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Sunset Public Hearing Questions for Tennessee Arts Commission Created by Section 4-20-101, Tennessee Code Annotated (Sunset termination June 2017) 1. Provide a brief introduction to the Tennessee Arts Commission, including

information about its purpose, statutory duties, and staff.

All 50 states have state arts agencies whose responsibility is to increase public access to the arts and work to ensure that every community in the United States of America enjoys the cultural, civic, economic and educational benefits of a thriving arts sector.

The Tennessee Arts Commission was created in 1967 by the Tennessee General Assembly with the special mandate to stimulate and encourage the presentation of the visual, literary, music and performing arts and to encourage public interest in the cultural heritage of Tennessee.

The mission of the Commission is to cultivate the arts for the benefit of all Tennesseans and their communities. Through a variety of investments, the Commission encourages excellence in artistic expression through the state's artists, arts organizations and arts activities to positively impact communities and schools across Tennessee. That commitment has expanded through the years to increase access and opportunities for all citizens to participate in the arts.

The Commission builds better communities by:

• Investing in Tennessee's nonprofit arts industry to enhance cultural life • Serving citizens, artists and arts and cultural organizations • Supporting arts education to increase student outcomes • Undertaking initiatives that address public needs through the arts

The Commission’s staffing is organized as shown below.

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2. Provide a list of current members of the commission and describe how membership complies with Section 4-20-101, Tennessee Code Annotated. Who appoints members? Are there any vacancies on the commission? If so, what steps have been taken to fill the vacancies? The Governor appoints the 15 volunteer members of the Commission board for five-year terms, selecting from among citizens who have demonstrated a vital interest in the arts broadly representative of all fields of the performing, visual and literary arts. The current Commission membership is in compliance with Section 4-20-101, Tennessee Code Annotated, with six (6) members over 60-years-old and two (2) members who represent a racial minority. There is at least one representative, but no more than two members, from each United States Congressional district in Tennessee. Currently, there are no vacancies on the Commission board. Those who currently serve are:

Member Term Congressional District

1 Stephen Bailey 2014 - 2019 2 2 Lisa Bobango 2013 - 2018 8

3 Ritche Bowden 2013 - 2018 9 4 Patsy White Camp 2014 - 2019 8

5 Stephanie Barger Conner 2012 - 2017 5 6 Hank Dye 2015 - 2020 2

7 Mary Donnet Johnson 2015 - 2020 5

8 Joe Kilgore 2016 - 2021 4 9 Andrea J. Loughry 2014 - 2019 6

10 Leo McGee 2014 - 2017 6 11 Cindy Ogle 2015 - 2020 1

12 Shawn Pitts 2016 - 2021 7

13 Jan Ramsey 2013 - 2018 3 14 Lee D. Yeiser 2013 - 2017 7

15 Jennifer Wolfe 2016 - 2021 1 3. Does the commission include a public/citizen member? Yes. A member who is 60

years of age or older at the time of appointment? Yes. A member of a racial minority? Yes. A member who is female? Yes.

All of the Commission members are public/citizen members. Six (6) Commission members are 60 years of age or older. Two (2) members represent a racial minority. Ten (10) members are female.

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4. How many times did the commission meet in fiscal years 2015 and 2016, and how many members were present at each meeting? The 15-member board appointed by the Governor meets quarterly. A quorum was present at every meeting in fiscal years 2015 and 2016.

FY Meeting Dates Members Present

2015

9/11/2014 13 12/3/2014 13 3/3/2015 14 6/10/2015 13

2016

9/23/2015 13 12/3/2015 13 3/1/2016 11 5/25/2016 15

5. What per diem or travel reimbursement do members of the commission receive?

How much was paid to commission members during fiscal years 2015 and 2016?

Commission members are reimbursed at standard state rates for travel expenses in accordance with the provisions of the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the Department of Finance and Administration.

Total expenditures for Commission member travel for Fiscal Year 2015 were $26,685 and for Fiscal Year 2016 were $24,222.

6. What were the commission’s revenues (by source) and expenditures (by object) for

fiscal years 2015 and 2016?

Account Description FY2015 FY2016

70100

Regular Salaries 995,600.00 1,043,357.79 70102

Longevity 13,900.00 15,700.00

70104

Overtime 1,900.00 1,854.96 70200

Benefits 414,400.00 426,465.25

Subtotal Personnel 1,425,800.00 1,487,378.00

70300

Travel 72,500.00 38,551.31 70400

Printing and Duplicating 23,000.00 20,081.00

70600

Communications 8,800.00 8,133.81

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70700

Maintenance, Repairs, and Service 500.00 410.00

70800

Professional Services Third Party 200,900.00 248,658.84

70900

Supplies and Materials 15,500.00 11,964.30 71000

Rentals and Insurance 9,600.00 8,671.93

71200

Awards and Indemnities 6,400.00 4,471.87 71300

Grants and Subsidies 4,522,300.00 4,599,374.79

71400

Unclassified 400.00 276.37 72100

Training 5,600.00 6,642.45

72200

Data Processing 41,500.00 75,113.89

72500

Professional Services State Agencies 714,600.00 733,633.56

Subtotal Operations 5,621,600.00 5,755,984.12

Total Expenditures 7,047,400.00 7,243,362.12

85400

Reserves 0.00 454,444.27 86050

State Appropriations 6,264,600.00 5,998,300.00

Total Appropriation 6,264,600.00 6,452,744.27

68001

Federal Revenue 764,500.00 766,192.85

Total Federal 764,500.00 766,192.85

68060

Non-Governmental 1,000.00 1,090.00 68080

Current Services 17,300.00 19,335.00

68090

Inter-Departmental 0.00 4,000.00

Subtotal Other Revenue 18,300.00 24,425.00

Total Funding 7,047,400.00 7,243,362.12

7. Has the commission formed advisory panels, as authorized by Section 4-20-103(c)?

If so, provide a list of panel members. How often did the panel(s) meet during fiscal years 2015 and 2016?

Fiscal Year 2015 Advisory Panel Meeting Dates Panel (Category) Meeting Date

Major Cultural Institution (MCI)

Wednesday, March 25, 2015


Thursday, March 26, 2015

Dance (APS & PS) Wednesday, April 1, 2015

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Arts Education Teacher Training (AE-TT)

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Folklife (APS & PS)

Monday, April 6, 2016

Music (APS & PS)

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Rural Arts Project Support I for arts organizations (RAPS)

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Rural Arts Project Support II for non-arts organizations (RAPS)


Arts Education Community Learning (AE-CL)

Friday, April 10, 2015

Theater (APS & PS)


Community Arts (APS & PS)


Literary (APS & PS)


Arts Education Artist-in-Residence Friday, April 17, 2015

Inter-Arts (APS & PS)


Visual Arts and Craft (APS & PS)


Media and Design (APS & PS)


Arts Access I (arts organizations)


Arts Access II (non-arts organizations)


Fiscal Year 2016 Advisory Panel Meeting Dates Panel (Category) Meeting Date


Tuesday, March 22, 2016


Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Cultural Education Partnership (CEP)

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Dance (APS & PS)


Arts Education Teacher Training (AE-TT)


Folklife (APS & PS)


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Music (APS & PS)


Rural Arts Project Support I for arts organizations (RAPS)


Rural Arts Project Support II for non-arts organizations (RAPS)


Arts Education Community Learning (AE-CL)


Theater (APS & PS)


Community Arts (APS & PS)


Literary (APS & PS)


Funds for At Risk Youth (FAY)


Inter-Arts (APS & PS)


Visual Arts and Craft (APS & PS)


Media and Design (APS & PS)


Arts 360 Arts Integration


Arts Access (AA)


The Commission is in compliance with Section 4-20-103(c), Tennessee Code Annotated, maintaining 19 advisory panels for grant review purposes. In addition, in fiscal year 2016 the Commission facilitated an interboard committee on behalf of the State Building Commission to select an artist to create a bust of David Crockett pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution No. 505. Grant review advisory committees include experts to review and rate applications in the areas of Arts Access, Arts Education-Community Learning, Arts Education- Teacher Training, Community Arts, Inter-Arts, Literary, Dance, Folklife, Major Cultural Institutions, Cultural Education Partnerships, Funds For At-Risk Youth, Literary Arts, Music, Rural Arts-Arts Organizations, Rural Arts-Non-Arts Organizations, Theater, Visual Arts/Craft, Media/Design and Creative Placemaking. The grants advisory committees meet over the course of 20 days each year beginning in late March and continuing through April with a total of approximately 90 panelists participating. All advisory panel meetings are open to the public. Applicant organizations are encouraged to attend or listen in via conference call. A large representative number (approximately 85 percent of the applicants) attend their respective panel meeting.

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The Commission’s Governing Policies address the establishment of advisory panels. Specifically:

POLICY 2.9 GRANTS ADVISORY PANELS With respect to the advisory panels that review and make recommendations, the Commission and Executive Director shall not fail to ensure a diverse and appropriate composition of such committees.

Accordingly, the Executive Director may not: 1. Fail to solicit nominations statewide from individuals providing a resume and

statement of qualifications to serve. 2. Fail to contact nominees to confirm their interest and their commitment to

attend specific meetings, to make site visits, and to serve as arts advocates. 3. Allow individuals to serve more than six (6) consecutive years as a panel

member.

A. Members shall be appointed to a two-year term by the Commission in even numbered years. An individual can serve three consecutive two-year terms as a panelist subject to review and recommendation by staff after each term.

B. The staff may notify members of termination for non-attendance at meetings.

C. Interim appointments to fill vacancies may be made by the staff from approved alternate lists.

4. Fail to have in place appropriate protections from conflicts of interest.

A. No panelist will review an application if the panelist serves as an officer, board member, staff, or employee of the applicant organization or where the panelist would receive payment or monetary benefit. The panelist will absent herself or himself without comment from not only the vote, but also from deliberation.

B. An exception will be made for applications from statewide service organizations. If an officer, board member, staff, employee, or someone receiving funds from the project serves on the panel, such person shall not attend or participate in discussions of such application and shall not vote thereon.

5. Establish panels without the following composition considerations:

A. Commission members may serve as a non-voting representative of the

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Commission. B. The Executive Director or his/her designated representative shall be a

non-voting representative of the Commission.

See Appendix A for a list of panel members. 8. Is the commission subject to Sunshine law requirements (Section 8-44-101 et seq.,

Tennessee Code Annotated) for public notice of meetings, prompt and full recording of minutes, and public access to minutes? What about the advisory panels? If so, what procedures do the commission and the advisory panels have for informing the public of their meetings and making their minutes available to the public? The Commission adheres to all Sunshine law requirements (Section 8-44-101 et seq., Tennessee Code Annotated) for public meetings and recorded minutes. Minutes are taken of all quarterly Commission meetings, committee meetings, and advisory panel review meetings and are made available upon request. For all Commission meetings, a public meeting notice is posted on tn.gov 10-14 days before the meeting date. The meeting dates are posted on the news blogs featured on agency websites, the agency’s email newsletter and on social media using Facebook and Twitter. The Commission uses these same sources to advertise the advisory review panels and to solicit nominations of qualified individuals to serve on the panels. The news blogs on all Commission websites, along with the email newsletter, news releases, eBlasts and social media are resources used to disseminate information about the availability of grant funds and Commission projects. The Commission’s communications staff also collects targeted databases from the agency’s main database to distribute information directly via email or printed letter about meetings, workshops, regional and state events, grant and employment opportunities. The Commission staff annually conducts regional grants workshops that are advertised publicly through the same channels listed above. See Appendix B for fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2016 Grants Workshops.

9. Describe the nature and extent of the commission’s activities and any major

accomplishments of the past two years. Include information on the commission’s activities in carrying out the duties outlined in TCA 4-20-104. The Commission continues to fulfill its responsibilities under TCA 4-20-104 by managing day-to-day operations under Governing Policies approved in 1999 and updated in 2014 to reflect its current five-year strategic plan (2014-2019).

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The strategic plan was based on extensive data collection, including a listening tour with meetings in Memphis, Jackson, Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville and Tri-Cities; stakeholder conversations with the Governor and First Lady, arts constituents, foundations, local officials, community leaders, and state agencies for education, health, tourism and economic and community development, and film and music; legislator conversations with the Lt. Governor, House Speaker, finance and transportation committee chairs, members of the Tennessee Arts Caucus; planning process development with Center for Nonprofit Management; alignment review with key partner missions and goals; Commission planning sessions with National Assembly of State Arts Agencies; survey of 1,450 artists, arts educators and arts and cultural organizations with strong response rate; Commission member interviews with local business and community leaders; more than 30 focus groups with educators, arts constituents and non-arts groups; four regional public meetings with participation of more than 450 citizens, and public review and comments on the draft plan. The nature of the Commission’s activities are best summarized in the Ends Statements below, drawn from the 2014-2019 strategic plan. ENDS STATEMENTS 1.0 Global Ends Statement: The mission of the Tennessee Arts Commission is to cultivate the arts for the benefit of all Tennesseans and their communities. 1.1. Thriving Tennessee Arts and Culture The Commission shall: A. Invest in arts and cultural assets as an integral part of everyday life for Tennesseans. B. Preserve and promote Tennessee’s heritage, cultural diversity and folk arts. C. Expand accessibility, participation, and inclusion in the arts for all Tennesseans. D. Foster innovation and excellence.

1.2 Arts as Engines of Growth and Vitality The Commission shall: A. Advance the arts as a driver of the creative economy and creative place-making. B. Strengthen civic engagement and community vitality through the arts.

1.3. Arts Essential to Learning The Commission shall: A. Foster arts education for all Tennessee children and youth. B. Increase capacity of educators and artists to engage the arts to boost student outcomes.

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C. Facilitate innovative community arts learning for life-long learners, PK-12 out-of-school time and underserved populations.

1.4. A Champion for the Arts The Commission shall: A. Communicate the impact of the arts. B. Build understanding of the importance of public funding for the arts, including the state’s specialty license plate program. C. Inform public policy development relative to the arts.

1.5.1 Effective and Accountable Agency The Commission shall: A. Enhance customer focus, efficiency and stewardship. B. Maximize return on public investment. C. Strengthen the agency as a leader for innovation and excellence.

Each year, the Commission helps fund arts and culture activities for schools and communities, across Tennessee. The Commission distributed $5.1 million in fiscal year 2015 and $5.2 million in fiscal year 2016 to every county in the state. Specifically, the Commission made 949 grants to 759 different grantees in fiscal year 2015 and 1,055 grants to 786 grantees in fiscal year 2016. The grants are awarded to K-12 public schools and other nonprofit and public organizations. These investments benefit communities and schools through enhanced quality of life, economic development, tourism and producing a more balanced education for our children. Competitive demand for our funds is high. For the $5.1 million granted in fiscal year 2015 and $5.2 million in fiscal year 2016, over $9 million was requested each year. Grants awarded by the Commission are based on the value of a program’s impact to the community. Our funding process is open, fair and competitive. For the third year in a row, the Commission made grant investments in fiscal year 2016 in every one of Tennessee’s 95 counties. This was not by accident. Three years ago, the Commission developed a special initiative for historically underfunded counties and instituted a strategic mid-year review of grants awarded to see which counties were missing to begin focused outreach to those counties, all of which are rural. Additionally, the Commission conducted 13 statewide grant workshops in communities located in East, Middle, and West Tennessee (Appendix B). In an effort to document the impact of arts and culture in the state, Tennessee is participating in the largest national study of the economic impact of the nonprofit arts and culture industry. In 2015, the Commission partnered with Americans for

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the Arts (AFTA) to conduct Arts & Economic Prosperity 5: The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences in the State of TN (AEP5). This national study of the economic impact of the nonprofits arts and culture industry is the largest endeavor of its kind in Tennessee. The Commission has partnered with 25 local arts councils, universities, city and county government agencies, as well as the nine development districts to ensure comprehensive study data by city, county and region. Tennessee will be one of 19 states in the national study. This is the fifth national study conducted by AFTA, stretching over a 25-year period. Data is being collected throughout 2016 to be released in June, 2017. The Commission is working with the Department of Economic and Community Development and Department of Tourist Development, and expect this study will provide important data on how the arts and culture industry impacts economic development, tourism and quality of life. The Creative Placemaking Grant Competition, launched as a pilot program in fiscal year 2015, has been among the Commission’s most significant new strategic initiatives. Creative placemaking is really just another name for economic development through the arts. Incentivizing partnerships between public, private, nonprofit and community organizations, the program supports communities in applying arts-based assets to projects that reimagine spaces and spur creative solutions to social and economic challenges. The program designated 20 percent of its funding to rural areas in fiscal year 2015, and based on demand, it was increased to 50 percent in fiscal year 2016. Examples of funded projects include: North Nashville and the Glass Street neighborhood in Chattanooga implemented neighborhood revitalizations; the Frayser community connected ex-offenders and Memphis police officers through theater; the Town of Unicoi partnered with Tanasi Arts & Heritage Center to create outdoor sculptures and murals; and the town of Decatur created a concert series to drive traffic to the downtown. Creative placemaking often uses underutilized assets as the focal point for economic development through the arts. For example, the Sequatchie Valley Historical Commission repurposed the abandoned Coke Ovens to create the Coke Ovens Bluegrass Festival. The abandoned Rosedale School located in the remote New River Valley of Anderson County is being refurbished into a community center, performance space and cultural heritage museum. Additionally, in the South Main warehouse district in Memphis, a 110-year-old warehouse is being transformed into affordable live/work units for artists to further spark neighborhood development. In 2016, the Commission facilitated a partnership with Tennessee State Parks and the Cumberland Gap National Park that successfully secured a $25,000 federal grant to help drive activity to the park and surrounding region through the arts.

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Additionally, the Commission’s Folklife program developed the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program to support the preservation of rare and endangered art forms and promote the state’s rich cultural heritage. Arts education is a key focal point of the Commission. Arts education helps prepare students for success in school, work and life. The benefits of arts education include increasing learning and achievement and developing critical thinking skills for a 21st century workforce. The Commission’s Student Ticket Subsidy program gives students the chance to experience the arts in many ways, including visiting a museum, seeing a play or attending a concert. In fiscal years 2015 and 2016, the program served over 213,000 children from counties all across Tennessee. The Commission provides leadership in addressing arts and education policy discussions. In June 2016, the Commission convened fifty state arts education leaders to explore current policy, as well as the new Every Student Succeeds Act standards, fine arts standards and the Tennessee Portfolio Assessment. The Commission has facilitated a working group of education leaders in addressing current challenges to ensure high quality arts education statewide. The Commission is also at the national forefront in creating arts integrated learning models. The Arts360 Arts Integration Grant program was launched in fiscal year 2016 to encourage K-12 public Title I schools to use the arts to increase student achievement and improve teacher instruction. Arts360 funds teacher training and collaborations among classroom teachers, licensed arts specialists and professional artists to make arts based learning a critical component of every child’s educational experience. The two schools funded for fiscal year 2017 are Sherwood Elementary in Memphis and Bartlett Elementary in Bartlett. Through Teacher Training Grants and the Commission’s own professional conferences, more than 1,000 teachers are trained in arts education annually. The Commission also leads as a statewide facilitator of professional development opportunities for teachers and artists. The Collective Impact Conference, held in June 2016, combined the biennial state arts conference with the former statewide Arts Education Create Conference, bringing together 300 arts administrators, educators and artists to address social and community issues through the arts. To increase the public’s knowledge and experience with the agency, the Commission redesigned its website and created new websites for Arts Education and Folklife. In an average month, the Commission’s website receives over 5,000 sessions with upwards of 3,000 users. A daily news blog was launched and a weekly email newsletter promotes those news posts to over 1,700 registered addresses.

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Important and timely information is distributed to grantees via e-blasts and to the media through news releases and social media. The Commission has implemented several promotional and marketing plans for the Specialty License Plate program in order to build awareness and increase sales. Promotions targeting county clerks, the arts and creative sectors, and registered Tennessee drivers include print collateral, television, radio, point-of-purchase displays, online advertising and social media. Additionally, redesigned sales sheets are inserted into three million Tennessee license tag renewal letters and distributed annually through a partnership with the Department of Revenue. A website was launched as a public face of the Tennessee Specialty License Plate program. Through the website’s partner section, arts organizations and other partners can access online promotional toolkits. In partnership with Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris and the Commission, the Tennessee Department of Treasury developed a new product called Gift-A-Tag in fiscal year 2015, the first offering on the Tennessee Gift Center website. Gift-A-Tag is a voucher that can be purchased online through the Department of Treasury and given as a gift for a specialty or personalized license plates or for the renewal of a specialty plate. The Commission was asked to help design and promote the program, and developed a marketing plan that includes print materials, online advertising and social media. The Commission continues to promote Gift-A-Tag and the Specialty License Plate Program to arts and culture organizations and other partners across the state. The Commission has worked to reduce the cost of doing business for our constituents at every point of contact. In fiscal year 2016, we shortened the time for executing grant contracts by two months. Days from invoice receipt to payment have been reduced from 30 in fiscal year 2010 to eight in fiscal year 2015. We are also nearing the end of a two-year process of replacing our 20-year-old grant technology system. The new system will create a consolidated and integrated online experience for our constituents, program and administrative staff, and outside reviewers.

10. Describe the source, types, and amounts of grants made annually by the

commission. Include a list of recipients for fiscal years 2015 and 2016. Describe the commission’s procedures for advertising grant availability, reviewing grant applications, awarding grants, and monitoring grantees’ compliance with grant requirements.

The Commission awards grants in 21 different categories. These grants range from $200 to $100,000 and cover every region of the state. In a typical year, the Commission will manage approximately 1,000 grants directly and through

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designated agencies in the Arts Build Communities program. The Commission’s grant categories include:

Arts Access – Projects Arts Access – Mini-Grants Arts Build Communities – Designated Agencies Arts Education – Arts Integration Arts Education Community Learning Arts Education Teacher Training Arts Integration Arts Education Teacher Incentive Arts Education – Mini-Grants Arts Project Support Creative Placemaking Cultural Education Partnership Funds for At-Risk Youth Partnership Support Individual Artist Fellowship Major Cultural Institutions Professional Development Support Rural Arts Project Support Special Opportunities Student Ticket Subsidy Technical Assistance Touring Arts

Commission grant deadlines are made available to the public utilizing all of the agency’s resources. Grant deadlines are announced in statewide press releases, as well as shared with members of the General Assembly so they can make that information available to their constituents. The information is posted on the agency’s website and communicated via the agency’s email newsletter. Grant information is also shared through eBlasts and social media using Facebook and Twitter. Additionally, Commission staff conducts statewide grants workshops in all three grand divisions. Grant applications are reviewed by peer advisory panels in 16 grant categories and by out-of-state adjudicators in two grant categories. Panelists and adjudicators use established evaluation criteria to determine the public value of proposed projects that provide a rating number. Staff uses the ratings in recommending funding to the Commission board. The board makes the final funding decisions on all panel rated applications. Smaller grant categories requiring an application 30 days prior to an event are reviewed by the Arts Program staff and approved by the executive director for funding on a first come, first serve basis. All grant awards are

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announced in a letter to the recipient, and a contract is initiated for project activity to begin. The Commission monitors grantees through an approved plan under Central Procurement Office’s Policy Number 2013-007. Funding for grants comes from three sources: a portion of specialty license plate fees; federal funding primarily from the National Endowment for the Arts; and state General Fund appropriations for three earmarked awards. See Appendix C and D.

