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14 <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 First Quarter FY 2023-24: $100,000 <br /> ■ U.S.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 First Quarter FY 2023-24: $15,797 <br /> ■ U.S.Treasury Portal Status: Complete <br /> Street Outreach, Harm Reduction, and Deflection(SOHRAD)—Criminal Justice Resources <br /> Department&Housing and Community Development <br /> This is now funded from the General Fund effective FY 2022-23 therefore funds will be <br /> reallocated.This project provides funding to continue the work of the Street Outreach, Harm <br /> Reduction, and Deflection (SOHRAD)team, which connects with people living unsheltered to <br /> work on housing issues and other needs such as connections to healthcare and mental <br /> healthcare. Since the team started in October 2020, they have served over 230 people living <br /> outside or in a place not meant for human habitation.The service and housing needs of people <br /> living unsheltered have been exacerbated greatly by the COVID-19 pandemic.This group <br /> represents some of the most medically fragile people in our community- by and large the <br /> population is older and aging and have medical complications that put them at high risk for <br /> contracting and dying from COVID-19.The SORHAD team rode along with the mobile <br /> 9 <br />