National Endowment for the Arts awards grants

May 23, 2024

U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman has shared the news that several recipients in California’s Second Congressional District — including two in Humboldt County — have been awarded a total of $120,000 through the National Endowment for the Arts.

The California Film Institute in San Rafael has received $30,000 for Grants for Arts Projects — Media Art to support the Mill Valley Film Festival and related community programming.

The Marin Shakespeare Company in San Rafael has received  $20,000 for Grants for Arts Projects — Theater to support the development and production of a new, original theater work by the Returned Citizens Theatre Troupe.

NCRT in Eureka has received $30,000 for Grants for Arts Projects — Theater to support the development and North Coast Repertory Theatre’s regional touring production of “Wusatoumuduk,” a new play in the Wiyot language.

Playhouse Arts in Arcata has received $40,000 for Grants for Arts Projects — Local Arts Agencies to support arts education workshops and artist residencies in rural schools.

As part of the application review process, the NEA works with panelists with relevant knowledge and experience who reviewed the applications and rated them in accordance with published review criteria. Recommendations were then presented to the National Council on the Arts. The council made its recommendations to the NEA Chair, who then made the final decision on all grant awards.

Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides expansive funding opportunities to strengthen the nation’s arts and cultural ecosystem. It is the National Endowment for the Arts’ largest grants program for organizations, with matching grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000.

Grants for Arts Projects supports an expansive range of projects of varying sizes and scope across artistic disciplines with a focus on agency priorities: opportunities for public engagement with the arts and arts education, the integration of the arts with strategies that promote the health and well-being of people and communities, and the improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector, including the efforts of nationwide and field-specific service organizations.

 

Source: Eureka Times-Standard