RESOLUTION NO. RS2017-508
A resolution approving an application for a Creativity Connects Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, to The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission, to fund a series of temporary public art interventions, artist-led community planning, workshops focused on affordable housing and production spaces, and targeted creative economic neighborhood policies within Madison for cultural and economic redevelopment in the city.
WHEREAS, the National Endowment for the Arts is accepting applications for a Creativity Connects Grant with an award of $86,492.00 with a required cash match of $139,351.00 to fund a series of temporary public art interventions, artist-led community planning, workshops focused on affordable housing and production spaces, and targeted creative economic neighborhood policies within Madison for cultural and economic redevelopment in the city; and,
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission, is eligible to participate in the grant program; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant application be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the grant application for a Creativity Connects Grant with an award of $86,492.00, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission is authorized to submit said grant application to the National Endowment for the Arts.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Sponsored by: Nancy VanReece, Bill Pridemore, John Cooper, Fabian Bedne
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY |
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Referred to: | Budget & Finance Committee |
Introduced: | January 3, 2017 |
Adopted: | January 3, 2017 |
Approved: | January 4, 2017 |
By: | ![]() |
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