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Dallas commission approves $7.1 million in operating grants to 65 arts organizations
Summary
The Arts & Culture Advisory Commission voted to recommend $7,100,000 in one‑year operational funding through the Cultural Organizations Program to 65 organizations, sending the package to City Council; votes were taken in batches to allow recusals for conflicts of interest.
The Arts & Culture Advisory Commission on Oct. 23 voted to recommend $7,100,000 in one‑year operational grants through the Cultural Organizations Program (COP) to 65 Dallas arts and cultural organizations, a funding package that will go to City Council on Nov. 12 for final approval.
The funding recommendation came from the Allocations Committee and was read and presented by Vicky Bragelone, chair of the Allocations Committee. "This year, Allocations has unanimously voted to support 65 artistic and cultural organizations with $7,100,000 in funding, including 8 first time COP awardees," Bragelone said, describing the program as support for established organizations' day‑to‑day operations.
The COP awards are chosen through an application that opened in February and was reviewed in May; allocations reviewed applications over the summer and fall before the commission vote, staff said. The committee noted that federal executive orders required changes this year to the access and impact portion of…
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