TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Resolution Authorizing the City of Joliet to Apply for an FY2025 General Operating Support and Youth Employment in the Arts Grant.
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BACKGROUND:
The Illinois Arts Council (IAC) has recently announced that it is accepting applications for its 2025 fiscal year General Operating Support and Youth Employment in the Arts Grant. Applications are for the subject grant are due on July 19, 2024. The grant has been rebranded to include funding components for both local arts organizations, such as the Joliet Arts Commission, and up to $4,500 to General Operating Support recipients to support youth employment opportunities in their organization through the year. Funds from the General Operating Support grant can cover a variety of expenditures including but not limited to, artist fees, facilities costs (rent and utilities), program supplies, and marketing and promotion costs.
The Joliet Arts Commission was awarded grants in the amount of $15,950 in 2022, $18,900 in 2023, and $21,000 in 2024. The 2025 fiscal year grant cycle includes a 3-year cycle that will require a full application in 2025, with minimal information collected for the 2026 and 2027 grant years. The rebranded grant in 2025 will not require any match from the City. The IAC estimates that the 2025 grant year will run between November 1, 2024, and August 31, 2025, though the grant start date is subject to release of Federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Section 2-313.13 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Joliet, as amended on December 17, 2019, describes the Roles and Responsibilities of the Arts Commission. Within subsection (5), the Code states that the Commission is charged with identifying and applying for grants for programming and initiatives to support art-based organizations and recommend that the City Council regrant any grants funds received by the Commission.
RECOMMENDATION OF THE ARTS COMM...
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