Operating Support Grants

Operating Support Grants are available to provide unrestricted support to smaller arts organizations in the Greater Cincinnati area.

Eligibility requirements include, but are not limited to, a history of project support from the Fine Arts Fund, three or more years of incorporated operation as an arts organization; proof of 501(c)(3) tax exempt status; and proof of fiscal responsibility. Please read Guidelines for additional requirements. Organizations are limited to one grant per funding year: August 1 through July 31.

The maximum operating support request may not exceed 10% of an organization's operating expenses for the last fiscal year with a cap of $17,000. Organizations may reapply on an annual basis.

Eligible organizations not receiving Operating Support may submit an application to the Projects Grants program.

Operating Support Deadline: Tuesday, July 6, 2010.

All Operating Support Grant recipients must submit an Evaluation Plan along with their letter-of-acceptance in order to receive their award. This Plan should be referred to when completing the Evaluation Report at the conclusion of the fiscal year.

The guidelines and grant applications are available in both Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF format (which requires Acrobat Reader for viewing). Download Acrobat Reader.

2009-2010 Operating Support Guidelines [PDF]
2009-2010 Operating Support Grant Application [WORD] [PDF]
2009-2010 Operating Support Evaluation Plan [WORD] [PDF]
2009-2010 Operating Support Evaluation Report [WORD] [PDF]

Please call the Arts Services Office at (513) 871-2787 ext. 28 for more details.