HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Commission on the Arts (COTA) Spring 2024 Special Project Grant Contracts RESOLUTION NO. 23-615
RESOLUTION APPROVING COMMISSION ON THE ARTS (COTA)
SPRING 2024 SPECIAL PROJECT GRANTS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, on November 61h, the Commission on the Arts (COTA) finalized its
recommendations for the Spring 2024 Special Project Grants. These grants are in amounts up to
$1,000 for unforeseen or unique opportunities that support arts in the community; and,
WHEREAS, this season, six grant requests were received, totaling $11,515 in requests.
COTA has $5,228 in funding available for these grants; and,
WHEREAS, based on the merits of each application and the criteria established for the
special grants, COTA recommended the following allocation:
Ames Desi Drama Association $1,000 (requested) $1,000 (recommended)
Ames Writers Collective $1,000 (requested) $1,000 (recommended)
Creative Artists' Studios of Ames $6,120 (requested) $428 (recommended)
Des Moines Metro Opera Guild $1,595 (requested) $1,000 (recommended)
India Cultural Association $1,000 (requested) $1,000 (recommended)
Story Theater Company $800 (requested) $800 (recommended)
Total $11,515 $5,228
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the COTA Spring 2024 Special Grant Contracts to Ames Desi Drama Association ($1,000),
Ames Writers Collective ($1,000), Creative Artists' Studios of Ames ($428), Des Moines Metro
Opera Guild — Ames Chapter ($1,000), India Cultural Association ($1,000), and Story Theater
Company ($800) are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 12th day of December, 2023.
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Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Rollins
Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12th day of December, 2023.