2002 Grant Awards: Partnership Agreements

Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

Total Partnership Grants: 63
Total Partnership Dollars: $39,645,800

The National Endowment for the Arts 2002 State Partnership Agreements support:

• a Basic State Component, which provides funds that agencies can use to address priorities identified in each state's basic state plan.
• an Arts Education Component, which supports those elements of a state's plan that address arts education.
• an Arts in Underserved Communities Component, which supports those elements of a state's plan that foster the arts in rural, inner-city and other underserved communities.
• a Challenge America Component, which provides funds to state arts agencies for new or expanded program activities that demonstrate the power of the arts to benefit families and communities.

State Arts Agencies

Alabama State Council on the Arts
Montgomery, AL
$636,000

Alaska State Council on the Arts
Anchorage, AK
$513,100

American Samoa Council on Arts, Culture/Humanities
Pago Pago, AS
$249,800

Arizona Commission on the Arts
Phoenix, AZ
$665,500

Arkansas Arts Council
Little Rock, AR
$514,200

California Arts Council
Sacramento, CA
$960,300

Colorado Council on the Arts
Denver, CO
$613,100

Commonwealth Council for Arts & Culture
Saipan, MP
$239,500

Connecticut Commission on the Arts
Hartford, CT
$594,100

Delaware Division of the Arts
Wilmington, DE
$580,300

District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Washington, DC
$491,500

Florida Department of State/Division of Cultural Affairs
Tallahassee, FL
$693,200

Georgia Council for the Arts
Atlanta, GA
$605,800

Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency
Agana, GU
$241,500

Idaho Commission on the Arts
Boise, ID
$579,200

Illinois Arts Council
Chicago, IL
$678,400

Indiana Arts Commission
Indianapolis, IN
$579,800

Institute of Puerto Rican Culture
San Juan, PR
$523,500

Iowa Arts Council
Des Moines, IA
$556,800

Kansas Arts Commission
Topeka, KS
$527,300

Kentucky Arts Council
Frankfort, KY
$614,100

Louisiana Division of the Arts
Baton Rouge, LA
$626,300

Maine Arts Commission
Augusta, ME
$596,400

Maryland State Arts Council
Baltimore, MD
$563,400

Massachusetts Cultural Council
Boston, MA
$664,800

Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
Lansing, MI
$667,500

Minnesota State Arts Board
St. Paul, MN
$625,500

Mississippi Arts Commission
Jackson, MS
$629,300

Missouri State Council on the Arts
St. Louis, MO
$546,700

Montana Arts Council
Helena, MT
$595,500

Nebraska Arts Council
Omaha, NE
$617,900

Nevada Arts Council
Carson City, NV
$582,600

New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
Concord, NH
$580,600

New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Trenton, NJ
$709,300

New Mexico Arts
Santa Fe, NM
$499,200

New York State Council on the Arts
New York, NY
$777,200

North Carolina Arts Council
Raleigh, NC
$668,800

North Dakota Council on the Arts
Bismarck, ND
$521,000

Ohio Arts Council
Columbus, OH
$761,700

Oklahoma Arts Council
Oklahoma City, OK
$584,100

Oregon Arts Commission
Salem, OR
$590,100

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Harrisburg, PA
$709,400

Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Providence, RI
$584,300

South Carolina Arts Commission
Columbia, SC
$648,600

South Dakota Arts Council
Pierre, SD
$606,600

State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Honolulu, HI
$581,200

Tennessee Arts Commission
Nashville, TN
$589,700

Texas Commission on the Arts
Austin, TX
$760,000

Utah Arts Council
Salt Lake City, UT
$589,100

Vermont Council on the Arts, Inc.
Montpelier, VT
$579,400

Virgin Islands Council on the Arts
St. Thomas, VI
$239,800

Virginia Commission for the Arts
Richmond, VA
$591,000

Washington State Arts Commission
Olympia, WA
$603,300

West Virginia Division of Culture and History/Arts Section
Charleston, WV
$541,200

Wisconsin Arts Board
Madison, WI
$589,700

Wyoming Arts Council
Cheyenne, WY
$544,000

The National Endowment for the Arts 2002 Regional Partnership Agreements support:

• Basic Regional Plan Component, which provides basic support for a regional plan.
• A Presenting & Touring Component, which supports multistate presenting and touring programs.

Regional Arts Organizations

Arts Midwest
Minneapolis, MN
$1,115,600
Serving Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Baltimore, MD
$1,106,900
Serving Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Mid-America Arts Alliance
Kansas City, MO
$954,500
Serving Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.

National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Washington, DC
$510,000
To support national leadership in fiscal year 2003 through services in the areas of education and technical assistance, public awareness, development of new partnerships, and advanced information services.

New England Foundation for the Arts
Boston, MA
$826,200
Serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Southern Arts Federation, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
$1,064,800
Serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Western States Arts Federation
Denver, CO
$1,245,600
Serving Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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