Small Project Grants - up to $2,500
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Apply Now to Small Project Grants - up to $2,500

Supporting art and artists is one of the goals of the City of Beaverton’s Community Vision plan. The arts build community, attract visitors, and drive progress. The Beaverton Arts Program contributes by presenting arts and cultural events and programs that celebrate community values and help connect residents to their artistic and cultural heritage. 

Small Project Grants are intended to provide support for new or unanticipated projects, especially for emerging artists, students, or organizations new to the grant-making process. Projects could include workshops, art classes, and/or art activities that serve Beaverton residents. 

PROGRAM GOAL 

These grants are offered by the City of Beaverton to enrich the lives of the Beaverton community by integrating arts, culture, and creativity into the city and its neighborhoods. Applications should focus on art and culture-related programming and involve an element of public engagement, arts-based learning or meaningful art experiences.  

In addition, we hope to promote projects that meet these goals: 

  • Prioritize social equity and inclusion through your organization’s mission, vision and values, and programs offered and/or proposed.
  • Nurture collaboration by encouraging partnerships between artists and other creative industries, businesses, and organizations both for- and non-profit.
  • Contribute to economic vitality, support neighborhood revitalization and beautification, and promote our city as a place that is welcoming, vibrant, responsible, friendly, safe, and active.
  • Inspire creativity and innovation in local and regional talent (emerging as well as established) by offering new opportunities and experiences in the arts.
  • Elevate our community assets, cultural identity, and heritage to nurture, honor, preserve, and commemorate our cultural traditions and histories.
  • Animate and rejuvenate public spaces.
  • Increase public safety and awareness by activating shared spaces.
  • Enliven public spaces to promote health, happiness, connectedness, and wellbeing. 

FUNDS AVAILABLE

  • Funding requests may be up to $2,500 per applicant
  • Only one grant may be received per fiscal year (July-June)
  • This is not a matching-grant but we encourage applicants to leverage other funds raised to augment their projects.

PROGRAM TIMELINE

  • Application open: Wednesday, October 8, 2025
  • DEADLINE: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
  • Award Notification: January 2026
  • All funded activities must take place by end of December 2026. 

APPLY ONLINE 

All applications must be submitted online at www.BeavertonOregon.gov/ArtSubmit. 

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

All applicants will be considered, but it is advisable that the primary applicant identify as one of the following:

  • Individual artists or artist collectives
  • School groups that fall within the city of Beaverton
  • Individual Students
  • Non-profits

Individuals, religious organizations, government agencies, political groups, district councils, hospitals, or newspapers are NOT eligible to apply. 

ELIGIBLE EXPENSES 

Small Project Grant funding may be used to cover expenses directly related to program and/or project related expenses. 

INELIGIBLE PROJECTS & EXPENSES 

Funds awarded may not be used for: 

  • Projects on private property that are not publicly-accessible
  • Projects that have restricted participation and public access on the basis of race, gender, creed, origin, age, disability
  • Purchase of facilities
  • Maintenance, operation, or retroactive funding of existing projects
  • Activities that are not tied directly to program objectives
  • Re-granting
  • General operating expenses and activities
  • Surveys or studies
  • Financial awards or gifts
  • Cash reserves and endowments
  • Food and beverage (unless demonstrated as a primary need or essential to a program’s or project’s purpose i.e. social practice projects involving food) 

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

Proposals for the Small Project Grants will only be accepted if the application form is completed and submitted online through www.BeavertonOregon.gov/ArtSubmit with required documentation including:

  • Project narrative
  • Project budget
  • Up to six images or media files which visualize or demonstrate examples or sketches of your proposed project and/or previous work. 
  • Applicants may also submit other supporting material – such as a brochure, newsletter, past review, etc.

GRANTS STAFF & REVIEW COMMITTEE

  1. Proposals will be reviewed according to the established eligibility criteria.
  2. Awards will be based on grant panel’s recommendations.
  3. Notification and information on award status can only be given after the grants process is complete.

GRANT ASSISTANCE For questions about the grant guidelines or application, contact Kourtnee Buechner at kbuechner@BeavertonOregon.gov.