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Urbana announces arts grants timeline; poet laureate application period extended to April 27
Summary
City staff said the Urbana Arts and Culture grants application will open March 23 and close April 27; juries are tentatively May 18–19 and selected grantees will be presented in June. The poet laureate call was extended to April 27 to improve outreach.
City staff told the Urbana Arts and Culture Commission that the Urbana Arts and Culture (UAC) grants application will go live March 23 and close April 27, 2026, using the Neighborly application portal. Commissioners were asked to help publicize the call and to serve on juries.
Olivia Jovi, director of community development services, and Rachel Storm, returning part-time arts and culture coordinator, said the program will use the same tier structure as previous years and that the city will not adjust funding tiers for the 2026–27 cycle to avoid confusion for applicants.
Key dates and process: staff said…
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