11. Section 4-20-107 requires the commission’s executive director to employ at least

one staff person to identify and facilitate participation by the “traditionally underserved and underrepresented ethnic minority, disabled, handicapped, elderly, and rural artists and arts organizations within the state.” Describe how the commission complies with this requirement and detail the results of staff’s efforts in this area.

The current staff person who fills this position is the Director of Arts Access, Kim Johnson. This position is responsible for ensuring that all Tennesseans have access to arts programs and participation, especially those who have been traditionally underserved and underrepresented. One of the major job responsibilities of this position is to manage the Arts Access Grants, which provides funding to organizations serving traditionally underserved and underrepresented populations, especially those representing ethnic groups, people with disabilities and people over 65-years-old. For fiscal year 2016 in Arts Access, $100,000 in funds has been invested in 19 nonprofits to reach underserved populations, with an additional $5,000 distributed to new organizations that work with underserved populations through a mini-grant program.

The Commission reaches out to rural artists and organizations in several ways. One is through a project grants category called Rural Arts Projects Support. This grant is specifically designed to fund art projects and activities in rural areas in Tennessee. Another initiative started in 2014 is the Targeted Arts Development Initiative program. This program strategically targets rural Tennessee counties that have received little investment in the arts and encourages funding for such programs. By connecting with these rural communities, arts funding and activities are occurring in all 95 counties in Tennessee. Overall the Commission invested $495,000 in fiscal year 2015 and $566,000 in fiscal year 2016 in rural (non MSA) counties.

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12. What policies are in place to address potential conflicts of interest by commission

members and staff?

The Commission operates under Governing Policies that establish clear codes of conduct to avoid potential conflicts of interest. Specifically: POLICY 4.6 COMMISSION MEMBERS’ CODE OF CONDUCT The Commission commits itself and its members to ethical, businesslike, and lawful conduct, including proper use of authority and appropriate decorum when acting as Commission members. Accordingly: 1. Commission members must represent un-conflicted loyalty to the interests of

the people of Tennessee. This accountability supersedes any conflicting loyalty such as that to advocacy or interest groups and membership on other Commissions, boards, or staffs. It also supersedes the personal interest of any Commission member acting as a consumer of the organization’s services.

2. Commission members must avoid conflict of interest with respect to their

fiduciary responsibility. A. Commission members shall keep the Executive Director informed regarding

their membership in all arts and arts-related organizations and shall disclose such member’s role as an officer, director, or other special relationship with any such organization. There must be no self-dealing or any conduct of private business or personal services between any Commission member and the organization except as procedurally controlled to assure openness, competitive opportunity, and equal access to inside information.

B. When the Commission is to decide upon an issue about which a member has an unavoidable conflict of interest, that member shall absent herself or himself without comment from not only the vote but also from the deliberation.

C. Commission members must not use their positions to obtain employment for themselves, family members or close associates. Should a Commission member seek staff employment, he or she must first resign.

The Commission members sign annual statements of awareness of their responsibilities related to conflict of interest and update any conflict disclosures quarterly. Staff members sign annual statements of awareness of Executive Order

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20 and sign the State of Tennessee employee Code of Conduct as part of the on-boarding process for new employees.

13. Describe any items related to the commission that need legislative attention and

your proposed legislative changes. The agency will not propose any legislative changes at this time.

14. Should the commission be continued? To what extent and in what ways would the

absence of the commission affect the public health, safety, or welfare? Yes, the Commission should be continued, as it is essential to sustaining and enhancing Tennessee’s diverse arts and culture sector. Arts and culture add value to Tennessee’s communities and schools through promoting and increasing quality of life, economic development, tourism and providing a more balanced education for our children. The Commission builds stronger communities and schools through the arts. This is accomplished by providing services to citizens, artists and arts organizations; by undertaking initiatives that enhance Tennessee’s cultural life; and by investing in Tennessee classrooms and the state’s nonprofit arts and culture industry. Funding from the Commission supports thriving arts and cultural assets that impact communities and schools all across Tennessee. In fiscal year 2016, this funding was made across all program areas, serving an estimated 11.4 million individuals, including 2.4 million youth, in all 95 counties. The 2012 National Governors Association Report, New Engines of Growth: Arts, Culture and Design, describes five ways the arts can contribute to economic growth, including:

1. Provide a fast-growth, dynamic industry cluster 2. Help mature industries become more competitive 3. Provide the critical ingredients for innovative places 4. Catalyze community revitalization 5. Deliver a better prepared workforce

Tennessee’s creative people, institutions and businesses help define our communities as vibrant places to live and work. Definitions of the creative economy vary, but together our creative enterprises and workforce add significant value to the state’s economy and Tennessee communities. Tennessee is home to 12,614 arts-related businesses that employ 50,850 individuals. These creative industries account for 3.7 percent of the total number of

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businesses located in Tennessee and 1.7 percent of the people they employ, according to a 2014 Americans for the Arts Creative Industries in Tennessee Report. The Commission has a unique relationship with nonprofit arts and cultural organizations that make up a key sector of Tennessee’s creative economy. There are 1,687 nonprofit arts, culture and humanities organizations registered in the state. Of those organizations, 655 filled out Form 990 in 2007 and reported total revenue of almost $345 million with more than $1 billion in assets, according to the report, Tennessee Creative Industries Profile, SouthArts, 2011. These nonprofits generate millions in state and local taxes and attract tourists through activities and events. For example, the Commission invests in over 60 festivals and fairs annually, spanning local heritage and crafts events, bluegrass and old-time music events. In fiscal year 2016, these festivals and fairs attracted more than 870,000 in attendance. Funding by the Commission leverages other resources. For example, approximately $245,000 in funding in the Commission’s grassroots ArtsBuilds Communities program leveraged additional investments totaling $969,000 in fiscal year 2014, $1.4 million in fiscal year 2015, and $1.3 million in fiscal year 2016 for a ratio of $5.30 leverage for every $1 invested. Total project related donations of goods and services were valued at an additional $1.1 million, with 5,000 volunteers working over 124,000 hours. The Commission continues to support arts education through grants and programs. Each year, the agency devotes approximately 20 percent of its budget to seven Arts Education grant programs. This funding supports projects in schools, community nonprofit organizations and government agencies. Participants include children learning in and through the arts, life-long learners exploring new art forms and teachers gaining skills to improve instruction. Activities are in the form of in-depth artist residencies, exposure-based performances and exhibitions and extensive teacher training conferences. National studies show that arts education builds creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and problem solving skills, which prepare students for 21st century success in school, work and life. According to national studies, students with an education rich in the arts have higher GPAs and standardized test scores, and lower dropout rates. Learning through the arts is equally beneficial when the arts are integrated into other subject areas, encouraging classroom teachers, arts specialists, and teaching artists to develop collaborative lesson plans that infuse creativity into learning. A national sample of 25,000 students showed that those with high levels of arts

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learning earned higher grades and scored better on standardized tests than others, regardless of their socioeconomic status. The Commission’s Arts360 and Value Plus Schools arts integration programs have shown that students not only score higher on tests, but the entire school culture changes to support growth. The Commission’s mission is to cultivate the arts for the benefit of all Tennesseans and their communities. Through state and federal funding, the Commission provides opportunities and services that add value to the lives of all Tennesseans and preserve and promote the state’s rich cultural heritage. No other agency or department in state government or in the private sector provides these opportunities on a statewide level.

15. Has the commission developed and implemented quantitative performance

measures for ensuring it is meeting its goals? Yes. If the commission has developed and implemented quantitative performance measures, please answer questions 16 through 23. If the commission has not developed quantitative performance measures, proceed to question 24.

16. What are your key performance measures for ensuring the Commission is meeting

its goals? Describe so that someone unfamiliar with the program can understand what you are trying to measure and why it is important to the operation of your program.

Metrics include: grant investment amounts by state and federal strategic purpose; availability of the arts reflected in funding by county, new applicants, type of grantee institution and unmet demand; participation and diversity reflected by activity reports and percentages of underserved by demographic category among each organization’s board, audience and local population; educational outcomes; support for artists via grants, artist roster and gallery shows; and earned media, website usage and sales of specialty license tags benefitting the arts.

17. What aspect[s] of the program are you measuring?

At its first meeting after the rollout of the 2014-19 strategic plan, the Commission amended its governing policies to require quarterly reporting on progress toward strategic goals and objectives, which are also aligned with the Governor’s priorities.

18. Who collects relevant data and how is this data collected (e.g., what types

information systems and/or software programs are used) and how often is the data collected? List the specific resources (e.g., report, other document, database, customer survey) of the raw data used for the performance measure

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Data Who

Collects From Whom

How Collected

How Often Collected

How Calculated

Actual or Est

# of counties that have requested arts support

TN Arts staff TN Arts Reports by county from database

Annually Count Actual

Unmet demand for arts support

TN Arts staff Applicants Reports by county from database

Annually Total Requests – Total Granted

Actual

Funded program outputs and outcomes include students/youth served and teachers trained

TN Arts staff Grantees Online reporting into Fluxx grantsmaking system database

Annually Various Both; audience numbers estimated and based on ticket sales

Economic impact of nonprofit arts and culture including arts education participation, students/youth served and teachers trained

Americans for the Arts

Arts & culture nonprofits

Online organization survey into DataArts system database & paper audience surveys

Every five years for national reporting

Georgia Tech econometric model

Actual based on surveys

State arts agency comparative data

National Assembly of State Arts Agencies

State arts agencies

Electronic surveys Annually Ranked from high to low

Actual

Customer satisfaction Center for Nonprofit Management

Customer survey

Online survey Every five years for strategic planning

Likert scale Actual

Payment efficiency F&A Central Accounts

Payment transaction staff

Edison system

Analyzed annually

Average of days from receipt to payment

Actual

Earned media TN Arts Com Media External monitoring organizations i.e., Mention

Daily Reach and Volume

Actual

Specialty license plate sales

TN Department of Revenue

County clerks

Database system On-going, reported monthly

Total sales by plate and county

Actual

Conference feedback TN Arts Staff Conference attendees

Survey Monkey After statewide conferences

Likert scale Actual

19. How is the actual performance measure calculated? If a specific mathematical

formula is used, provide it. If possible, provide the calculations and supporting documentation detailing your process for arriving at the actual performance measure. See chart above.

20. Is the reported performance measure result a real number or an estimate? If an

estimate, explain why it is necessary to use an estimate. If an estimate, is the

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performance measure result recalculated, revised, and formally reported once the data for an actual calculation is available? See chart above.

21. Who reviews the performance measures and associated data/calculations? Describe

any process to verify that the measure and calculations are appropriate and accurate. Evaluation professionals are involved in external data collection through Americans for the Arts, the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies and the Center for Nonprofit Management. State staff reviews internal procedures and reporting. External evaluation experts at the National Endowment for the Arts and National Assembly of State Arts Agencies also review data related to annual grant program outputs and outcomes.

22. Are there written procedures related to collecting the data or calculating and

reviewing/verifying the performance measure? Provide copies of any procedures.

Along with 50 other U.S. state arts agencies, six regional arts organizations and the National Endowment for the Arts, Tennessee collects annual data on grant program outputs and outcomes following national standards and procedures set forth by the National Standard for Arts Information Exchange.

The Standard for Arts Information Exchange (the Standard) is taxonomy of data fields for use in the arts as a means to collect and analyze compatible information about constituents, projects, activities and resources. The Standard recommends database fields that are valuable to collect and offers specific terms, definitions and guidelines for formatting the data. In addition, the Standard enables aggregation and analysis of important arts information that would otherwise be reported inconsistently across agencies, thus making possible nationally comparable data on publicly supported arts activities.

The Standard information is mined at the state and national levels to track the distribution and impact of arts funding across the United States. Designed to provide easy access to data that is consistent from agency to agency, information in the Standard format can be analyzed to understand trends over time, to compare grant making among states and regions and to document how public dollars are spent.

The Standard was developed in the late 1970s by the National Information Systems Project, a research working group funded by the National Endowment for the Arts

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that included regional arts organizations, NASAA, state arts agency leaders and Henry Bromelkamp, President of the Bromelkamp Company. For comprehensive documentation on the National Standard, see the National Standard Reference Guide and Revisions History.

23. Describe any concerns about the committee’s performance measures and any changes or improvements you think need to be made in the process.

The Commission is currently implementing a new online grants database system that will allow reporting and analysis on every data field collected.

24. Please list all committee programs or activities that receive federal financial

assistance and, therefore are required to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Include the amount of federal funding received by program/activity. The Commission receives federal funding assistance through the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Currently, the NEA has no reporting requirements related to Title VI. However, the Commission does require grantees who are recipients of federal and state funds to submit Title VI training and certification each year. In fiscal year 2017, the Commission received $799,900 from the NEA to provide funding in the following areas:

General Partnership (includes $20,000 for Poetry Out Loud) $609,100 Arts Education $ 60,500 Underserved Communities $ 94,300 Folk Arts Partnership $ 30,000 NEA Creativity Connects Roundtable, non-matching $ 6,000 $799,900

If the committee does receive federal assistance, please answer questions 25 through 32. If the committee does not receive federal assistance, proceed directly to question 31. 25. Does your committee prepare a Title VI plan? If yes, please provide a copy of the

most recent plan.

Each year, the Commission prepares a Title VI Implementation Plan and submits it to the Tennessee Human Rights Commission by October. This plan reports on the previous fiscal year’s activities as related to Title VI compliance and activities. See Appendix E.

26. Does your commission have a Title VI coordinator? If yes, please provide the Title

VI coordinator’s name and phone number and a brief description of his/her duties. If not, provide the name and phone number of the person responsible for dealing with Title VI issues.

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The Title VI Coordinator for the Commission is Director of Arts Access, Kim Johnson; 615.532.9797, [email protected]. As part of this job position, Ms. Johnson is responsible for issues related to ADA/504 compliance, serves as the Title VI Coordinator, works to meet the needs of limited English proficiency (LEP) individuals, and provides grants management to underserved/underrepresented populations within Tennessee.

27. To which state or federal agency (if any) does your commission report concerning Title VI? Please describe the information your commission submits to the state or federal government and/or provide a copy of the most recent report submitted. The Commission reports an annual Title VI Implementation Plan to the Tennessee Human Rights Commission. This plan contains content related to compliance reporting, training requirements, subrecipient monitoring, Limited English Proficiency (LEP) policy and other related Title VI practices. See Appendix E.

28. Describe your commission’s actions to ensure that commission staff and

clients/program participants understand the requirements of Title VI. The Commission utilizes many ways to ensure that staff, grantees, and program participants understand the requirement of Title VI. First, all Commission staff is trained on an annual basis on the topics of ADA compliance, Title VI and Limited English Proficiency. During this training, staff learns the processes, deadlines, and expectations for ensuring grantee compliance with Title VI. For grantees and program participants, Title VI compliance is clearly communicated within the annual fiscal year contract, and grantees are informed that if Title VI training and certification is not completed, then funds from the Commission will not be paid. Each grantee is also responsible for having Title VI posters clearly visible for the public and program participants at events. To encourage this, the Commission has created a Title VI poster in Spanish and English to communicate how to report discriminatory practices.

29. Describe your commission’s actions to ensure it is meeting Title VI requirements.

Specifically, describe any commission monitoring or tracking activities related to Title VI, and how frequently these activities occur.

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In fiscal year 2016, the Commission achieved a high percentage rate of clients/grantees that complied with Title VI training. First, the Commission changed its policy to require that all clients/grantees return their fiscal year 2016 contracts together with their Title VI training and certification form. This greatly increased the number of clients/grantees who submitted their training forms in a timely manner. Second, by October 2016, emails were sent to all outstanding clients/grantees that had not submitted a Title VI training form and phone calls were made by the Title VI Coordinator to approximately a dozen grantees who had not submitted their forms. Using these action steps, 100 percent of grantees submitted their Title VI forms.

30. Please describe the commission’s procedures for handling Title VI complaints. Has

your commission received any Title VI-related complaints during the past two years? If yes, please describe each complaint, how each complaint was investigated, and how each complaint was resolved (or, if not yet resolved, the complaint’s current status).

The Commission has not received any complaints in fiscal year 2015 nor fiscal year 2016. If a complaint does occur, all Commission staff know to immediately contact the agency’s Title VI Coordinator to hear and document the complaint and/or use the complaint form that is located on the website to gather the first initial information from the complainant. Within 48 hour after this complaint form is received, the Title VI Coordinator informs the Commission’s Executive Director, Associate Director of Operations and staff at the Tennessee Human Rights Commission (THRC). With the THRC’s assistance, the Title VI Coordinator will start the investigation of the complaint within 30 days and follow all necessary steps, but before a final decision is released to the complainant, THRC will receive the findings and make any recommendations. Only after THRC and the Commission’s executive staff have reviewed the case, will the Title VI Coordinator release a written statement of findings to the complainant.

31. Please provide a breakdown of current commission staff by title, ethnicity, and

gender.

As of September 2016, the Commission has 19 staff positions. Twenty-one percent or four people have self-identified as belonging to a minority group.

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32. Please list all commission contracts, detailing each contractor, the services

provided, the amount of the contract, and the ethnicity of the contractor/business owner.

Grant #, PO # or Contract #

Contractor Services Provided FY2017 amount

Ethnicity

16002 Americans For The Arts

Economic impact of the nonprofit arts studies for 21 local communities, 9 development districts and statewide; study design, data scrub, analysis, report preparation.

$32,500 White

34161 Bromelkamp Company LLC

20 year old legacy grant application system, 5 year contract phasing out 9/30/17

$65,000 White

TENNESSEE ARTS COMMISSION

ID# Position/Job Title Ethnic Category Gender

5048 TAC-DIRECTOR W F 5049 TAC PROGRAM DIRECTOR W M

5050 TAC PROGRAM DIRECTOR B F

5051 ADMIN SERVICES ASSISTANT 3 B F

5052 ADMIN SERVICES ASSISTANT 2 W F

5057 TAC ASSISTANT DIR W M 5058 TAC ASSISTANT DIR W F

5066 TAC PROGRAM DIRECTOR W F

5072 TAC PROGRAM DIRECTOR W F

5073 ADMIN SERVICES ASSISTANT 3 W F 5074 TAC PROGRAM DIRECTOR W M

5075 EXECUTIVE ADMIN ASSISTANT 3 W F

69105 GRANTS ANALYST 2 B F

73543 TAC PROGRAM DIRECTOR W M

74883 ADMIN ASSISTANT 3 B F 100566 TAC PROGRAM DIRECTOR W F

101680 INFO RESOURCE SUPPORT SPEC 4 W M

119069 TAC PROGRAM DIRECTOR W M

1000053 TAC PROGRAM COORDINATOR W F

Total: 19 staff

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49238 Innovation Network LLC

Per RFQ 31625-16005, a 5 year contract to configure and maintain a completely paperless, end-to-end online grants management system to go live this fall. In addition to applications, the new system will manage internal reviews, external reviews, award letter and contract generation and routing, requests for payment, Title VI training reporting, grantee final outcome and financial reporting, risk assessment and monitoring and required federal reporting.

$285,000 Asian-American

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Appendix A.

