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Office of Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment (ACME) Cultural Arts Funding Update May 19, 2025 Agenda 1.Contracts & Payments 2.Cultural Arts Funding Update 3.NEA Update 4.ACME: The Creative Reset 5.Grant Funded Activities Contracts & Payments Contracts & Payments (As of 5/14/25) 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%) 198 (99%) 190 (95%) 51 51 (100%) 51 (100%) 51 (100%) 50 (96%) n/a 51 51 (100%) 51 (100%) 51 (100%) 46 (90%) n/a 36 36 (100%) 36 (100%) 36 (100%) 36 (100%) n/a See year 1 N/A N/A 35 (97%) 35 (100%) n/a Total Dist. to date Total Allocation $6,215,000 (99%) $6,250,000 $254,500 (99%) $255,000 $225,500 (88%) $255,000 $3,901,500 (100%) $3,901,500 (100%) $3,901,500 $3,901,500 *Each grant has a different reporting deadline. Final Payments are issued upon successful close out of Final Report. Cultural Arts Funding Updates FY25 Nexus 541 total applicants 105 awards $525,000 awarded Activity Dates Awardee List 23% acceptance rate $2,555,000 requested May 1, 2025 – April 30, 2026 454 eligible applicants 87 ineligible applicants (16% ineligible) Nexus 2025 Nexus 2025 Awardees Awardees FY25 Nexus Awardee Details Applicant Type Artistic Discipline • 9 - 501(c) nonprofit organizations (9%) • 16 - creative businesses (15%) • 80 - individual artists (76%) • Arts/Music Therapy – 7 (7%) • Arts Education – 5 (5%) • Dance – 6 (6%) • Design – 2 (2%) • Film/Video/TV – 11 (10%) • Literature/Humanities – 1 (1%) • Media Arts – 4 (4%) • Multidisciplinary – 21 (20%) • Music – 16 (15%) • Theatre – 9 (9%) • Traditional/Cultural Arts – 12 (11%) • Visual Arts – 11 (10%) National Endowment for the Arts Rescission Our Future 35 • Joint project with Transportation and Public Works Department • Submitted appeal • Planning for alternate funds if appeal is unsuccessful FY23 and 24 Cultural Funding recipients • Confirming if NEA award was rescinded • Encouraged appealing the decision • Provided resources • Keeping a pulse on losses for Community Organizations, reporting back to Leadership The Creative Reset ACME Program Funding evaluation is underway Opportunities to Engage in the Process • ACME led Working Group (selected) • Focus Groups • One-on-ones • Meeting-in-a-box • Survey • *Feedback via active Commission Working Groups Community Engagement Additional Data Informing the Process • Historical Community Feedback (2020-2025) • Peer Cities Review on Similar Programs • Information from The Long Center on Applications • Information from Law Department on HOT Goal: Create and launch new funding programs, in partnership with our community. The Creative Reset Timeline Goals Stay in the Loop with ACME AustinTexas.gov/ACME Grant Funded Activities FY 24-25 Cultural Funding Grantee Activities Austin’s Performance Club Monday – Friday to June 13 Fisterra Projects (District 1) – 1200 East 2nd Street Touch The Art May 10 – May 25 Almost Real Things (District 3) – Almost Real Things I Wanna Be A F*&##G Princess May 8 – May 23 Ground Floor Theatre (District 3) – Ground Floor Theatre C I TY O F A U S T I N FY 24-25 Cultural Funding Grantee Activities Soul Of Austin Culture Fest June 7 Made Media Group (District 1) – Asian American Culture Center Sarod Legend Basant Kabra & Flute Virtuoso Nityanand Haldipur June 7 Indian Classical Music Circle of Austin (District 10) – Unity Church of the Hills Hot Summer, Cool Jazz Concert June 14 Women in Jazz (District 1) – Austin PBS C I TY O F A U S T I N Questions Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment (ACME) Thank You For Your Partnership