American Recovery and Reinvestment Act National Endowment for the Arts Subgranting Program
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), signed into law on February 17, 2009, recognized the nonprofit arts industry as an important sector of the economy and, through the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), dispersed funds to preserve jobs in the nonprofit arts sector.
The Los Angeles County Arts Commission and City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs each received funds from the NEA to sub-grant to arts organizations in the Los Angeles region. The agencies worked together to create a streamlined grant application and review process designed to ensure rapid deployment of funds.
In October 2009, grants totaling to $420,084 to support administrative staff positions that were critical to the organization's mission and in jeopardy or had been eliminated as a result of the current economic climate were announced by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Click here for the full press release.
