A New York State grant program for small arts organizations that has been in disarray for the past several years is getting back on track with help from a newly formed local arts agency.
The New York State Council on the Arts’ decentralization grant program, which hands out small grants to individual artists, educational groups and community arts projects in urban and rural communities, is being administered this year by the Arts Services Initiative. That group, formed last year to spearhead efforts to promote and fund cultural organizations across the region, is now seeking applicants for grants ranging from $500 to $5,000 for events and projects large and small.
BY: Colin Dabkowski, The Buffalo News, DATE: September 12, 2012
