The Baker County Cultural Coalition is a nine-member planning committee appointed by the Baker County Commission to serve the goals of the Oregon Cultural Trust. A primary purpose of the coalition is to re-grant funds it receives from the Cultural Trust to local arts and cultural projects. Since 2004 when it first began offering grants, the Coalition has awarded a total of $26,361.00.

The Oregon Cultural Trust designates approximately one third of the funds it distributes annually as Cultural Participation Grants to cultural coalitions in Oregon's 36 counties and nine federally recognized tribes. These funds are to be used for cultural activities and priorities, and local programs that increase access to cultural resources and opportunities. For fiscal year 2008, it allocated $453,380.00 to the Trust's 45 cultural coalitions. For FY 2009, Baker County's Cultural Coalition will receive $6,426.00.

The program is intended to increase public participation in all that is cultural, through a balance of preservation of the past and investment in the future. It encourages people to actively participated in and enjoy the cultural resources in their communities and fosters teh development of a unique cultural identity. Over time, Oregonians will be able to tell the story of cultural development and cultural growth.