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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 21, 2010 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 3 - q <br />SUBJECT: Orange County Arts Grant Recipients <br />DEPARTMENT: Orange County Arts <br />Commission <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />List of Grant Award Recipients <br />"Specific Attendee List to Follow" <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Martha Shannon, Arts Commission <br />968-2011 <br />PURPOSE: To present checks to local artists and nonprofit organizations receiving Orange <br />County Arts Grants. <br />BACKGROUND: In the spring, the Orange County Arts Commission recommends grants to <br />local nonprofit organizations sponsoring art projects using funds received from state <br />government through the Grassroots Arts Program, of .the NC Arts Council. In 1985 the Orange <br />County Arts Commission was designated by the BOCC -and approved by the NC Arts Council <br />- as the Local Distributing Agent (now called Designated County Partner) to award state <br />Grassroots Arts Program funds to nonprofit agencies in Orange County. <br />All grants awarded to individual artists are paid via County funds. Grants are awarded in all arts <br />disciplines for artistic merit and benefits to the residents of Orange County. Each recipient must <br />match the grant amount in order to receive funding. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The $34,423 in state funds awarded to the Arts Commission in FY2010- <br />11 -for Arts Commission purposes and for granting to outside nonprofit agencies sponsoring <br />arts projects -represents apass-through of state funds. An additional $1,000 awarded to <br />individual artists is taken from Orange County money already approved in the FY2010-11 <br />budget for arts grants. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the <br />recommendations for the local recipients of the awards during the September 21, 2010 meeting <br />with the presentation of checks by the Board Chair. <br />