Arts Access grants are two-year awards for organizational operating support. Funds may be used for a wide variety of expenses in the general operation of an organization. Many grantees use Arts Access funds to support artistic or administrative expenses. Other allowable expenses include marketing, program planning, education, and evaluation. The budget section of the Arts Access application provides a full list of allowable expense areas.
For additional information, please contact the Ohio Arts Council at the information provided in the contact section of this posting.
Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Applicants may be:
Additionally, applicants must have received at least two OAC grants in the last four OAC fiscal years. Applicants' last fiscal year income must be less than $50,000. Non-arts organizations – including college and university departments – consider an arts programming budget only, not an overall organizational budget. Organizations must not receive operating support from the Ohio legislature through a line item or earmark in the state budget during the same fiscal year in which the organization receives OAC operating support.
Applications are to be submitted by March 1 of every odd-numbered year.