We’ve been receiving quite a few announcements about local organizations getting boosts in funding thanks to various grant sources. Here’s some of the big ones.
The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) has been awarded a $50,000 grant for the development of the Atlanta BeltLine Arts and Culture Strategic Implementation Plan from the National Endowment for the Arts’ Our Town fund. OCA will partner with Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. and Metropolitan Public Art Coalition to develop a long range implementation strategy for arts and culture along the Atlanta BeltLine through engagement with the Atlanta arts community.
Horizon Theatre Company is among 38 recipients of ArtPlace America’s 2015 National Grants Program. ArtPlace, one of the nation’s largest philanthropies dedicated to creative placemaking, is investing $170,000 in the Little Five Points Arts and Retail District to further integrate arts and culture into the community planning and development of the area. Horizon will partner with the Little Five Points Community Improvement District (CID) to bring curated outdoor performances and visual art into the public spaces of Little Five Points. ArtPlace selected Horizon from a pool of nearly 1,300 applicants.
Actor’s Express received a $13,500 contract for services from the Fulton County Board of Commissioners in response the theatre company’s 2015 programming and its ongoing mission to make art accessible to the community.
The Walmart Foundation has given a $75,000 grant to the East Lake Foundation to support the Resident and Community Support Program (RCSP) at the Villages of East Lake, which will allow high-quality educational and economic support programs to continue.
