Item 07 - Staff update on the Cultural Arts Funding Programs by Jesús Pantel, Cultural Funding Supervisor — original pdf

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Cultural Arts Funding Update Jesús Pantel, Cultural Funding Supervisor Cultural Arts Division Economic Development Department January 29, 2024 C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 1 Status Reports • Contracts and Payments Elevate • • • Nexus Thrive • Arts Education (ARPA) • Grant Funded activities this month C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 2 Elevate Grant Status – 200 awardees • 197 Contracts sent (TLC holds the contract) • 197 Contracts signed/processed • 198 test payments issued • 196 test payments verified • 196 First payments issued (50% of award) - 98% of awardees • 120 Second payments issued (40% of award) - must complete Miles Partnership Marketing class (+take survey) or post to Visit Austin (+tell COA staff) to be eligible. • $4,627,500 Total Distribution to date ($6,250,000 total) • COA staff working with TLC re: outreach to non-responsive awardees. C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 3 Nexus Grant Status – 51 awardees • 51 Contracts sent (COA holds the contract) • 51 Contracts signed/processed • 42 test payments issued • 42 test payments verified • 42 First payments issued (90% of total award = $4,500) • $189,000 Total Distribution to date • TLC invoiced 11/1; takes 2-3 business days to process; Nexus funds will be distributed when it hits TLC account to those who have signed an agreement/ submitted financial information/ verified a test payment. C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 4 Thrive Grant Status – 36 awardees • 36 Contracts sent (COA holds the contract) • 36 Contracts signed/processed • 36 test payments issued; 36 test payments verified • 36 First payments issued • 36 Second payments issued • $3,447,500 Total Distribution to date ($3,935,000 total in year 1) • Grant Administrator has met with each organization individually to set their strategic growth goals for Year 1. Preparing the launch of capacity building workshops using the feedback from the Thrive Cohort. Next round of reporting and payments will be in January 2024 C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 5 Arts Education Grant Status – 19 awardees • ALL CONTRACTS AND PAYMENTS BEING PROCESSED BY COA • 17 Contracts sent codes • 17 Contracts signed and are in COA process for payment • 17 First payments issued (90% of total award = $22,500) • 0 Final payments issued (10% of total award = $2,500) • $22,500.00 Total Distribution to date • The 2 contracts not yet sent are waiting on insurance certificates. C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 6 Elevate Grantee Activities • East Austin Creative Coalition, District 1 • Blue Monday Blues Jam, Mondays @ Victory Grill • Hyde Park Theatre, District 9 • FronteraFest 2024, 1/16 – 2/17 @ Hyde Park Theatre • The Levite Laboratory, MSA • Hope is like a Light: Music Therapy Concert Series, 2/10 @ Carver Museum • Austin Classical Guitar, District 9 • Live at The Rosette: Yuefei Yang, 2/3 – 2/4 @ The Rosette • Beerthoven, District 10 • To Invoke History, 2/4 @ Saengerrunde Hall C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 7 Nexus Grantee Activities • Austin Moonflower Performing Arts Group , District 6 • 2024 Lunar New Year Celebration, 2/10 @ Vandergrift High School • The Artful Resistance , District 5 • Art of Pleasure Exhibition, 2/24 @ 2211 Lynnbrook Dr • Flourish Sanctuary , District 1 • Homegirls Healing: No-Cost Tax Clinic, 2/24 @ African American Cultural and Heritage Facility C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 8 Thrive Grantee Activities • Cine las Americas, District 9 • Maxima (MUJERES EN LA LUCHA series), 1/31 @ Violet Crown Cinema • Mexic-Arte Museum, District 9 • Mix ‘n’ Mash: Celebrating Austin opening reception, 2/2 @ Mexic-Arte • Esquina Tango, District 3 • OUTsider Fest, District 9 • Salsa in la Esquina with “Ritmo y Clave”, 2/9 @ 209 Pedernales St • 2024 OUTsider Festival, 2/15 – 2/18 @ Vortex Theatre • Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance, District 3 • The Prince & The Pana, 2/25 @ PRFD C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 9 Questions? C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 10