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ORANGE COONTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 19, 2001 <br />- Acgon AgartCe <br />Item No. y~J_ <br />SUBJECT: Grassroots Grents Arts Awards <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Ads COmmiealon PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Np <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Jim White. ext. 2335 <br />• Copy of AwaNS to be Disidbutetl <br />'SpecRC Attendee Liatb Follow' TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />CM1alxl Hill 968J501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 318.22]-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To present awaN checks to Orenge County arts oryan¢ations reoWing 2001 <br />Sprang Arts Grants (Grassroots Gants). <br />BACKGROUND: The Orange County Arts Commission, sa en epprovetl Designated County <br />Partner (DCP), subgrents Grassroots Grenta to local ads oigan¢s[iona, wiN funding provided <br />by the NOM Carolina Arts COUncilGressroota Arta Pmgrem. Funtls for ads programming <br />reflect the racial antl culturel tlivereity of Orange County. Each organiutJOn receiving a <br />Gassmots Grant matches the grent amount with tool dollars In oMer to receive an awaM. The <br />Orange County Arts Commission reviews ell grant requests antl tletenninea [he successful <br />recipients. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funtla ($21,530)are pmvitletl by [he North Carolina Arta Council for <br />tlisidbution by the Arts Commission. No Orange County funtls are usetl forGreasreoLa Grents. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends [ha[[he BOaN acknowledge the local <br />recipienS of Ne awartla during the November 19, 2001 meeting with the Dresentalipn of checks <br />by the BOartl Chair, Stephen Halkiotis. <br />