LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater is one of 176 nonprofit arts and cultural organizations around Michigan to assist with negative impacts resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs awarded a total of $502,400 in Emergency Relief Fund grants. The Tibbits will receive $3,000 under the program.
Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization and partner to MCACA, also contributed another $83,834 to assist an additional 28 Michigan organizations.
“Today’s Emergency Relief Fund grants are providing immediate support to our state’s arts and cultural organizations as they work to economically recover from the COVID-19 virus,” said MCACA Director Alison Watson. “These organizations add so much value to Michigan’s economy and bolster the creative life of our communities, and it is more vital than ever that we do everything we can to restore economic prosperity for all Michiganders to not only recover economically, but to thrive.”
The funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Emergency Relief Funds program made a total of $502,400 in one-time grants to eligible nonprofit arts and cultural organizations.
The funds were intended for salary support (full or partial) for one or more employees; fees for artists and/or contractual personnel; and facility costs, such as rent and utilities.
The list of grant recipients by county can be found here, and the overall list can be found here.
Nearly 600 organizations requesting $2.6 million applied for the grants.
