Title
Fiscal Year 2022-23 Community Arts Support Grant Allocations (Ordinance S-48860)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute all necessary agreements between the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture (POAC) and approved applicants for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 General Support Program and Project Support Program grants in an aggregate amount of $1,281,946. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
POAC has administered the Community Arts Grants Program. The program includes four tiers of core operating support grants called General Support Program (GSP) grants, and Project Support Program (PSP) grants for artistic and cultural projects that engage Phoenix residents.
To be eligible for GSP, an organization must be a registered non-profit arts or cultural organization with a tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code/small arts or cultural LLC (non-single member) and must provide an arts or cultural service to Phoenix residents within CIty of Phoenix boundaries. For PSP grants, an applicant can be a non-profit organization with a tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, small arts or cultural LLC (non-single member, public school, neighborhood group, or other arts collective/group using a nonprofit fiscal sponsor. This policy allows POAC to broaden the reach of the grant program to small, emerging arts and cultural organizations and, through the fiscal agent partnership, establish relationships between large and small organizations in the hope that traditional partnering opportunities and resources sharing may develop.
All grant applications for the Community Arts Grants Program were due to POAC on April 4, 2022. By the deadline, 110 were received, and exactly 100 applications were eligible for support and were reviewed by community panels made up of laypersons, artists, arts professionals, and educators to ensure a through and unbiased review.
Through the agency's equity strategy, POAC ensures outreach to all areas of the city and targets applicants from all disciplines, budget sizes, underrepresented populations, and City Council districts. We are happy to report there was a 11 percent increase in applications from FY 2022 to FY 2023.
Funding allocations totaling $1,231,900 are requested for 98 applicants funded through the GSP and PSP grant categories (Attachment A). This total is made up of $1,150,300 in General Fund support and $81,600 in funding from remaining Nonprofit Arts and Cultural Stabilization Grants funds paid by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). In addition, POAC will launch a second PSP cycle to artists and arts and culture organizations to present programming at city-run facilities to ensure greater equitable geographic distribution of grant funding. This second PSP round will have a budget of $50,046 making an aggregate amount of $1,281,946.
General Support Program (GSP) grants strengthen the community's access to arts and culture programming. The program provides core operating support to arts and cultural organizations of all sizes that have a primary mission to create, produce, or provide arts and cultural programming to enhance the quality of lives for Phoenix residents. GSP grant allocations are determined by the ranking an applicant received during the panel review of the following criteria:
Artistic/Cultural Value
Community Significance
Financial and Leadership Capacity
General Support Program Tiers and Allocations breakdown:
In GSP Level I, organizations must have a prior year income of at least $2.5 million. Thirteen organizations are recommended for funding totaling $445,000, with each receiving grant awards between $24,000 and $45,000.
In GSP Level II, organizations must have a prior year income between $400,000 and $2,499,999. There are 20 organizations recommended for funding totaling $312,250, with each receiving grant awards between $7,000 and $20,000.
In GSP Level III organizations must have a prior year income between $100,000 and $399,999. There are 20 organizations recommended for funding totaling $243,000, with each receiving grant awards between $5,000 and $14,000.
In GSP Level IV organizations must have a prior year income between $5,000 and $99,999. There are 20 organizations recommended for funding totaling $152,000, with each receiving grant awards between $3,000 and $10,000.
Project Support Program (PSP) grants promote and encourage the breadth of arts and cultural programming in our community by supporting projects both large and small throughout the City of Phoenix.
The program supports guest artist fees/expenses, production fees, and marketing expenses for in-person, socially distanced, and/or virtual projects that engage Phoenix residents, including but not limited to, arts workshops, popup performances, and collaborations with artists. PSP applicants are eligible to receive an amount up to $3,000 to fund their proposed project. Allocations are determined by the ranking an applicant received during the panel review of the following criteria:
Artistic/Cultural Value
Community Significance
Logistics and Accessibility
Twenty-four organizations are recommended for PSP funding totaling $68,440.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The Phoenix Arts and Culture Commission reviewed and approved the FY 2022-23 Community Arts Grants Program allocation recommendations at its meeting on June 14, 2022.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Inger Erickson and the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture.