Item 2. ACME Funding Programs Update — original pdf

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Funding Programs Update Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment | April 1, 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 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%) 3 Awardee Discipline  422 Music (60.6%)  14 Art/Music Therapy (2.0%)  55 Multidisciplinary (7.9%)  10 Literary Arts (1.4%)  28 Theatre/Musical Theatre/Opera (4.0%)  9 Media Arts (1.3%)  26 Film, Video, & TV Production (3.7%)  6 Other (0.9%)  25 Cultural Heritage/History (3.6%)  5 Folk & Traditional Arts (0.7%)  24 Arts Education (3.4%)  4 Historic Preservation (0.6%)  23 Dance (3.3%)  4 Museums (0.6%)  21 Art Service Organization (3.0%)  2 Legacy and Small Business (0.3%)  17 Visual Arts (2.4%)  1 Design Arts (0.1%) 4 Questions? www.austintexas.gov/acme/grants-funding