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Leesburg COPA splits $10,000 arts grant pool, approves awards after 4-3 vote
Summary
The Leesburg Commission on Public Art voted 4–3 to allocate $10,000 in town arts grant funds among six applicants after discussing a total request of $21,250 and the Virginia Commission for the Arts matching program.
The Leesburg Commission on Public Art voted 4–3 to distribute $10,000 in town arts grant funds among six nonprofit applicants after hearing that the groups had requested $21,250 in total.
The commission's allocation decision came after staff member Janette Mulhern briefed commissioners on the request totals and the town's submission to the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which offers a matching grant up to $4,500. Mulhern said the town would match the state grant and that the commission's role was to recommend how to split the town's $10,000 budgeted share if the state award is received.
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