Morrow County Cultural Coalition Now Accepting Grant Applications

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The Morrow County Cultural Coalition is now accepting proposals for the 2019 grant period.

Categories for qualifying groups or projects are: literary, historical preservation, visual and performing arts, or humanities and cultural organizations.

Grants awarded in 2018 have been given to the following organizations:

Heppner Art & Culture Club guest instructor, Lexington Grange building preservation work, Heppner HS Drama Club, Morrow County Historical Society Chronicles & Inland NW Musicians/Willow Creek Symphony. Grants in the past have included quilting and art groups, historical library books, art displays, cultural entertainment structures and kid’s activities for parks.

The Coalition, funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust Foundation, invites you to submit completed Funding Proposal Request Forms to the Morrow County Cultural Coalition by Aug. 1, 2018.

Complete guidelines and grant applications for 2019 projects can be obtained by contacting Ggrant administrator Gayle Gutierrez at (541) 676-5630 or via email at ggutierrez@co.morrow.or.us.

Proposals must meet criteria noted on the application and include a timeline with project to be completed no later than Oct. 15, 2019.

Funding for the Morrow County Cultural Coalition originates from contributions and donations to the Oregon Cultural Trust Foundation. To learn more about supporting culture in Oregon, through the Trust, visit the Trust’s website.

Grants can be awarded up to 50 percent of total project cost.