More than two dozen DeKalb County groups are set to receive grant funds from the Georgia Council for the Arts, the council said Wednesday.
The council, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, announced 266 grants totalling more than $2 million for arts initiatives throughout the state. The funds will be distributed during the 2022 fiscal year.
Bridge Grants, intended to support non-profit arts organizations recovering from COVID-19 shutdowns, will provide funding for operating support to nine organizations in DeKalb County:
- Atlanta Artist Relief Fund Inc
- Atlanta Radio Theatre Company
- Callanwolde Foundation, Inc.
- Decatur Book Festival
- OnStage Atlanta
- Paint Love, Inc.
- PushPush Film & Theater (PushPush Arts)
- Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance
- The Essential Theatre, Inc.
Project Grants to help fund one-time arts events or a series of art projects or events were given to six DeKalb County organizations:
- Emory University Center for Ethics
- Kids Video Connection, Inc.
- Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, Inc.
- Room To Move Inc.
- Several Dancers Core
- The Japan-America Society of Georgia
Thirteen programs in DeKalb County will receive funding through an Arts Education Program Grant:
- A Través, Inc.
- Callanwolde Foundation, Inc.
- Coralwood School
- DeKalb School of the Arts Foundation
- Global Village Project
- Henderson Mill Elementary School Foundation
- How Big Is Your Dream?! Foundation
- Kids Video Connection, Inc.
- Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, Inc.
- Spruill Center for the Arts
- The Essential Theatre, Inc.
- The Japan-America Society of Georgia
- Utopian Academy for the Arts
Funding for the awards by the Georgia Council for the Arts come from the Georgia General Assembly, the National Endowment for the Arts, and $904,000 from the American Rescue Plan. Additional grants for Vibrant Communities and Cultural Facilities programs will be awarded later this year. The Georgia Council for the Arts used peer review panels to judge and review the applications that were received.
Georgia Council for the Arts Executive Director Tina Lilly said the grants "will help cities and organizations leverage additional funds and bring people back to work while providing fun and educational opportunities for Georgians across the state."
A complete list of the awards given out statewide can be found at https://bit.ly/3ho9mo5
