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Funding Programs Update Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment | March 23, 2026 Award Announcements! ▪ 731 Awards announced on March 16th (1,606 applications submitted) ▪ $24+ million in grant awards ($67+ million in requests) Austin Live Music Fund Creative Space Assistance Program • 399 awards • $7.14 million • 22 awards • $1.32 million Elevate • 288 awards • $12.8 million Heritage Preservation Grant • 22 awards • $3 million 2 Award Notification ▪ Notification Letter (scores, minimum score required per program) ▪ Austin Live Music Fund (Musician/Promoter at $20k)– 47 ▪ Austin Live Music Fund (Musician/Promoter at $5k)– 17 ▪ Austin Live Music Fund Live Music Venue – 64 ▪ Creative Space Assistance Program – 75 ▪ Elevate Nonprofits – 88.00 ▪ Elevate Arts Groups – 92.00 ▪ Elevate Individual Artists – 93.33 ▪ Heritage Preservation Grant: Capital Projects – 36.67 ▪ Heritage Preservation Grant: Heritage Events – 54.67 ▪ Custom Report of Scores/ Panel Comments ▪ Link to Panel Meeting Recordings (Elevate) ▪ Awardee List posted to website (+new website) 3 Applicant Demographics Race ▪ 952 White (41%) ▪ 433 Hispanic (19%) ▪ 361 Black (16%) ▪ 120 Asian (5%) Gender ▪ 892 Women (39%) ▪ 1126 Men (49%) ▪ 138 Nonbinary (6%) ▪ 158 Prefer not to say (7%) ▪ 19 Middle Eastern, North African, Arab (1%) ▪ 19 Native American (1%) LGBTQ: 604 (26%) ▪ Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (0.2%) Disability Community: 289 (12%) ▪ 172 Multiracial (7%) Veteran: 45 (2%) ▪ 234 Prefer not to say/ not listed (10%) 4 Awardee Demographics Race ▪ 322 White (46.3%) ▪ 129 Hispanic (18.5%) ▪ 86 Black (12.4%) ▪ 43 Asian (6.2%) Gender ▪ 296 Women (42.5%) ▪ 302 Men (43.4%) ▪ 44 Nonbinary (6.3%) ▪ 54 Prefer not to say (7.8%) ▪ 9 Middle Eastern, North African, Arab (1.3%) ▪ 5 Native American (0.7%) ▪ 46 Multiracial (6.6%) LGBTQ: 185 (26.6%) Disability Community: 77 (11.1%) ▪ 56 Prefer not to say/ not listed (8%) Veteran: 7 (1%) 5 District Applicants & Awardees District # Applicants # Awardees Amount Requested Award Amount District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 District 10 ETJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 222 136 220 104 191 66 119 84 220 107 60 140 106 $ 9,220,256 $3,814,158.00 54 $ 5,220,000 $1,236,308.00 112 $ 8,419,292 $4,083,931.00 49 $ 79 $ 19 $ 49 $ 30 $ 3,335,000 6,782,800 2,660,600 4,170,000 3,710,000 $1,758,600.00 $1,888,950.00 $472,207.00 $1,649,450.00 $743,000.00 125 $ 10,491,226 $5,466,823.00 45 $ 19 $ 5,195,000 1,905,000 $1,679,584.00 $600,000.00 44 $ 4,146,120 $906,514.00 6 Details by Program: Elevate 501(c)(3) ▪ 154 Arts Nonprofit Awardees ▪ Discipline Breakdown ▪ $8.9 Million ▪ Race ▪ 83 White 54% ▪ 18 Hispanic or Latino 12% ▪ 9 Black or African American 6% ▪ 14 Asian 9% ▪ 1 Middle Eastern North African or Arab 1% ▪ 10 Multiracial 6% ▪ 18 Prefer not to answer 12% ▪ 1 Race or Ethnicity not listed 1% ▪ Gender ▪ 79 Woman 51% ▪ 50 Man 32% ▪ 6 Non-Binary 4% ▪ 19 Prefer not to answer 12% ▪ 41 Identify as LGBTQ (27%) ▪ 18 Identify as Disability Community (12%) ▪ 3 Identify as Veteran (%) ▪ 30 Music 19% ▪ 21 Theater/Musical Theatre/Opera 14% ▪ 20 Multidisciplinary 13% ▪ 14 Dance 9% ▪ 12 Arts Education (public performance required) 8% ▪ 9 Arts Service Organization 6% ▪ 9 Visual Arts 6% ▪ 8 Cultural Heritage 5% ▪ 6 Film, Video & TV Production 4% ▪ 5 