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Please explain your <br />intended use of a <br />Restart the Arts <br />Grant, if awarded. <br />Funding from the Restart the Arts Grant will be used to directly <br />support the salaries of the Artistic Director and the Rehearsal <br />Accompanist. As in 2020/2021, should pandemic conditions in <br />2021/2022 require, we will continue to practice and perform through a <br />v irtual env ironment, and we will continue to employ the Artistic <br />Director and Rehearsal Accompanists. <br />COVID-19 has not only impacted our fundraising efforts but has also <br />impacted the way we practice and perform. In 2020 we reduced the <br />hours for the Artistic Director and the Rehearsal Accompanists, our <br />practices were held v irtually, and our performances were made <br />av ailable free of charge to the public v ia our website. W e believ e in <br />the importance of the work that we do for the Orange County <br />community and hav e made ev ery effort to continue our work through <br />the pandemic. <br />The budgeted cost for salaries the 2021/2022 fiscal year is $22,000 <br />for the Artistic Director and $9,000 for the Accompanist, which <br />represents 42% of the program budget ($74,607). An additional <br />$22,000, or 29% of the program budget is to support local contract <br />musicians and an artist commissioned piece and an additional <br />$7,700, or 10% of the program budget is for rental of rehearsal and <br />performance spaces in Orange County. <br />Please explain <br />measures taken by <br />your organization to <br />mitigate the spread <br />of COVID-19. <br />Since March 15, 2020, VOICES has practiced and performed v irtually <br />v ia Zoom. Performances hav e been made av ailable free of charge to <br />the public on our website: <br />https://www.v oiceschapelhill.org/about/watch-and-listen/ In person <br />meetings, where conducted, hav e followed all CDC guidelines, <br />including use of PPE, sanitization of hard surfaces and the use of <br />v entilation and /or outdoor meeting spaces. Future measures will <br />follow all CDC guidelines, as will the decision whether to practice <br />and/or perform in person or v ia a v irtual platform. <br />COVID-19 IMPACT <br />DATA <br />This data is for the OCAC's informational purposes only and may or <br />may not be applicable to your organization depending on your <br />structure. <br />Number of Staff <br />Eliminated since <br />March 15, 2020 <br />0 <br />Number of Staff <br />Positions <br />Furloughed/Hours <br />Reduced since <br />March 15, 2020 <br />2 <br />Number of Public <br />Events Cancelled <br />since March 15, <br />2020 <br />8 <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 1AF90AAC-CB09-474D-AB50-E09E3018B5D0