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A Resolution of the City Commission approving Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Cultural Grant recipients and setting in place a funding mechanism contingent on the City’s approved budget. (Unanimously recommended by the Cultural Development Board approval/denial vote: 7 to 0).
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One of the responsibilities of the City's Cultural Development Board is to recommend to the City Commission the annual allocation of cultural grant funding. On May 24, 2022, the Cultural Development Board reviewed and scored 35 applications for the allocation of City of Coral Gables Cultural Grants funding. One (1) application was required by the Coral Gables Museum, funded separately. Proposed funding of 34 applicants and their scores (including the Coral Gables Museum) are shown on Exhibit A attached to the proposed Resolution.
Last year the allocated funding was $191,228, with gradual increases frozen since 2020 due to the pandemic. The Cultural Development Board has respectfully made a motion recommending an increase of 5%, which has been submitted for funding consideration, but has not been approved at this time. The requested increase would be $9,561, bringing the Cultural Grants budget to $200,789. The FY23 Budget Estimate is maintaining the $191,228 amount.