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Arts Commission recommends funding 31 project grants, 13 BelRed bonuses
Summary
The Arts Commission voted to recommend the allocations committee’s funding plan after staff reported a surge in applications after raising top award levels. Staff recommended $187,000 for 31 project grants plus $13,000 in BelRed bonuses, and commissioners approved the recommendation.
The Arts Commission voted to recommend the allocations committee’s funding plan for the project grants program after staff outlined a sharp rise in applications this year.
Minette, the commission staff lead, told commissioners the program’s top award level was increased to $7,000 this year and that the change produced a large uptick in demand. “This year, we had 67 eligible applications, requesting 464,000 in funding requests,” Minette said, noting the figure included bonus requests. She described the program as an “all-or-nothing” award model:…
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