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Schenectady County announces Initiative Arts Grant Program; $30K available | The Daily Gazette
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Schenectady County is accepting applications for the 2021 County Initiative Arts Grant Program (CIP). A total of $30,000 is available to local organizations in support of activities inhistoric preservation, the performing, visual and literary arts, or programs promoting county tourism.
Proposed projects must take place between June 1, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2021.
In 2019 a record 39 community organizations across the county were awarded CIP funding. Events funded in 2019 included the Kids Art Festival, the Freedom Park Concert Series, the Gazette Holiday Parade, Glenville Oktoberfest and the Little Italy Street Festival, as well as smaller community events including the Kids Ice Fishing Derby at Mariaville Lake and the Mohawk/Hudson Bike-Hike Trail “Color the Canal.”