The Arts and Culture Program Support program, totaling $120,000, is now open to Springfield Regional Arts Council member agencies across its 27-county service area in southwest Missouri. The program is supported by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks and the Jeannette L. Musgrave Foundation, along with $15,000 in hotel/motel tax funds dedicated to Springfield-based agencies.
Agencies may apply for up to $10,000 in programming support, including funding for events, performances, classes, readings, outreach activities, exhibitions, public art, collaborative partnership projects and other programmatic strategies. To be eligible, agencies must be members of SRAC and a 501(c)3 nonprofit or a municipal, educational or faith-based organization with similar tax-exempt status with a primary mission in the arts.
Agencies can find more information and begin the application process at cfozarks.org/applyforgrants. The deadline is 11:45 p.m. on April 9.
Grants will be determined by SRAC’s arts and culture grant review committee. Recipients will be announced in early June.
About SRAC: The Springfield Regional Arts Council, incorporated in 1978, serves as the connecting point for our community to the arts. Through advocacy, education, and collaboration, it supports some of the most prominent arts organizations, events, and artists within the 27 surrounding counties, the largest outreach of any in the state of Missouri. The SRAC makes the arts a vital part of the community, which is a place where the arts are essential. To learn more, visit www.springfieldarts.org.
About the CFO: The Community Foundation of the Ozarks is the region’s largest public charitable foundation serving donors, nonprofit partners and 55 regional affiliates with $549 million in assets under management as of June 30, 2025. The CFO’s mission is to improve the quality of life for everyone in central and southern Missouri through resource development, community grantmaking, collaboration and public leadership.