SUNSET HEARING – #7 ADVISORY PANEL MEMBERS

EDUCATION, HEALTH AND GENERAL WELFARE

JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

DECEMBER 14, 2016

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Arts Access Advisory Panel Thursday, April 23, 2015

Panelist ID# 105 Sabrina Anderson Jackson, TN 38301

Panelist ID# 058 Donna DeStefano Nashville, TN 37209

Panelist ID# 002 Fernando Guadarrama Soddy Daisy, TN 37379

Panelist ID# 122 Marvelene Moore Ph. D. Knoxville, TN 37922

Panelist ID# 077 Lynette Porter Smyrna, TN 37167

Panelist ID# 042 Tamara Prince-Parrish Memphis, TN 38106

Arts Education Artist-in-Residence Friday, April 17, 2015

Panelist ID# 015 Julie Carter Knoxville, TN 37919

Panelist ID# 097 Susannah Felts Nashville, TN 37206

Panelist ID# 040 Shaun Giles Nashville, TN 37211

Panelist ID# 100 Jennifer Gonzales Memphis, TN 38104

Panelist ID# 118 Linda Steele Memphis, TN 38117

Panelist ID# 050 Rodney Van Valkenburg Signal Mountain, TN 37377

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Arts Education-Community Learning Friday, April 10, 2015

Panelist ID# 126 Rafael Casco Sevierville, TN 37876

Panelist ID# 008 Judy Davis Memphis, TN 38019

Panelist ID# 016 Achana Jarrett Brownsville, TN 38012

Panelist ID# 088 Jen-Jen Lin Nashville, TN 37212

Panelist ID# 095 Laurie Melnik Chattanooga, TN 37409-1723

Panelist ID# 014 Amanda Roche Nashville, TN 37207

Arts Education-Teacher Training


Panelist ID# 020 Christopher Burawa Clarksville, TN 37040

Panelist ID# 089 Dr. Jean Heise Knoxville, TN 37901

Panelist ID# 033 James Holcomb Ellendale, TN 38029

Panelist ID# 048 Tina Radtke Kingsport, TN 37663

Panelist ID# 034 Dr. Patricia Reeves Nashville, TN 37209

Panelist ID# 011 Katie Smythe Memphis, TN 38104

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Community Arts Advisory Panel Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Panelist ID# 099 Coral Getino Knoxville, TN 37922

Panelist ID# 019 Gerald Hodge Athens, TN 37303

Panelist ID# 091 Ron Jewell Ellendale, TN 38029

Panelist ID# 007 Ellen Kanervo Clarksville, TN 37043

Panelist ID# 074 Allison Tonn Nashville, TN 37216

Panelist ID# 056 Gretchen Wollert McLennon Memphis, TN 38103

Dance Advisory Panel Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Panelist ID# 070 Kelvin Amburgey Nashville, TN 37214

Panelist ID# 065 Anita DeAngelis Johnson City, TN 37604

Panelist ID# 064 Marcus Hayes Clarksville, TN 37043

Panelist ID# 054 Pat (Betise) Mitchell Worley Memphis, TN 38104

Panelist ID# 085 Phillip West Memphis, TN 38104

Panelist ID# 057 Karen Wilson Chattanooga, TN 37412

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Funds for At-Risk Youth Monday, April 13, 2015

Panelist ID# 101 Isaac Duncan III Chattanooga, TN 37404

Panelist ID# 128 Laurie Fleming Nashville, TN 37206

Panelist ID# 017 Kevin Guy Murfreesboro, TN 37130-5994

Panelist ID# 037 Renee Meeks Memphis, TN 38119

Panelist ID# 081 Debra Tayloe Jackson, TN 38305

Panelist ID# 001 Loida Velazquez Knoxville, TN 37923

Folklife Advisory Panel Monday, April 6, 2015

Panelist ID# 046 Michael Baker Jackson, TN 38301-5725

Panelist ID# 023 Dollie Boyd Greeneville, TN 37745

Panelist ID# 028 Jessica Castaneda McMinville, TN 37110

Panelist ID# 069 Catrina Guttery Memphis, TN 38117

Panelist ID# 026 Mary Hendershot Sweetwater, TN 37874

Panelist ID# 044 Buffy Holton Nashville, TN 37204

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Inter Arts Advisory Panel Monday, April 20, 2015

Panelist ID# 051 Ekundayo Bandele Hattiloo Theatre

Panelist ID# 059 Melinda Hearn Medina, TN 38355

Panelist ID# 043 Ellen Kimball Athens, TN 37303

Panelist ID# 024 Megan McInnis Nashville, TN 37211

Panelist ID# 055 Johana Pinilla Rubiano Nashville, TN 37211

Panelist ID# 102 Susan Robinson Chattanooga, TN 37408

Literary Advisory Panel Thursday, April 16, 2015

Panelist ID# 041 Mary Burns Memphis, TN 38112

Panelist ID# 009 Ethan Castelo Frankilin, TN 37067

Panelist ID# 004 Dwight Fryer Bartlett, TN 38133

Panelist ID# 061 Christopher Hebert Knoxville, TN 37919-4109

Panelist ID# 073 Bethany White Knoxville, TN 37922

Panelist ID# 124 Steven Womack Nashville, TN 37221

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Media & Design Advisory Panel Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Panelist ID# 104 Katherine Ambroziak Knoxville, TN 37914

Panelist ID# 076 David Gallop Cookeville, TN 38506

Panelist ID# 120 Mary Beth Harding Nashville, TN 37209

Panelist ID# 071 Joe Larkins Memphis, TN 38112

Panelist ID# 068 Jill Wissmiller Memphis, TN 38104

Panelist ID# 087 Peggy Wood-Townsend Chattanooga, TN 37405

Music Advisory Panel


Panelist ID# 031 Raphael Bundage Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Panelist ID# 090 Robert Elliott Nashville, TN 37221

Panelist ID# 012 Shirley Hill Memphis, TN 38119

Panelist ID# 075 Dr. Daniel Musselman Jackson, TN 38305

Panelist ID# 027 Martha Scheidler Sharps Chapel, TN 37866

Panelist ID# 061 Robert Willie Chattanooga, TN 37415

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Rural Arts Project Support Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Panelist ID# 078 Melody Basinger Hohenwald, TN 38462

Panelist ID# 133 Brent Cantrell Luttrell, TN 37779

Panelist ID# 012 Shirley Hill Memphis, TN 38119

Panelist ID# 045 Dr. Shawn Pitts Selmer, TN 38375

Panelist ID# 003 Jairo Prado Nashville, TN 37218

Panelist ID# 060 Laura Ritter Morristown, TN 37814

Panelist ID# 035 Lee Warren Jackson, TN 38305

Rural Arts Project Support II-Non Arts Organizations Thursday, April 9, 2015

Panelist ID# 049 Jana Barrett Altamont, TN 37301

Panelist ID# 086 William Hickerson, Jr. Jackson, TN 38305

Panelist ID# 053 Bill Kornrich Sneedville, TN 37869

Panelist ID# 039 Dr. Martha Robinson Jackson, TN 38301

Panelist ID# 084 Leah Ross Blountville, TN 37617

Panelist ID# 083 Monica Spencer Christiana, TN 37037-5116

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Theater Advisory Panel Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Panelist ID# 063 David Byrd Knoxville, TN 37916

Panelist ID# 010 Robert Cassell, Jr. Kingsport, TN 37660

Panelist ID# 067 Kathryn Colegrove Nashville, TN 37214

Panelist ID# 032 Donald Fann Woodbury, TN 37190

Panelist ID# 052 Marcellus Harper Memphis, TN 38104

Panelist ID# 030 Jackie Nichols Memphis, TN 38104

Visual Arts & Craft Advisory Panel Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Panelist ID# 138 Margo Clark Knoxville, TN 37918

Panelist ID# 093 David McBeth Martin, TN 38237

Panelist ID# 096 Mayra Yu Morales Antioch, TN 37013

Panelist ID# 072 William Mullins Nashville, TN 37208

Panelist ID# 079 Judson Phillips Memphis, TN 38118

Panelist ID# 036 Kimberly Winkle Smithville, TN 37166

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Arts Access Advisory Panel Friday, April 22, 2016

Panelist Id# 105 Sabrina Anderson Beech Bluff, TN 38313

Panelist Id# 134 Rondell Crier Chattanooga, TN 37405-2312

Panelist Id# 058 Donna DeStefano Nashville, TN 37209

Panelist Id# 103 Matt Fischer Hermitage, TN 37076-2009

Panelist Id# 002 Fernando Guadarrama Chattanooga, TN 37405

Panelist Id# 042 Tamara Prince-Parrish Memphis, TN 38103

Arts Education-Community Learning

Advisory Panel Monday, April 11, 2016

Panelist Id# 0126 Dr. Carol Eckert Sharon, TN 38255

Panelist Id# 088 Jen-Jen Lin Nashville, TN 37212

Panelist Id# 008 Sarah McCormick Martin, TN 38237

Panelist Id# 095 Laurie Melnik Chattanooga, TN 37409-1723

Panelist Id# 014 Amanda Roche Nashville, TN 37207

Panelist Id# 050 Rodney Van Valkenburg Signal Mountain, TN 37377

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Arts Education Teacher Training Advisory Panel


Panelist Id# 022 Heather Casteel Knoxville, TN 37917

Panelist Id# 037 Renee Meeks Memphis, TN 38119

Panelist Id# 092 Meaghan Nelson Franklin, TN 37065

Panelist Id# 048 Tina Radtke Kingsport, TN 37663

Panelist Id# 034 Patricia Reeves Nashville, TN 37209

Panelist Id# 011 Katie Smythe Memphis, TN 38104

Community Arts Advisory Panel Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Panelist Id# 074 Laurel Fisher Nashville, TN 37214

Panelist Id# 099 Coral Getino Knoxville, TN 37922

Panelist Id# 099 Coral Getino Knoxville, TN 37922

Panelist Id# 007 Ellen Kanervo Clarksville, TN 37043

Panelist Id# 091 Parke Kennedy Cordova, TN 38018

Panelist Id# 091 Parke Kennedy Cordova, TN 38018

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Dance Advisory Panel Friday, April 1, 2016

Panelist Id# 070 Kelvin Amburgey Nashville, TN 37214

Panelist Id# 065 Anita DeAngelis Elizabethton, TN 37643

Panelist Id# 064 Marcus Hayes Clarksville, TN 37043

Panelist Id# 054 Pat Mitchell Worley Memphis, TN 38104

Panelist Id# 085 Phillip West Memphis, TN 38104

Panelist Id# 057 Karen Wilson Chattanooga, TN 37412

Funds for At-Risk Youth Advisory Panel


Panelist Id# 081 Pat Blankenship Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Panelist Id# 028 Angela Christopher Memphis, TN 38104

Panelist Id# 101 Isaac Duncan III Chattanooga, TN 37404

Panelist Id# 101 Isaac Duncan III Chattanooga, TN 37404

Panelist Id# 038 Amy-Beth Rice Memphis, TN 38112

Panelist Id# 017 Dina Ruta Knoxville, TN 37919

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Folklife Advisory Panel Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Panelist Id# 025 Linda Caldwell Etowah, TN 37331

Panelist Id# 069 Catrina Guttery Memphis, TN 38117

Panelist Id# 044 Buffy Holton Nashville, TN 37204

Panelist Id# 046 Jillian Norris-Love Knoxville, TN 37921

Panelist Id# 045 Shawn Pitts Selmer, TN 38375

Panelist Id# 082 Langston Wilkins Antioch, TN 37013

Inter Arts Advisory Panel Monday, April 18, 2016

Panelist Id# 051 Ekundayo Bandele Memphis, TN 38104

Panelist Id# 059 Melinda Hearn Medina, TN 38355

Panelist Id# 043 Ellen Kimball Athens, TN 37303

Panelist Id# 024 Megan McInnis Nashville, TN 37211

Panelist Id# 055 Johana Pinilla Rubiano Nashville, TN 37203-6621

Panelist Id# 102 Susan Robinson Signal Mountain, TN 37377

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Literary Arts Advisory Panel Thursday, April 14, 2016

Panelist Id# 041 Mary Burns Memphis, TN 38112

Panelist Id# 009 Ethan Castelo Frankilin, TN 37067

Panelist Id# 124 Niki Coffman Nashville, TN 37206

Panelist Id# 061 Christopher Hebert Knoxville, TN 37919-4109

Panelist Id# 002 Reginald Martin Memphis, TN 38112-1712

Panelist Id# 073 Bethany White Knoxville, TN 37922

Media & Design

Advisory Panel Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Panelist Id# 104 Katherine Ambroziak Knoxville, TN 37914

Panelist Id# 076 David Gallop Cookeville, TN 38506

Panelist Id# 071 Joe Larkins Memphis, TN 38112

Panelist Id# 087 Anna McKeown Nashville, TN 37215

Panelist Id# 120 James Pond Sewanee, TN 37375

Panelist Id# 068 Jill Wissmiller Memphis, TN 38104

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Music Advisory Panel


Panelist Id# 031 Raphael Bundage Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Panelist Id# 075 Daniel Musselman Jackson, TN 38305

Panelist Id# 090 Gail Robinson-Oturu Clarksville, TN 37043

Panelist Id# 062 Robert Willie Chattanooga, TN 37415

Panelist Id# 027 Cindi Younker Memphis, TN 38117

Rural Arts Project Support-Arts Organizations

Advisory Panel Thursday, April 7, 2016

Panelist Id# 078 Melody Basinger Hohenwald, TN 38462

Panelist Id# 133 Brent Cantrell Luttrell, TN 37779

Panelist Id# 060 Summer Nichols Gates, TN 38037

Panelist Id# 003 Jairo Prado Nashville, TN 37218

Panelist Id# 035 Lee Warren Jackson, TN 38305

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Rural Arts Project Support- Non Arts Organizations

Advisory Panel Friday, April 8, 2016

Panelist Id# 049 Jana Barrett Altamont, TN 37301

Panelist Id# 086 William Hickerson, Jr. Jackson, TN 38305

Panelist Id# 053 Brianne Huitt-Thornton Chapel Hill, TN 37034

Panelist Id# 086 Natasha Jones Murfreesboro, TN 37127

Panelist Id# 039 Martha Robinson Jackson, TN 38305

Panelist Id# 084 Leah Ross Blountville, TN 37617

Theater Advisory Panel


Panelist Id# 032 Donald Fann Woodbury, TN 37190

Panelist Id# 052 Marcellus Harper Memphis, TN 38104

Panelist Id# 030 Jackie Nichols Memphis, TN 38104

Panelist Id# 067 Tracy Nichols Ashland City, TN 37015

Panelist Id# 063 Dennis Perkins Knoxville, TN 37920

Panelist Id# 010 Terry Webber Knoxville, TN 37921

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Visual Arts & Craft Advisory Panel


Panelist Id# 138 Margo Clark Knoxville, TN 37918

Panelist Id# 093 David McBeth Martin, TN 38237

Panelist Id# 096 Mayra Yu Morales Nashville, TN 37210

Panelist Id# 072 William Mullins Nashville, TN 37208

Panelist Id# 079 Judson Phillips Memphis, TN 38118

Panelist Id# 036 Kimberly Winkle Smithville, TN 37166

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Appendix B.

SUNSET HEARING – #8 GRANTS WORKSHOPS


JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE


DECEMBER 14, 2016

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT GRACE ROBINSON, 615.253.5133 [email protected]

August 28, 2015

Tennessee Arts Commission to conduct free grants workshops across Middle and West TN beginning September 8 NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Arts Commission is conducting a series of grants workshops August 19-21 in East TN cities Knoxville, Jonesborough and Chattanooga to inform the pub-lic of funding opportunities offered by the Commission. These workshops are free informational meetings for potential and current constituents, nonprofit organizations, local government agencies, TN teachers and artists. Attendees will learn about grant opportunities and the application process, state arts resources, accessi-bility strategies and the Arts Education Teaching Artist Roster. Grants Workshop Schedule: MIDDLE TENNESSEE WORKSHOPS Each session to last 1.5 hours Cookeville — September 8 at 10 a.m. CT Upper Cumberland Development District 1225 S Willow Avenue Cookeville, TN 38506. Click here to RSVP attendance Clarksville — September 11 at 10 a.m. CT CT Roxy Theatre 100 Franklin Street Clarksville, TN 37040 Click here to RSVP attendance Murfreesboro — September 17 at 11 a.m. CT Center for the Arts 100 West College Street Murfreesboro, TN 37130 Click here to RSVP attendance Nashville — October 2 at 10 a.m. CT Citizens’ Plaza State Office Building Ocoee/Stones River Conference Room, Floor 2 401 Charlotte Avenue Nashville, TN 37243 Click here to RSVP attendance

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Columbia — October 14 TBA Click here to RSVP attendance WEST TENNESSEE WORKSHOPS Each session to last 1.5 hours Jackson — September 9 at 10 a.m. CT Jackson Arts Council 314 East Main Street Jackson, TN 38301 Click here to RSVP attendance Huntington — September 9 at 2 p.m. CT Dixie Carter PAC 191 Court Square Huntington, TN 38344 Click here to RSVP attendance Memphis — September 23 at 2 p.m. CT Playhouse on the Square 66 Cooper Street Memphis, TN 38104 Click here to RSVP attendance Selmer — September 24 at 10 a.m. CT Arts in McNairy 205 West Court Avenue Selmer, TN 38375 Click here to RSVP attendance Martin — October 12 TBA Click here to RSVP attendance With the mission to cultivate the arts for the benefit of all Tennesseans and their communi-ties, the Commission funds a variety of arts projects through several grant categories. Each year, these grants help fund arts and cultural activities for more than 600 schools, local governments and nonprofit organizations in communities across all 95 counties. Visit tnartscommission.org for more information. Contact Jared Morrison at 615-532-9801 or mailto:[email protected] questions. For accessibility requests, call (615) 532-9797. ###

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August 13, 2015

Tennessee Arts Commission to conduct free grants workshops in East TN, August 19-21, 2015 NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Arts Commission is conducting a series of grants workshops August 19-21 in East TN cities Knoxville, Jonesborough and Chattanooga to inform the pub-lic of funding opportunities offered by the Commission. These workshops are free informational meetings for potential and current constituents, nonprofit organizations, local government agencies, TN teachers and artists. Attendees will learn about grant opportunities and the application process, state arts resources, accessi-bility strategies and the Arts Education Teaching Artist Roster. Grants Workshop Schedule:

• Knoxville — August 19 at 1 p.m. EST Knoxville Museum of Art Auditorium 1050 World’s Fair Park Knoxville, TN 37916 Participants are invited to stay afterwards for a free community viewing of the National Asso-ciation of State Arts Agencies webinar “Engaging Millennials” at 3 p.m.

• Jonesborough — August 20 at 11 a.m. EST International Storytelling Center 116 West Main Street Jonesborough, TN 37659 A limited number of complimentary tickets to Teller-in-Residence David Holt’s 2 p.m. perfor-mance are available on a first come, first served basis. Contact Jared Morrison at 615.352.9801 to reserve.

• Chattanooga — August 21 at 11 a.m. EST The Hunter Museum of American Art Auditorium 10 Bluff View Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37403

Each workshop is scheduled to last an hour and a half. They are free, and there is no RSVP required. With the mission to cultivate the arts for the benefit of all Tennesseans and their communi-ties, the Commission funds a variety of arts projects through several grant categories. Each year, these grants help fund arts and cultural activities for more than 600 schools, local governments and nonprofit organizations in communities across all 95 counties. Contact Jared Morrison at 615-532-9801 or [email protected] for questions. For ac-cessibility requests, call (615) 532-9797. ###

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September 23, 2014

Tennessee Arts Commission to host Grants Workshops Three grants workshops will be offered in East Tennessee, October 1-3 The Tennessee Arts Commission will be conducting a series of workshops across the state to inform the public of grant opportunities that are offered by the agency. These workshops are informational meetings for potential and current constitu-ents. Nonprofit organizations, government agencies, Tennessee teachers and art-ists are encouraged to attend. Attendance at one of the workshops is important for new teaching artists interested in applying for the Teaching Artist Roster. Each workshop attendee will receive information on: all grant opportunities offered by the agency and the application process, specific Arts Education programs, ac-cessibility strategies and information on how to apply for the teaching artist ros-ter. To date, workshops have been scheduled in East Tennessee. Middle and West Ten-nessee workshops details will be available at a later date. All workshops will be held from 3:30-5:30pm EST at the following locations:

• October 1st – Chattanooga: Barger Academy of Fine Arts 4808 Brainerd Rd, 37411

• October 2nd – Knoxville: Knoxville Arts & Culture Alliance 100 South Gay Street # 201, 37902

• October 3rd – Kingsport: Northeast State 300 W. Market St, 37660

With the mission to cultivate the arts for the benefit of all Tennesseans and their communities, the Tennessee Arts Commission funds a variety of arts projects through several grant categories. In 2013, through the Tennessee Arts Commission grant programs, $6.3 million was invested across Tennessee in all 95 counties to over 600 organizations, over half of which were schools. Contact James Wells at [email protected] or (615) 532-5934 to register for a workshop. For accessibility requests, please contact William Coleman at [email protected] or (615) 532-9797. ###

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Appendix C.

SUNSET HEARING – #10 SUBRECIPIENTS FY15 &16


JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE


DECEMBER 14, 2016

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TENNESSEE ARTS COMMISSIONFiscal Year 2015 Grantees

GRANTEE CITY PROGRAM GRANT

$76,544Total Grants:AndersonCounty:

Appalachian Arts Craft Center $810ABCClinton

Appalachian Arts Craft Center $1,160APSClinton

Children's Museum of Oak Ridge (CMOR) $2,200AE-CLOak Ridge

Children's Museum of Oak Ridge (CMOR) $18,000PSOak Ridge

Clinton Middle School $2,055STSClinton

Oak Ridge Civic Music Association $16,320PSOak Ridge

Oak Ridge Community Art Center $11,500PSOak Ridge

Oak Ridge Community Playhouse $19,640PSOak Ridge

Tennessee Mountain Writers, Inc. $2,260APSOak Ridge

Willow Brook Elementary School $2,599STSOak Ridge

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$4,556Total Grants:BedfordCounty:

Cascade Middle School $1,000STSWartrace

Eakin Elementary School $1,990STSShelbyville

East Side Elementary School $783STSShelbyville

Southside Elementary School $783STSShelbyville


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$4,740Total Grants:BentonCounty:

Benton County Arts Council $700ABCCamden

Briarwood Elementary School $3,000STSCamden

Camden Elementary School $1,040STSCamden


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$4,138Total Grants:BledsoeCounty:

Bledsoe County Middle School $800STSPikveille

Cecil B. Rigsby Elementary School $380STSPikeville

Pikeville Elementary School $2,958STSPikeville


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$27,249Total Grants:BlountCounty:

Appalachian Ballet Company $1,880ABCMaryville

Appalachian Ballet Company $3,400APSMaryville

Carpenters Elementary School $950STSMaryville

Fairview Elementary School $2,790STSMaryville

Foothills Community Players $1,800ABCMaryville

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center $1,450ABCTownsend

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center $1,300AE-CLTownsend

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center $1,600APSTownsend

Heritage High School $3,000STSMaryville

Mary Blount Elementary $2,400AE-ARMaryville

Porter Elementary School $2,100AE-ARMaryville

Townsend Artisan Guild $1,579ABCTownsend

William Blount High School $3,000STSMaryville


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$13,477Total Grants:BradleyCounty:

Charleston-Calhoun-Hiwassee Historical Society

$1,550ABCCharleston

Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce Foundation

$3,700APSCleveland

Lee University $1,000APSCleveland

Lee University $3,500TOURCleveland

Michigan Avenue School $1,518STSCleveland


Oak Grove Elementary School $759STSCleveland


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$17,550Total Grants:CampbellCounty:

Campbell Culture Coalition $8,110RAPSLaFollette

Friends of the Cumberland Trail $5,500RAPSCaryville

Jacksboro Elementary School $2,060STSJacksboro

Jellico High School $1,880STSJellico


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$34,282Total Grants:CannonCounty:

Arts Center of Cannon County, Inc. $28,500PSWoodbury

Auburn School $1,832STSAuburntown

Cannon Association of Craft Artists $3,950RAPSWoodbury


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$28,322Total Grants:CarrollCounty:

Gibson County Visual Arts Association $4,480RAPSMc Kenzie

Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central Elementary School

$1,042STSBruceton

Huntingdon High School $3,000STSHuntingdon

Town of Huntingdon/ Dixie Carter PAC $19,800PSHuntingdon


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$3,397Total Grants:CarterCounty:

East Side Elementary $400STSElizabethton

Hunter Elementary School $2,997STSElizabethton


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$4,100Total Grants:CheathamCounty:

East Cheatham Elementary School $1,680STSAshland City

East Cheatham Elementary School $320STSAshland City

East Cheatham Elementary School $1,000STSAshland City

Friends of Cheatham County Libraries $600ABCAshland City

West Cheatham Elementary $500STSChapmansboro


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$2,000Total Grants:ChesterCounty:

Henderson Arts Commission $2,000CIHenderson


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$9,750Total Grants:ClaiborneCounty:

Ellen Myers Primary $900STSHarrogate

Lincoln Memorial University $1,700AE-CLHarrogate

Lincoln Memorial University $3,500RAPSHarrogate

TNT Primary $1,650STSNew Tazewell

White Lightning Trail Festival, Inc. $2,000RAPSTazewell


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$2,975Total Grants:ClayCounty:

Celina K-8 $2,975STSCelina


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$5,164Total Grants:CockeCounty:

Del Rio Elementary School $350STSDel Rio

Newport Grammar School $2,160STSNewport

Northwest Elementary School $1,991STSNewport

Smoky Mountain Elementary School $663STSCosby


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$18,126Total Grants:CoffeeCounty:

Bel-Aire Elementary School $315STSTullahoma

College Street Elementary $1,000STSManchester

Community Playhouse, Inc. $1,650ABCTullahoma

Jack T. Farrar Elementary $290STSTullahoma






Tullahoma High School $2,991STSTullahoma

Tullahoma South Jackson Civic Association

$8,300PSTullahoma


$480SPECOPTullahoma


$1,500TOURTullahoma


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$5,670Total Grants:CrockettCounty:

Alamo City School $3,300AE-ARAlamo

Alamo City School $2,370STSAlamo


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$75,667Total Grants:CumberlandCounty:

Art Guild of Fairfield Glade $350RAPSFairfield Glade

Cumberland County Playhouse, Inc. $66,500MCICrossville

Cumberland County Playhouse, Inc. $1,500TACrossville

Glenn Martin Elementary $812STSCrossville

Glenn Martin Elementary $1,500STSCrossville

North Cumberland Elementary $1,155STSCrossville

Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition

$3,850RAPSCrossville


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$1,617,141Total Grants:DavidsonCounty:

abrasiveMedia, Inc $1,472ABCNashville

Actors Bridge Ensemble Theatre of Nashville, Inc.

