Multiple Lebanon organizations were awarded grants from the Linn County Cultural Coalition during a ceremony on March 18 at Santiam Place.
The LCCC will distribute $25,000 in grant funding to 14 organizations throughout the county, $9,100 of which will go to six Lebanon events.
The Lebanon Community School District was awarded $2,500 for the Willamette Valley Powwow in May;
Lebanon Community Chorus was awarded $2,000 for a music master class;
Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers Association was awarded $1,400 for its statewide fiddle contest in Lebanon;
Weaving Fala was awarded $1,200 for Polynesian cultural activities for children;
Lebanon and Sweet Home Downtown Farmers’ Market was awarded $1,000 for live music;
and Lebanon Downtown Association was awarded $1,000 for concerts at Academy Square.
The LCCC is an independent, nonprofit corporation representing the Oregon Cultural Trust. As one of 45 countywide and tribal cultural coalitions organized to ensure that Cultural Trust dollars reach every county in Oregon, the coalition periodically distributes Cultural Trust grant funds to promote the arts, cultural heritage and humanities in Linn County.
The coalition will accept applications for the next round of grants beginning in late fall of this year. For more information about the Linn County Cultural Coalition, including how to apply for a grant, visit linnculture.org. For more information about the Oregon Cultural Trust, visit culturaltrust.org.