HomeMy Public PortalAbout2013_03_12_R039 COPA Local Govt Challenge GrantThe Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
RESOLUTION NO. 2013 -039
PRESENTED March 12, 2013
ADOPTED March 12, 2013
A RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING STAFF TO APPLY FOR A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CHALLENGE GRANT THROUGH THE
VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS AND PROVIDING FOR
THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GRANT FUNDING AND TOWN
MATCHING FUNDS TO CERTAIN INDEPENDENT ARTS
ORGANIZATIONS
WHEREAS, the Town Council is committed to supporting performing and visual arts
activities within the Town of Leesburg and the independent arts organizations that sponsor
these activities; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Commission for the Arts' Local Government Challenge
Grant program will provide up to $5,000 in matching funds to local governments in support
of local arts activities; and
WHEREAS, the Town Manager's proposed FY 2014 Budget includes $5,000 of
matching funds for the Local Government Challenge Grant, making a total of $10,000
available for distribution; and
WHEREAS, the Leesburg Commission on Public Art solicited requests for funding
from local arts organizations; and
WHEREAS, the Commission reviewed the eleven requests received and recommends
providing funding in the following amounts to these five organizations: $4,000 to Bluemont,
$2,000 to the Loudoun Lyric Opera, $2,000 to the Loudoun Symphony, $1,000 to the Chorus
of the Old Dominion and $1,000 to the Loudoun Academy of the Arts.
THEREFORE RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia that
the Town Council authorizes Town staff to:
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A RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING STAFF TO APPLY FOR A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CHALLENGE GRANT THROUGH THE
VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS AND PROVIDING
FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GRANT FUNDING AND
TOWN MATCHING FUNDS TO CERTAIN INDEPENDENT
ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
1. Submit an application for a Local Government Challenge Grant from the
Virginia Commission for the Arts in the amount of $5,000, and, with Town matching funds
of $5,000, distribute to the organizations as recommended above by the Leesburg
Commission on Public Art; and
2. In the event the Virginia Commission for the Arts does not award the Town a
Local Government Challenge Grant, or awards a grant amount of less than $5,000, to
distribute Town funds in the amount of $5,000, plus any grant funds received, to the
organizations listed above, proportionately.
PASSED this 12th day of March, 2013.
n C. stattd, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
AT S
Clerk of CoGUI
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