Ohio Arts Council Announces 2005 Grant Ratifications

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Ohio Arts Council Announces 2005 Grant Ratifications
by Jami Goldstein

At a public meeting on September 23, the Ohio Arts Council Board approved ratifications of grants for fiscal year 2005. Ratifications are the Board’s final approval of funds allocated in various program areas since its June 30, 2004 meeting. The Board ratified 53 grants for fiscal year 2005 totaling $89,378. These awards have not been announced previously. A complete list of grants can be found on the OAC website in the OAC Funding History database.

For information specific to this round of grant announcements, download the following PDF file: By-city list of all grants awarded in this round.

The 2005 ratifications included:

13 Appalachian Arts Program grants for a total of $16,927

One Arts in Education grant totaling $1,500

One Individual Artist Professional Development grant totaling $25,000

Four Information and Resource Assistance grants for a total of $6,200

Two International Program grants for $2,691

12 Minority Arts Program grants for a total of $9,000

One Performing Arts on Tour grant for $5,000

12 Special Opportunity grants for a total of $18,060

Seven Special Programs and Services grants totaling $5,000

There was one additional ratification in the Minority Arts Program from Fiscal Year 2004 for $1,500. For information specific to this ratification download the following PDF file: List of 2004 Ratifications

Grant applications were reviewed last winter and spring by panels of arts experts and Ohio Arts Council staff. The Council Board, consisting of 15 gubernatorial appointees and four nonvoting members from the Ohio legislature, makes final decisions based on panel recommendations.

The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically.

****PLEASE NOTE: For a hard copy of the complete list of the most recent round of grants by city please contact Jami Goldstein. To search the entire grant awards database by fiscal year, or other search criteria, visit OAC Funding History database.

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