Literary Arts 3% ▪ 4 Music Professional Services 3% ▪ 3 Cultural History/Humanities 2% ▪ 3 Heritage Events & Programming 2% ▪ 3 Media Arts 2% ▪ 3 Museums 2% ▪ 2 Art/ Music Therapy 1% ▪ 2 Other 1% 7 Details by Program: Elevate Arts Groups ▪ 79 Arts Groups Awardees ▪ Discipline Breakdown ▪ $2.6 Million ▪ Race ▪ 16 White 21% ▪ 20 Hispanic or Latino 26% ▪ 19 Black or African American 25% ▪ 10 Asian 13% ▪ 3 Middle Eastern North African or Arab 4% ▪ 1 Native American or Alaska Native 1% ▪ 5 Multiracial or Ethnicity (minimum of two from above) 7% ▪ 2 Prefer not to answer 3% ▪ Gender ▪ 33 Woman 43% ▪ 27 Man 36% ▪ 7 Non-Binary 9% ▪ 9 Prefer not to answer 12% ▪ 27 Identify as LGBTQ (36%) ▪ 9 Identify as Disability Community (12%) ▪ 2 Identify as Veteran (3%) ▪ 14 Multidisciplinary 18% ▪ 11 Music 14% ▪ 10 Film, Video & TV Production 13% ▪ 7 Arts Service Organization 9% ▪ 6 Arts Education (public performance required) 8% ▪ 5 Dance 7% ▪ 4 Cultural Heritage 5% ▪ 3 Folk & Traditional Arts 4% ▪ 3 Literary Arts 4% ▪ 3 Theater/Musical Theatre/Opera 4% ▪ 2 Media Arts 3% ▪ 2 Other 3% ▪ 2 Art/ Music Therapy 3% ▪ 1 Design Arts 1% ▪ 1 Heritage Events & Programming 1% ▪ 1 Legacy and Small Business 1% ▪ 1 Visual Arts 1% 8 Details by Program: Elevate Individual Artists ▪ 58 Individual Artists Awardees ▪ Discipline Breakdown ▪ $1.3 Million ▪ Race ▪ 13 White 22% ▪ 18 Hispanic or Latino 31% ▪ 18 Black or African American 31% ▪ 5 Asian 9% ▪ 3 Multiracial 5% ▪ 1 Prefer not to answer 2% ▪ Gender ▪ 31 Woman 53% ▪ 14 Man 24% ▪ 10 Non-Binary 17% ▪ 3 Prefer not to answer 5% ▪ 22 Identify as LGBTQ (38%) ▪ 15 Identify as part of Disability Community (26%) ▪ 2 Identify as Veteran (3%) ▪ 15 Music 26% ▪ 10 Film, Video & TV Production 17% ▪ 9 Multidisciplinary 16% ▪ 5 Dance 9% ▪ 4 Media Arts 7% ▪ 3 Art/ Music Therapy 5% ▪ 2 Other 3% ▪ 1 Arts Service Organization 2% ▪ 1 Arts Education (public performance required) 2% ▪ 1 Cultural History/Humanities 2% ▪ 1 Literary Arts 2% ▪ 1 Theater/Musical Theatre/Opera 2% 9 Details by Program: ALMF Venues ▪ 21 Live Music Venues ▪ $1,400,000 investment ▪ $70,000 awards ▪ Race breakdown: ▪ 16 White 76% ▪ 1 Hispanic or Latino 5% ▪ 1 Asian 5% ▪ 3 Multiracial 14% ▪ Gender breakdown: ▪ 5 Woman 24% ▪ 15 Man 71% ▪ 1 Non-Binary 5% ▪ 1 Identify as LGBTQ (5%) 10 Details by Program: ALMF Promoters 23 Independent Promoters ▪ $325,000 total investment ▪ 7 at the $5,000 level ▪ $35,000 investment ▪ 16 at the $20,000 level ▪ $320,000 investment ▪ Race breakdown: ▪ 16 White 70% ▪ 3 Black or African American 13% ▪ 2 Hispanic or Latino 9% ▪ 2 Prefer not to answer 9% ▪ Gender breakdown: ▪ 12 Woman 52% ▪ 8 Man 35% ▪ 1 Non-Binary 4% ▪ 2 Prefer not to answer 9% ▪ 6 Identify as LGBTQ (26%) ▪ 4 Identify as Disability Community (17%) 11 Details by Program: ALMF Musicians 355 Professional Musicians ▪ $5,345,000 total investment ▪ 119 at the $5,000 level ▪ $595,000 investment ▪ 236 at the $20,000 level ▪ $4,720,000 investment ▪ Gender breakdown: ▪ 125 Woman 35% ▪ 193 Man 54% ▪ 19 Non-Binary 5% ▪ 18 Prefer not to answer 5% ▪ 85 Identify as LGBTQ (35%) ▪ 30 Identify as Disability Community (8%) ▪ Race breakdown: ▪ 173 White 49% ▪ 74 Hispanic or Latino 21% ▪ 34 Black or African American 10% ▪ 12 Asian 3% ▪ 5 Middle Eastern North African or Arab 1% ▪ 4 Native American or Alaska Native 1% ▪ 24 Multiracial 7% ▪ 25 Prefer not to answer 7% ▪ 4 Race or Ethnicity not listed 1% 12 Details by