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Sept. 8, the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) approved funding of 929 grants in the first funding round for fiscal year 2024. The grants total over $15 million and will go to nonprofits and units of government in 110 Texas cities.
These grants include the Arts Create program, the Cultural District Project program, the first of two funding rounds for the Arts Respond Project program, the quarterly Arts Respond Performance Support program, and the quarterly Commission Initiatives and Designated Funding program.
The Art Museum of Southeast Texas will receive $56,500 ($3,500 for an Arts Respond Project, $40,000 for a Cultural District Project and $13,000 for Arts Create).
The Beaumont Civic Ballet was awarded $22,203 for a Cultural District Project and $7,000 for Arts Create.
The Southeast Texas Arts Council will get $9,000 for Cultural District Project and $8,000 for Arts Create. The Symphony of Southeast Texas will receive $10,000 for Arts Create.
Arts Create grants provide year-round operational support to Texas arts organizations with budgets over $50,000.
Cultural District Project grants provide support to projects that use the arts to diversify local economies, generate revenue, and attract visitors and investment. These grants are available to arts organizations and government entities verified as based in TCA-designated cultural districts.
Arts Respond Project grants fund arts-based projects that address one of the priority areas of economic development, education, health and human services, natural resources and agriculture, or public safety and criminal justice.