City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: FEBRUARY 18, 2015
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, ACTING CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Fiscal Year 2016 Grant Application to the Virginia Commission for the Arts for a Local Government Challenge Grant for the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities.
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ISSUE: Consideration of a Fiscal Year 2016 grant application to the Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) for funding, in the amount of $5,000, for the Local Government Challenge Grant Program. The grant application deadline is April 1, 2015.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council authorizes the City Manager to:
(1) Submit a grant application, in the amount of $5,000, to the Virginia Commission for the Arts' Local Government Challenge Grant Program; and
(2) Execute all necessary documents that may be required.
The Alexandria Commission for the Arts (ACA) fully endorses the application submission.
BACKGROUND: The City has received the maximum amount of funds awarded through the Virginia Commission for the Arts' Local Government Challenge Grant Program for 35 out of the past 36 years that this program has been in operation. Through the Local Government Challenge Grant Program, the VCA will match funds, up to $5,000. Independent town, city, and county governments are eligible to apply for funding in this category.
For Fiscal Year 2016, the City is seeking $5,000, the current maximum permitted in the VCA's Local Government Challenge Grant category. The grant application is due April 1, 2015. These funds, if awarded to the City, are to be allocated to the arts organizations who have submitted requests for funding to the Office of the Arts for Fiscal Year 2016. Included in the application is a description of each artist and organization propos...
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