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COTA approves FY26–27 annual grant awards, assigns contract paragraphs and sets deadlines

COTA · January 6, 2026
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Ames COTA approved its fiscal year 2026–27 annual grant recommendations, publishing award amounts for local arts and community groups, assigned contract paragraph authorship due Jan. 12 and confirmed representatives for an upcoming City Council budget hearing.

The Cultural Organizations and Tourism Advisory (COTA) commission approved its fiscal year 2026–27 annual grant recommendations and the list of award amounts at its meeting. Speaker 2 (role/title: Not specified) read the recommended awards aloud, including Octagon Center for the Arts at $45,000, Story Theater Company at $41,500 and Actors at $20,008.40, and the commission voted to adopt the full list.

The commission also set administrative deadlines tied to the awards. Speaker 1 (role/title: Not specified) said paragraphs that will be…

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