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Cultural Arts Funding Update Jesús Pantel, Cultural Funding Supervisor Cultural Arts Division Economic Development Department April 15, 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 Current Contracts, Payment Updates, and Pending Program Launches Grant Funded Activities for April and May Operationalizing Community Feedback C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 2 Contracts and Payments Update Elevate Nexus Thrive Year 1 Thrive Year 2 Arts Ed Relief Grant Total Contracts 51 36 See year 1 19 200 199 (99%) 199 (99%) 199 (99%) 163 (81%) (4%) Signed & Processed Contracts Test payments issued & verified Payment 1 Issued Payment 2 Issued Payment 3 Issued Total Dist. to date 51 (100%) 50 (98%) 50 (98%) 16 (31%) n/a 36 (100%) 36 (100%) 36 (100%) 36 (100%) n/a See year 1 See year 1 30 (83%) - (0%) n/a 19 (100%) 19 (100%) 18 (95%) - (0%) n/a $5,217,250 (83%) $232,500 (91%) $3,901,500 ( 100%) $3,028,500 (78%) $405,000 (85%) Total Allocation $6,250,000 $255,000 $3,901,500 $3,901,500 $475,000 C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 3 Nexus Launch Tuesday, April 16 Tuesday, May 14 Friday, May 31 • Application opens at 10am • Submittable new application platform – Supported by The Long Center • Application closes at 7pm • Staff application support available 10am-6pm through Open Office Hours • Awards announced • Applications reviewed by staff from across the City of Austin June 1-Sept 30, 2024 • Activities must occur within the grant period • Shorter than usual grant period to accommodate transition to new application platform October 31, 2024 • The latest a Final Report is due • Final Reports are due 30 days after the final activity has concluded, rounded to the end of that month Visit austintexas.gov/Nexus to learn more. C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 4 Nexus Application Assistance Provider Type of Support Dates Contact Cultural Funding Staff 1:1 Application Support Location TBD By appointment and May drop-in assistance days Culturalarts@austintexas.gov Open Office Hours In person or on Zoom Every Tuesday April 16 to May 7 from 10 AM-12 PM May 13 and 14 from 10 AM-6PM Almost Real Things (Cultural Funding Staff in attendance) 1:1 Application Support By Appointment Application Workshops April 17, May 4, May 11, May 14 Almost Real Things 512-814-8318 Hello@almostrealthings.com The Long Center Technical Assistance with Submittable Platform Cityofaustingrants@thelongcenter. org Visit austintexas.gov/Nexus to learn more. C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 5 Future Program Launches Live Music Fund • Launches after Nexus application closes • Date TBD Elevate and Thrive • Will Launch after Live Music Fund closes • Date TBD • Elevate: for activities occurring October 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025 for activities occurring January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2026 • Thrive: Nexus 2024 Fall/Winter • Will launch after Elevate and Thrive closes • Dates TBD • Will be open for activities occurring October 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025 C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 6 Grantee Activities April/May  s t n e v E l i r p A e e t n a r G e t a v e l E Wonderful India Festival • April 5 -27, weekly Th, Fri, Sat, 5-8pm • Artly World – 3806 Cherrywood Road (Dist 9) Born with Teeth • April 5 – 28, weekly Th, Fr, Sa, Su • Austin Playhouse – 405 W 22 St, Bldg 4000 (Dist 9) Log Cabin • April 12-14 and April 18-20, 8-10pm • Austin Rainbow Theatre – Trinity Street Theater (Dist 3) Hindustani Classical/Semi-classical Vocal Concert By Pt Nishad Bakre • April 13, 5pm-8pm • Kala Darpan, Covenant United Methodist Church - 410 Duval Rd (Dist 6) Anklets in the Boardroom • April 20, 5-7pm • Leela – an Indian Community Theatre - Austin PBS Silicon Labs Community Room – 6101 Highland Dr. Bldg 3000 (Dist 6) C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 8  s t n e v E l i r p A e e t n a r G e t a v e l E ATX Theatre Presents Affordable Headshot Sessions • April 20 -21, 12 – 6pm • ATX Theatre – Sterling Stage Austin – 6134 E Hwy 290 (Dist 8 BRAVE Communities Connection – April Showers Bring Brave Flowers • April 2, 2-4pm • BRAVE Communities– DAWA Studios HQ 916 Springdale Rd, Bldg 4, Ste 109 (Dist 3) 24th Annual Dragon Boat Festival • April 27, 10am-3pm • Asian American Cultural Center – Nash Hernandez Sr Rd (Dist 10) Austin Blues Festival • April 27-28 – 12-10pm • Clifford Antone Foundation – Waterloo Greenway – 1111 Red River St (Dist 9) The Front Market • April 27-28 – 11am-5pm • Future Front – Distribution Hall 1500 E 4 St (Dist 3) C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 9 Touch the Art Experience • April 28-May 19 • Almost Real Things – 820 Shelby Lane, #103 (Dist 3) Bizet’s Carmen • May 2 -5, 7:30 pm • Austin Opera – The Long Center, 701 W Riverside Dr (Dist 9) Circus under the Stars • May 4, 7-10pm • Uprise Circus – 11797 Rim Rock Trail (Dist ETJ) Lulu Fest • May 11 5:30-9:30pm • Ritenuto Foundation – First Presbyterian Church of Austin, 8001 Mesa Dr (Dist 10) s t n e v E y a M e e t n a r G e t a v e l E