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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Community, Rural Youth, Arts, Culture, Library Support, Literacy
Deadline: Jan. 31, 2020
“The Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation was established in 1995 to improve the quality of life in designated rural Oklahoma communities. A grant program was adopted by the Trustees to support programs and projects in designated communities to provide opportunities for citizens to improve themselves and their communities.
Grants will be awarded to qualified nonprofit organizations or entities of state and local government for appropriate projects that have the following characteristics:
- Service provided in communities with a population of less than 6,000 (as of the 2016 U.S. Census) within one of the following counties: Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Haskell, Johnston, Latimer, McCurtain, McIntosh, Okfuskee and Pushmataha.
- Please note that organizations located outside of the counties identified above will be considered for funding as long as services are provided within the eligible communities and/or counties.
- The project should be new or a significant expansion of a current effort that will positively impact the community in the areas of arts, culture, history, libraries and literacy.
- The project should benefit a broad range of individuals in the community and not be limited to a small group.
- The project should have matching support from other resources in the community.
- Grants of up to $10,000 will be considered to qualified nonprofit organizations or entities of state and local government for projects serving one of the identified eligible communities and/or counties.
- Grants of up to $15,000 will be considered to qualified nonprofit organizations or entities of state and local government for projects serving multiple eligible communities and/or counties.
-Areas of Interest-
Arts/Culture/History
- Programming that fosters interaction among community members, arts organizations and artists; or that activates existing cultural and community assets.
- Public art that improves public spaces and enhances the community.
- Artist residencies that provide artists with the opportunity to bring their creative skillsets to rural communities.
- Festivals and performances that enhance the culture of a community.
- Projects designed to enhance and preserve a community’s culture and heritage through public exhibitions, educational programming and historic preservation planning.
Libraries/Literacy
- Activities that seek to strengthen the role of rural libraries as a community resource and public knowledge center.
- Programming designed to improve access to libraries and other literacy services for rural citizens including underserved populations such as citizens with disabilities and non-English speaking learners.
- Projects designed to improve literacy skills including basic reading, writing, math, GED preparation, health and workplace literacy.
- Programs that promote early literacy and reading activities to families, parents and child care providers.”
Funder: The Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation
Eligibility: “Qualified nonprofit organizations or entities of state and local government.”
Amount: Up to $15,000
Contact: Link.
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