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Blue Ridge Arts Council seeks $9,000 from Warren County to secure state match
Summary
The Blue Ridge Arts Council requested $9,000.45 from Warren County to qualify for a $4,500 match from the Virginia Commission for the Arts; the organization said the extra $250 would secure the full state match.
The Blue Ridge Arts Council asked Warren County supervisors for $9,000.45 in local funding so the nonprofit can obtain a $4,500 matching grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
Pam Crump, speaking for the arts council, told the board the group aims to secure the full match by increasing its county request roughly $250. "If we are able to increase it $250 then we can get the full match from the state," Crump said, describing the state program as a long-standing community cultural grant.
Crump said the arts council runs gallery exhibits and a summer concert series and performs outreach with organizations that use its facility. She said the council is a 37-year-old organization and highlighted the weekly gazebo concerts and other public programming.
The council’s written request listed $9,000.45 from Warren County and a $4,500 state match; Crump asked the board to consider the increase so the council can leverage state funds to return grant dollars to the local community. No formal board action on the request was recorded in the transcript.
