Arts CommissionJan. 31, 2022

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American Rescue Plan Act ‐ Arts Update ARTS COMMISSION JANUARY 31, 2022 Arts & Culture Non‐Profit Relief: $3.92m o $2 million (part of City’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation) o 100 one‐time, flat, unrestricted grants of $20,000 o Notifications: Week of August 16th; Funding distribution: Week of August 23rd o Additional Funds added and distributed 11/23/2021 o $1 million Council Approved Budget Amendment (50 awards) o $420,000 ARPA (21 awards) o Additional Funds added and approved by council 12/9/2021 o $500,000 (25 awards) o COA executed contract 12/22/21; BBB invoiced 12/27/21 o Checks cut and mailed on 12/31/21! o CM Alter asked us to “act with expediency... ideally by December 31, 2021” = success! Arts Community Relief (ARPA): $5.32m o Council approved fund allocations ‐ November 18, 2021 o Pivot to third party announced– December 15, 2022 o Notification to cultural contractors from COA – December 17, 2022 o Award emails/ links sent from BBB* – December 22, 2022 o Purchasing finalized contract with third party – January 13, 2022 o BBB invoiced – January 18, 2022 o Funds received by BBB; 335 checks ($5m) cut & mailed – January 21, 2022 *22 contractors ($71,702.10) received funding from COA directly before we pivoted to BBB. Breakdown of Creative Sector Support Program Date Source Amount Funded # of Grants By Year Music Disaster Relief Grant 1.0 Creative Space Disaster Relief April 2020 June 2020 COA COA $1,500,000 1,497 $1,000,000 Small Business Relief Grant (Creative Industries only) July 2020 CARES $2,187,038 Non‐Profit Relief Grant (Arts & Culture only) July/Sept 2020 CARES $1,921,841 Creative Worker Relief Grant August 2020 CARES $3,500,000 1,866 Live Music Venue Preservation Relief January 2021 SAVES $1,394,700 Arts & Culture Non‐Profit Relief Grant August 2021 ARPA+ $3,920,000 Arts Community Relief January 2022 ARPA $5,318,705 Music Disaster Relief Grant 2.0 February 2022 ARPA $2,300,000 32 131 127 73 196 384 $10,108,879 $5,314,700 $7,618,705 $23,042,284 1,150 5,456