$6,000APSNashville

Adventure Science Center $1,840ABCNashville

African American Cultural Alliance $1,760ABCNashville

ALIAS Chamber Ensemble $5,400APSNashville

Alicia Stoneburner $310AE-TIGoodlettsville

Allen Brown Davidson III $5,000IAFNashville

Allison Brazzel $400AE-TINashville

American Negro Playwright Theatre, Inc. $6,000AANashville

American Negro Playwright Theatre, Inc. $2,250AE-CLNashville

Amqui Station and Visitor Center-Discover Madison Inc.

$1,470ABCMadison

Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville

$1,900ABCNashville


$7,400APSNashville

Arts at the Airport Foundation $1,425ABCNashville

Arts at the Airport Foundation $6,470APSNashville

Bailey STEM Magnet Middle Prep School $1,320STSNashville

Barbara G. Johnson $400AE-TINashville

Belcourt Theatre $67,500MCINashville

Belcourt Theatre $750SPECOPNashville

Blackbird Theater $3,700APSAntioch

Cameron College Prep $3,000STSNashville


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Cane Ridge Elementary School $240STSAntioch

Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art

$66,000MCINashville

Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville $1,920ABCNashville

Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville $4,600APSNashville

Choral Arts Link $1,840ABCNashville

Cinema South, Inc. $2,000ABCNashville

Cinema South, Inc. $2,700APSNashville

Circle Players $1,960ABCNashville

Cole Elementary $1,308STSAntioch

Conexion Americas $7,000APSNashville

Conservancy For The Parthenon & Centennial Park

$2,000ABCNashville


$6,600APSNashville

Country Music Foundation, Inc. $3,850AE-CLNashville

Country Music Foundation, Inc. $81,000MCINashville

Creswell Arts Magnet $700STSNashville

Dan Mills Elementary School $1,470STSNashville

Daniel A. Arite $750PDSNashville

Eakin Elementary $1,500STSNashville


Elizabeth Davidson $410PDSNashville

Fisk University $80,000LINEITNashville


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Frist Center for the Visual Arts $72,000MCINashville

Gateway Elementary School $1,008STSMadison

Global Education Center $8,000AANashville

Global Education Center $4,700AE-TTNashville

Global Education Center $3,700FAYNashville

Global Education Center $15,000PSNashville

Gordon Jewish Community Center $1,440ABCNashville

Grand Master Fiddler Championship, Inc. $7,140APSNashville

Greater Nashville Regional Council $34,500DA-ABCNashville

Harpeth Valley Elementary School $3,000STSNashville

Harris-Hillman Special Education School $3,000STSNashville

Healing Arts Project, Inc. $1,116ABCNashville

Healing Arts Project, Inc. $5,900APSNashville

Hickman Elementary School $1,230STSNashville

Hickman Elementary School $1,000STSNashville

Humanities Tennessee $22,800PSNashville

Hume Fogg Academic Magnet $4,200AE-ARNashville

J.E. Moss Elementary $3,700AE-ARAntioch

Jere Baxter Middle School $4,000AE-ARNashville

Kelly Nicole Bond $5,000IAFNashville

Keri Jhaveri $1,000AE-TINashville

Keri Pagetta $5,000IAFNashville


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Kim Arite (Pen name: Thandiwe Shiphrah)

$750PDSNashville

KIPP Academy Nashville $1,440STSNashville

Kirkpatrick-Metro Nashville Public Schools

$2,400STSNashville

Larry Bryon Larrance $750PDSNashville

Laurel Jean Sprague $5,000IAFNashville

LEAD Academy $3,900AE-ARNashville

Linda Wynkoop $400AE-TINashville

Lipscomb University $2,300APSNashville

Lockeland Design Center $1,200STSNashville

Maplewood High School $1,750STSNashville

Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet School

$4,800AE-ARNashville

Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet School

$300STSNashville

Mary Addison Hackett $750PDSNashville

Mary Cockerham $300AE-TIGoodlettsville

Megan Robertson $1,000AE-TINashville

Metro Parks and Recreation, Nashville $900AE-MGNashville

Metro Parks and Recreation $7,000APSNashville

Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission $7,500AE-TTNashville

Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission $29,600DA-ABCNashville

Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission $71,500MCINashville

Michael Aurbach $750PDSNashville


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Monroe Harding, Inc. $3,200FAYNashville

Music for Seniors $1,760ABCNashville

Music for Seniors $5,000APSNashville

Nashville Ballet $79,000MCINashville

Nashville Big Picture High School $5,200AE-ARNashville

Nashville Children's Theatre $3,000FAYNashville

Nashville Children's Theatre $77,500MCINashville

Nashville Cultural Arts Project $4,970APSNashville

Nashville Film Festival $4,100FAYNashville

Nashville Film Festival $21,660PSNashville

Nashville Jazz Orchestra $6,390APSNashville

Nashville Jazz Workshop $28,000PSNashville

Nashville Jazz Workshop $1,500TOURNashville

Nashville Old-Time String Band Association

$2,600APSNashville

Nashville Opera Association $75,250MCINashville

Nashville Public Library Foundation $4,700APSNashville

Nashville Public Radio $3,640APSNashville

Nashville Public Television $5,320APSNashville

Nashville Repertory Theatre $56,000MCINashville

Nashville Shakespeare Festival $3,100FAYNashville

Nashville Shakespeare Festival $24,000PSNashville

Nashville Symphony Association $77,000MCINashville


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National Museum of African-American Music

$4,100AANashville

Native American Indian Assn. of TN., Inc. (NAIA)

$5,740APSNashville

Neil Spencer $740PDSOld Hickory

New Dialect $1,840ABCNashville

Oasis Center $2,000ABCNashville

Paragon Mills Elementary School $1,300AE-ARNashville

Paragon Mills Elementary School $2,040STSNashville

Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet HS $5,800AE-ARNashville

Poverty and the Arts $550SPECOPNashville

Rejoice School of Ballet $1,750AE-CLNashville

Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet Elementary

$3,000STSNashville

Rosebank Elementary School $984STSNashville

Salama Urban Ministries, Inc. $2,000ABCNashville

Salama Urban Ministries, Inc. $4,800APSNashville

Senior Center for the Arts $5,000APSNashville

Shaun Giles $1,000AE-TINashville

Southern Word $7,200APSNashville

Southern Word $3,500FAYNashville

Stratford STEM Magnet HS $1,000STSNashville

Street Theatre Company $5,200APSNashville

Taylor Stratton Elementary School $500STSMadison


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Tennesseans for the Arts $4,100APSNashville

Tennesseans for the Arts $25,000CINashville

Tennesseans for the Arts $620SPECOPNashville

Tennessee Art Education Association $1,700AE-TTNashville

Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation $6,500AE-TTNashville

Tennessee Association of Craft Artists $16,600CINashville

Tennessee Association of Craft Artists $21,000PSNashville

Tennessee Performing Arts Center $5,500AE-TTNashville

Tennessee Performing Arts Center $100,000LINEITNashville

Tennessee Performing Arts Center $31,000PSNashville

Tennessee Performing Arts Center $300SPECOPNashville

Tennessee State Fair Association $1,750APSNashville

Tennessee State Museum $5,000CINashville

Tennessee Women's Theater Project $6,200APSNashville

The Ennix Jones Center of First Baptist Church Cap

$1,320ABCNashville

Todd Dills $5,000IAFNashville

Travellers Rest Historic House Museum, Inc.

$4,200APSNashville

Tusculum Elementary School $200STSNashville

Tusculum Elementary School $2,798STSNashville

Vesna Pavlovic $750PDSNashville

Virginia Soenksen $1,000AE-TINashville


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W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School

$21,400PSNashville

Watkins College of Art, Design & Film $250AE-CLNashville

Watkins College of Art, Design & Film $43,000CEPNashville

Westmeade Elementary School $1,000STSNashville

Youth Empowerment Through Arts & Humanities

$3,600AE-CLNashville


$4,000APSNashville


$2,200FAYNashville


$380SPECOPNashville


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$4,224Total Grants:DecaturCounty:

City of Parsons $3,000RAPSParsons

Rivertime Players Inc. $1,224ABCParsons


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$17,160Total Grants:DeKalbCounty:

Bryce Brisco $5,000IAFSmithville

Friends of the Appalachian Center for Craft of Tennessee

$600AE-TTSmithville

Friends of the Appalachian Center for Craft of Tennessee

$9,000RAPSSmithville

Smithville Elementary School $992STSSmithville

Smithville Elementary School $1,568STSSmithville


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$11,830Total Grants:DicksonCounty:

Charlotte Elementary $700STSCharlotte

Charlotte Elementary $430STSCharlotte

Dickson Middle School $1,750ABCDickson

Governor Frank G. Clement Railroad Hotel Museum

$3,700RAPSDickson

Oakmont Elementary School $850STSDickson

Promise Land Community Club (PLCC) $1,300ABCCharlotte

Vanleer Elementary School $728STSVanleer

Vanleer Elementary School $500STSVanleer

White Bluff Elementary $616STSWhite Bluff

William James Middle School $1,256STSWhite Bluff


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$4,235Total Grants:DyerCounty:

Dyersburg State Community College $1,500ABCDyersburg

Newbern Elementary School $1,035STSNewbern

Northview Middle School $1,700STSNewbern


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$600Total Grants:FayetteCounty:

East Jr. High $600CISomerville


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$5,943Total Grants:FentressCounty:

Clarkrange High School $432STSClarkrange

Fentress County Board of Education $2,000ABCJamestown

Pine Haven $511STSJamestown

York Elementary School $3,000STSJamestown


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$4,297Total Grants:FranklinCounty:

Broadview Elementary School $1,297STSWinchester

Cowan Elementary School $500STSCowan

Rock Creek Elementary $500STSEstill Springs

Sewanee Elementary School $500STSSewanee

The University of the South $1,500ABCSewanee


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$19,210Total Grants:GibsonCounty:

Nite Lite Theatre of Gibson County $1,700ABCTrenton

Nite Lite Theatre of Gibson County $5,010RAPSTrenton

Rutherford Elementary $3,000STSRutherford

Trenton Elementary School $1,300STSTrenton

West Tennessee Regional Art Center $1,800ABCHumboldt

West Tennessee Regional Art Center $4,470RAPSHumboldt

West Tennessee Regional Art Center $430SPECOPHumboldt

West Tennessee Regional Art Center $1,500TAHumboldt


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$2,750Total Grants:GilesCounty:

Martin Methodist College $2,750RAPSPulaski


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$5,650Total Grants:GraingerCounty:

Bean Station Elementary $2,100STSBean Station

Clinch-Powell RC&D Council $2,000ABCRutledge

Washburn School $1,550STSWashburn


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$41,416Total Grants:GreeneCounty:

Baileyton Elementary $281STSGreeneville

C. Hal Henard Elementary $2,045STSGreeneville

CEDNet (Community Economic Development Network)

$1,200AAGreeneville

Central Ballet Theatre, Inc $2,000ABCGreeneville

Doak Elementary School $984STSGreeneville

Hal Henard Elementary $200STSGreeneville

Highland Elementary School $745STSGreeneville


Jan LaPerle $5,000IAFGreeneville

Mosheim School $500STSMosheim

Niswonger Performing Arts Center $16,240PSGreeneville

Ottway Elementary School $584STSGreeneville


Rural Resources $2,800RAPSGreeneville

Tusculum College $1,000ABCGreeneville

Tusculum College $6,500RAPSGreeneville

Tusculum View Elementary School $305STSGreeneville





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$5,375Total Grants:GrundyCounty:

Grundy Area Arts Council (GAAC) $1,725ABCTracy City

North Elementary School $650STSAltamont

Tracy Elementary School $3,000STSTracy City


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$37,389Total Grants:HamblenCounty:

Alpha Elementary School $1,201STSMorristown

Encore Theatrical Company $4,440RAPSMorristown

HCBOE/ project- Young Artist workshop $1,000ABCMorristown

Rose Center & Council for the Arts $9,800DA-ABCMorristown

Rose Center & Council for the Arts $18,700PSMorristown

Sunshine Ambassdors Inc. $1,334ABCMorristown

West Elementary School $624STSMorristown

West Elementary School $290STSMorristown


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$454,824Total Grants:HamiltonCounty:

Allen Elementary School $2,390STSSoddy Daisy

Alpine Crest Elementary School $2,530STSChattanooga

Amanda Beth Brazier $450PDSRed Bank

ArtsBuild $7,000AE-TTChattanooga

ArtsBuild $15,900DA-ABCChattanooga

ArtsBuild $68,500MCIChattanooga

ArtsBuild $750SPECOPChattanooga

Association for Visual Arts $20,720PSChattanooga

Ballet Tennessee $5,000AE-CLChattanooga

Ballet Tennessee $18,000PSChattanooga

Bessie Smith Cultural Center, Inc. $2,100AAChattanooga

Bessie Smith Cultural Center, Inc. $3,600APSChattanooga

Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy

$2,800STSChattanooga

Center for Creative Arts $1,900STSChattanooga

Charlie Newton $500SPECOPChattanooga

Chattanooga Autism Center, Inc. $948AAChattanooga

Chattanooga Ballet $20,000PSChattanooga

Chattanooga Boys Choir $11,500PSChattanooga

Chattanooga Girls Choir $6,000APSChattanooga

Chattanooga Symphony and Opera Association

$69,500MCIChattanooga

Chattanooga Writers' Guild $600ABCChattanooga


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Chattanooga's Kids on the Block, Inc. $2,000ABCChattanooga

Creative Discovery Museum $1,000AE-CLChattanooga

Creative Discovery Museum $22,800PSChattanooga

Dawn Oakes $750PDSChattanooga

East Ridge Middle School $470STSChattanooga

Falling Water Elementary School $1,354STSHixson

Fellowship of Southern Writers $2,590APSChattanooga

First Baptist Church $1,100FAYChattanooga

Highland Park Neighborhood Association $1,615ABCChattanooga

Hunter Museum of American Art $76,000MCIChattanooga

Julie Jackson $750PDSChattanooga

Little Theatre dba Chattanooga Theatre Centre

$16,000PSChattanooga

Mark Making $3,900APSChattanooga

Mountain Arts Community Center $1,820ABCSignal Mountain

Native American Services of Tennessee $3,800APSChattanooga

Nolan Elementary School $1,800STSSignal Mountain

Normal Park Museum Magnet School $862STSChattanooga

Red Bank Elementary School $1,725STSChattanooga

River City Company $2,000ABCChattanooga

Rivermont Elementary School $1,100STSChattanooga

Signal Centers, Inc. $700ABCChattanooga

Signal Centers, Inc. $2,900AE-CLChattanooga


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Signal Mountain Middle High School $2,500AE-ARSignal Mountain

Southeast Tennessee Development District

$13,300DA-ABCChattanooga

Southern Lit Alliance $17,740PSChattanooga

SPLASH $1,600ABCChattanooga

Tennessee Presenters Corporation $3,600APSChattanooga

Tennessee Presenters Corporation $2,000CIChattanooga

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga $1,360ABCChattanooga

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - SCEA

$2,000AE-TTChattanooga

Wolftever Creek Elementary School $3,000STSOoltewah


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$4,640Total Grants:HancockCounty:

Hancock County $1,740ABCSneedville

Hancock County Elementary School $1,900STSSneedville

Sneedville Hancock Chamber and Community Partners

$1,000CISneedville


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$2,070Total Grants:HardemanCounty:

Middleton Elementary $590STSMiddleton

Toone School $1,480STSToone


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$3,525Total Grants:HardinCounty:

Northside Elementary $825STSSavannah

West Hardin Elementary School $900STSAdamsville

West Hardin Elementary School $1,800STSAdamsville


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$13,630Total Grants:HawkinsCounty:

Arts Cultural Enrichment Council of Hawkins County

$960ABCRogersville


$1,260RAPSRogersville


$990TARogersville

Heritage Association of Rogersville $4,500RAPSRogersville

Joseph Rogers Primary School $3,000STSRogersville

Mooresburg Elementary School $700STSMooresburg

St. Clair Elementary School $700STSBulls Gap

Surgoinsville Elementary School $1,520STSSurgoinsville


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$3,005Total Grants:HaywoodCounty:

Anderson Early Childhood Center $469STSBrownsville

Brownsville Haywood County Arts Council $1,252ABCBrownsville

City of Brownsville $1,284ABCBrownsville


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$1,182Total Grants:HendersonCounty:

Lexington High School $1,182STSLexington


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$10,660Total Grants:HenryCounty:

City of Paris TN $2,000ABCParis

Harrelson School $800STSPuryear

Henry Elementary School $1,230STSHenry

Paris Elementary School $1,050STSParis

Paris Henry County Arts Council $1,200ABCParis

Paris Henry County Arts Council $3,980RAPSParis

Paris Henry County Arts Council $400SPECOPParis


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$13,010Total Grants:HickmanCounty:

Grinder's Switch Foundation $1,500ABCCenterville

Grinder's Switch Foundation $3,500RAPSCenterville

Hickman County Long Term Recovery Committee

$1,610ABCCenterville

Hickman County Long Term Recovery Committee

$3,400RAPSCenterville

Hickman County Public Library $1,500ABCCenterville

Hickman County Public Library $1,500RAPSCenterville


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$5,725Total Grants:HoustonCounty:

Friends of the Houston County Library $650ABCErin

Houston County Arts Council $880ABCErin

Houston County Government $1,200ABCErin

Houston County High School $2,995STSErin


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$4,502Total Grants:HumphreysCounty:

Friends of Johnsonville State Historic Park

$1,700ABCNew Johnsonville

Humphreys County Arts Council $850ABCWaverly

Waverly Elementary $1,102STSWaverly

White Oak Womens Exchange $850ABCMcEwen


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$8,250Total Grants:JacksonCounty:

Granville Museum,Inc. $2,000ABCGranville

Granville Museum,Inc. $6,250RAPSGranville


102



$9,112Total Grants:JeffersonCounty:

Highlander Research & Education Center $2,000ABCNew Market

Jefferson County High School $2,000ABCDandridge

Rush Strong School $2,112STSStrawberry Plains

White Pine School $3,000STSWhite Pine


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$7,700Total Grants:JohnsonCounty:

Johnson County Middle School $1,000STSMountain City

Laurel Elementary School $700STSLaurel Bloomery

Mountain City Elementary School $3,000STSMountain City

Roan Creek Elementary $3,000STSMountain City


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$595,635Total Grants:KnoxCounty:

A1LabArts $472ABCKnoxville

Amelia C Loehe Breed $750PDSKnoxville

Amherst Elementary School $1,467STSKnoxville

Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville

$45,900DA-ABCKnoxville


$24,000PSKnoxville


$350SPECOPKnoxville

Ball Camp Elementary School $2,000STSKnoxville

Bearden Elementary School $3,000STSKnoxville

Blue Grass Elementary $2,298STSKnoxville

Cancer Support Community East Tennessee, Inc

$600AAKnoxville

Carpetbag Theatre, Inc. $6,000AAKnoxville

Carpetbag Theatre, Inc. $3,500PSKnoxville

Carpetbag Theatre, Inc. $680SPECOPKnoxville

Cedar Bluff Middle School $1,450STSKnoxville

Circle Modern Dance $2,000ABCKnoxville

Community School of the Arts $4,700FAYKnoxville

Community School of the Arts $15,810PSKnoxville

Cumberland Communities Communications Corporation

$23,200PSKnoxville


$500SPECOPKnoxville

Dogwood Arts $23,880PSKnoxville


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Dogwood Arts $660SPECOPKnoxville

East Knox County Elementary School $922STSMascot

East Tennessee Community Design Center

$21,320PSKnoxville

East Tennessee Historical Society $2,000ABCKnoxville

East Tennessee Public Communications Corporation

$4,350APSKnoxville

Fountain City Art Center, Inc. $950ABCKnoxville

Fountain City Elementary $1,781STSKnoxville

Friends of the Knox County Public Library (FOL)

$2,780APSKnoxville

Gap Creek Elementary School $1,060STSKnoxville

Go! Contemporary Dance Works $3,500APSKnoxville

Green Magnet $2,900STSKnoxville

Gresham Middle School $1,881STSKnoxville

Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation $4,000APSKnoxville

HoLa Hora Latina $1,350ABCKnoxville

HoLa Hora Latina $8,280APSKnoxville

HoLa Hora Latina $530SPECOPKnoxville

Inskip Elementary $1,900STSKnoxville

Joy of Music Youth Music School $6,000AE-CLKnoxville

Joy of Music Youth Music School $4,300FAYKnoxville

Joy of Music Youth Music School $22,000PSKnoxville

Jubilee Community Arts $13,070PSKnoxville


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Knoxville Choral Society $2,200APSKnoxville

