The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Fern Street Community Arts, Inc. a $150,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support personnel expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023 in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities for all people to participate in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with strategies that promote well-being and resilience, and build capacity and infrastructure within the arts sector. The funding will allow Fern Street Community Arts, Inc. to cover staffing costs as they continue providing arts programming to California communities impacted by the pandemic.