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Twenty-four Organizations Awarded Cultural Service Grants
Twenty-four Duval County cultural organizations were awarded $2,535,000 in general operating support for fiscal year 2009-2010 through the Cultural Service Grant Program (CSGP). CSGP is funded through the City of Jacksonville and administered by the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville.
Grant allocations are made based on an organization’s program excellence, fiscal and administrative management capability, and community outreach and impact. Applicants must undergo a rigorous application and review process. Funding recommendations, which have been approved by the Cultural Council Board of Directors, were made by the Cultural Service Grant Panel, which is comprised of a diverse group of community representatives, Council board members, and ex-officio representatives from the Mayor’s Office and City Council. Funds are disbursed quarterly to organizations that have met the requirements of their grants.
“With the support of the Mayor’s Office and our City Council we were proud to make cultural grants that will educate, enrich and entertain Jacksonville residents,” said Robert Arleigh White, executive director of the Cultural Council. “In a difficult funding year, our organizations are poised to provide high quality and innovative programs that positively impact Jacksonville’s quality of life and at the same time stimulate economic development.”
Organizations are assigned funding levels based on their annual operating revenues. Level I agencies have annual budgets of over $1 million; Level IIs between $250,000-$1 million; and Level IIIs below $250,000. The 2009-2010 grant awards are as follows:
LEVEL I
Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens $359,912
Florida Theatre $262,841
Jacksonville Symphony Association $355,957
Museum of Contemporary Art – Jacksonville $159,485
Museum of Science and History $304,737
WJCT Public Broadcasting $379,388
LEVEL II
Beaches Area Historical Society $ 31,808
Beaches Fine Arts Series $ 45,530
Cathedral Arts Project $120,999
Players by the Sea $ 53,322
Riverside Fine Arts Association $ 44,520
St. Johns River City Band $ 28,333
Theatre Jacksonville $100,179
Theatreworks $ 66,743
LEVEL III
Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre $ 7,337
City Kids Art Factory $ 6,070
Friday Musicale $29,776
Jacksonville Ballet Theatre $ 6,308
Jacksonville Children’s Chorus $46,081
Jacksonville Film Events $14,596
Jacksonville Historical Society $39,914
Mandarin Museum and Historical Society $ 7,620
Ritz Chamber Players $40,717
Stage Aurora $22,827
Since 1990, the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville has served as the official regranting and administrative agency for City of Jacksonville funding to cultural organizations. The Cultural Service Grant Program (CSGP) was developed from the former Miscellaneous Appropriations for the Arts. CSGP is governed by Chapter 118, Part 6 of the Ordinance Code for the City of Jacksonville, which uniquely empowers and requires the Cultural Council to seek and regrant public funds.