Program: Creative Space Assistance Program ▪ $1,320,000 to 22 awardees ▪ Discipline Breakdown ▪ 4 Arts Service Organization 18% ▪ 4 Music 18% ▪ 3 Multidisciplinary 14% ▪ 3 Theater/Musical Theatre/Opera 14% ▪ 2 Arts Education (public performance required) 9% ▪ 2 Literary Arts 9% ▪ 1 Dance 5% ▪ 1 Film, Video & TV Production 5% ▪ 1 Museums 5% ▪ 1 Visual Arts 5% ▪ Race breakdown: ▪ 12 White 55% ▪ 2 Hispanic or Latino 9% ▪ 3 Black or African American 14% ▪ 1 Asian 5% ▪ 1 Multiracial 5% ▪ 3 Prefer not to answer 14% ▪ Gender breakdown: ▪ 14 Woman 64% ▪ 5 Man 23% ▪ 3 Prefer not to answer 14% ▪ 6 Identify as LGBTQ (27%) ▪ 4 Identify as part of Disability Community (18%) 13 Details by Program: Heritage Preservation ▪ 8 Capital Project Awards: $1.5 Million ▪ 14 Heritage Events Awards: $1.5 Million ▪ Discipline Breakdown ▪ 4 Multidisciplinary 18% ▪ 4 Cultural Heritage 18% ▪ 4 Historic Preservation 18% ▪ 3 Heritage Events & Programming 14% ▪ 2 Music 9% ▪ 1 Arts Service Organization 5% ▪ 1 Cultural History/Humanities 5% ▪ 1 Legacy and Small Business 5% ▪ 1 Media Arts 5% ▪ 1 Museums 5% ▪ Race breakdown: ▪ 5 White 23% ▪ 3 Hispanic or Latino 14% ▪ 8 Black or African American 36% ▪ 2 Asian 9% ▪ 4 Prefer not to answer 18% ▪ Gender breakdown: ▪ 11 Woman 50% ▪ 7 Man 32% ▪ 1 Non-Binary 5% ▪ 3 Prefer not to answer 14% ▪ 3 Identify as LGBTQ (14%) 14 Appeals Process ▪ Funding Appeals Request Form ▪ Deadline: March 30th ▪ Only three reasons for an eligible appeal (Appendix C of Guidelines) ▪ Panel Administration error ▪ Conflict of Interest ▪ Reviewer or staff error ▪ Staff reviews/ compiles information by April 10th ▪ Appeals Working Group: week of April 13th ▪ Recommendations will move to full Commission at the April 20th meeting 15 Next Steps: Awardees ▪ Accept or Decline Award and complete the “Award Decision Form” by April 2nd at 5:00 pm ▪ 31 Awardees received multiple grants ▪ 14 must pick one (ALMF OR Elevate) ▪ RSVP and attend a Pre-Agreement Kick-off Meeting ▪ Complete the Pre-Agreement Form & Quiz by April 16th at 5:00 pm ▪ Complete the Financial Information Form ▪ Close out any outstanding Final Reports ▪ Sign Grant Agreement by Thursday, April 30th at 5:00 pm! 16 Next Steps: Process Improvements ▪ Internal Retrospective Meetings – City Staff/Leadership, The Long Center ▪ Reviewing survey data ▪ Application Experience Survey ▪ 152 responses ▪ Commissioner Perspectives Survey ▪ 2 responses ▪ Identify areas for enhancement leading up to the July launch ▪ Definitions, Processes, etc ▪ Share any updates in May before build out for July launch 17 Now Open! ▪ Nexus Program! ▪ Opened: March 10th ▪ Deadline: April 16th at 6:59 PM ▪ $5k and $10k grants to support individuals and arts groups producing public art, performances, and cultural projects in Austin. ▪ Built-in/ automatic Eligibility verification* ▪ Variety* of workshops scheduled ▪ Virtual Open Office Hours ▪ Regular: 10 AM – Noon (March 10, March 17, March 24, March 31, April 7, April 14) ▪ All day: 10 AM – 5 PM on April 16th ▪ Info Sessions: March 10th (6PM Virtual/recorded), March 14th (10:30 AM, Virtual/Spanish), March 19th (5:30 PM, In-Person Ruiz Branch Library with ASL) ▪ Ask Us Anything Session, March 21st 11 AM – 1PM (in-person at University Hills Branch Library) ▪ From Draft to Done Session, April 8 (afternoon, in-person, TBD) *New AACME enhancement 18 Questions? www.austintexas.gov/acme/grants-funding