The Arts Commission Greater Toledo (ACTg) received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The purpose of the award is to support subgranting to the nonprofit arts sector in Ohio in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. ACTg will distribute subgrants to other nonprofit organizations to support opportunities for communities to participate in the arts and...
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) a $1,174,300 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025) for the period of July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The grant will support arts programs, services, and activities carried out under OAC's NEA-approved strategic plan, including two sub-awards. The first sub-award of $100,000 to River View Local School District will sponsor a 100-day multidisciplinary arts...
The Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio will receive $312,474 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301) to create a new Young Adult Creativity Center. The Center will host over 200 annual events and engage more than 6,000 young adults ages 13 to 21 from the greater Cincinnati region in career-building and professional development activities in the creative industries. Two new career-focused programs, Teen...
The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $1,325,500 Project Grant to Arts Council Ohio to support arts programs, services, and activities associated with carrying out the agency's NEA-approved strategic plan from July 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. This funding is provided under the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025), which enables partnerships with state and regional arts agencies to advance the NEA's mission. A portion of the grant funds a 120-day arts...
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $1,094,700 Project Grant to the Ohio Arts Council under the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025). The grant will support arts programs, services, and activities carried out under the NEA-approved strategic plan through September 2022. Specifically, sub-awards will provide operating support to 16 sub-grantees across Ohio, including arts organizations like the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus and the Fine Arts Association...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $372,250 Project Grant to the Baltimore Choral Arts Society Inc. to support a concert by Baltimore Choral Arts Society singers and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Konzertaus in Vienna, Austria on October 22, 2022. The concert delivers products and services that advance the goals of the agency's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program by informing and influencing foreign publics in Austria...
The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame & Museum Inc., a non-profit organization, to fund arts education programs under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (CFDA 84.215) federal grant program. The award period is from January 1, 2024 to...
This $2,750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) supports the Ohio Historical Society, doing business as Ohio History Connection, in preserving and promoting Ohio's cultural heritage. The non-profit organization will use the funding over a two-year period ending in June 2026 to maintain its network of over 50 historic sites and museums across the state, provide educational...
The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Karamu House Inc., doing business as Karamu Theatre, to support personnel and facilities expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. This funding falls under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which aims to support opportunities for public participation in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with strategies promoting well-being and community...
The Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS) received a $1,531,403 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.735 - PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation) to support efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities (RED) in the juvenile justice system and promote positive youth development (PYD). The funding will be used to provide delinquency prevention services targeting at-risk African American...