Knoxville Jazz Festival $1,880ABCKnoxville

Knoxville Jazz Orchestra $1,900ABCKnoxville

Knoxville Jazz Orchestra $600AE-MGKnoxville

Knoxville Museum of Art $3,700AE-CLKnoxville

Knoxville Museum of Art $73,000MCIKnoxville

Knoxville Opera Company $76,500MCIKnoxville

Knoxville Symphony Society $3,400AE-CLKnoxville

Knoxville Symphony Society $72,000MCIKnoxville

Momentum Dance Lab, Inc. $1,800ABCKnoxville

Mooreland Heights Elementary $10,000AE-VPKnoxville


Mooreland Heights Elementary $3,000STSKnoxville

Morgan Fleming $150SPECOPKnoxvillle

Mount Olive Elementary School $2,980STSKnoxville

New Hopewell Elementary $2,814STSKnoxville

Old Gray Cemetery $1,650ABCKnoxville

Pleasant Ridge Elementary School $515STSKnoxville

Spring Hill Elementary School $2,920STSKnoxville

Telamon Corporation $2,300AE-CLKnoxville

Tennessee Association of Dance $6,350APSKnoxville

Tennessee Children's Dance Ensemble $9,210PSKnoxville


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Tennessee Folklore Society $3,600APSKnoxville

Tennessee School for the Deaf $2,475STSKnoxville

Tennessee Stage Company $1,800ABCKnoxville

Tennessee Stage Company $9,000APSKnoxville

The Bijou Theatre $1,500ABCKnoxville

The WordPlayers $1,900ABCKnoxville

Theatre Knoxville Downtown $900ABCKnoxville

University of Tennessee/Clarence Brown Theatre

$1,900ABCKnoxville

University of Tennessee/Clarence Brown Theatre

$5,600APSKnoxville


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$3,000Total Grants:LakeCounty:

Margaret Newton Elementary School $3,000STSTiptonville


109



$4,450Total Grants:LauderdaleCounty:

Lauderdale Middle School $3,000STSRipley

Ripley Primary School $1,450STSRipley


110



$2,000Total Grants:LawrenceCounty:

South Lawrence Elementary School $2,000STSLoretto


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$4,200Total Grants:LewisCounty:

Lewis County Elementary $3,000STSHohenwald

Lewis County High School $1,200STSHohenwald


112



$1,440Total Grants:LincolnCounty:

Fayetteville High School $1,440STSFayetteville


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$5,510Total Grants:LoudonCounty:

Fort Loudoun Middle School $2,000STSLoudon

Lenoir City Intermediate Middle School $730STSLenoir City

Philadelphia Elementary School $1,330STSPhiladelphia

Tennessee Wind Symphony (East TN Concert Band)

$1,450ABCLenoir City


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$6,100Total Grants:MaconCounty:

Lafayette Elementary School $2,000STSLafayette

Macon County Arts Council $2,000ABCLafayette

Vision 2020 Inc $2,100RAPSRed Boiling Spr


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$78,558Total Grants:MadisonCounty:

Alexander Elementary School $546STSJackson

Andrew Jackson Elementary School $1,020STSJackson

Arlington International Leadership School $1,080STSJackson

Ballet Arts of Jackson, Inc. $1,317ABCJackson

City of Jackson/The Ned $1,262ABCJackson

City of Jackson/The Ned $2,200APSJackson

C-MACC - Community- Multicultural Art Care Center

$6,900AAJackson


$1,254ABCJackson

East Elementary School $876STSJackson

Jackson Arts Council $11,900DA-ABCJackson

Jackson Arts Council $6,000PSJackson

Jackson Arts Council $750SPECOPJackson

Jackson Career and Technology Magnet Elementary

$822STSJackson

Jackson Symphony Association $23,500PSJackson

Jackson Theatre Guild $1,325ABCJackson

Jackson Theatre Guild $4,670APSJackson

Malesus Elementary $846STSJackson

Montana Coll Torrey $5,000IAFJackson

Nova Elementary School $720STSJackson

Pope Elementary $1,268STSJackson

The Montessori School at Bemis $372STSJackson


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Thelma Barker Elementary School $1,530STSJackson

West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation, Inc. Jackson

$3,400APSJackson


117



$3,000Total Grants:MarionCounty:

Jasper Elementary $3,000STSJasper


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$6,912Total Grants:MarshallCounty:

Forrest Middle School $1,652STSChapel Hill

Marshall County Community Theatre $2,260RAPSLewisburg

Marshall Elementary School $3,000STSLewisburg


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$42,509Total Grants:MauryCounty:

City of Columbia $1,500ABCColumbia

City of Mount Pleasant $660ABCMount Pleasant

Columbia Children's Museum $850AE-CLColumbia

Columbia State Community College Foundation

$1,500ABCColumbia

Cox Middle School $1,000STSColumbia

Highland Park Elementary School $1,000STSColumbia

Maury County Arts Guild $5,000APSColumbia

Maury County Public Schools $1,281STSSanta Fe

Maury Regional Healthcare Foundation $1,000APSColumbia

McDowell Elementary School $1,000STSColumbia

Mount Pleasant Middle School $1,458STSMount Pleasant

South Central Tennessee Development District

$20,000DA-ABCMount Pleasant

South Central Workforce Alliance $4,500AE-CLColumbia

Spring Station Middle School $700STSSpring Hill

The King's Daughters' School $1,060ABCColumbia


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$38,659Total Grants:McMinnCounty:

Athens Area Council for the Arts $16,000PSAthens

Athens Area Council for the Arts $500SPECOPAthens

Calhoun School $195STSCalhoun

Calhoun School $2,190STSCalhoun

Community Action Group of Englewood (CAGE)

$1,875ABCEnglewood

Etowah Arts Commission $1,700ABCEtowah

Etowah Arts Commission $4,990RAPSEtowah

McMinn County Living Heritage Museum $905ABCAthens

McMinn County Senior Citizens, Inc. $1,450ABCAthens

Mountain View Elementary School $1,100STSEtowah

Niota Elementary School $604STSNiota

Rogers Creek School $150STSAthens

Tennessee Overhill Heritage Association $7,000RAPSEtowah


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$7,851Total Grants:McNairyCounty:

Arts in McNairy $1,198ABCSelmer

Arts in McNairy $5,760RAPSSelmer

Bethel Springs Elementary School $893STSBethel Springs


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$3,180Total Grants:MeigsCounty:

Meigs North Schools $1,590STSDecatur

Meigs South Elementary School $1,590STSDecatur


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$25,898Total Grants:MonroeCounty:

Brown Intermediate School $1,536STSSweetwater

Fort Loudoun Association Inc. $2,200RAPSVonore

Friends of Sequoyah dba Sequoyah Birthplace Museum

$4,000RAPSVonore

Monroe Area Council for the Arts $1,800ABCMadisonville

Monroe Area Council for the Arts $4,430RAPSMadisonville

Monroe Area Council for the Arts $500SPECOPMadisonville

Monroe Area Council for the Arts $1,400TAMadisonville

Monroe Area Council for the Arts $2,000TOURMadisonville


Sweetwater Elementary School $3,000STSSweetwater

Sweetwater Primary School $600AE-ARSweetwater

Tellico Plains Elementary School $932STSTellico Plains


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$77,797Total Grants:MontgomeryCounty:

Amy Michele Wright $5,000IAFClarksville

Better Choice of Living, Inc., (BCOL) $1,100ABCClarksville

Burt Elementary School $1,160STSClarksville

Burt Elementary School $1,540STSClarksville

Clarksville Arts & Heritage Development Council

$4,610APSClarksville


$17,200DA-ABCClarksville

Clarksville Community Concert Association

$1,100ABCClarksville



Cumberland Heights Elementary School $1,200AE-ARClarksville

Cumberland Heights Elementary School $1,450STSClarksville

Cumberland Winds $1,290ABCClarksville

First Presbyterian Church $1,350ABCClarksville

Gateway Chamber Orchestra $5,300APSClarksville

Gregory Sand $5,000IAFClarksville

New Providence Middle School Spec Ed Life Skills

$345STSClarksville

Norman Smith Elementary School $652STSClarksville

Ringgold Elementary School $3,000STSClarksville

Roxy Productions, Inc. $21,000PSClarksville


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$3,000Total Grants:MooreCounty:

Moore County Middle/High School $3,000STSLynchburg


126



$3,150Total Grants:MorganCounty:

Central Elementary School $750STSWartburg

Central Middle School $2,400STSWartburg


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$4,300Total Grants:ObionCounty:

Hillcrest Elementary School $3,000STSTroy

Masquerade Theatre, Inc. $1,300ABCUnion City


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$8,377Total Grants:OvertonCounty:

A.H. Roberts Elementary $773STSLivingston

Council of Americana Roots Music $1,500ABCCrawford

Council of Americana Roots Music $5,760RAPSCrawford

Rickman Elementary School $344STSRickman


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$2,000Total Grants:PerryCounty:

Town of Linden $2,000CILinden


130



$2,950Total Grants:PickettCounty:

Good Neighbors Theater $1,450ABCByrdstown

Pickett County High School $1,500STSByrdstown


131



$3,500Total Grants:PolkCounty:

Copper Basin Elementary School $3,000STSCopperhill

Town of Benton $500ABCBenton


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$50,272Total Grants:PutnamCounty:

Algood Sr. Center/Upper Cumberland Quilt Festival

$5,600APSCookeville

Art Round Tennessee (ART) $2,000ABCCookeville

Bryan Symphony Orchestra Association $12,600PSCookeville

Cane Creek Elementary School $402STSCookeville

Cumberland Art Society $2,000APSCookeville

Dodson Branch School $575STSCookeville

Hull-York Lakeland Resource Conservation & Develop

$2,000ABCCookeville

Karen Short $460SPECOPCookeville

Northeast Elementary $2,435STSCookeville

Park View Elementary School $800STSCookeville

Sycamore Elementary School $1,800STSCookeville

Tennessee Theatre Association $3,600APSCookeville

Upper Cumberland Development District $16,000DA-ABCCookeville


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$3,264Total Grants:RheaCounty:

Frazier School $861STSDayton

Graysville Elementary School $553STSDayton

Main Street Dayton $1,850RAPSDayton


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$9,346Total Grants:RoaneCounty:

Kingston Elementary $3,000STSKingston

Library Foundation of Kingston, TN $1,396ABCKingston

Roane Choral Society $1,650ABCKingston

Roane Choral Society $3,300RAPSKingston


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$5,610Total Grants:RobertsonCounty:

Community Spirit, Inc. $4,160RAPSAdams

Greenbrier Elementary School $700STSGreenbrier

Ke'Anna Scharkley-Clark $750PDSSpringfield


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$93,369Total Grants:RutherfordCounty:

Angela Boone $400AE-TIMurfreesboro

Bradley Academy $10,000AE-VPMurfreesboro

Bradley Academy Musical Theatre $2,000ABCMurfreesboro

Cason Lane Academy $1,000STSMurfreesboro

Cedar Grove Elementary School $995STSSmryna

Center for the Arts, Inc. $10,960PSMurfreesboro

Children's Museum Corporation of Rutherford County

$2,000ABCMurfreesboro


$3,500APSMurfreesboro

Daniel McKee Alternative School $634STSMurfreesboro

Discovery School $500STSMurfreesboro

Eagleville School $4,500AE-AREagleville

Generation for Creation, Inc. $750AAChristiana

Generation for Creation, Inc. $1,000ABCChristiana

International Folkloric Society Planning Council


John Colemon Elementary School $1,000STSSmyrna

Kids for the Creative Arts, Inc. $4,800AAMurfreesboro

Kids for the Creative Arts, Inc. $2,000ABCMurfreesboro

Main Street: Murfreesboro/Rutherford Co., Inc.




Middle Tennessee Choral Society, Incorporated



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Middle Tennessee State University $2,000ABCMurfreesboro

Mitchell-Neilson Schools $700STSMurfreesboro

Murfreesboro Youth Orchestra $300AE-CLMurfreesboro

Northfield Elementary School $1,200STSMurfreesboro

Oakland High School $3,900AE-ARMurfreesboro

Reeves Rogers Elementary $700STSMurfreesboro

Roy Waldron School $2,130STSLa Vergne

Roy Waldron School $870STSLa Vergne

Smyrna West Alternative School $5,400AE-ARSmyrna

Smyrna West Alternative School $800STSSmyrna

Smyrna West Alternative School $869STSSmyrna

Stewarts Creek High School $3,000STSSmyrna

Stewartsboro Elementary School $200STSSmyrna

Stewartsboro Elementary School $1,925STSSmyrna

Tenn. Phil. Sym. Orch. DBA Murfreesboro Sym. Orch.

$9,000PSMurfreesboro

Uncle Dave Macon Days, Inc. $2,350APSMurfreesboro

Walter Hill School $1,354STSMurfreesboro

Walter Hill School $602STSMurfreesboro


138



$2,287Total Grants:ScottCounty:

Fairview School $494STSHuntsville



Huntsville Elementary $840STSHuntsville


139



$6,530Total Grants:SequatchieCounty:

Music Therapy Gateway In Communications, Inc.

$1,820ABCDunlap

Sequatchie Valley Historical Association $1,600ABCDunlap

Valley Fest, Inc. $3,110RAPSDunlap


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$41,450Total Grants:SevierCounty:

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts $28,000CEPGatlinburg

Gatlinburg Gateway Foundation $2,100APSGatlinburg

Northview Primary School $1,450STSKodak

Pigeon Forge Primary School $1,608STSSevierville

Prospect Elementary School $1,300AE-ARSeymour

Sevier Co. Public Library/Friends of the Library

$412ABCSevierville

Sevierville Intermediate School $780STSSevierville

Sevierville Middle School $1,750STSSevierville


Seymour Intermediate $3,000STSSeymour


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$1,117,279Total Grants:ShelbyCounty:

A.B.Hill Elementary $1,000STSMemphis

Africa In April Cultural Awareness Festival, Inc.

$45,000LINEITMemphis

Alton Elementary $2,800STSMemphis

Art for Life's Sake, Inc. $710SPECOPMemphis

Art for Life's Sake, Inc. $1,500TAMemphis

ArtsMemphis $1,990CIMemphis

ArtsMemphis $49,900DA-ABCMemphis

ArtsMemphis $72,000MCIMemphis

ArtWorks Foundation $2,000ABCMemphis

Ballet Memphis $72,000MCICordova

Balmoral Ridgeway Elementary $1,000STSMemphis

Bartlett Elementary School $3,000STSBartlett

Beale Street Caravan, Inc. $12,400PSMemphis

Blues City Cultural Center, Inc. $6,500AAMemphis

Blues City Cultural Center, Inc. $1,918ABCMemphis

Blues City Cultural Center, Inc. $3,600APSMemphis

Blues Foundation $24,800PSMemphis

Bruce Elementary School $1,218STSMemphis

Buckman Performing Arts Center, St. Mary's School

$2,000ABCMemphis


$5,250APSMemphis

Caldwell-Guthrie Elementary School $2,500STSMemphis


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Center for Southern Folklore $16,600PSMemphis

Circuit Playhouse, Inc. $3,500AE-CLMemphis

Circuit Playhouse, Inc. $74,750MCIMemphis

Collage Dance Collective $4,000AAMemphis

Collage Dance Collective $2,450APSMemphis

Cordova Middle School $3,000STSCordova

Craigmont High School $3,000STSMemphis

Creative Aging Memphis (dba Creative Aging Mid-South)

$9,000AAMemphis


$13,000PSMemphis

Cummings School $1,000STSMemphis

Dance Scholars, Inc. $1,200AAMemphis

Double Tree Elementary $1,000FAYMemphis

Double Tree Elementary $2,100STSMemphis

Downtown Elementary School $1,000STSMemphis

Elmwood Cemetery $1,130ABCMemphis

Evans Elementary School $1,990STSMemphis

Florida Kansas Elementary School $1,000STSMemphis

Fox Meadows Elementary $1,000STSMemphis

Friends of Levitt Pavilion Memphis, Inc. $2,000ABCMemphis

Friends of Levitt Pavilion Memphis, Inc. $5,900APSMemphis

FuelFilm $1,850ABCMemphis


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G. W. Carver High School $2,100STSMemphis

Georgian Hills Middle School $2,700STSMemphis

Germanshire Elementary $1,745STSMemphis

Germantown Arts Alliance $3,500APSGermantown

Germantown Community Theatre $22,000PSGermantown

Germantown Community Theatre $750SPECOPGermantown

Germantown Performing Arts Center $27,300PSGermantown

Germantown Performing Arts Center $5,000TOURGermantown

Grahamwood Elementary School $2,000STSMemphis

Hamilton High School $2,975STSMemphis

Hattiloo Theatre $6,900AAMemphis

Hattiloo Theatre $25,000PSMemphis

Heal the Hood Foundation of Memphis $2,000ABCMemphis

Highland Oaks Elementary School $3,000STSMemphis

Idlewild Elementary School $1,400STSMemphis

Indie Memphis $7,600APSMemphis

IRIS Orchestra $2,000ABCGermantown

James Wallace Buchman $5,000IAFMemphis

Kate Bond Middle School $3,000STSMemphis

Keystone Elementary School $1,800STSMemphis

Kingsbury Elementary $800STSMemphis

Klondike Preparatory Academy $1,000STSMemphis


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Larose Elementary School $1,000STSMemphis

Levi Elementary School $3,000STSMemphis

Lincoln Elementary School $1,590STSMemphis

Literacy Mid-South $2,000ABCMemphis

Lucie E Campbell Elementary School $3,000STSMemphis

Luna Nova Music $1,650ABCMemphis

Madonna Learning Center $1,550AAGermantown

Magnolia Elementary School $1,000STSMemphis

Maxine Smith STEAM Academy $1,475STSMemphis

Melissa Anderson Sweazy $5,000IAFMemphis

Memphis Boy Choir, Inc. $1,550ABCMemphis

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Inc. $3,000AE-CLMemphis

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Inc. $1,600FAYMemphis

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Inc. $78,000MCIMemphis

Memphis College of Art $18,000CEPMemphis

Memphis College of Art $1,900TOURMemphis

Memphis Development Foundation $4,500AE-TTMemphis

Memphis Development Foundation $17,910PSMemphis

Memphis Library Foundation $1,150ABCMemphis

Memphis Men's Chorale $1,750ABCMemphis

Memphis Symphony Orchestra $60,000MCIMemphis

Middle College High School $800STSMemphis


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National Ornamental Metal Museum $5,440CIMemphis

National Ornamental Metal Museum $22,320PSMemphis

New Ballet Ensemble and School $4,150AE-CLMemphis

New Ballet Ensemble and School $24,000PSMemphis

New Day Children's Theatre (NDCT) $2,000ABCCollierville

Omni Prep Academy Lower School $1,724STSMemphis

Opera Memphis $69,000MCIMemphis

Overton High School $3,000STSMemphis

Peabody Elementary School $1,200STSMemphis

Playback Memphis $1,917ABCMemphis

PRIZM Ensemble $2,000ABCBartlett

Project: Motion $2,000ABCMemphis

Pyramid Music Program d/b/a Memphis Youth Symphony

$4,200APSMemphis

Rivercrest Elementary $728STSBartlett

Shady Grove Elementary $2,852STSMemphis

Sherwood Elementary School $3,000STSMemphis

Snowden Elementary $2,508STSMemphis

Soulsville Foundation $7,300AAMemphis

Soulsville Foundation $2,000ABCMemphis

Soulsville Foundation $5,920APSMemphis

Soulsville Foundation $2,650FAYMemphis

South Park Elementary $1,700STSMemphis


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Springdale Elementary $1,090STSMemphis

SRVS $2,000ABCMemphis

Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC) $1,500ABCGermantown

Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC) $6,560APSGermantown

Theatre Memphis $2,400AE-CLMemphis

Theatre Memphis $69,500MCIMemphis

Turtle Island Native American Association $1,000TOURMillington

University Neighborhoods Development Corporation

$2,000ABCMemphis

Urban Art Commission $22,000PSMemphis

Voices of the South $14,000PSMemphis

White Station Elementary $2,837STSMemphis

Willow Oaks Elementary $816STSMemphis

Wings Cancer Foundation $4,480APSMemphis

Women of Style, Spirit and Success, Inc. $6,000AAMemphis

Women's Theatre Festival of Memphis, Inc.

$1,500TAMemphis

Wooddale High School $436STSMemphis

Woodstock Middle School $3,000STSMillington


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$1,595Total Grants:SmithCounty:

Forks River School $995STSElmwood



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$4,000Total Grants:StewartCounty:

North Stewart Elementary School $3,000STSBig Rock

Stewart County Middle School $1,000STSDover


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$134,075Total Grants:SullivanCounty:

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School $180STSKingsport

Arts Alliance Mountain Empire $6,300APSBristol

Birthplace of Country Music $18,300PSBristol

Birthplace of Country Music $480SPECOPBristol

Blountville Elementary School $1,000STSBlountville

Blountville Elementary School $826STSBlountville


Bristol Concert Ballet Company $7,500PSBristol

City of Kingsport for the Office of Cultural Arts

$1,450ABCKingsport


$5,690APSKingsport

Dobyns-Bennett High School $1,200STSKingsport

Engage Kingsport, Inc $1,740ABCKingsport

Jackson Elementary First Grade- Kingsport City

$920STSKingsport

Jefferson Elementary $1,500STSKingsport

John F. Kennedy Elementary School $197STSKingsport

Ketron Elementary School $1,152STSKingsport

Kingsport Ballet $3,550FAYKingsport

Kingsport Ballet $21,000PSKingsport

Kingsport Ballet $500SPECOPKingsport

Kingsport Chamber Foundation dba Fun Fest

$610SPECOPKingsport

Kingsport Theatre Guild, Inc. $1,450ABCKingsport


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Kingsport Theatre Guild, Inc. $2,150APSKingsport

KingsportARTS $10,400DA-ABCKingsport

KingsportARTS $3,300FAYKingsport

KingsportARTS $3,100PSKingsport

KingsportARTS $580SPECOPKingsport

Mary Hughes Elementary/Middle School $754STSPiney Flats

Mountain Empire Children's Choral Academy

$1,500ABCBristol

Paramount Foundation $11,850PSBristol

Rock Springs Elementary School $700STSKingsport

Sullivan Gardens K-8 School $800STSKingsport

Symphony of the Mountains $1,100FAYKingsport

Symphony of the Mountains $21,000PSKingsport

Tina Radtke $500SPECOPKingsport


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$25,520Total Grants:SumnerCounty:

Clyde Riggs Elementary $700STSPortland

Gallatin Arts Council $2,000ABCGallatin

Hendersonville Arts Council $2,600PSHendersonville

Jerry Tachoir $720PDSHendersonville

Lindsay J Black $1,000AE-TIBethpage

Marlene Tachoir $750PDSHendersonville

Tiffany Brown $1,000AE-TIGallatin

VSA arts Tennessee $2,100AAGallatin

VSA arts Tennessee $1,500ABCGallatin

VSA arts Tennessee $1,000AE-MGGallatin

VSA arts Tennessee $5,400APSGallatin

VSA arts Tennessee $2,400CIGallatin

VSA arts Tennessee $1,500TAGallatin

Westmoreland Elementary School $500STSWestmoreland

Westmoreland High School Art $2,350STSWestmoreland


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$17,390Total Grants:TiptonCounty:

Atoka Elementary School $1,640STSAtoka


Covington Integrated Arts Academy $10,000AE-VPCovington

Drummonds Elementary School $3,000STSDrummonds

Munford Elementary School $1,650STSMunford


153



$3,580Total Grants:TrousdaleCounty:

Jim B Satterfield Middle School $1,990STSHartsville

Trousdale County Elementary School $1,590STSHartsville


154



$3,650Total Grants:UnicoiCounty:

Rock Creek Elementary School $650STSErwin

Unicoi Co Intermediate $3,000STSErwin


155



$6,992Total Grants:UnionCounty:

City of Luttrell $800RAPSLuttrell

Horace Maynard Middle School $1,000STSMaynardville

Sharps Chapel Elementary School $1,542STSSharps Chapel

Union County Arts Council $3,650CIMaynardville


156



$5,470Total Grants:Van BurenCounty:

Friends of Fall Creek Falls State Park, Inc.

