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Overview Fact Sheet: Fiscal Year 2003
May Announcement

GRANTMAKING TOTALS

This table represents grant awards announced in May 2003. The categories include Access, Arts Learning, Heritage/Preservation, State and Regional Partnerships, and Leadership Initiatives in the areas of Arts on Radio and TV and Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure.

Grant Category

Number of
Grants Awarded

Grant
Totals

% of Total Grant-making Funds(1)

Access

315

$8,336,260

8.58%

Arts Learning

258

$8,842,000

9.08%

Heritage/Preservation

172

$4,020,000

4.13%

PartnershipAgreements
    State
    Regional


57
7


$33,338,800
$6,399,800


34.24%
6.57%

Leadership Initiatives
    Arts on Radio & TV
    Folk Arts Infrastructure

50
43


$3,850,000
$1,241,000


3.95%
1.27%

Totals

902

$66,027,860

67.83%

(1) Based on total grantmaking funds of $97,371,000

APPLICATIONS AND GRANTS

Applications

Grants

Grant Category

Number
Received

Amount Requested

Number
Awarded

Amount Awarded

Access

536

$24,425,948

315

$8,336,260

Arts Learning

1111

$50,368,699

258

$8,842,000

Heritage/Preservation

334

$14,999,390

172

$4,020,000

Arts on RTV

152

$17,389,512

50

$3,850,000

Folk Infrastructure

68

$3,104,190

43

$1,241,000

GRANT SIZE

In the Access category, dollar amounts for the 315 grants vary between $5,000 and $100,000. The average grant amount is $26,428. In the Arts Learning category, dollar amounts for the 258 grants range from $5,000 to $90,000. The average grant amount is $34,271. In the Heritage/Preservation category, dollar amounts for the 172 grants vary between $5,000 and $80,000. The average grant amount is $23,372. In the Arts on Radio and TV Leadership Initiatives, dollar amounts for the 50 grants range between $10,000 and $550,000. The average grant amount is $77,000. In the Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure Leadership Initiatives, dollar amounts for the 43 grants vary between $15,000 to $45,000. The average grant amount is $28,860.

Please note: These tables reflect the status of awards recommended by the National Council on the Arts as of its April 2003 meeting and approved by the Chairman. These totals reflect commitments only; final totals are subject to change as funds are officially disbursed.


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