C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 10 s t n e v E y a M / l i r p A e e t n a r G e v i r h T The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body • April 12 – May 4, weekly Th, Fr, Sa, Su • The Vortex – 2307 Manor Rd (Dist 1) 9th Annual Indie Meme Film Festival • April 17 -21 and May 3-5, 6 – 10pm • Indie Meme, AFS Cinema & Event Hall 6406 N IH 35 Frontage Rd, Ste 3100 (Dist 6) Dance for Mother Earth • April 21, 2-5pm • Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center, 701 Tillery St #13 (Dist 3) Cinenoche Presents Mujeres en la Lucha: Fly so Far • April 24, 7pm-9pm • Cine Las Americas – Violet Crown Cinema, 434 W 2 St (Dist 9) 26th Annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival • May 15 – 19, Various times daily • Cine Las Americas, Various Locations C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 11 C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 12 Resource Links MJR Partners Interim Report MJR Partners Final Report June 2022 Arts Commission Approval C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 13 Origins of Thrive Grant Why Thrive? To Build capacity for Austin’s current and next generation of arts and culture leaders Intentionally strengthen culturally specific organizations Developenforceable accountability systems for organizations Training Learn Knowledge Support Skills Coaching Development C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 14 Clarifying Eligibility (all programs) Creative Businesses (for-profit groups) Eligibility Individuals and Creative Businesses have always been eligible • Feedback was contradictory • • Annual Budget Expense capped • Non-arts organizations no longer eligible Why are non-Austinites allowed to apply for funding? • Austin cost of living is expensive • Limited to 5-county region (MSA) • Overhalf of their activities must take place in Austin/ETJ • All funded activities must take place in Austin/ETJ C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 15 Award Amount Changes (Proposed to Present) Proposed 2022 Pilot Year 2023 New Proposed 2024 Program Elevate Nonprofit Grants Elevate Individual/Creative Business Grants # Grants # Grants # Grants # Grants Award Amounts $7.5k - $50k $30k - $75k $40k-$80k Award Amounts $7.5k - $10k $10k-$25k $15k-$30k 125 75 36 50 125 100 35 50 65 35 35 50 $5k Nexus Grants Award Amounts No Change No Change Thrive Grants Award Amounts $70k - $120k $85k - $150k $85k-$150k C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 16 Guideline Changes (from Proposed to Present) Thrive eligibility revised •Removed the “$100k or less average COA award over time” eligibility requirement Revised to be clearer and more concise Reduced the number of questions and required uploads Simplified Budget Form https://www.gocomics.com/darksideofthehorse/2023/01/04 C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 17 Streamlining Awards (from Core to Pilots) Insurance waived in Nexus Increased the speed of contracting and payments • The Long Center as Third-Party Administrator C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 18 Panel Process (From Core to Pilot to Present) Added Equity training for staff and panel members Higher pay for reviewers (training, reviewing/scoring, panels) Added Community Member participation (funds are for community) All multidisciplinary panels (ensuring robust panel participation) No interaction from the public (national grantmaking best practices) Virtual panel meetings (increased equity and flexibility) Added Spanish interpreters No Reader Stage Added mid-range scoring options C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 19 Language Access (From Core to Pilot) More language access but a work in progress Applications accepted in non-English languages Community Navigator assistance in Spanish Interpreters available upon request Videos are captioned C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 20 Award Determination (from Core to Pilot) Option to accept a smaller award No matching requirement No minimum score requirement Awards no longer tied to budget size Narrow and deep funding • Awards are more meaningful • Community wanted competitive process C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 21 Appeals Process (from Core to Pilot) Written panel comments Staff go over application scores and concerns Streamlined Appeals Process Added Arts Commission Appeals Working Group Added virtual Appeals Form C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 22 Application (from Pilot to Present) Thrive and Elevate for Nonprofits • Same application process • Launch at the same time Moving from Portal to Submittable C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 23 Application Assistance (from Core to Present) Increased technical assistance and training Added Community Navigators/Amplifiers More 1:1 support provided Weekly and application due date Open Office Hours No Friday application due dates Deadline moving from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Staff availability 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM generally C I T Y O F A U S T I N EC ON OMI C D EVEL OP M EN T 24 Questions? 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