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C. 37

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	September 15, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Veterans in the Arts Grant

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/15/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Dorothy Sansoe, 925-335-1009

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: September 15, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and Authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to apply for and accept funding in the amount of $9,500 from the California State Arts Council for the Veterans Initiative in the Arts program.

FISCAL IMPACT:

County will receive $9,500. No County match.

BACKGROUND:

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The Veterans Initiative in the Arts (VIA) program is rooted in the California Arts Council’s (CAC) desire to launch a competitive grant which would address the needs and improve the lives of California's veterans, active military, and their families through quality arts programming.

In this pilot year of the program, VIA will serve as an extension of the State-Local Partnership Program (SLPP), a signature California Arts Counil grant program fostering community development through the arts at the county level.

The VIA program addresses equity, access, and opportunity by providing project and partnership support for State-Local Partners (SLPs) to reach veterans, active military, and their families. VIA serves to enrich the lives of veterans through arts programming that is sensitive and responsive to their unique experiences.

Eligibility Criteria

The VIA program is only available to current 2014-15 State-Local Partners; local arts agencies designated by its county board of supervisors to serve the county's citizens in partnership with the CAC.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The County will miss the opportunity to provide this program.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.