklahoma
- Public School Districts are required to contact the Arts Education Director at 405-521-2023 prior to applying.
- Public Libraries
- Public Universities or Colleges
- Entities of Local Government (cities or counties)
- Tribal Governments
- Note: Applicants requesting permission to apply in this category for the first time must contact the grants office prior to the December 1 rough draft submission deadline and are required to submit a rough draft.
Who is Not Eligible?
- Religious institutions as defined by their by-laws
- Individuals
- State agencies
- Individual school sites
- First time applicants, please contact the Oklahoma Arts Council’s Grants Office at 405-521-2040.
What are the Funding Limitations?
- Each applicant is eligible to apply for one Major Grant Support Grant per year. Each grant application may include up to 5 separate projects.
- Requested Amount per project is limited to deficit between the project's total expenses minus the project's total income and cannot exceed 50% of the total cost of the project.
- Requested amounts must have at least 1:1 cash match.
- The total requested amounts for all projects cannot exceed 50% of the current year’s operating budget.
- Applicants are ineligible to apply in any other grant category.
What is the Grant Period?
- Projects may not begin before July 1 and must be completed no later than June 30 of the following year.
How does the Review Process work?
- Applications are reviewed and rated by advisory panels with expertise in their arts discipline or field.
- Applications will be rated in response to:
- The completeness of the application
- How well each project within the application meets the established criteria
- Organizations should take into consideration that panelist have little or no knowledge of the applicant other than what is presented in the application and that Council staff will not provide any additional information to panelists.
- The Council will determine the final funding amount each year based on the panel ratings, and the Oklahoma Arts Council’s available funds.
To view an Application Preview:
Final Reporting Requirements and Payment
- Applicants must submit a separate e-grant Final Report for each funded project within 30 days of the end date of the project to initiate payment process. View a Final Report Preview.
- Applicants are also required to mail hard copy Final Report Support Materials, that must be postmarked on the date of e-grant Final Report submission.
- Late Final Reports and/or Support Material effect review of future applications.
- Extensions for filing a Final Report and Final Report Support Material must be requested at least 5 working days prior to the final report due date to avoid “late “ status. Extensions will not be granted after July 30.
- Payments are generally made within 2-6 weeks upon receipt of the Final Report and Support Material for each project.
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