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16 <br />POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES <br />RECOMMENDATION 11 <br />Establish new funding sources for arts and culture in San Leandro. <br />CITY GENERAL FUND <br />Provide an annual line item allocation of $100,000 in FY2017 and FY2018 <br />from the General Fund earmarked to support specific arts and culture project <br />initiatives. In subsequent years, provide an annual line item allocation of $150,000 <br />to $350,000. These amounts are based on past funding and anticipated new arts <br />and culture projects. Additional funding could be allocated over the years from <br />the newly implemented tax measures NN, OO, and PP as revenue is received. <br />FRIENDS OF SAN LEANDRO ARTS <br />Establish a non-profit organization as an arm of the SLAC for raising funds for <br />arts and culture in San Leandro. This provides a mechanism to apply for grant <br />funds and for receipt of individual and businesses contributions in support of the <br />arts. <br />GRANTS <br />There are literally hundreds of arts and culture grant opportunities available from <br />foundations and government agencies throughout the United States that support <br />public art projects and special initiatives. Comprehensive resource listings are <br />readily available online through web sites such as Fundsnet Services.com http:// <br />www.fundsnetservices.com/searchresult/1/Arts-&-Culture-Grants.html <br />A prerequisite for many major funders is collaboration among municipal <br />government, the arts community, and the business sector. Significant grant <br />opportunities relevant to public art project recommendations within this arts and <br />culture plan for the City of San Leandro include the following: <br />• National Endowment for the Arts, Our Town <br />https://www.arts.gov/national/our-town <br />• National Endowment for the Arts, ART WORKS <br />https://www.arts.gov/grants-organizations/art-works/grant-program- <br />description <br />• California Arts Council <br />http://www.arts.ca.gov/programs/ <br />27