NEA: FY 2005 GRANT AWARDS: Access to Artistic Excellence

FY 2005 Grant Awards: Access to Artistic Excellence

Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

LOCAL ARTS AGENCIES

Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations (Alliance of New York State Arts Councils, Inc.)
Mattituck, NY
$25,000
To support Community Action Teams of cultural and economic development professionals. The teams will work within rural, suburban, and urban communities in New York state to develop strategies to improve resources for the arts and cultural industry.

Americans for the Arts, Inc.
Washington, DC
$40,000
To support the Strategic Alliances and Partnerships Initiative. Developed in response to a 2003 Americans for the Arts (AFTA) strategic planning process, this initiative will better focus the organization's longstanding efforts to strengthen the work of its core constituency -- nearly 4,000 local arts agencies located throughout the country.

ArtPRIDE New Jersey Foundation
Bordentown, NJ
$18,000
To support a series of statewide cultural tourism meetings and the publication of a cultural tourism handbook and cultural guide. Project activity will provide opportunities for New Jersey arts groups to interact with tourism service providers to strengthen and expand cultural tourism partnerships.

Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City (Metropolitan Arts Council of Greater Kansas City)
Kansas City, MO
$25,000
To support the Collaborative Cultural Audience Development Initiative. Selected arts organizations within the Council's Missouri and Kansas service area will incorporate a coordinated audience development strategy into their marketing plans.

Arts Extension Institute, Inc.
Amherst, MA
$20,000
To support Peripheral Vision: A New Look at Community. The project will focus on bringing a range of local arts agencies in Massachusetts together with local government and community-based organizations to collaborate on enhancing quality of life issues.

Bronx Council on the Arts, Inc.
Bronx, NY
$30,000
To support the Cultural Enterprise Network. The program is designed to facilitate the earned-income capabilities of select nonprofit arts organizations in the Bronx.

Broward County Board of County Commissioners/ Cultural Affairs Division
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$60,000
To support the Design Arts Program (DAP) and a series of facilitated workshops on best practices and new strategies to enhance local leadership in managing civic design projects. The program will facilitate partnerships between municipalities and nonprofit organizations to implement projects throughout Broward County that improve the aesthetics of the region's built environment.

CDA (Cultural Development Authority of King County)
Seattle, WA
$50,000
To support Arts Card, an entrepreneurial arts marketing tool using new technology to introduce audiences to the arts. Similar to a retail gift card, an arts card will be redeemable at participating arts organizations throughout King County.

City of Austin, Texas
Austin, TX
$20,000
To support a community cultural planning process, including an initial assessment and the development of a culminating action plan. The inclusive, community-wide planning process will include both nonprofit and commercial arts organizations in the development of a plan to more effectively support local nonprofit art resources.

Community Arts Council of Lincoln (Lincoln Arts Council)
Lincoln, NE
$18,000
To support Growing the Arts in Lincoln. The series of workshops and meetings will enhance the capacity of local arts organizations and individual artists.

Los Angeles County Arts Commission
Los Angeles, CA
$50,000
To support the Community Anchor Program (CAP). Selected Los Angeles County arts organizations will compete for grant awards to further develop and enhance artistic resources and to receive technical assistance through individualized coaching in human resource and board management issues.

Michigan Association of Community Arts Agencies
Ann Arbor, MI
$20,000
To support a series of statewide and regional conferences focusing on arts management, community development, and leadership initiatives. Michigan Association of Community Arts Agencies (MACAA) provides direct services to nearly 3,000 arts and cultural organizations located in Michigan's 83 counties.

South Dakotans for the Arts (consortium)
Lead, SD
$22,000
To support the consortium project, Prairie Arts Management Institute (PAMI). In partnership with the Missouri Association of Community Arts Agencies, PAMI provides intensive training for executive directors and staff of small and mid-sized organizations located primarily within the prairie states of Middle America.

United Arts of Central Florida, Inc.
Maitland, FL
$30,000
To support the Central Florida Cultural Audience Development Initiative. The project will include market branding, promotion, and further development of strategies that will allow collaborating nonprofit organizations in Central Florida to continue to expand their audiences.

Westchester Arts Council (consortium)
White Plains, NY
$15,000
To support a consortium project of marketing initiatives designed to assist building audiences for the arts through cultural tourism partnerships. In association with the Westchester County Office of Tourism, the Council will expand its multi-faceted marketing initiatives using improved resources for print, Web, e-mail, and visitor centers.

National Endowment for the Arts · an independent federal agency
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Washington, DC 20506