Councilmembers Evan Glass and Craig Rice introduced a Special Appropriation to the Fiscal Year 2021 Operating Budget that would provide $3 million in grants to organizations in the arts and humanities sector. Additionally, micro-grants totaling $325,000 will go to micro-grants to artists. Federal Grants will fund these grants.

Today the Council introduced a special appropriation of $3.25 million that I drafted with @RicePolitics to support creative professionals and arts and humanities organizations that have been financially impacted by the Covid-19 global pandemic. pic.twitter.com/0fLijn64Et

— Evan Glass (@EvanMGlass) June 23, 2020

You can read more about this Special Appropriation on the Council website.