Staff Reports
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MOULTRIE, Ga. â R.B. Wright Elementary School and the Colquitt County Arts Center were recently awarded grants by the Georgia Council for the Arts, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, as part of its initial disbursement of grants for the fiscal year 2022.Â
A total of 218 organizations were awarded 266 grants that provide more than $2 million in funding to arts organizations throughout the state, according to a press release from the school system. The Bridge Grant provided funding for operating support to 135 organizations, the Project Grant will help fund 54 arts projects, and the Arts Education Program Grant was awarded to 77 organizations. Additional grants for Vibrant Communities and Cultural Facilities programs will be awarded in the fall.