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San Antonio proposes Cultural Heritage Grant program and expedited awards for affected arts nonprofits
Summary
City staff proposed a Cultural Heritage Grant Program to distribute $874,000 set aside in the FY26 budget to support community-rooted cultural organizations affected by federal grant-assurance changes.
City staff proposed a Cultural Heritage Grant Program on Nov. 5 to distribute $874,000 held in the FY26 budget after federal grant-assurance requirements led the city to end a prior culture-specific grant program.
Crystal Jones, director of the Department of Arts and Culture, told council the new program is designed to support continuity of community-rooted cultural organizations that "preserve, promote, and revitalize a distinct cultural heritage." The department proposed eligibility limited to organizations that already are operational grantees under the FY26 budget (41 organizations were identified as in-scope), nonprofit status, year-round programming, and operating expenses consistent with the department—s definition of small and…
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