Nevada Arts Council awards grant funding statewide

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Arts Council Board has approved 120 grants for a total of $609,623 in support of arts programs and projects to enhance communities statewide.

The NAC’s Arts Learning grants, Project Grants and Partners in Excellence Grants for fiscal year 2015 went to nonprofit organizations and public institutions in 10 Nevada counties. Grants were awarded at the NAC Board’s May meeting. Review panels convened in public meetings to evaluate the grant applications and recommend funding amounts for the board to consider.

“We are always delighted and encouraged by the quality and breadth of project applications received each year,” Susan Boskoff, NAC executive director, said. “While we would love to fund them at the panel-recommended levels, we are hampered by severe budget cuts we continue to endure. Still, we are investing in valuable programs and a cultural infrastructure that enrich Nevada.”

Though each category of grants serves a different purpose, all result in increased economic opportunity and access to arts and cultural experiences within Nevada communities, Boskoff said.

Arts Learning Grants support arts education projects and artist residencies by arts and community organizations, schools and public institutions. Grant amounts reflect an average reduction of 45.3 percent from panel-recommended funding. Up to $7,500 may be requested. Grantees are:

Arts Learning Component funding supports ongoing arts education programs of Partners in Excellence grantees (Partners of Excellence grantees listed below) . Grant amounts reflect an average reduction of 46.2 percent from panel-recommended funding. Up to $7,500 may be requested.

Project Grants support arts and cultural activities of non-arts organizations and public institutions that are integral to the applicant’s overall mission and goals. Grant amounts listed reflect an average reduction of 20.7 percent from panel-recommended funding. Up to $6,500 may be requested.

Partners in Excellence Grants support Nevada’s established arts and cultural organizations through two tiers and six levels of funding based on applicant budget size. Grants in Tier II apply for two-year funding in even fiscal years. Partners in Excellence Grants applications also may request up to $7,500 per year in support of integrated arts education programming through Arts Learning Component funding.

Partners in Excellence Grants: Tier I, Level  1
Grant amounts listed reflect an average reduction of 19.7 percent from panel-recommended funding. Up to $4,000 may be requested.

Partners in Excellence Grants: Tier 1, Level2
Grant amounts listed reflect an average reduction of 42.7 percent from panel-recommended funding. Up to $6,500 may be requested.

Partners in Excellence Grants: Tier 1, Level 3
Grant amounts listed reflect an average reduction of 42.8 percent from panel-recommended funding. Up to $8,000 may be requested.

Partners in Excellence: Tier II Grants
The following 42 organizations will receive the second year funding as listed below for both their two-year Partnership in Excellence Grants and Arts Learning Component funding.

Partners in Excellence Grants: Tier II, Level 4
Grant amounts reflect an average reduction of 44.8 percent from panel-recommended funding. Up to $16,000 may be requested.

Partners in Excellence Grants: Tier II, Level 5
Grant amounts reflect an average reduction of 39.4 percent from panel-recommended funding. Up to $24,000 may be requested.

Partners in Exellence Grants: Tier II, Level 6
Grant amounts reflect an average reduction of 44.7 percent from panel-recommended funding. Up to $30,000 may be requested.