Recovery Grant to create new funding opportunities for local arts and cultural organizations. The Arts Council of New Orleans today announces its selection as a $250,000 grant recipient from the National Endowement for the Arts (NEA) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Arts Council of New Orleans is amoung the 631 nonprofit arts organizations awarded the one-time grant from the NEA to preserve jobs in the nonprofit sector that are in jeopardy due to the recent economic downturn.
The Arts Council of New Orleans applied for NEA funding to regratn to regional arts and cultural organizations. NEA funds will create a one-time grant opportunity to support salaries of positions at risk, or those that have been eliminated as a result of economic challenges, which are critical to the organizations's artistic mission. Grants can also be applied for to expand a period that previously engaged artists or contractual personnel will be employed by arts organizations.
"The Arts Council applied for NEA funds to fill a critical need within the arts community, retaining staff as budgets are tightened," Interim President and CEO of the Arts Council Mary Len Costa said. "We appreciate the opportunity to provide additional financial assistance to arts organizations across the greater New Orleans community. However, the need to support our cultural institutions continues to be great. We need locals to continue investing their time, energy and finances into supporting the arts and cultural organizations as we continue to face economic challenges."
Additional Louisiana arts councils that recieved NEA Recovery Grant Funds to regrant to their respective constituents include the Arts Council of Baton Rouge, Inc. and the Shreveport Regional Arts Council. New Orleans area arts organizations that received a NEA Recovery Grant include Friends of A Studio in the Woods, Junebug Productions, Inc., Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, National Performance Network, Inc. New Orleans Ballet Association, Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, Inc. University of New Orleans, Xavier University of Louisiana and Young Aspirations/ Young Artists, Inc. The Lafayette-based organization Louisiana Folk Roots, Inc. also recieved funding.
In total, the NEA awarded $29.75 million across the country in this second round of grants from the stimulus package. It previously awarded 63 state and regional first round grant submissions in April, totalling $19.8 million. In this third round of grants, thirteen arts organizations in Louisiana were awarded gratns totaling $1,175,000.
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