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15 <br /> o FY 2022-23 Round 1: $540,000 <br /> o Total Spent as of March 31, 2023: $490,657 <br /> o Treasury Portal Status: Less than 50% Complete <br /> Unallocated: $2,035,605-The County will be obligating these remaining funds by the December 31, <br /> 2024 deadline. <br /> This funding is reserved for future allocations. All funds will be encumbered by December 2024 and <br /> spent by December 31, 2026. <br /> Revenue Replacement: $10,000,000 <br /> Restart the Arts Grants—County Manager <br /> This project provided funding to mitigate business disruptions caused by COVID-19 and provide <br /> programmatic support to arts organizations as they begin to re-welcome audiences.The Orange <br /> County Arts Commission (OCAC) distributed the funds through grants to the local arts <br /> community.The application period was August 2 through August 31, 2021. <br /> The primary purpose of the Restart the Arts program was to assist the nonprofit arts industry <br /> which, pre-pandemic, employed 4,000 creative workers and generated $131M in spending in <br /> Orange County each year. Because of this, nonprofit arts organizations received funding priority; <br /> however, other arts organizations were invited to apply, particularly those whose operations <br /> have a high impact in our community through employment, tourism, or services offered to <br /> county residents or artists.The following groups were eligible to apply for funding. All applicants <br /> were required to be physically located in Orange County, NC. <br /> o FY 2021-22 Round 1: $100,000 <br /> ■ Total Spent as of March 31, 2023: $100,000 <br /> ■ Treasury Portal Status: Complete <br /> Arts Commission Aid to Impacted Industries—County Manager <br /> This project provided funding to the Orange County Arts Commission to support the local art <br /> community.These activities included special events, donation drives, as well as support to <br /> artists in the Eno Mill Artist Studios rented by the county. <br /> o FY 2021-22 Round 1: $16,000 <br /> ■ Total Spent as of March 31, 2023: $15,797 <br /> ■ Treasury Portal Status: Complete <br /> Street Outreach, Harm Reduction, and Deflection(SOHRAD)—Criminal Justice Resources <br /> Department& Housing and Community Development <br /> This project provides funding to continue the work of the Street Outreach, Harm Reduction, and <br /> Deflection (SOHRAD)team, which connects with people living unsheltered to work on housing <br /> issues and other needs such as connections to healthcare and mental healthcare. Since the team <br /> started in October 2020,they have served over 230 people living outside or in a place not meant <br /> 9 <br />