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Cathedral City staff to apply for state Cultural District designation; grant would provide $10,000 for community projects
Summary
Economic development staff said the city will submit an application to the California Arts Council to be designated a California Cultural District; the designation would come with a $10,000 award the city would match, and the application is due Aug. 7, 2025.
Economic Development Manager Eric Bessel told the Cathedral City Historic Preservation Committee on July 15 that staff will submit an application for a California Cultural District designation and accompanying grant funding.
Bessel said the California Arts Council program, created by Assembly Bill 189, will select 10 new state-designated cultural districts; the program recognizes clusters of cultural producers, heritage resources and cultural practices and aims to support creative communities. "Ultimately, again, this isn't a historic designation," Bessel said, describing the program as…
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