MALHEUR CULTURAL TRUST (MCT) - GRANT APPLICATION 2024

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501(c)(3) organization which is sponsoring this application:

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Title of proposed project:

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Arts

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1. Summary of proposed project: 100 words maximum

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2. How does your project fit with MCCT’s action plan and which priority (s) does your project satisfy? 300 words maximum.

   (See Action Plan for priorities or call for a copy to be mailed to you. 541-889- 1996.)

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3. Organization’s background or individual’s resume: 100 words maximum

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4. Mission statement or intention: 100 words maximum

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5. In what ways will you acknowledge MCCT’s funding assistance with your project? 100 words maximum

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6. Dollars Requested $

7. What other sources of funding are committed or anticipated for this project?

8. What benchmarks will you use to measure the successful outcome of this grant?

   Both Qualitative and Quantitative. See Action Plan

   DIRECTIVE–1: MARKETING

   	Strategies	Activities	Measurement	Benchmark
   	Create a larger, more diverse audience for cultural activities	Marketing Develop Community information sharing hub between disciplines Coordinate marketing Develop marketing fund resources Explore new marketing techniques Update/reprint current marketing material Explore a “virtual co-op”	Track attendance figures at local events Track increases in sales by artisans
   	Develop a youth audience	Subsidize attendance fees Develop after school experiences Initiate Artist in Residence/Historian/Author programs Develop a local history curriculum Staff development to integrate cultural areas Summer camps for youth	Track attendance Track the numbers of programs developed and the attendance at each
   	Develop experiences for mature audiences and families	Specialty “camps” for adults and families Elderhostel Adult education (credit and non-credit) through TVCC and EOSU “Brown Bag” classes/workshops Encourage formation of “study groups”	Track the numbers of programs developed and the attendance at each
   	Develop entrepreneurial opportunities	Develop an art coop or folk art center, using the Baker City model Scholarships to train crafts persons (saddle makers, silversmiths, etc.) to keep the craft alive Hold juried arts/crafts shows Encourage cooperative participation by different disciplines and organizations.	Track the numbers of new programs developed and the attendance at each

   DIRECTIVE–2: MAINTAIN CURRENT INVESTMENT

   	Strategies	Activities	Measurement	Benchmark
   	Preserve the heritage sites in Malheur County.	Identity/inventory and prioritize sites and determine development or maintenance needs such as signs, upkeep/repairs, brochures Identify funding and labor resources Undertake the maintenance and development projects Assist through grant writing workshops, bring state and federal historical registration people to the area. Encourage the forming of historical districts.	Track the number of sites needing and receiving preservation assistance.
   	Continue and enhance the current and on-going historical site development.	Examples Cemetery project Trails and mapping projects		Complete the cemetery project Complete the mapping project
   	Maintain and enhance the current arts (visual –performing) and humanities programs.	Programs/projects to allow K-12 and CC programs to continue. Programs/projects for non-profits. Assist current festivals to continue and expand. Provide opportunities for entrepreneurs.	Track the attendance at current festivals Track the state and local funding levels of programs in the local school districts and TVCC Track entrepreneurial opportunities and success

   DIRECTIVE–3: COLLABORATE AND COOPERATE

   	Strategies	Activities	Measurement	Benchmark
   	Open the doors between disciplines	Prepare inventory Maintain this inventory Meet together occasionally Include Spanish on web site	Track frequency of inventory maintenance Track frequency of meetings
   	Share schedules and activity information with each other and the public	Develop and maintain community-wide information hub Web site Brochures Media	Track “hits” to the web site Track brochures location and distribution information
   	Develop cultural tourism opportunities	Work with chambers and others to develop and market products	Track number of opportunities developed Track partnerships

   DIRECTIVE–4: EXPAND AND BROADEN OPPORTUNITIES

   	Strategies	Activities	Measurement	Benchmark
   	Expand resources – fiscal and human- by developing funding sources/resources	Share grant opportunity information Sponsor a community grant writing workshop Consider a joint grant writer Take advantage of the county inmate work crews for certain construction and maintenance tasks Develop a volunteer base Collaborate on fund raising activities	Track success of grant preparation efforts Track projects using inmate labor
   	Follow equitable re-grant policies	Assure that local grants address the directives of the plan Encourage leveraging with matching and challenge grants	Annually evaluate the distribution and effectiveness (as measured by the benchmark set by the applicant)

9. If we are unable to fulfill the total amount of your request, would you be able to complete the project? Explain 100 words maximum

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PROJECTED BUDGET WORKSHEET:
	$ Estimated	Final Report Actual $
Contractor/Consultant	$	$
Staff Time	$	$
Materials & Support	$	$
Volunteer Time	$	$
Design, Printing, etc.	$	$
Travel	$	$
Other – Permits etc.	$	$
TOTAL	$0	$0

SOURCE of FUNDING WORKSHEET:
	$ Estimated	Final Report Actual $
Contractor/Consultant	$	$
Staff Time	$	$
Materials & Support	$	$
Volunteer Time	$	$
Design, Printing, etc.	$	$
Travel	$	$
Other – Permits etc.	$	$
TOTAL	$0	$0