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Cultural Arts Funding Update Economic Development Department January 27, 2025 C I T Y O F A U S T I N Agenda 1. Contracts & Payments 2. FY 25 Nexus Update 3. Grant Funded Activities C I T Y O F A U S T I N Contracts & Payments Contracts & Payments (As of 1/24/25) FY23 Elevate FY23 Nexus (Fall/Winter) FY24 Nexus (Spring/ Summer) FY23-24 Thrive (Year 1) FY23-24 Thrive (Year 2) Total Contracts Signed & Processed Contracts Test payments issued & verified Payment 1 Issued Payment 2 Issued Payment 3 Issued 199 199 (100%) 199 (100%) 199 (100%) 196 (98%) 155 (78%) 51 51 (100%) 51 (100%) 51 (100%) 49 (96%) n/a 51 51 (100%) 51 (100%) 51 (100%) 44 (86%) n/a 36 36 (100%) 36 (100%) 36 (100%) 36 (100%) n/a See year 1 N/A N/A 35 (97%) 2 (6%) n/a Total Dist. to date Total Allocation $5,811,750 (93%) $6,250,000 $254,000 (99%) $255,000 $251,500 (98%) $255,000 $3,901,500 (100%) $3,362,000 (86%) $3,901,500 $3,901,500 *Each grant has a different reporting deadline. Final Payments are issued upon successful close out of Final Report. C I T Y O F A U S T I N FY 25 Nexus Update FY 25 Nexus Timeline January 28, 2025 May 1, 2025 May 30, 2026 Nexus application opens Nexus activities begin Latest Nexus Final Report due date Nexus application closes Last day for Nexus activities March 6, 2025 April 30, 2026 C I T Y O F A U S T I N Grant Overview The Nexus program is designed to nurture new and emerging applicants in the creative community. This program funds art and culture activities of all kinds. Nexus will prioritize applicants who are economically disadvantaged. Applicants who have never received City of Austin Cultural Funding awards in the last five years $5,000 100 Awards (this is not a limit) of $5,000 C I T Y O F A U S T I N What's New? Previous Nexus Grant Application New Nexus Grant Application Two Cycles per year One Cycle Per Year Up to 6 months contract Up to 12 months contract Narrative Questions Scored by City of Austin Staff Multiple Choice Questions with some short answer responses, up to 4 work samples Auto-calculations in the Submittable platform, Cultural Funding Staff and our Third-Party administrators, The Long Center. C I T Y O F A U S T I N Virtual Open Office Hours (Zoom) Every Tuesday (Jan 28-Mar 4) from 10 a.m. - Noon Nexus Grant: From Draft to Done! @ DeWitty Job Training Center 1 - 4 p.m. – March 3 Important Dates Event Application Opens Nexus Info Session (Spanish) @ Spicewood Springs Library Nexus Ask Me Anything @ Cepada Library Nexus All Day Open Office Hours (Zoom) Application Closes Application Scoring Award Announcement C I T Y O F A U S T I N Date 10 a.m. - January 28 10:30 a.m. - January 25 6:30 p.m. - February 6 10 a.m – 6p.m. - March 6 7 p.m. - March 6 March/April April Grant Funded Activities FY23-24 Cultural Funding Grantee Activities Fronterafest • January 14 – February 15 • Hyde Park Theatre – Hyde Park Theatre (Dist 9) She Was Here • January 17 – February 9 • Austin Playhouse – Austin Playhouse (Dist 9) A Museum Experience by Equity Through Art • January 28 • Equity Through Art – Blanton Museum of Art (Dist 8) Her Majesty: A Celebration of Black Women in Music • January 31 • Tameca Jones – Antone’s Nightclub (Dist 5) C I T Y O F A U S T I N FY23-24 Cultural Funding Grantee Activities m(other) figures • January 31 – February 1 • Dance Waterloo – Dougherty Arts Center (Dist 5) Community Impressions: Works by Kim Bishop & Luis Valderas • February 1 • Coronado printstudio – Culture Complex (Dist 3) Mahabharata Tales • February 14 – 23 • Austin Shakespeare – Long Center (Dist 9) Twilight: The Aerial Show • February 15 • Sky Candy – Sky Candy (Dist 1) C I T Y O F A U S T I N FY23-24 Cultural Funding Grantee Activities Hard Tango • February 15 • ATX Chamber Music and Jazz – Assembly Hall (Dist 10) Queer Cinema: Lost & Found Series • February 16 • Austin Film Society – AFS Cinema & Event Hall (Dist 9) ACG Originals: Phantom of the Opera • February 22 – 23 • Austin Classical Guitar – The Rosette (Dist 9) Sunday Service, Celebrating Black History Month • February 23 • Eastside Kings Foundation – Mission Possible (Dist 8) C I T Y O F A U S T I N Questions?