A new Oregon Community Foundation grant program promises to grant $300,000 to small community-driven arts and culture organizations every year for the next five years.

In Central Oregon in 2014, OCF awarded nearly $17,000 in Small Arts and Culture grants to the following organizations:

• Archaeological Society of Central Oregon

• Crook County Parks & Recreation Foundation

• Fossil Players

• High Desert Chamber Music

• Rise Up International

• ScaleHouse

In addition to the Small Arts and Culture grant program, OCF has granted $68,415 to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs through its K-12 Student Success: Out of School Time program.

Further, OCF awarded more than $466,000 in 68 grants to nonprofits in Central Oregon during the fall grant cycle, and $7.6 million statewide. Additional Central Oregon grant recipients include:

• Central Oregon Veterans Ranch

• Kids Club of Jefferson County

• Jericho Road

• The Landing Youth & Tutoring Center

• Oregon Natural Desert Association

• Sisters Schools Foundation

For full lists of grants, visit www.oregoncf.org. For information about the Small Arts and Culture grants and K-12 Student Success grants, visit www.oregoncf.org/ocf-initiatives. To learn more about OCF grants in Central & Eastern Oregon, contact OCF’s Associate Program Officer, Cheryl Puddy, at 541-382-1170.