TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Minh Tran - County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Jesus Tijero, BOS - Staff Assistant I
SUBJECT: FY 2021-22 Arts & Culture Grant Contracts for Recipients
RECOMMENDATION
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County Executive Officer requests approval of the following Arts and Culture Advisory Committee grant award recommendations and authorization for the Chair to sign the corresponding grant agreements for the term July 13, 2021 through June 30, 2022 which total $175,000:
Main Category 1: Tourism Generating Arts and Culture Organizations for a total of $100,000
1. Friends of Lincoln Theater: $15,000
2. Music in the Vineyards: $15,000
3. Napa Valley Writer's Conference: $10,000
4. Cinema Napa Valley: $15,000
5. NapaShakes Napa Valley Shakespeare: $5,000
6. Napa Valley Museum: $15,000
7. Napa Valley Festival Association - Festival Napa Valley: $15,000
8. Napa County Historical Society: $10,000
Main Category 2: General Arts and Culture Organizations for a total of $75,000
1. Di Rosa Center: $15,000
2. Napa Valley Youth Symphony: $10,000
3. Shakespeare Napa Valley: $5,000
4. Rail Arts District Napa: $5,000
5. Cafeteria Kids Theater: $10,000
6. Lucky Penny Productions: $10,000
7. Napa Valley Art Association: $5,000
8. Nimbus Arts: $15,000
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
At its regular meeting on April 26, 2021, the Napa County Arts & Culture Advisory Committee (ACAC) discussed and scored 16 grant applications submitted for the FY 2021-22 grant cycle. The ACAC voted unanimously to support all 16 applications for funding that met the ACAC's grant guidelines. A detailed table with the ACAC's grant recommendations is attached.
On May 18, 2021, the Board of Supervisors unanimously endorsed the ACAC's recommendations to approve 16 arts grant applications for the FY 2021-22 funding cycle. Today's actions will authorize awarding contracts to implement that earlier endorsement.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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