Grants and Assistance

The Arts Services staff is available to provide information on Volunteer assistance programs and grant opportunities available to arts organizations from the Fine Arts Fund Grants Program and a variety of other grant resources.  For more information about grant opportunities please call the ASO at 513.871.2787 or email us at aso@fineartsfund.org.

GRANTS Project Support  Grants to support special, one-time events that complement or expand upon the regular cultural programming of the applying organization.  Any arts organization - regardless of budget size - not currently receiving a Fine Arts Fund Operating Support Grant is eligible to apply for a Project Grant.  Non-arts organizations may also apply for Project Support provided it is intended to fund arts programming. Operating Support  grants are available to provide unrestricted support to smaller arts organizations in the Greater Cincinnati area.

Multicultural Arts Capacity-Buidling Program Grants for building capacity of smaller organizations who demonstrate a commitment to reaching diverse audiences.   LOANS Paul Sittenfeld Loan  Up to $2,000 is available to eligible smaller arts organizations for 6 months with no interest.  Loans are generally utliized by an organization awaiting public grants monies or for upfront production support when ticket sales are assured.  Applications are accepted year-round.

VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE Arts/Business-Connection (A/B-C) Request volunteers for a one-time project or event. Business Volunteers for the Arts (BVA) Request a volunteer to assist on a more detailed project. Business on Board (BoB) Request a trained BoB candidate to observe and become a part of your organizaiton's Board of Trustees. Unbiased Grant Reading Oversight (U-GRO) Request objective feedback for your grant narratives prior to submitting them to funders.  Simply e-mail your narrative as a Word doc attachment.