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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 17, 2023 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4-a <br /> SUBJECT: Orange County Arts Commission 2023-24 Annual Grant Recipients <br /> DEPARTMENT: Orange County Arts <br /> Commission <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 2023-24 Grant Awards Spreadsheet Katie Murray, Director, 919-245-2335 <br /> PURPOSE: To acknowledge local artists and organizations receiving 2023-24 Orange County <br /> 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 (GAP) utilizes state funding to provide support for nonprofit <br /> organizations and schools conducting arts programming. The Artist Project Grant (APG) utilizes <br /> County funding for artist-led community projects. <br /> For the second year, $45,000 (typically dispersed through the Outside Agencies Program) was <br /> allocated to the OCAC's annual Grassroots Arts Program to ensure arts agencies were applying <br /> for funding through a program specific to the arts following the best practices set forth by the North <br /> Carolina Arts Council. Of that $45,000, $15,289 was directly allocated to Kidzu and is managed <br /> by the Visitors Bureau, changing this year's available allocation to $29,711. <br /> For the first time this year, the OCAC elected to keep the allowed 50% of Grassroots Arts Program <br /> funding to partially support a new full-time Programs Coordinator, lowering the amount of GAP <br /> funds available for sub-granting by half. <br /> Statistics regarding this year's grant cycle are noted in the chart below. <br /> TOTAL <br /> NC Arts Council Funding: Grassroots Arts Program $25,508 <br /> NC Arts Council Funding: ARPA $35,001 <br /> Orange County Funding: Artist Support Grants $28,800 <br /> Orange County Funding: Outside Agencies $29,711 <br /> TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDING $119,020 <br /> Total dollar amount requests $158,497 <br /> Total grants awarded 38, or 81% of applications <br /> Total applications received 47, 45 eligible <br /> Total first-time applicants 12, or 30% of applicants <br />