$5,000RAPSSpencer

Spencer Elementary School $470STSSpencer


157



$4,500Total Grants:WarrenCounty:

Bobby Ray Memorial Elementary $700STSMcMinnville

Irving College Elementary $800STSMcMinnville

Main Street McMinnville $1,500ABCMcMinnville

Main Street McMinnville $1,500RAPSMcMinnville


158



$124,039Total Grants:WashingtonCounty:

Appalachian RC and D Council $1,200ABCJohnson City

Boones Creek Middle School $132STSGray

East Tennessee State University $2,000ABCJohnson City

Fall Branch School $1,050STSFall Branch

Grandview Elementary School $457STSTelford

Gray Elementary School $1,065STSGray

Johnson City Area Arts Council $3,200AE-CLJohnson City

Johnson City Area Arts Council $13,600DA-ABCJohnson City

Johnson City Area Arts Council $3,500FAYJohnson City

Johnson City Area Arts Council $10,650PSJohnson City

Johnson City Community Theatre $1,000ABCJohnson City

Johnson City Public Library $1,700ABCJohnson City

Johnson City Senior Center Foundation, Inc

$860ABCJohnson City

Johnson City Symphony Orchestra Inc. $16,000PSJohnson City

Mountain View Elementary School $272STSJohnson City

National Storytelling Association DBA International Storytelling Center

$55,000MCIJonesborough

Northside Elementary School $2,350STSJohnson City

Ridgeview Elementary School $1,269STSGray

Science Hill High School Band Boosters $1,800ABCJohnson City

Sulphur Springs School $300STSJonesborough

Umoja/Unity Committee,Inc $5,500AAJohnson City


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West View School $222STSLimestone



160



$1,120Total Grants:WayneCounty:

The City of Waynesboro $1,120ABCWaynesboro


161



$18,672Total Grants:WeakleyCounty:

Dresden Elementary School $942STSDresden

Dresden Middle School $1,980STSDresden

Northwest TN Development District $12,000DA-ABCMartin

Sharon School $450STSSharon

University of Tennessee at Martin $3,300RAPSMartin


162



$5,300Total Grants:WhiteCounty:

Cassville Elementary School $1,800STSSparta

Doyle Elementary School $3,000STSDoyle

Van Buren County $500ABCDoyle


163



$32,156Total Grants:WilliamsonCounty:

Fairview High School $3,000STSFairview

Freedom Intermediate School $2,496STSFranklin

Grassland Elementary School $1,300STSBrentwood

O'More College of Design $20,210CEPFranklin

Poplar Grove Elementary School $500STSFranklin

Sister Cities of Franklin and Williamson County

$2,650APSFranklin

Williamson County Youth Orchestra $2,000ABCBrentwood


164



$15,781Total Grants:WilsonCounty:

Allison Ross $1,250STSLebanon

Carroll Oakland Elementary $1,500STSLebanon

Castle Heights Elementary $500STSLebanon

Coles Ferry Elementary $700STSLebanon

Cumberland University $2,000ABCLebanon

Diane S. Wortman $400AE-TIMount Juliet

Fiddlers Grove Foundation, Inc. $2,000ABCLebanon

Mt Juliet Elementary $995STSMt. Juliet

Stoner Creek Elementary $1,436STSMount Juliet

West Wilson Middle School $3,000STSMount Juliet

Wilson County Civic League $2,000ABCLebanon


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$84,239Total Grants:AndersonCounty:

Sundress Publications $1,000AA-MGOak Ridge

Museum of Appalachia, Inc. $1,970ABCClinton

Appalachian Arts Craft Center $483ABCClinton

Children's Museum of Oak Ridge $1,500AE-CLOak Ridge

Appalachian Arts Craft Center $810APSClinton

Tennessee Mountain Writers, Inc. $2,860APSOak Ridge

Oak Ridge Civic Music Association $15,750PSOak Ridge

Oak Ridge Community Playhouse $20,700PSOak Ridge

Children's Museum of Oak Ridge $19,300PSOak Ridge

Oak Ridge Community Art Center $11,270PSOak Ridge

Oak Ridge Civic Music Association $500SPECOPOak Ridge

Norwood Elementary School $1,400STSOliver Springs

Briceville Elementary School $1,515STSBriceville


Clinton Elementary School $2,080STSClinton


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$3,877Total Grants:BedfordCounty:

East Side Elementary School $784STSShelbyville

Learning Way $363STSShelbyville

Learning Way $460STSShelbyville

Cascade Middle School $1,486STSWartrace

Southside Elementary School/BOE $784STSShelbyville


167



$2,000Total Grants:BentonCounty:




168



$2,998Total Grants:BledsoeCounty:

Pikeville Elementary School $750STSPikeville

Pikeville Elementary School $2,248STSPikeville


169



$39,280Total Grants:BlountCounty:

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center $1,880ABCTownsend

Appalachian Ballet Company $2,000ABCMaryville

Townsend Artisan Guild $2,000ABCTownsend

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center $3,900AE-CLTownsend

Appalachian Ballet Company $6,500APSMaryville

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center $1,680APSTownsend

East Tennessee Quality Growth $6,000CPAlcoa

Carpenters Elementary School $930STSMaryville



Maryville High School $1,750STSMaryville

Prospect Elementary School $1,700STSSeymour

Lanier Elementary School $760STSMaryville

Heritage High School $3,000STSMaryville

Fairview Elementary School $2,930STSMaryville

Maryville High School $1,250STSMaryville


170



$13,539Total Grants:BradleyCounty:

Friends of Red Clay State Historic Area $1,360ABCCleveland

Charleston-Calhoun-Hiwassee Historical Society

$1,820ABCCharleston

Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce Foundation

$1,800APSCleveland

Lee University $1,110APSCleveland

Michigan Avenue School $697STSCleveland


Oak Grove Elementary School $752STSCleveland

Lee University $4,000TOURCleveland


171



$28,030Total Grants:CampbellCounty:

Campbell Culture Coalition $1,410ABCLaFollette

Campbell County Historical Society $6,000CPLaFollette

Campbell Culture Coalition $9,000RAPSLaFollette

Friends of the Cumberland Trail $5,590RAPSCaryville

Campbell Culture Coalition $500SPECOPLaFollette

Campbell County Historical Society $1,750SPECOPLaFollette

Jacksboro Elementary School $900STSJacksboro

Jacksboro Elementary School $1,100STSJacksboro

White Oak Elementary $590STSDuff




172



$39,115Total Grants:CannonCounty:

Arts Center of Cannon County, Inc. $28,700PSWoodbury

Cannon Association of Craft Artists $7,700RAPSWoodbury

Arts Center of Cannon County, Inc. $500SPECOPWoodbury

West Side School $795STSReadyville

Auburn School $425STSAuburntown

West Side School $995STSReadyville


173



$37,249Total Grants:CarrollCounty:

Huntingdon High School $2,800AE-ARHuntingdon

Town of Huntingdon/Dixie Carter PAC $27,120PSHuntingdon

Gibson County Visual Art Association $4,330RAPSMc Kenzie

Huntingdon Middle School $2,999STSHuntingdon


174



$4,525Total Grants:CarterCounty:

Elizabethton High School $2,000STSElizabethton

Harold McCormick Elementary $840STSElizabethton

Hunter Elementary School $1,685STSElizabethton


175



$3,966Total Grants:CheathamCounty:

Nicole Arnold $1,000AE-TIKingston Springs

East Cheatham Elementary $941STSAshland City






176



$2,604Total Grants:ChesterCounty:

East Chester Elementary School $750STSHenderson

West Chester Elementary School $1,160STSHenderson

Jacks Creek Elementary School $694STSJacks Creek


177



$8,020Total Grants:ClaiborneCounty:

Lincoln Memorial University $2,700RAPSHarrogate

White Lightning Trail Festival, Inc. $2,770RAPSTazewell

TNT Primary $900STSNew Tazewell

Soldiers Memorial Middle School $750STSTazewell

Ellen Myers Primary $900STSHarrogate


178



$2,950Total Grants:ClayCounty:

Celina K-8 $2,950STSCelina


179



$4,342Total Grants:CockeCounty:

Newport Grammar School $2,160STSNewport

Smoky Mountain Elementary School $770STSCosby

Cosby Elementary School $605STSCosby

Del Rio Elementary School $807STSNewport


180



$19,930Total Grants:CoffeeCounty:

Community Playhouse, Inc. $1,625ABCTullahoma

City of Tullahoma $1,625ABCTullahoma


$9,200PSTullahoma

City of Tullahoma $1,750SPECOPTullahoma

Coffee County Middle School $3,000STSManchester


East Middle School $500STSTullahoma


$1,500TOURTullahoma


181



$7,100Total Grants:CrockettCounty:

Alamo City School $4,100AE-ARAlamo




182



$84,900Total Grants:CumberlandCounty:

Art Guild of Fairfield Glade $900ABCFairfield Glade

Cumberland County Playhouse, Inc. $64,000MCICrossville

Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition

$6,020RAPSCrossville

Art Guild of Fairfield Glade $4,520RAPSFairfield Glade

Downtown Crossville, Inc $1,750RAPSCrossville



Homestead Elementary School $739STSCrossville

Homestead Elementary School $988STSCrossville


Cumberland County Playhouse, Inc. $4,000TOURCrossville


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Global Education Center $7,400AANashville

Music for Seniors $6,000AANashville


$3,720AANashville

Sankofa Achievement Center, Inc. $1,895ABCNashville


$1,850ABCNashville

African American Cultural Alliance $1,885ABCNashville

Room In The Inn $1,965ABCNashville

Intersection, Inc. $1,885ABCNashville

Gordon Jewish Community Center $1,475ABCNashville

Global Outreach Developments International

$1,885ABCNashville

Senior Center for the Arts $1,965ABCNashville

Oasis Center $2,000ABCNashville

Martha O'Bryan Center $1,945ABCNashville

ALIAS Chamber Ensemble $1,945ABCNashville

Salama Urban Ministries, Inc. $2,000ABCNashville

Arts at the Airport Foundation $570ABCNashville

Hands On Nashville (HON) $1,925ABCNashville

Martin Luther King Jr., Academic Magnet School

$4,100AE-ARNashville

Maplewood High School $4,200AE-ARNashville

Glencliff High School $4,700AE-ARNashville


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Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet HS $5,500AE-ARNashville

Hume Fogg Academic Magnet $5,300AE-ARNashville

Whites Creek High School Theater $4,800AE-ARWhites Creek

Watkins College of Art, Design & Film $800AE-CLNashville


$3,700AE-CLNashville

Country Music Foundation, Inc. $6,300AE-CLNashville

Barbara G. Johnson $260AE-TINashville

Linda Wynkoop $260AE-TINashville

Allison Brazzel $260AE-TINashville

Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation $7,500AE-TTNashville

Tennessee Art Education Association $2,000AE-TTNashville

Tennessee Performing Arts Center $6,300AE-TTNashville

Global Education Center $4,700AE-TTNashville


$8,950APSNashville

OZ Arts, Inc. $5,100APSNashville

Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra $2,700APSNashville

Nashville Jazz Orchestra $7,200APSNashville

Grand Master Fiddler Championship, Inc. $7,000APSNashville

Street Theatre Company $6,400APSNashville

Healing Arts Project, Inc. $5,300APSNashville


$6,400APSNashville


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Salama Urban Ministries, Inc. $5,600APSNashville

Nashville Public Television $4,060APSNashville

Nashville Public Library Foundation $4,660APSNashville

Tennessee Women's Theater Project $7,000APSNashville

Blackbird Theater $2,450APSAntioch

Nashville Public Radio $4,210APSNashville

Arts at the Airport Foundation $6,690APSNashville

Native American Indian Assn. of TN., Inc. (NAIA)

$6,440APSNashville

Actors Bridge Ensemble Theatre of Nashville, Inc.

$7,300APSNashville

Beat of Life $3,800APSHermitage

Travellers Rest Historic House Museum, Inc.

$4,550APSNashville

Senior Center for the Arts $5,000APSNashville

Tennesseans for the Arts $4,700APSNashville

Metro Parks and Recreation $5,300APSNashville

Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

$3,900APSNashville

Nashville Cultural Arts Project $6,400APSNashville

Southern Word $7,700APSNashville

Tennessee State Fair Association $2,000APSNashville

ALIAS Chamber Ensemble $4,000APSNashville

Music for Seniors $5,800APSNashville


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Nashville Old-Time String Band Association

$3,500APSNashville

Watkins College of Art, Design & Film $43,000CEPNashville

Tennesseans for the Arts $25,000CINashville

Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA)

$16,600CINashville

Urban Housing Solutions $8,000CPNashville

Greater Nashville Regional Council $34,500DA-ABCNashville

Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission $29,600DA-ABCNashville

Monroe Harding, Inc. $2,500FAYNashville

Oasis Center $1,600FAYNashville

Nashville Film Festival $3,300FAYNashville

Nashville Shakespeare Festival $4,000FAYNashville

Martha O'Bryan Center $2,000FAYNashville

Global Education Center $5,000FAYNashville

Southern Word $2,300FAYNashville

Nashville Children's Theatre $3,500FAYNashville


$2,700FAYNashville

Aaron Munoz $5,000IAFNashville

Dwight Brady Haston $5,000IAFNashville

Kayla Danielle Rowser $5,000IAFNashville

Tracy Scott Silverman $5,000IAFNashville

Tennessee Performing Arts Center $100,000LINEITNashville


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Fisk University $80,000LINEITNashville

Nashville Children's Theatre $73,500MCINashville

Belcourt Theatre $78,000MCINashville

Nashville Opera Association $74,000MCINashville

Nashville Repertory Theatre $66,000MCINashville

Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art

$65,500MCINashville

Country Music Foundation, Inc. $81,000MCINashville

Nashville Ballet $79,000MCINashville

Frist Center for the Visual Arts (FCVA) $77,000MCINashville

Nashville Symphony Association $76,500MCINashville

Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission $65,500MCINashville

Ariya Guy Kopsombut $750PDSNashville

Kim Arite (Pen name: Thandiwe Shiphrah)

$750PDSNashville

E. Renee Bates $500PDSNashville

Brenda Marie Stein $750PDSNashville

Rachel Hamilton $750PDSNashville

Nashville Film Festival $21,570PSNashville


$17,200PSNashville

Nashville Shakespeare Festival $26,680PSNashville

Global Education Center $20,500PSNashville

W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School

$20,180PSNashville


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Nashville Jazz Workshop $21,500PSNashville

Humanities Tennessee $22,360PSNashville

Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA)

$21,120PSNashville

Tennessee Performing Arts Center $32,000PSNashville

Tennesseans for the Arts $500SPECOPNashville

East End Preparatory School $948STSNashville

Cockrill Elementary School $500STSNashville

Kirkpatrick Enhanced Option School $576STSNashville

Buena Vista Enhanced Option School $616STSNashville

Paragon Mills Elementary School $420STSNashville


Harpeth Valley Elementary School $600STSNashville

Rocketship Nashville Northeast Elementary School

$1,800STSNashville

Lockeland Design Center $1,200STSNashville

Stratford STEM Magnet HS $1,000STSNashville


Amqui Elementary School $768STSMadison

HG Hill Middle School $1,430STSNashville

J.E.Moss $1,050STSAntioch

Cockrill Elementary School $1,900STSNashville



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Maplewood High School $3,000STSNashville


Smith Springs Elementary $920STSAntioch

Cole Elementary $1,740STSAntioch

Tusculum Elementary School $3,000STSNashville

Dan Mills Elementary School $700STSNashville




$2,088STSNashville


$816STSNashville


Gateway Elementary School $750STSMadison

Gateway Elementary School $624STSMadison

DuPont Elementary School $1,000STSOld Hickory

Old Center Elementary $480STSGoodlettsville




$1,500TANashville

Country Music Foundation, Inc. $1,500TANashville

Global Education Center $4,750TOURNashville


190




OZ Arts, Inc. $4,500TOURNashville


191



$8,684Total Grants:DecaturCounty:

Rivertime Players Inc. $1,764ABCParsons

City of Parsons $3,920RAPSParsons

Decatur County Middle School $3,000STSParsons


192



$7,753Total Grants:DeKalbCounty:

Tennessee Technological University - Appalachian Center for Craft

$5,660RAPSSmithville

Northside Elementary $1,547STSSmithville

Northside Elementary $546STSSmithville


193



$10,279Total Grants:DicksonCounty:

Promise Land Heritage Association $1,750ABCCharlotte

Jason Ringenberg $750PDSDickson

Governor Frank G. Clement Railroad Hotel Museum

$1,540RAPSDickson

William James Middle School $970STSWhite Bluff

Charlotte Elementary School $1,470STSCharlotte

William James Middle School $816STSWhite Bluff



Oakmont Elementary School $500STSDickson

Oakmont Elementary School $1,200STSDickson


194



$3,530Total Grants:DyerCounty:

Dyersburg State Community College $1,400ABCDyersburg

Newbern Elementary School $1,200STSNewbern

Trimble Elementary School $930STSTrimble


195



$2,745Total Grants:FayetteCounty:

House of Valor, Inc. aka Valor Academy $1,000AA-MGRossville

Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School $845STSSomerville

Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School $900STSSomerville


196



$4,116Total Grants:FentressCounty:

Fentress County Board of Education $2,000ABCJamestown

Pine Haven $526STSJamestown

Clarkrange High School $320STSClarkrange

York Elementary $1,270STSJamestown


197



$9,520Total Grants:FranklinCounty:

City of Winchester $2,000ABCWinchester

Franklin Co Arts Guild $500ABCCowan

University of the South $3,820RAPSSewanee

Broadview Elementary School $500SPECOPWinchester

Sewanee Elementary School $500STSSewanee

Cowan Elementary School $500STSCowan

North Lake Elementary School $850STSTullahoma

Broadview Elementary School $850STSWinchester


198



$23,785Total Grants:GibsonCounty:

West Tennessee Regional Art Center $2,000ABCHumboldt

Nite Lite Theatre of Gibson County $2,000ABCTrenton

West Tennessee Regional Art Center $5,280RAPSHumboldt

Nite Lite Theatre of Gibson County $7,740RAPSTrenton

West Tennessee Regional Art Center $500SPECOPHumboldt

West Tennessee Regional Art Center $1,750SPECOPHumboldt

Yorkville School $1,200STSYorkville

Stigall Primary School $795STSHumboldt

Trenton Elementary School $1,270STSTrenton

Humboldt Junior/Senior High School $1,250STSHumboldt


199



$4,625Total Grants:GilesCounty:

Southern Tennessee Area Arts Repertory $1,625ABCPulaski

Richland Elementary School $3,000STSLynnville


200



$2,100Total Grants:GraingerCounty:

Washburn School $2,100STSWashburn


201



$41,888Total Grants:GreeneCounty:

Central Ballet Theatre, Inc $1,650ABCGreeneville

Clay David Matthews $5,000IAFGreeneville

Niswonger Performing Arts Center $14,400PSGreeneville

Tusculum College $6,090RAPSGreeneville

Rural Resources $2,480RAPSGreeneville

Tusculum College $2,750SPECOPGreeneville

Ottway Elementary School $1,207STSGreeneville

Nolachuckey Elementary School $256STSGreeneville

Doak Elementary $860STSGreeneville



Chuckey Elementary $1,000STSChuckey


Mosheim School $680STSMosheim


Mosheim School $2,320STSMosheim

Nolachuckey Elementary School $538STSGreeneville


DeBusk Elementary School $590STSGreeneville


202



$4,550Total Grants:GrundyCounty:

Grundy Area Arts Council (GAAC) $1,750SPECOPTracy City

North Elementary School $2,800STSAltamont


203



$48,626Total Grants:HamblenCounty:

