In FY 21-22, the Contra Costa County Arts and Culture Commission received additional $28,500 in revenue from the California Arts Council (CAC) for the Arts & Cultural Organizations General Operating Relief Grant program, for grant activity period November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2022. With support from the CAC General Operating Relief Grant, the Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County secured contracted services to support signature community programs and cultural planning efforts to promote equity. In FY 21-22, the CAC General Operating Relief Grant supported contracted services for signature community programs including the ABOUTFACE veterans painting program, Art Passages art exhibitions at the County Administration Building, Poetry Out Loud poem recitation contest for high school students, Commission-approved Youth Advisor service project, and the maintenance of the County's online Arts Directory and Arts Calendar. In addition, the General Operating Relief Grant funded the Arts and Culture Prospectus Project for the County and supported the development of the Arts and Culture Commission's Equity Statement.
Appropriations will not be properly allocated and the budget will not be balanced.