The MCCC’s Community Cultural Participation Grant Program (CCP) supports community based cultural events, programs, and organizations with grants up to $3000. For the 2026 cycle, rather than types of funding requested (e.g. project, general operating, or capacity building) MCCC will focus on each application’s alignment with CCP Grant Goals as outlined in the guidelines.

Applicants can be nonprofit organizations, cultural or neighborhood associations, artist collectives/ensembles, and groups with a declared public purpose. Individuals are ineligible. If you are an individual artist/cultural worker working within a larger organization or ensemble, the organization may apply for a project you are a part of. IRS 501(c)3 status is not required to apply, however an EIN from a Multnomah County incorporated entity is required.

MCCC concentrates its grantmaking on creative communities and projects that can most benefit from MCCC funding. We value investments in projects, artists, and organizations that prioritize communities that have historically been neglected by or excluded from institutional funding for arts and culture. Such communities may include but are not limited to Black and Indigenous people, communities of color and otherwise racialized communities, LGBTQIA2S+, immigrants and refugees, people living with disabilities, people living with low incomes, people who are currently or formerly incarcerated, people experiencing houselessness, those living in rural communities, and others.

MCCC considers annual budget size when making awards and prioritizes supporting smaller organizations/groups.

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Additional information and guidelines available at https://multcoculturalcoalition.org/.