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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 7, 2020 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-m <br /> SUBJECT: Orange County Arts Commission 2020-21 Annual Grant Recipients and 2020 <br /> Operations Support Grants <br /> DEPARTMENT: Orange County Arts Commission <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 2020-21 Grant Awards Spreadsheet Katie Murray, Arts Director <br /> 2020 Operational Support Grants 919-245-2335 <br /> Spreadsheet <br /> PURPOSE: To acknowledge local artists and arts organizations receiving 2020-21 Orange <br /> County Arts Grants and 2020 Operating Support Grants. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Orange County Annual Grants Cycle <br /> The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) administers two primary grant programs each year. <br /> The Grassroots Arts Program utilizes state funding to provide support for nonprofit organizations <br /> and schools conducting arts programming. The Artist Project Grant utilizes county funding for <br /> artist-led community projects. <br /> Statistics regarding this year's grant cycle are noted in the chart below. <br /> TOTAL <br /> NC Arts Council Funding $36,963.00 <br /> Orange County Funding' $28,800.00 <br /> TOTAL AVAILABLE $65,763.00 <br /> FUNDING <br /> Total dollar amount $99,754 <br /> requests <br /> Total grants awarded 37, or 77% of applications <br /> Total applications received 48 <br /> Total first-time applicants 11, or 23% of applicants <br /> First-time applicants 9, or 24% of grants <br /> awarded <br />