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COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
JANUARY 7, 2014
TITLE:
REQUEST TO APPLY FOR NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, OUR TOWN
GRANT
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
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❑ As Recommended
❑ As Amended
❑ Ordinance on 1s` Reading
❑ Ordinance on 2 n Reading
❑ Implementing Resolution
❑ Set Public Hearing For
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Authorize staff to respond to the National Endowment for the Arts, Our Town grant to request
funding to study opportunities for Cultural Planning, Arts Engagement and Design in Santa Ana.
DISCUSSION
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) was established by Congress in 1965 as an
independent agency of the federal government. To date, the NEA has awarded more than $4
billion to support art in communities nationwide. The Our Town grant will provide a limited number
of grants, ranging from $25,000 to $200,000, for various placemaking projects that contribute
toward the livability of communities with the arts at their core. Example projects consist of cultural
planning including the development of master plans or community -wide strategies for public art as
well as design projects that include art and arts infrastructure.
The City will play a key role in the application for this grant but will be partnering with the United
Artists of Santa Ana to assist with both the grant application preparation and ultimate
administration of the funding should the city be awarded a grant. This public private partnership is
required for all Our Town applications and is recommended to be a partnership between a local
government entity and non - profit artist organization.
The pursuit of this grant continues to show the City's support for the arts community. The Our
Town grant and subsequent projects and programs will result in measurable community benefits,
such as growth in overall levels of social and civic engagement; arts- or design- focused changes in
policies and regulations and job growth /revenue increases in the community.
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Request to Apply for NEA, Our Town Grant
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
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J Trevino
Executive Director
Planning & Building Agency
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