LA City Allocation of Grant Money

• Last Updated: June 10, 2010

Over 700 letters were sent to City Council members regarding this issue.  Congratulations, Advocates: We have been heard.

This proposal has been taken off of the table, and the 35 organizations that would have been zeroed out have been told they will receive funding.

 

Background

The Mayor's FY 2010-11 Budget proposed to divert $415,000 from DCA's grants budget to go toward four arts & cultural organizations.  While we appreciate the interest in supporting these worthy organizations, this budget recommendation usurps the equitable, peer review grants process currently in place for the competitive grants program.

If approved, this budget recommendation would zero out 35 other worthy organizations and create a new precedent for arts organizations to lobby the mayor and city council for line-item funding. 

Ark Theatre Company	Artist Consortium, The	ARTScorpsLA	California EAR Unit	Chamber Music Palisades
Community Partners fbo LA Commons	Eagle Rock Cultural Association	Filmforum, Inc.	Fourth of July Celebration at Hansen Dam	Francisco Martinez Dancetheatre
Friends The Foundation of the California African-American Museum	FUSION Performing Dance Academy	Ghost Road Company	Hollywood Arts Council	Indecent Exposure
Interact Theatre Company	LatinArt.com	Museum of Contemporary Art LA	Museum of Jurassic Technology	Nisei Week Foundation
Pacoima Chamber of Commerce	Performing Arts for Life & Education, The	Piano Spheres	Rampart Theater Project, Inc.	Red Hen Press, Inc.
Rogue Artists Ensemble	Rosanna Gamson World Wide Inc	San Pedro City Ballet	South Robertson Neighborhood Council	Taikoproject
Tazzla Institute for Cultural Diversity, The	Valley Cultural Center	Velaslavsay Panorama	Watts Summer Festival, Inc.	Wordsville, Inc.