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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Arts and Cultural Education Grant Program Press Release
The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville is pleased to announce the continuation of its grantmaking partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF). The BCBSF Arts and Cultural Education Grant Program will provide $5,000 grants to small and mid-sized cultural organizations with a focus on programs that foster art education, appreciation and awareness, as well as promote multicultural awareness and diversity. The program is administered by the Cultural Council.
Designed to strengthen the programs and institutions that allow the arts to flourish, the grant program benefits the residents of the five-county Northeast Florida region. A group comprised of members from the Cultural Council’s Cultural Service Grant Review Panel and BCBSF representatives review eligible applications and make award recommendations.
“Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida is a leader in our community in its support of art and culture. We are pleased to continue this productive partnership to further the artistic programs of Northeast Florida’s cultural organizations,” said Robert Arleigh White, executive director of the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville.
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. 2010 Arts and Cultural Education Grant Program is open to small and mid-sized cultural organizations with annual revenues under $1 million located in Duval, Nassau, St. Johns, Clay and Baker counties. Grants of $5,000 each will be awarded for programs that foster art education, appreciation and awareness, as well as promote multicultural awareness and diversity through music, dance, visual arts, theater, literature, media arts, folk arts, history or humanities. Preference will be given to proposals that serve or include children.
For grant guidelines and application, please visit the Cultural Council’s website at http://culturalcouncil.org/organizations/cultural-council-grants/. Deadline for applications is March 10, 2010.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida is a leader in Florida’s health industry. BCBSF and its subsidiaries serve more than 8.8 million people. Since 1944, the company has been dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of all those it serves by offering an array of choices. BCBSF is a not-for-profit, policyholder-owned, tax-paying mutual company. Headquartered in Jacksonville, BCBSF is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies. For more information concerning BCBSF, please see its website at www.bcbsfl.com.
The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville works to advance the appreciation and expression of art and culture by increasing community awareness of cultural activities and issues; providing arts education programs; and offering funding and technical assistance to cultural organizations and individual artists.