Title
Arizona Commission on the Arts FY 2021-22 AZ Organizational Relief Grant (Ordinance S-48087)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, accept, and, if awarded, enter into an agreement for up to $25,000 in Arizona Commission on the Arts (ACA) Organizational Relief Grant funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22. Further authorize the City Treasurer to accept and the City Controller to disburse the funds for purposes of this ordinance. The grant funds would be used by the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture in FY 2021-22 to support the agency's operations and projects.
Report
Summary
The ACA Organizational Relief Grant is intended to provide relief and recovery support to arts and cultural organizations of all sizes, local arts and cultural organizations from Sovereign Tribal Nations, whose primary mission is to produce, present, teach or serve the arts. Funds may be used to support the agency's operations and projects. The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture has applied for and received annual grant funds from the ACA since 1994. However, for FY 2021-22, the ACA only received federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) versus the state's general fund regrant. This is the only category the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture can apply to this year.
If awarded, the grant funds will support the development and distribution of informational materials regarding the arts and cultural community; provision of management and technical assistance services to artists and cultural organizations; development of educational public outreach programs that promote an appreciation of arts and culture; and support for community arts and culture initiatives.
Financial Impact
There is no impact to the General Fund.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Inger Erickson and the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture.