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Birmingham wins $100,000 NEA master-planning grant for Sloss creative-placemaking project
Summary
The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Birmingham a $100,000 creative-placemaking master-planning grant (matched 1:1) to develop an arts-tech hub at the Sloss Furnaces site; city staff outlined a public engagement schedule and partnerships with universities and local industry.
The council heard that the National Endowment for the Arts awarded the City of Birmingham a $100,000 master-planning grant for creative placemaking focused on Sloss Furnaces. Under the NEA program the city must provide a 1:1 match; officials described a total program value of $200,000, met with a $50,000 cash match approved by council and $50,000 in staff in-kind match.
City staff said the grant will support a year-long…
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