Arts Recovery The California Arts Council announces agency's American Recovery & Reinvestment Act grantee listTwenty-nine arts organizations statewide approved to receive funding for jobs The California Arts Council announces that twenty-nine organizations throughout the state are slated to receive funding for jobs through the agency's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds. The Council approved the spending of $471,418 in job stimulus funds earlier this month. Other California arts organizations are approved to receive funding directly from the National Endowment for the Arts, regional, or local arts re-granting organizations. The following organizations have been approved to receive Arts Recovery funding from the California Arts Council. Community Works West, Inc. (Berkeley), $19,600 Questions may be addressed to John Seto, Arts Program Specialist, at jseto@cac.ca.gov or 916-322-6395, or Josie Talamantez, Chief of Programs, at jtalamantez@cac.ca.gov or 916-322-6394.
Background about Recovery Act funding from the California Arts CouncilThe NEA announced in May 2009 that the California Arts Council will receive $502,400 of Recovery Act funding to redistribute to California arts organizations. (http://www.arts.gov/grants/recent/09grants/ARRA-SAA-RAO.html ) Arts Recovery Grant applications was available online July 23, 2009, with a return deadline of August 24, 2009. The members of the California Arts Council approved awards in October 2009. Organizations Eligible to apply to the California Arts Council’s “Arts Recovery Grant” programAn arts organization is eligible to apply for the CAC funds only if it was a qualified grantee for our core programs in one or more of the years from 2002/03 to 2008/09. After confirming eligibility, an applicant needed to review the CAC Arts Recovery Program Guidelines. It is important to note the need for verification of job status, monthly reporting, and other requirements if an organization is recommended for a grant. The CAC Arts Recovery program application is through an online process in conjunction with the Cultural Grants Online program at the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF). TimelineThe California Arts Council will made the CAC’s Arts Recovery Grant applications available in July 2009, in conjunction with WESTAF’s Cultural Grants Online program. The California Arts Council coordinated with WESTAF in the application process to minimize duplication. Reminder: Recovery Act OverviewThe American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009, and recognized the nonprofit arts industry as an important sector of the economy. Fifty million dollars was approved to be distributed through the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to preserve jobs in the nonprofit arts sector. Nonprofit arts organizations in California may receive NEA Recovery Act funds from only one source:
Also, the ARRA/NEA funding is directed to the:
For more details on the ARRA funding for the arts, see the NEA’s Arts Recovery website, and California’s Recovery CA page. If you have questions about the Recovery Act grant program, contact John Seto at , or 916-322-6395. Technical questions should be directed to WESTAF at 1-888-562-7232. The California Arts Council is closed the first three Fridays of the month for furlough, as directed by executive order. |
