RACC’s Make|Learn|Build Grant Program was designed to address the ways the arts community in the tri-county region needed support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Artists, creatives, organizations, and businesses were awarded either $1,500 or $3,000 to make work, gain skills, or build up their arts business. The following 190 Make|Learn|Build Grants were awarded in May 2021 in Round 1 for a total of $535,500.
2020-21 Make|Learn|Build Grant awards (Round 1):
| Applicant | County | Category | Discipline | Award Amount |
| Abby Castillo | Multnomah | Make | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Aileen Sheedy | Multnomah | Make | Media Arts | $1,500 |
| Aja Ngo | Multnomah | Learn | Visual Arts | $1,500 |
| Alexander Milsted | Multnomah | Build | Music | $3,000 |
| Alison Heryer | Multnomah | Build | Theatre | $3,000 |
| Alison Jean Cole | Multnomah | Build | Other | $1,500 |
| Allie Sullberg | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Alyson Provax | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Amanda Richards | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Amanda Triplett | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Anca Hariton | Multnomah | Make | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Anchitta Noowong | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Ang Sherpa | Multnomah | Make | Folk Arts | $3,000 |
| Belise Nishimwe | Multnomah | Make | Literature | $3,000 |
| Benjamin Mefford | Clackamas | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Beth Bundy | Multnomah | Build | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Bianca Pettinari | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Brian Padian | Multnomah | Make | Media Arts | $3,000 |
| Cassandra Walters | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $1,500 |
| Chamisa Kellogg | Multnomah | Learn | Media Arts | $1,500 |
| Charity E. Yoro | Washington | Make | Literature | $3,000 |
| Charlie Porter | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Cheri Clark | Multnomah | Build | Other | $3,000 |
| Chliu-Mie Wu | Multnomah | Build | Media Arts | $3,000 |
| Christopher Creath | Multnomah | Build | Multi-Discipline | $1,500 |
| Chuck Israels | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Courtney Knight | Multnomah | Make | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Crystal Sasaki | Multnomah | Learn | Dance/Movement | $3,000 |
| Damon Smyth | Washington | Build | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Daniela Naomi Molnar | Multnomah | Make | Literature | $3,000 |
| Daren Todd | Clackamas | Build | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Darrell Grant | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Debbie Baxter | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Ebenezer Galluzzo | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Elijah Hasan | Multnomah | Build | Media Arts | $3,000 |
| Elise Wagner | Multnomah | Build | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Elizabeth Dye | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Emma Josephson | Multnomah | Make | Media Arts | $3,000 |
| Erica Compere | Multnomah | Build | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Erika Dean | Multnomah | Make | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Erika Rier | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $1,500 |
| Erinn Kathryn Hatter | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Evan Simko | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Ezra Weiss | Washington | Build | Music | $3,000 |
| Francene Levinson | Multnomah | Build | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Freddy Vilches | Multnomah | Make | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| George Colligan | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Gilly Ann Hanner | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Hannah Hefner | Multnomah | Make | Media Arts | $3,000 |
| Howard Mitchell | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Jake Capistran | Multnomah | Build | Music | $3,000 |
| Jason Okamoto | Multnomah | Build | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Jayanthi Raman | Washington | Make | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Jaz Williams | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Jea Alford | Multnomah | Make | Social Practice | $1,500 |
| Jeff Tuyay | Multnomah | Build | Media Arts | $3,000 |
| Jeffrey Chilton | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Jennifer Dynes | Multnomah | Learn | Music | $1,500 |
| Jennifer Perrine | Clackamas | Make | Literature | $3,000 |
