Ohio Arts Council Approves 15 Grants Totaling $53,676
by Jami Goldstein
At a public meeting on September 24, 2009 the Ohio Arts Council Board approved the second round of grants for fiscal year 2010 and grant ratifications for fiscal year 2009. The Ohio Arts Council awarded 15 grants totaling $53,676 to support arts organizations and arts programs across Ohio. These grants have not been announced previously.
Together with recommendations approved in June, the Council Board has approved 522 grants totaling $5,071,573 for fiscal year 2010 after reviewing 679 requests for $17,201,427. Organizations that receive OAC funds are required to match state tax dollars with additional public and private funds. In general, for every state tax dollar invested, $52 is raised in matching funds by recipient organizations. For more information specific to this round of grant announcements, download the following PDF file: by-city list of grants awarded for FY2010. Special Projects for Organizations Seven (7) Special Projects grants were approved for a total of $22,334. Special Projects grants include arts consultancies, fee support for presenters and one-time projects for organizations. 2009 Grant Award Ratifications Ratifications are the Board’s final approval of funds allocated in various program areas since its June 29, 2009 meeting. The Board ratified eight (8) Special Projects for Organizations grants from 2009 totaling $31,342. For information specific to these ratifications, download the following PDF file: List of 2009 Ratifications. 2010 grant information to date as well as complete grant information dating back to FY1998 is searchable on the Ohio Arts Council Web site at www.oac.state.oh.us/search/grants/SearchGrants.asp. 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.[top]