Hidden Treasures Academy $1,500ABCMorristown

HCBOE/ project- Young Artist workshop $2,000ABCMorristown

Theater Guild $830ABCMorristown

Rose Center & Council for the Arts $9,800DA-ABCMorristown

Rose Center & Council for the Arts $21,400PSMorristown

Encore Theatrical Company $5,870RAPSMorristown

Rose Center & Council for the Arts $2,750SPECOPMorristown

Hillcrest Elementary School $1,062STSMorristown

Alpha Elementary School $1,342STSMorristown

Morristown Hamblen High School East $202STSMorristown

Witt Elementary $1,000STSMorristown

Hillcrest Elementary School $870STSMorristown


204




Signal Centers, Inc. $1,480AAChattanooga

Bessie Smith Cultural Center, Inc. $6,950AAChattanooga

Bessie Smith Cultural Center, Inc. $1,250ABCChattanooga

YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga $750ABCChattanooga

Chattanooga's Kids on the Block, Inc. $865ABCChattanooga

SPLASH $2,000ABCChattanooga

Siskin Children's Institute $1,000ABCChattanooga

Mid-South Sculpture Alliance $1,800ABCChattanooga

Red Bank Elementary School $1,700ABCChattanooga

Performing Arts League ( PAL) $750ABCChattanooga

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga $1,400ABCChattanooga

Ballet Tennessee $4,400AE-CLChattanooga

Southern Lit Alliance $1,100AE-CLChattanooga

Mark Making $4,300AE-CLChattanooga

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - SCEA

$5,000AE-TTChattanooga

ArtsBuild $7,000AE-TTChattanooga

Tennessee Presenters Corporation $3,430APSChattanooga

Glass House Collective $3,000APSChattanooga

Chattanooga's Kids on the Block, Inc. $2,000APSChattanooga

Chattanooga Girls Choir $6,900APSChattanooga


205




Fellowship of Southern Writers $1,430APSChattanooga

Native American Services of Tennessee $3,330APSChattanooga

Chattanooga State Community College $4,130APSChattanooga

Mark Making $4,950APSChattanooga

Glass House Collective $8,000CPChattanooga

Southeast Tennessee Development District

$13,300DA-ABCChattanooga

ArtsBuild $15,900DA-ABCChattanooga

SPLASH $2,100FAYChattanooga

Art 120 $3,400FAYChattanooga

Jeffrey Scott Morton $5,000IAFSignal Mountain

Shane Michael Darwent $5,000IAFChattanooga

ArtsBuild $76,500MCIChattanooga

Chattanooga Symphony and Opera Association

$68,000MCIChattanooga

Hunter Museum of American Art $75,000MCIChattanooga

Christina Renfer Vogel $750PDSChattanooga

Katie Hargrave $590PDSChattanooga

Phillip Andrew Lewis $750PDSChattanooga

Charlie Newton $750PDSChattanooga

Ballet Tennessee $13,680PSChattanooga

Chattanooga Ballet $20,500PSChattanooga

Little Theatre dba Chattanooga Theatre Centre

$12,000PSChattanooga


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Chattanooga Boys Choir $10,000PSChattanooga

Creative Discovery Museum $21,640PSChattanooga

Southern Lit Alliance $9,630PSChattanooga

Association for Visual Arts $21,800PSChattanooga

Claire Stockman $500SPECOPChattanooga

Creative Discovery Museum $500SPECOPChattanooga

ArtsBuild $1,000SPECOPChattanooga

Red Bank Elementary School $2,300STSChattanooga

East Ridge Elementary $950STSEast Ridge

East Ridge Elementary $300STSEast Ridge

Dupont Elementary School $900STSChattanooga

Falling Water Elementary School $1,036STSHixson

Rivermont Elementary School $1,100STSChattanooga

Lakeside Academy $1,000STSChattanooga

Brown Academy $1,000STSChattanooga

Rivermont Elementary School $515STSChattanooga


Allen Elementary School $731STSSoddy Daisy

Alpine Crest Elementary School $2,565STSChattanooga

Allen Elementary School $800STSSoddy Daisy



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Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy

$1,350STSChattanooga

Allen Elementary School $1,200STSSoddy Daisy

Rivermont Elementary School $472STSChattanooga

Hunter Museum of American Art $1,500TAChattanooga


208



$700Total Grants:HancockCounty:

Hancock County $700ABCSneedville


209



$2,000Total Grants:HardemanCounty:

Grand Junction Elementary $2,000STSGrand Junction


210



$6,480Total Grants:HardinCounty:

City of Savannah $3,780RAPSSavannah





211



$16,590Total Grants:HawkinsCounty:


$1,000ABCRogersville

Heritage Association of Rogersville $5,810RAPSRogersville


$5,180RAPSRogersville

Surgoinsville Elementary School $1,600STSSurgoinsville

Joseph Rogers Primary School $3,000STSRogersville


212



$6,383Total Grants:HaywoodCounty:

Brownsville Haywood County Arts Council $1,273ABCBrownsville

Brownsville Haywood County Arts Council $2,110RAPSBrownsville

East Side Intermediate School $3,000STSBrownsville


213



$4,419Total Grants:HendersonCounty:

Easter Seals Tennessee $762ABCLexington

Lexington High School $2,067STSLexington

Caywood Elementary School $795STSLexington

Caywood Elementary School $795STSLexington


214



$13,296Total Grants:HenryCounty:

City of Paris TN $2,000ABCParis

Paris Henry County Arts Council $1,800ABCParis

Paris Henry County Arts Council $4,860RAPSParis

Paris Henry County Arts Council $1,750SPECOPParis

Paris Henry County Arts Council $486SPECOPParis

Paris Elementary School $900STSParis

Henry Elementary School $700STSHenry

Harrelson School $800STSPuryear


215



$21,170Total Grants:HickmanCounty:

Grinder's Switch Foundation $2,000ABCCenterville

Hickman County Public Library $2,000ABCCenterville

Hickman County Public Library $4,090RAPSCenterville

Buffalo/Duck River RC&D Council $4,040RAPSCenterville

Grinder's Switch Foundation $3,990RAPSCenterville

Grinder's Switch Foundation $1,750SPECOPCenterville

East Hickman Intermediate School $500STSLyles

Hickman County Middle School $2,800STSCenterville


216



$850Total Grants:HoustonCounty:

Friends of the Houston County Library $850ABCErin


217



$7,666Total Grants:HumphreysCounty:

Humphreys County Arts Council $1,300ABCWaverly

Friends of Johnsonville State Historic Park

$1,950ABCNew Johnsonvill

White Oak Womens Exchange $800ABCMcEwen

Lakeview School $2,500STSNew Johnsonville

Waverly Elementary School $1,116STSWaverly


218



$13,250Total Grants:JacksonCounty:

Upper Cumberland Arts Alliance $1,250ABCGainesboro

Granville Museum,Inc. $2,000ABCGranville

Granville Museum,Inc. $7,000RAPSGranville

Gainesboro Elementary School $3,000STSGainesboro


219



$8,760Total Grants:JeffersonCounty:

Jefferson County High School $1,800ABCDandridge

Mt Horeb Elementary $1,080STSJefferson City

New Market Elementary School $2,963STSNew Market

Piedmont Elementary School $1,500STSDandridge

Rush Strong School $1,417STSStrawberry Plains


220



$7,500Total Grants:JohnsonCounty:

Doe Elementary School $3,000STSMountain City

Shady Valley Elementary $2,000STSShady Valley

Laurel Elementary School $2,500STSLaurel Bloomery


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HoLa Hora Latina $3,590AAKnoxville

Carpetbag Theatre, Inc. $5,330AAKnoxville

Mount Olive Music Academy, Inc. $3,720AAKnoxville

A1LabArts $1,000AA-MGKnoxville

University of Tennessee $2,000ABCKnoxville

Tennessee Stage Company $2,000ABCKnoxville

Cancer Support Community East Tennessee, Inc

$1,080ABCKnoxville

Sunshine Ambassdors Inc. $1,880ABCKnoxville

Circle Modern Dance $1,970ABCKnoxville

Knoxville Jazz Orchestra $1,940ABCKnoxville

Pellissippi State Community College Foundation

$1,860ABCKnoxville

Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation $1,940ABCKnoxville

Fountain City Art Center, Inc. $970ABCKnoxville

East Tennessee Public Communications Corporation

$1,200ABCKnoxville

The WordPlayers $2,000ABCKnoxville

HoLa Hora Latina $1,455ABCKnoxville

The Bijou Theatre $460ABCKnoxville

Mount Olive Elementary School $5,400AE-ARKnoxville

Mooreland Heights Elementary $5,000AE-ARKnoxville

Knoxville Symphony Society $2,000AE-CLKnoxville


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Knoxville Museum of Art $4,500AE-CLKnoxville

Joy of Music Youth Music School $5,600AE-CLKnoxville

Lauren Phillis $1,000AE-TIKnoxville


Friends of the Knox County Public Library (FOL)

$4,570APSKnoxville

Tennessee Stage Company $8,200APSKnoxville

Artistic Spectrum, Inc. $1,540APSKnoxville

Go! Contemporary Dance Works $3,800APSKnoxville

Tennessee Folklore Society $2,320APSKnoxville

University of Tennessee $5,200APSKnoxville

HoLa Hora Latina $8,000APSKnoxville

Tennessee Theatre Association $5,800APSKnoxville

Knoxville Choral Society $1,800APSKnoxville

Hazen Historical Museum Foundation $1,000APSKnoxville

Knoxville Jazz Festival $2,100APSKnoxville

Knox County Schools $16,000CIKnoxville


$45,900DA-ABCKnoxville

Joy of Music Youth Music School $4,000FAYKnoxville

Community School of the Arts $4,500FAYKnoxville

Knoxville Symphony Society $69,000MCIKnoxville

Knoxville Museum of Art $69,000MCIKnoxville


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Knoxville Opera Company $75,000MCIKnoxville

Dogwood Arts $22,890PSKnoxville


$23,090PSKnoxville

Joy of Music Youth Music School $23,000PSKnoxville

East Tennessee Community Design Center

$21,170PSKnoxville

Carpetbag Theatre, Inc. $8,780PSKnoxville

Jubilee Community Arts $12,500PSKnoxville

Tennessee Children's Dance Ensemble $8,000PSKnoxville

Community School of the Arts $15,310PSKnoxville


$25,700PSKnoxville

Carpetbag Theatre, Inc. $1,000SPECOPKnoxville

Michael Weininger $490SPECOPKnoxville


$500SPECOPKnoxville

Dogwood Arts $1,000SPECOPKnoxville

Knoxville Museum of Art $500SPECOPKnoxville

Dogwood Elementary School $1,305STSKnoxville

Corryton Elementary School $1,060STSCorryton

Gresham Middle School $2,400STSKnoxville

New Hopewell Elementary $1,227STSKnoxville

South Knoxville Elementary $756STSKnoxville

Mooreland Heights Elementary $1,500STSKnoxville


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Sterchi Elementary School $1,310STSKnoxville

Pleasant Ridge Elementary School $521STSKnoxville

Amherst Elementary School $1,512STSKnoxville

Cedar Bluff Elementary $2,010STSKnoxville

Gap Creek Elementary School $960STSKnoxville

Gibbs Elementary School $1,611STSCorryton

Vine Middle Magnet School $1,040STSKnoxville

Ball Camp Elementary School $1,136STSKnoxville

Beaumont Magnet Academy $150STSKnoxville

Powell Elementary School $1,410STSPowell

Fountain City Elementary $1,673STSKnoxville

Karns Elementary School $3,000STSKnoxville

Spring Hill Elementary School $2,140STSKnoxville

Adrian Burnett Elementary School $2,910STSKnoxville

East Knox County Elementary School $922STSMascot

Blue Grass Elementary $2,250STSKnoxville

Inskip Elementary $970STSKnoxville

Inskip Elementary $1,130STSKnoxville

Bearden Elementary School $1,260STSKnoxville

Mount Olive Elementary School $1,230STSKnoxville

Tennessee School for the Deaf $2,110STSKnoxville


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$1,500TAKnoxville

Knoxville Jazz Orchestra $500TOURKnoxville


226



$2,000Total Grants:LakeCounty:

Lake County High School $2,000STSTiptonville


227



$3,539Total Grants:LauderdaleCounty:

Lauderdale County Government $1,800ABCRipley

Ripley Primary School $509STSRipley

Halls Elementary School $1,230STSHalls


228



$2,925Total Grants:LawrenceCounty:

South Lawrence Elementary School $2,200STSLoretto

New Prospect Elementary School $725STSLawrenceburg


229



$2,800Total Grants:LewisCounty:

Lewis County Elementary $2,800STSHohenwald


230



$5,875Total Grants:LincolnCounty:

Lincoln County Government $1,625ABCFayetteville

Fayetteville High School $3,000STSFayetteville

City of Fayetteville $1,250TOURFayetteville


231



$6,000Total Grants:LoudonCounty:

Tennessee Wind Symphony (East TN Concert Band)

$2,000ABCLenoir City

Fort Loudoun Middle School $2,000STSLoudon

North Middle School $1,500STSLenoir City

Tennessee Watercolor Society $500TALoudon


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$10,330Total Grants:MaconCounty:

Macon County Arts Council $550ABCLafayette

Macon County Arts Council $4,850CPLafayette

Vision 2020 Inc $3,180RAPSRed Boiling Springs

Macon County Arts Council $1,750SPECOPLafayette


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$7,450AAJackson


$1,406ABCJackson

Wo/Men's Resource & Rape Assistance Program (WRAP)

$985ABCJackson

Jackson Theatre Guild $1,295ABCJackson

Jackson Downtown Development Corporation

$1,073ABCJackson

City of Jackson/The Ned $1,557ABCJackson

Friends of the Jackson-Madison County Library

$2,570APSJackson


$4,000APSJackson

Jackson Theatre Guild $3,400APSJackson

City of Jackson/The Ned $2,300APSJackson

Jackson Arts Council $11,900DA-ABCJackson


$1,100FAYJackson

Jackson Arts Council $4,280PSJackson

Jackson Symphony Association $27,000PSJackson

Jackson Arts Council $2,750SPECOPJackson

Jackson Arts Council $500SPECOPJackson

Isaac Lane Technology Magnet Elementary School

$90STSJackson

Beech Bluff Elementary School $380STSBeech Bluff

Thelma Barker Elementary School $1,500STSJackson


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East Elementary School $428STSJackson

Lincoln Elementary $120STSJackson

Malesus Elementary School $545STSJackson


Montessori School at Bemis $201STSJackson

South Elementary $625STSJackson

Lincoln Elementary $620STSJackson

Jackson Careers and Technology $720STSJackson

Jackson Careers and Technology $120STSJackson

Malesus Elementary School $545STSJackson

Montessori School at Bemis $41STSJackson

Pope Elementary School $625STSJackson

Thelma Barker Elementary School $300STSJackson


Arlington International Leadership School $571STSJackson

Pope Elementary School $900STSJackson

Arlington International Leadership School $106STSJackson

Beech Bluff Elementary School $105STSBeech Bluff

Denmark Elementary $420STSDenmark

Denmark Elementary $625STSDenmark

Andrew Jackson Elementary School $300STSJackson


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Andrew Jackson Elementary School $120STSJackson


236



$4,690Total Grants:MarionCounty:

Jasper Elementary $3,000STSJasper

Whitwell Middle School $860STSWhitwell

Whitwell Elementary School $830STSWhitwell


237



$6,375Total Grants:MarshallCounty:

Marshall County Community Theatre $2,000CILewisburg

Town of Chapel Hill $1,375CIChapel Hill

Oak Grove Elementary School $3,000STSLewisburg


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$40,741Total Grants:MauryCounty:

Columbia State Community College Foundation

$2,000ABCColumbia

Mount Pleasant Forward Foundation, Inc. $2,000ABCMount Pleasant

South Central Workforce Alliance $3,500AE-CLSpring Hill

Maury County Arts Guild $5,200APSColumbia

South Central Tennessee Development District

$20,000DA-ABCMount Pleasant

City of Columbia $1,750SPECOPColumbia

Riverside Elementary School $1,485STSColumbia

Mt. Pleasant Elementary School $2,800STSMt. Pleasant

McDowell Elementary School $500STSColumbia

Mt. Pleasant Middle School of the Visual & Performing Arts

$1,506STSMount Pleasant


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$49,600Total Grants:McMinnCounty:

McMinn County Senior Citizens, Inc. $1,830ABCAthens

Community Action Group of Englewood (CAGE)

$1,740ABCEnglewood

Etowah Arts Commission $1,870ABCEtowah

Athens Area Council for the Arts $18,600PSAthens

Tennessee Overhill Heritage Association $6,190RAPSEtowah

Etowah Arts Commission $6,900RAPSEtowah

Athens Area Council for the Arts $690SPECOPAthens

Athens Area Council for the Arts $2,750SPECOPAthens



Mountain View Elementary School $1,100STSEtowah

Calhoun School $2,190STSCalhoun

Athens Area Council for the Arts $5,000TOURAthens


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$2,515Total Grants:McNairyCounty:

Arts in McNairy $1,750SPECOPSelmer

Selmer Elementary School $765STSSelmer


241



$10,300Total Grants:MeigsCounty:

Town of Decatur $7,300CPDecatur

Town of Decatur $3,000RAPSDecatur


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$29,396Total Grants:MonroeCounty:

Monroe Area Council for the Arts $1,970ABCMadisonville

Friends of Sequoyah dba Sequoyah Birthplace Museum

$5,920RAPSVonore

Monroe Area Council for the Arts $7,740RAPSMadisonville

Fort Loudoun Association Inc. $3,410RAPSVonore

Monroe Area Council for the Arts $1,750SPECOPMadisonville

Brown Intermediate School $1,856STSSweetwater

Sweetwater Elementary School $3,000STSSweetwater

Monroe Area Council for the Arts $500TAMadisonville



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Cumberland Winds $1,400ABCClarksville

Mt. Olive Cemetery Historical Preservation Society

$500ABCClarksville


$1,850ABCClarksville

Tabernacle Christian School $1,150ABCClarksville

Better Choice of Living, Inc., (BCOL) $1,350ABCClarksville

City of Clarksville $1,720ABCClarksville

Gateway Chamber Orchestra $6,200APSClarksville

Cumberland Winds $750APSClarksville




$5,700CPClarksville


$17,200DA-ABCClarksville

Roxy Productions, Inc. $20,000PSClarksville


$4,250SPECOPClarksville


$1,000SPECOPClarksville

Ringgold Elementary School $2,000STSClarksville

Burt Elementary School $879STSClarksville

Barksdale Elementary School $795STSClarksville

Cumberland Heights Elementary School $1,500STSClarksville

Woodlawn Elementary $700STSWoodlawn


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Cumberland Heights Elementary School $700STSClarksville

Northeast Elementary School $1,050STSClarksville

Woodlawn Elementary $1,600STSWoodlawn


245



$6,000Total Grants:MooreCounty:

Moore County High School $3,000CILynchburg

Moore County Middle/High School $3,000STSLynchburg


246



$2,170Total Grants:MorganCounty:

Central Elementary School $995STSWartburg

Central Middle School $1,175STSWartburg


247



$1,800Total Grants:ObionCounty:

Masquerade Theatre Inc. $1,000ABCUnion City

Lake Road Elementary $800STSUnion City


248



$455Total Grants:OvertonCounty:

Rickman Elementary School $455STSRickman


249



$2,500Total Grants:PerryCounty:

Linden Elementary School $2,500STSLinden


250



$6,500Total Grants:PickettCounty:

Good Neighbors Theatre $500ABCByrdstown

Good Neighbors Theatre $3,000CIByrdstown

Pickett County K-8 $3,000STSByrdstown


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$6,055Total Grants:PolkCounty:

Town of Benton $1,055ABCBenton

Ocoee River Jam, Inc. $2,000CIOcoee

Copper Basin Elementary School $3,000STSCopperhill


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$49,609Total Grants:PutnamCounty:

WCTE-TV Upper Cumberland Public TV $1,362ABCCookeville

Art Round Tennessee (ART) $2,000ABCCookeville

Algood Sr. Center/Upper Cumberland Quilt Trail

$2,000ABCCookeville

Algood Sr. Center/Upper Cumberland Quilt Trail

$4,500APSCookeville

Cumberland Art Society $2,130APSCookeville

Upper Cumberland Development District $16,000DA-ABCCookeville

Bryan Symphony Orchestra Association $12,500PSCookeville

Tennessee Technological University $2,750SPECOPCookeville


Sycamore Elementary School $3,000STSCookeville


Northeast Elementary $2,420STSCookeville


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$16,910Total Grants:RheaCounty:

Main Street Dayton $6,000CPDayton

Main Street Dayton $6,110RAPSDayton

Rhea Central Elementary $3,000STSDayton

Tennessee Valley Theatre $1,300TOURSpring City

Tennessee Valley Theatre $500TOURSpring City


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$9,767Total Grants:RoaneCounty:

Roane Choral Society $1,930ABCRockwood

Arts Council of Roane County $912ABCKingston

Roane Choral Society $2,930RAPSRockwood

Ridge View Elementary School $3,000STSRockwood

Bowers Elementary $995STSHarriman


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$15,320Total Grants:RobertsonCounty:

Willow Oak Center for Arts & Learning at Robertson

$1,200AE-CLSpringfield

Community Spirit, Inc. $6,820RAPSAdams

Willow Oak Center for Arts & Learning at Robertson

$3,800RAPSSpringfield

East Robertson Elementary School $500STSCross Plains

Springfield High School $2,500STSSpringfield

Krisle Elementary $500STSSpringfield


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Generation for Creation, Inc. $2,750AAChristiana

Kids for the Creative Arts, Inc. $7,150AAMurfreesboro

Bradley Academy Musical Theatre $2,000ABCMurfreesboro





Carpe Artista $2,000ABCSmyrna

Stewarts Creek High School $2,000ABCSmyrna

Town of Smyrna Arts Commission $1,500ABCSmyrna

Kids for the Creative Arts, Inc. $2,000ABCMurfreesboro

Carpe Artista $1,500ABCSmyrna

Generation for Creation, Inc. $2,000ABCChristiana

Middle Tennessee State University $2,000ABCMurfreesboro

Smyrna West Alternative School $4,900AE-ARSmyrna

Eagleville School $4,200AE-AREagleville

Middle Tennessee State University $1,000AE-MGMurfreesboro

Michelle Parkins $149AE-TIMurfreesboro

Angela Boone $260AE-TIMurfreesboro

Marilyn McCallie Morgan $590AE-TIBell Buckle

Bradley Academy $8,000AE-VPMurfreesboro

International Folkloric Society Planning Council



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Middle Tennessee Choral Society, Incorporated


Tennessee Association of Dance $3,910APSMurfreesboro

Tenn. Phil. Sym. Orch. DBA Murfreesboro Sym. Orch.

$9,000PSMurfreesboro

Center for the Arts, Inc. $15,900PSMurfreesboro

City of Murfreesboro $890SPECOPMurfreesboro

City of Murfreesboro $4,250SPECOPMurfreesboro



Lavergne Lake Elementary $1,410STSLavergne


Lavergne Lake Elementary $1,590STSLavergne

Stewarts Creek High School $834STSSmyrna

Walter Hill School $1,226STSMurfreesboro


CES Music $2,000STSChristiana

Reeves Rogers Elementary $500STSMurfreesboro

CES Music $750STSChristiana

Buchanan Elementary School $800STSMurfreesboro

Stewartsboro Elementary $1,400STSSmyrna


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Daniel McKee Alternative School $1,708STSMurfreesboro

Cason Lane Academy $1,000STSMurfreesboro

Cedar Grove Elementary School $995STSSmryna

Northfield Elementary School $700STSMurfreesboro


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$2,870Total Grants:ScottCounty:

Huntsville Elementary $882STSHuntsville

Oneida Middle School $852STSOneida


Oneida Elementary School $600STSOneida


260



$10,810Total Grants:SequatchieCounty:

Music Therapy Gateway In Communications, Inc.

