Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Inc.
Oxford, MS Doing business as YAC
- UEI
- WH5FAFQMJP97
- CAGE
- 5JN03
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 413 S 14th St, Oxford, MS 38655, USA
- Website
- oxfordarts.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Media
- Movies & Entertainment
- SIC code
- 89 Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Inc., doing business as YAC, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Oxford, Mississippi, that has been registered to receive federal awards since June 2009. The organization operates from a historic 1928 Powerhouse building in downtown Oxford, where it has been headquartered since 2006. YAC provides federal grant support for arts and humanities initiatives, serving as a prime awardee for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities in advancing creative and cultural programming within the Mississippi Hills region.
YAC's federal grant portfolio demonstrates a sustained commitment to artist development and community cultural enrichment through multiple complementary initiatives. The organization has received successive annual Project Grants from the National Endowment for the Arts spanning 2021 through 2026, collectively supporting the Arts Incubator program, which provides professional development, technical assistance, and entrepreneurship training for artists. Beyond the Arts Incubator, YAC secured a Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in August 2024 to pilot an Artist-in-Residence program that connects rural artists with new communities to catalyze regional economic development. Additionally, YAC received a major Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities in August 2024 for the Yoknapatawpha Humanities Center, a substantial 7,680-square-foot expansion project designed to provide residential writing space, co-working maker spaces, and educational facilities serving the 19-county Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. This multifaceted grant portfolio reflects YAC's strategic focus on supporting creative professionals while building the region's cultural infrastructure to address community development and economic resilience in economically disadvantaged rural areas.
Quick answers
Is Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through September 16, 2027.
What is Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Inc.'s most recent federal grant award is To support the arts incubator a professional development and technical assistance program for artists (19463296226), from National Endowment for the Arts, on January 1, 2026.
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