| Jennifer Rabin | Multnomah | Make | Media Arts | $3,000 |
| Jessica Mehta | Washington | Make | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Jessica Yen | Multnomah | Make | Literature | $3,000 |
| Joah Keller | Multnomah | Make | Media Arts | $3,000 |
| Joanie Fox | Multnomah | Build | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Joi Johnson | Multnomah | Build | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Joni Whitworth | Multnomah | Learn | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Jordan Chesnut | Multnomah | Make | Literature | $1,500 |
| Jordan Vale | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Joshua Rivera | Multnomah | Build | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Julia Bray | Multnomah | Make | Theatre | $1,500 |
| Julian Saporiti | Multnomah | Build | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Julie Hammond | Multnomah | Make | Theatre | $3,000 |
| Julie Keefe | Multnomah | Make | Social Practice | $3,000 |
| Justin Ralls | Multnomah | Make | Other | $3,000 |
| Karina Lomelin Ripper | Multnomah | Make | Media Arts | $3,000 |
| Kate Ristau | Washington | Make | Literature | $3,000 |
| Kelda Van Patten | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Kelly Fry | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Kelly Rasmussen | Multnomah | Make | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Kendall Cottrell | Washington | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Kerry Politzer | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Kevin Smith | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Lawson Rogers | Multnomah | Build | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Leslie Barnum | Clackamas | Build | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Lillyanne Pham | Multnomah | Make | Social Practice | $3,000 |
| Limei Lai | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $1,500 |
| Linda Dalal Sawaya | Multnomah | Learn | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Liz Yerby | Multnomah | Make | Literature | $3,000 |
| Lucy Cotter | Multnomah | Make | Multi-Discipline | $1,500 |
| M Prull | Multnomah | Build | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Mackenzie Dineen | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Madeline Mitchell | Clackamas | Build | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Madison Hughes | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Mami Takahashi | Multnomah | Make | Multi-Discipline | $1,500 |
| Mariana Tres | Multnomah | Learn | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Marie Watt | Multnomah | Build | Social Practice | $3,000 |
| Matt Alber | Multnomah | Make | Media Arts | $3,000 |
| Matt Blairstone | Multnomah | Make | Literature | $3,000 |
| May Maylisa Cat | Multnomah | Learn | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Megan Andricos | Multnomah | Build | Music | $3,000 |
| Megan McGeorge | Multnomah | Build | Music | $3,000 |
| Melody Erfani | Multnomah | Make | Theatre | $3,000 |
| Micah The Rapper | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Michael Shymanski | Multnomah | Make | Literature | $3,000 |
| Monique Lincoln | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Nicolas Mendez | Multnomah | Build | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Nicole Roberts | Multnomah | Make | Literature | $3,000 |
| Pamela Chipman | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Patricia Vazquez Gomez | Multnomah | Learn | Multi-Discipline | $1,500 |
| Philip Pelletier | Multnomah | Build | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Porsche Ing | Multnomah | Build | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| RaShaunda Brooks | Multnomah | Build | Other | $3,000 |
| Remy Gates | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Rene Ormae-Jarmer | Clackamas | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Renée Muzquiz | Multnomah | Make | Media Arts | $3,000 |
| Rhys Thomas | Multnomah | Build | Theatre | $3,000 |
| Rose Henry Jupiter | Multnomah | Make | Media Arts | $3,000 |
| Rubén García Marrufo | Multnomah | Build | Media Arts | $3,000 |
| Ruth Nelson | Multnomah | Make | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Salomée Souag | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Sarah Mirk | Multnomah | Build | Literature | $3,000 |
| Sidra Morgan-Montoya | Multnomah | Build | Multi-Discipline | $1,500 |
| Simone Fischer | Clackamas | Make | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Sophie Lippert | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Susan Faust | Multnomah | Make | Theatre | $3,000 |
