SPECIAL PROJECTS GRANT

About the Special Projects Grant

The Special Projects Grant is made possible by the Montgomery County Arts & Cultural District (MCACD), a public fund supporting community-focused arts and cultural initiatives throughout Montgomery County. Designed to support nonprofits and community-led arts initiatives, the program encourages experimentation, collaboration, and meaningful impact throughout Montgomery County, Ohio.

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Previously Funded Projects

The Montgomery County Arts & Cultural District launched the Special Projects Grant in 2020. Since then, the program has funded arts and cultural projects across the county, from festivals and public murals to artist residencies and community performances. Below are some of the past grant recipients:

• African American Visual Artists Guild
• Art Parkd
• Bach Society of Dayton
• Belmont Eastmont Hearthstone Community Council
• Beyond Vision Art
• The Blue House Arts
• Boundless Community Pathways – Spire Arts
• British Transportation Museum
• Centerville Community Band
• Chosen Outreach Ministries
• City of Germantown
• City of Huber Heights
• City of Kettering
• City of Vandalia
• Citywide Neighborhood Development Corporation
• Co-op Dayton
• Dare to Defy Productions
• Dayton Dance Conservatory Company
• Dayton Dance Initiative
• Dayton Fellowship Club Inc.
• Dayton International Peace Museum
• Dayton Liederkranz-Turners, Inc.
• Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation
• Dayton Metro Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society
• Dayton Metro Library
• Dayton Metro Library Foundation
• Dayton Playhouse
• The Dayton Printmakers Cooperative
• Dayton Society of Artists
• Dayton Society of Natural History
• Dayton View Triangle Federation, Inc.
• Downtown Dayton Partnership
• FilmDayton
• Friends of the Living Center
• Front Street Global Artists Initiative
• Gem City Chorus
• GEM Project Dayton
• The Greater Dayton LGBT Center
• Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton
• The Journalism Lab
• Mad River Local Schools – Brantwood Elementary
• Magnolia Theatre Company
• Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra
• Miracle Clubhouse
• Montgomery County ADAMHS Board / Montgomery County Prevention Coalition
• The Mosaic Institute of Greater Dayton
• MUSICA
• Old North Dayton Neighborhood Association
• Oral Funk Poetry Productions
• Plaza Theatre Association
• Preservation Dayton, Inc.
• Puerto Rican American and Caribbean Organization
• Rosewood Arts Centre, City of Kettering
• Salem Avenue Business Association
• Shakespeare in South Park
• Signature Educational Solutions
• South Dayton Dance Theatre
• Temple Israel
• TheatreLab Dayton
• Trotwood Madison City School District
• University of Dayton
• Vandalia Youth Theatre Company
• Washington Township RecPlex Town Hall Theatre
• Washington-Centerville Public Library
• We Care Arts
• Wright-Dunbar Village Neighborhood Association
• WYSO Public Radio
• Yellow Brick Theater
• YMCA of Greater Dayton
• YWCA Dayton