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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 18, 2022 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4-d <br /> SUBJECT: Orange County Arts Commission 2022-23 Annual Grant Recipients <br /> DEPARTMENT: Orange County Arts Commission <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 2022-23 Grant Awards Spreadsheet Katie Murray, Arts Director, <br /> 919-245-2335 <br /> PURPOSE: To acknowledge local artists and arts organizations receiving 2022-23 Orange <br /> County Arts 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 /> A total of $45,000, typically dispersed to arts agencies through the Outside Agencies Program, <br /> was allocated to the OCAC's annual Grassroots Arts Program. The purpose of this was to ensure <br /> arts agencies were applying for funding through a program specific to the arts, following the best <br /> practices established by the North Carolina Arts Council. <br /> Statistics regarding this year's grant cycle are noted in the chart below. <br /> TOTAL <br /> NC Arts Council Funding $51,007.00 <br /> Orange County Funding' $73,800.00 <br /> TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDING $124,807.00 <br /> Total dollar amount requests $154,525 <br /> Total grants awarded 36, or 82% of applications <br /> Total applications received 44 <br /> Total first-time applicants 13, or 30% of applicants <br /> The OCAC grant review and awards process: <br /> 1. The grant application process is open for two months. Two virtual training sessions took <br /> place and the OCAC director was available for one-on-one meetings. <br />