| Talilo Marfil | Multnomah | Make | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Tamara Lynne | Multnomah | Make | Multi-Discipline | $1,500 |
| Tammy Jo Wilson | Clackamas | Make | Visual Arts | $1,500 |
| Thea Prieto | Multnomah | Make | Literature | $3,000 |
| Thérèse Murdza | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| TJ Thompson | Multnomah | Learn | Music | $1,500 |
| Tomas Cotik | Multnomah | Build | Music | $3,000 |
| Valerie Peterson | Multnomah | Build | Media Arts | $3,000 |
| Woodrow Hunt | Multnomah | Make | Media Arts | $3,000 |
| Yolanda Valdés Rementería | Washington | Make | Visual Arts | $1,500 |
| yue zhou | Multnomah | Build | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| 1 World Chorus | Clackamas | Build | Media Arts | $3,000 |
| Airlie Press | Multnomah | Make | Literature | $3,000 |
| Alberta Abbey Foundation | Multnomah | Build | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| All Classical Portland | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Allen Performing Arts Inc. | Multnomah | Make | Theatre | $3,000 |
| ARC in Movement LLC | Multnomah | Build | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Art in Oregon | Clackamas | Build | Visual Arts | $1,500 |
| Artback | Clackamas | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon | Multnomah | Learn | Social Practice | $3,000 |
| A-WOL Dance Collective | Multnomah | Build | Dance/Movement | $3,000 |
| Big Mouth Society | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Blackfish Gallery | Multnomah | Learn | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Circle Community Dance & Wellness | Clackamas | Build | Dance/Movement | $3,000 |
| Flock Dance Center | Multnomah | Build | Dance/Movement | $3,000 |
| Fonograf Editions | Multnomah | Make | Literature | $3,000 |
| Fuller Rosen Gallery | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Fuse Theatre Ensemble | Multnomah | Make | Theatre | $3,000 |
| Gather:Make:Shelter | Multnomah | Build | Social Practice | $3,000 |
| Guardians of the Vibe | Multnomah | Build | Social Practice | $3,000 |
| Guild of Oregon Woodworkers | Multnomah | Build | Other | $1,500 |
| Heidi Duckler Dance/Northwest | Multnomah | Make | Dance/Movement | $3,000 |
| HOLDING Contemporary | Multnomah | Build | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Mask & Mirror Community Theatre | Washington | Build | Theatre | $3,000 |
| Musicians In Solidarity | Multnomah | Build | Music | $3,000 |
| North Pole Studio | Multnomah | Build | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Oregon Arts Watch | Multnomah | Build | Other | $3,000 |
| Oregon Koto-Kai | Multnomah | Build | Music | $3,000 |
| Oregon Society of Artists | Multnomah | Build | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Original Practice Shakespeare Festival | Multnomah | Learn | Theatre | $3,000 |
| Orlo | Multnomah | Make | Literature | $3,000 |
| Our Bold Voices | Multnomah | Make | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Peruvian Cultural Festival And Events | Washington | Make | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| Portland Actors Ensemble | Multnomah | Learn | Theatre | $3,000 |
| Portland Area Theatre Alliance | Multnomah | Learn | Theatre | $3,000 |
| Portland Latin American Film Festival | Multnomah | Make | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| push/FOLD | Multnomah | Make | Dance/Movement | $3,000 |
| Renegade Opera | Multnomah | Make | Music | $3,000 |
| Rock Dojo | Multnomah | Learn | Music | $3,000 |
| Siren Nation | Multnomah | Build | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| St. Johns Comedy Festival – Curious Comedy Theater | Multnomah | Make | Theatre | $3,000 |
| STAGES Performing Arts Youth Academy | Washington | Build | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| Stumptown Stages | Clackamas | Make | Theatre | $1,500 |
| Takohachi | Multnomah | Make | Other | $3,000 |
| The City Repair Project | Multnomah | Make | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| The Immigrant Story | Washington | Build | Media Arts | $3,000 |
| The Old Church Society, Inc. | Multnomah | Build | Music | $3,000 |
| Theatre Diaspora | Multnomah | Make | Theatre | $3,000 |
| Vibe of Portland | Multnomah | Learn | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| We Belong PDX | Multnomah | Learn | Visual Arts | $3,000 |
| WildCraft Studio | Multnomah | Build | Multi-Discipline | $3,000 |
| X Gallery Art Storage | Multnomah | Build | Other | $3,000 |
| XRAY.FM | Multnomah | Build | Media Arts | $3,000 |
| Youth Music Project | Clackamas | Build | Music | $3,000 |