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Approval of Interlocal Agreement between the City of Durham and Durham County Government to use American Rescue Act (ARPA) funds to support Culture and Arts Recovery Efforts totaling $1,000,000.
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Date of BOCC Meeting: April 8, 2024
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The Board is requested to approve an interlocal cooperation agreement between the City of Durham and the County of Durham, to support Culture and Arts Recovery Efforts funded by $1,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds. Durham County's culture and arts sector is a key economic driver and contributor to making Durham a vibrant, successful community and an attractive environment for investment. Based on data from the Durham Arts Council, Durham's non-profit cultural and arts sector contributes over $230 million annually to Durham County's economy, support over 3,000 jobs, and provides more than 2 million cultural and/or arts experiences for citizens and visitors each year. While recovery has started for the culture and arts sector since 2022, the sector has still not fully regained its pre-pandemic status and capacity, highlighting the need for further investment to help boost recovery from the pandemic's negative economic impacts.
On November 21, 2022, the Durham City Council approved an initial subgrant award from its SLFRF funding to the Durham Arts Council to support grant programs aimed at bolstering the recovery of organizations, venues, and independent artists operating within Durham's culture and arts sector. The $1,000,000 provided to the City pursuant to this agreement, will reserve $800,000 to be used to partner with the Durham Arts Council and the Hayti Heritage Center/St. Joseph's Historic Foundation to support the development of minority-owned businesses and organizations operating in the culture and arts sector in the Hayti community. The remaining $200,000 will be used to support recommendations included in the Durham Cultural Arts Plan update, which the ...
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