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Council covers $4,849 shortfall for Vermillion Shakespeare Festival after state grant pause
Summary
Festival leaders said a sudden pause in South Dakota Humanities/Arts Council grant awards created a $4,849 shortfall for the 2025 Vermillion Shakespeare Festival; the council approved a one-time payment to cover the gap.
The Vermillion City Council approved a one-time payment on May 19 to cover a reported $4,849 shortfall for the 2025 Vermillion Shakespeare Festival after the South Dakota Humanities (Arts) Council temporarily paused grant award notifications.
Greg Huckabee, president of the festival, told the council the group normally received $5,000 annually from the South Dakota Arts Council and had a $10,000 carryover from the prior year…
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