$2,000ABCDunlap

Sequatchie Valley Historical Association $1,630ABCDunlap

Valley Fest, Inc. $5,980RAPSDunlap

Griffith Elementary School $1,200STSDunlap


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$47,694Total Grants:SevierCounty:

Sevier Co. Public Library/Friends of the Library

$965ABCSevierville

Clean Water Expected in East Tennessee $1,000ABCCosby

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts $28,000CEPGatlinburg

Patrick Kenneth Houston $5,000IAFCosby

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts $1,000SPECOcPGatlinburg

Sevier County $2,750SPECOPSevierville

Sevierville Primary School $3,000STSSevierville

Pigeon Forge Primary School $1,904STSSevierville

Seymour Intermediate $3,000STSSeymour



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Blues City Cultural Center, Inc. $5,000AAMemphis

Memphis Black Arts Alliance, Inc. $4,800AAMemphis

Art for Life's Sake, Inc. $6,750AAMemphis

Hattiloo Theatre $8,000AAMemphis


$6,800AAMemphis

Dance Scholars, Inc. $2,260AAMemphis

Turtle Island Native American Association $1,000AA-MGMillington

Cazateatro Bilingual Theater Group $1,000AA-MGMemphis

Binghamton Development Corporation $2,000ABCMemphis

Blues City Cultural Center, Inc. $2,000ABCMemphis

University Neighborhoods Development Corporation

$1,800ABCMemphis

Memphis Boy Choir, Inc. $1,700ABCMemphis

Redzone Memphis $2,000ABCMemphis

Germantown Community Chorus, Inc. $1,200ABCGermantown

ArtWorks Foundation $1,700ABCMemphis


$1,800ABCMemphis

Luna Nova Music $1,400ABCMemphis

Elmwood Cemetery $660ABCMemphis

Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC) $1,700ABCGermantown

Literacy Mid-South $2,000ABCMemphis


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IRIS Orchestra $1,400ABCGermantown

New Day Children's Theatre (NDCT) $1,600ABCCollierville

University of Memphis Research Foundation

$1,600ABCMemphis

Memphis Jewish Community Center $800ABCMemphis

PRIZM Ensemble $1,800ABCBartlett

River City Community Band, Inc. $1,200ABCCollierville

Women's Theatre Festival of Memphis, Inc.

$1,200ABCMemphis

Transformations Autism Treatment $1,050ABCBartlett

Soulsville Foundation $1,800ABCMemphis

Ballet On Wheels Dance School $1,705ABCMemphis

Memphis Choral Arts (Formerly Memphis Men's Choral

$1,200ABCMemphis

Streets Ministries $1,800ABCMemphis

SRVS $1,700ABCMemphis

Heal the Hood Foundation of Memphis $1,800ABCMemphis

Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC) $4,500AE-CLGermantown

New Ballet Ensemble and School $5,000AE-CLMemphis

SRVS $1,600AE-CLMemphis

Blues City Cultural Center, Inc. $3,100AE-CLMemphis

Circuit Playhouse, Inc. $3,600AE-CLMemphis

Dixon Gallery and Gardens $1,500AE-CLMemphis

Memphis Development Foundation $3,400AE-CLMemphis


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Theatre Memphis $3,000AE-CLMemphis

Diana Powell $900AE-TIMemphis

Allen L. Moody $1,000AE-TIMemphis

Robin Smith $1,000AE-TIArlington

David Potter $999AE-TIMemphis

Barbara Frantz $1,000AE-TIMemphis

Elizabeth A. Carter $1,000AE-TIMemphis

Memphis Development Foundation $4,500AE-TTMemphis

Christian Brothers University $3,860APSMemphis

Pyramid Music Program d/b/a Memphis Youth Symphony

$4,900APSMemphis

Art for Life's Sake, Inc. $4,900APSMemphis

Memphis Blues Society $4,500APSMemphis

Germantown Arts Alliance $1,940APSGermantown

Number:Inc. $1,840APSMemphis

Soulsville Foundation $4,800APSMemphis


$6,500APSMemphis

Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC) $5,800APSGermantown

Blues City Cultural Center, Inc. $4,370APSMemphis

Indie Memphis $5,340APSMemphis

Memphis College of Art $18,000CEPMemphis

ArtsMemphis $25,000CIMemphis


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Blues City Cultural Center, Inc. $6,000CPMemphis

Playback Memphis $7,990CPMemphis

ArtsMemphis $49,900DA-ABCMemphis

National Ornamental Metal Museum $2,300FAYMemphis

Matteo Servente Tealdy $5,000IAFMemphis

Sheree Renee Thomas $5,000IAFMemphis

Niles A Wallace $5,000IAFMemphis

Africa In April Cultural Awareness Festival, Inc.

$45,000LINEITMemphis

Opera Memphis $68,000MCIMemphis

Theatre Memphis $68,000MCIMemphis

ArtsMemphis $63,000MCIMemphis

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Inc. $77,500MCIMemphis

Circuit Playhouse, Inc. $73,500MCIMemphis

Memphis Symphony Orchestra $54,500MCIMemphis

Ballet Memphis $70,000MCICordova

Freddie L. Rankin II $750PDSMillington

Kimberly Bradshaw $700PDSMemphis


$22,040PSMemphis

Memphis Development Foundation $21,660PSMemphis

Blues Foundation $25,000PSMemphis

Germantown Community Theatre $21,000PSGermantown


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Urban Art Commission $21,980PSMemphis

Germantown Performing Arts Center $27,100PSGermantown

Voices of the South $8,300PSMemphis

Beale Street Caravan, Inc. $12,000PSMemphis

National Ornamental Metal Museum $22,030PSMemphis

Hattiloo Theatre $27,000PSMemphis

New Ballet Ensemble and School $25,000PSMemphis

ArtsMemphis $500SPECOPMemphis

Bartlett Elementary School $2,223SPECOPBartlett

Valerie Houston $490SPECOPMemphis

National Ornamental Metal Museum $790SPECOPMemphis

Cazateatro Bilingual Theater Group $1,000SPECOPMemphis

Sherwood Elementary School $4,784SPECOPMemphis

Jackie Murray $500SPECOPMemphis

Emma Crystal $500SPECOPMemphis

Carnes Elementary School $1,500STSMemphis

Oakhaven Elementary School $3,000STSMemphis

Raineshaven Elementary $1,500STSMemphis

Balmoral Ridgeway Elementary $1,030STSMemphis

Kirby Middle School $2,985STSMemphis

Highland Oaks Elementary School $1,010STSMemphis


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Treadwell Elementary School $1,800STSMemphis

Jackson Elementary $750STSMemphis

Melrose High School $3,000STSMemphis

Levi Elementary School $2,000STSMemphis

Macon-Hall Elementary School $2,000STSCordova

Oak Elementary $280STSBartlett

Crump Elementary $3,000STSMemphis

Maxine Smith STEAM Academy $1,800STSMemphis

Memphis Business Academy High School $2,000STSMemphis

Whitehaven High School $3,000STSMemphis

Brownsville Road Elementary School $3,000STSMemphis

Sherwood Elementary School $3,000STSMemphis

American Way Middle School $2,000STSMemphis

Belle Forest Community School $2,400STSMemphis

Egypt Elementary $3,000STSMemphis

South Park Elementary $770STSMemphis

Westside Elementary $1,500STSMemphis

Caldwell-Guthrie Elementary School $3,000STSMemphis

Bartlett Elementary School $500STSBartlett

Springdale Elementary $2,000STSMemphis

Bellevue Middle School $3,000STSMemphis


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Knight Road Elementary School $3,000STSMemphis

W.E.B. Du Bois Leadership and Public Policy

$2,700STSMemphis

Germanshire Elementary $1,095STSMemphis

Grandview Heights Middle $3,000STSMemphis

Cornerstone Prep - Lester Campus $3,000STSMemphis

Scenic Hills Elementary $1,500STSMemphis

Treadwell Middle School $3,000STSMemphis

Grahamwood Elementary School $850STSMemphis

Berclair Elementary School $800STSMemphis

Cornerstone Prep Memphis Lester Campus

$2,000STSMemphis

Hamilton Middle School $2,250STSMemphis

Bruce Elementary School $1,100STSMemphis

Delano Elementary $2,000STSMemphis

Grahamwood Elementary School $750STSMemphis

Hamilton Elementary School $400STSMemphis

Georgian Hills Middle School $2,000STSMemphis

Rivercrest Elementary $260STSBartlett

Raleigh Egypt Middle School $2,875STSMemphis

Idlewild Elementary School $1,100STSMemphis

Southwind Elementary School $2,000STSMemphis

Middle College High School $1,000STSMemphis


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Art for Life's Sake, Inc. $1,500TAMemphis


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$8,790Total Grants:SmithCounty:

Smith County Chamber of Commerce $5,800CPCarthage






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$2,000Total Grants:StewartCounty:

Town of Dover $2,000CIDover


272




Kingsport Theatre Guild, Inc. $2,000ABCKingsport

Mountain Empire Children's Choral Academy

$1,500ABCBristol

Engage Kingsport Inc. $2,000ABCKingsport

Kingsport Theatre Guild, Inc. $3,400APSKingsport

KingsportARTS $3,900APSKingsport

Arts Alliance Mountain Empire $6,900APSBristol


$4,390APSKingsport

KingsportARTS $24,000DA-ABCKingsport

Symphony of the Mountains $1,400FAYKingsport

KingsportARTS $1,300FAYKingsport

Kingsport Ballet $3,000FAYKingsport

John W. Hilton $750PDSKingsport

Paramount Foundation- Paramount Center for the Arts

$10,700PSBristol

Symphony of the Mountains $19,250PSKingsport

Kingsport Ballet $19,500PSKingsport

Bristol Concert Ballet Company $8,000PSBristol

Birthplace of Country Music, Inc. $27,500PSBristol

Cameron Hite $500SPECOPKingsport

Logan Mitchell $500SPECOPKingsport

Zachary Starnes $500SPECOPKingsport


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Michele Mitchell $500SPECOPKingsport

Tina Radtke $500SPECOPKingsport

Kingsport Ballet $500SPECOPKingsport


$4,250SPECOPKingsport


Abraham Lincoln Elementary School $321STSKingsport

Anderson Elementary $800STSBristol

John Adams Elementary School $1,500STSKingsport

Jefferson Elementary $1,500STSKingsport

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School $1,500STSKingsport


Indian Springs Elementary $565STSKingsport

Mary Hughes Elementary/Middle School $1,460STSPiney Flats

Ketron Elementary $950STSKingsport

Andrew Johnson Elementary School $1,500STSKingsport

Kingsport Ballet $1,500TAKingsport


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$30,705Total Grants:SumnerCounty:

VSA Arts Tennessee $7,350AAGallatin

Gallatin Arts Council $2,000ABCGallatin

Westmoreland Council of the Arts $525ABCWestmoreland

VSA Arts Tennessee $1,250ABCGallatin

Hendersonville Arts Council $1,000AE-MGHendersonville

Rebecca J Hughes $1,000AE-TIHendersonville

Sumner Teen Center $3,150APSGallatin

VSA Arts Tennessee $4,980APSGallatin

Marlene Tachoir $750PDSHendersonville

Jerry Tachoir $750PDSHendersonville

Hendersonville Arts Council $2,000PSHendersonville

Westmoreland Elementary School $1,150STSWestmoreland

Clyde Riggs Elementary School $500STSPortland

Westmoreland High School $2,350STSWestmoreland

HB Williams Elementary $700STSWhite House

Westmoreland Elementary School $500STSWestmoreland

Clyde Riggs Elementary School $750STSPortland


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$14,900Total Grants:TiptonCounty:

Covington Integrated Arts Academy $8,000AE-VPCovington



Munford Elementary School $1,160STSMunford


Atoka Elementary School $820STSAtoka


Atoka Elementary School $820STSAtoka


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$2,951Total Grants:TrousdaleCounty:

Hartsville-Trousdale County Chamber of Commerce

$500ABCHartsville

Trousdale County Afterschool Academy $2,000CIHartsville

Trousdale County Schools $451STSHartsville


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$2,364Total Grants:UnicoiCounty:

Rock Creek Elementary School $2,364STSErwin


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$8,440Total Grants:UnionCounty:

Union County Arts Council $1,940ABCMaynardville

City of Luttrell $1,200RAPSLuttrell

Union County High School $3,000STSMaynardville

Luttrell Elementary School $700STSLuttrell

Sharps Chapel Elementary School $1,600STSSharps Chapel


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$4,872Total Grants:Van BurenCounty:

Friends of Fall Creek Falls State Park, Inc.

$4,180RAPSSpencer

Spencer Elementary School $453STSSpencer

Early Bird Preschool $239STSSpencer


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$1,700Total Grants:WarrenCounty:

Main Street McMinnville $1,000ABCMcMinnville

Hickory Creek Elementary $700STSMcminnville


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Johnson City Area Arts Council $1,000ABCJohnson City

Johnson City Senior Center Foundation, Inc

$1,400ABCJohnson City

Johnson City Community Theatre $1,600ABCJohnson City

Town of Jonesborough $2,000ABCJonesborough

Science Hill High School Band Boosters $2,000ABCJohnson City

East Tennessee State University $2,000ABCJohnson City

East Tennessee State University $2,800AE-CLJohnson City

East Tennessee State University $800APSJohnson City

National Storytelling Association DBA International Storytelling Center

$68,000MCIJonesborough

Johnson City Symphony Orchestra Inc. $11,500PSJohnson City

Create Appalachia $870SPECOPJohnson City

Johnson City Area Arts Council $4,250SPECOPJohnson City

Boones Creek Elementary $1,500STSGray

Grandview Elementary School $149STSTelford

Ridgeview Elementary School $941STSGray

University School $2,000STSJohnson City

Lamar School $512STSJonesborough

Lamar School $400STSJonesborough

South Central Elementary School $995STSChuckey



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$2,000Total Grants:WayneCounty:

Collinwood Elementary School $2,000STSCollinwood


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$20,778Total Grants:WeakleyCounty:

City of Dresden $3,360CPDresden

Northwest TN Development District $12,000DA-ABCMartin

University of Tennessee at Martin $1,750SPECOPMartin

Sharon School $450STSSharon

Dresden Middle School $2,275STSDresden

Martin Elementary School $943STSDresden


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$3,000Total Grants:WhiteCounty:

Cassville Elementary School $3,000STSSparta


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$42,137Total Grants:WilliamsonCounty:

Williamson County Youth Orchestra $2,000ABCBrentwood

Annie Moses Ministries $1,700AE-CLBrentwood

Sister Cities of Franklin and Williamson County

$3,240APSFranklin

Studio Tenn Theatre Company $2,310APSFranklin

O'More College of Design $20,210CEPFranklin

Harry Dixon Bynum Jr $5,000IAFFranklin

Grassland Elementary School $700STSBrentwood

Grassland Elementary School $600STSBrentwood

Liberty Elementary School $555STSFranklin

Grassland Elementary School $1,700STSBrentwood

Liberty Elementary School $622STSFranklin

Poplar Grove Elementary $500STSFranklin

Fairview High School $3,000STSFairview


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$13,854Total Grants:WilsonCounty:

Wilson County Civic League $1,500ABCLebanon

Allison Ross $1,000AE-TILebanon

Diane S. Wortman $260AE-TIMount Juliet

Fiddlers Grove Foundation, Inc. $3,380APSLebanon


Mt Juliet Elementary $750STSMt. Juliet

West Wilson Middle School $2,800STSMount Juliet


Coles Ferry Elementary $700STSLebanon

Castle Heights Elementary $500STSLebanon


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Appendix D.

SUNSET HEARING – #10 SUBRECIPIENT MONITORING


JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE


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Tennessee Arts Commission Subrecipient Contract Monitoring Plan

FY2017

In compliance with the Central Procurement Office’s Policy Number 2013-007, Grant Management and Subrecipient Monitoring Policy and Procedures as updated January 15, 2015, the Tennessee Arts Commission respectfully submits its monitoring plan for FY2017. The monitoring cycle will follow the federal fiscal year of October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. As detailed in the attached spreadsheet, for FY2017 the agency will monitor 80 of around 800 grants (the number will vary according to how many awards are made in ongoing grant categories) awarded and $2,222,700 of $5,197,484 granted. All high-risk and first-time subrecipients will be monitored as well as all Major Cultural Institutions. In addition, the Commission will monitor half of the designated agencies who administer the Arts Build Communities subgrant program. The other half were monitored in FY2016 and will be again in FY2018. Beginning in FY2017, Partnership Support grantees will be monitored on a rotational basis by program, starting with Visual Art, Craft, Media and Design partnership grants. Beginning in FY2017, the Tennessee Arts Commission will manage the Arts Student Ticket Subsidy grant program in-house. A random sample of 19 grants from this category will be monitored in this first year of new processes. FY2017 the Commission will monitor 43% of the grant money awarded. In selecting the sample size of grants to be monitored, the Commission has considered CPO policy guidance and American Institute of CPAs guidance on Audit Sampling (AU 350.05). Factors influencing the decision for a small sample size include low assessed level of inherent risk and control risk. We were also interested to see that the example cited in AU Section 350.29.26 was 50 items from a population of 1000, or 5%. By comparison, our somewhat more conservative sample size is about 10%.

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MISSION The Tennessee Arts Commission was created in 1967 by the General Assembly with a mission to cultivate the arts for the benefit of all Tennesseans and their communities. Through a variety of programs, the agency encourages excellence in artistic expression through the state’s artists and arts organizations. That commitment has continued to expand through the years by building better communities. The Commission invests public dollars in Tennessee’s nonprofit arts industry; provides services to citizens, artists, and arts organizations and undertakes initiatives that enhance Tennessee’s cultural life. These activities give Tennessee citizens a better quality of life, provide children with a more complete education and attract tourists to the state.

RISK FACTORS

The Tennessee Arts Commission funds a variety of activities through several panel-adjudicated and staff-reviewed grant categories distributing state and federal dollars. Utilizing a professional staff and referring to state policy, the agency has developed criteria to determine risk factors in monitoring organizations receiving funding. These include:

1. Extremely low ratings from peer advisory panels 2. Change in management or frequent staff turnover 3. Major audit findings 4. Failure to submit required information or materials in grant

award period 5. Failure to carry out project as outlined in grant contract 6. The program’s complexity 7. The extent and results of any federal awarding agency

monitoring 8. Prior experience as a TN Arts Commission subrecipient; new =

risk The level of programmatic and financial risk to the state is considered in the overall selection of grant categories to be monitored. The Major Cultural Institutions and Partnership Support grants are the agency’s largest dollar grants and they are consistently addressed in the monitoring plan.

The standard period for subrecipient contracts is one year. Therefore, the consideration of whether a contract has been monitored in the past three years does not apply to our business model. However, we

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do consider monitoring history of organizations that are repeat grantees. Members of the staff of the Arts Program Division complete risk assessment forms and assign risk levels to their respective subrecipients. A sample risk assessment form is included in this monitoring plan. For the small dollar rolling grant and student ticket subsidy categories, risk assessment forms are not completed for individual applicants, but instead for each category as a whole.

PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING

The Grants Analyst (personnel classification: Arts Program Coordinator 2, .4 FTE) is responsible for monitoring with supervision from the Associate Director of Operations (<.1FTE). The Tennessee Arts Commission has considered separation of duties between monitoring staff and program operations staff to allow for independence and objectivity. However, in a small agency, where monitoring activities constitute less than 1 FTE, this is not as simple as assigning 1 FTE with no other responsibilities. To mitigate the possibility of conflict, the agency engages its program officers primarily in the application review process. After awards are made, administrative staff implement and interact with subrecipients around the grant management process elements which are the subject of monitoring. Objective standards are used to identify risk levels and determine which subrecipients are to be monitored. Additionally, the Associate Director of Operations supervises and oversees the monitoring process. Because the Grants Analyst is involved in FY2017 in the Student Ticket Subsidy payment approval process, the Associate Director of Operations will conduct the first year monitoring of the grant sample from that category in order to maintain segregation of duties and avoid conflict of interest.

CORRECTIVE ACTION PROCESS

Because of the variety of grants awarded and the different organizations funded by the Commission, corrective action is determined on an individual basis. In some cases funding is reduced or denied, contract terminated or technical assistance provided to correct problems. All high risk subrecipients are discussed with the staff, and in some cases, the Commission, to determine any pro-active

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steps or corrective action appropriate based on any monitoring findings. If corrective action is required, the subrecipient must submit to the Commission a corrective action plan including: the name of the person responsible for the corrective action plan, the corrective actions to be taken and anticipated completion date.

EXPLANATION OF FINDINGS FROM FY2016 MONITORING

Ninety-eight of three hundred and fifty contracts were monitored in FY2016. This represented $2,901,550 of $4,953,210 or fifty-eight percent of the funds awarded. This was achieved through a combination of visits and monitoring from the Commission’s offices using phone conversations, fax transmissions, grant folder reviews and e-mails. A sample monitoring report is attached to this document. The Commission has a single monitoring template that it uses, although not all sections apply to every subrecipient monitored and there are additional tests for the Designated Agencies that administer subgrants under their grants. After completing the monitoring for FY2016, the Commission is pleased to report that through diligent and attentive management of grantees by program directors and administrative staff (particularly the Grants Manager) throughout the grant lifecycle, no findings were discovered. While there were no findings from FY2016 monitoring, the Commission uses this monitoring report to track its actions related to HIGH risk subrecipients. In FY2016 the following actions were taken. Memphis Symphony Orchestra: This organization received an elevated risk level due to staff reorganization and recent audit findings question the organizing ability to remain a going concern. Their FY2016 grant was closed-out without incident, but for 2017 they are still considered to be high risk. Paramount Foundation: This organization received an elevated risk level due to financial and organizational instability as well as low panel scores. They did close out their grant without incident in FY2016 and appear to have stabilized. They will not be considered high risk for FY2017. Brownsville Haywood County Arts Council: This organization received an elevated risk level due to recent staff turnover, low panel scores and closing out a previous grant at a lower amount. They did

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close out their FY2016 grant without incident, but given their ongoing issues, they will still be considered high-risk for FY2017 Niswonger Performing Arts Center: This organization received an elevated risk level due to low panel scores and an inability to keep the executive director position filled. Additionally, they had been running an annual deficit. They successfully completed their FY2016 grant and their FY2017 application scored significantly higher. They have had a new executive director for more than a year now. They are still running a deficit, but are not considered high-risk for FY2017. Memphis Black Arts Alliance: This organization was designated high-risk due internal operational issues that led to the organization temporarily closing. They were unable to complete their FY2015 grant and had to return funds to the Commission. Things seem to have stabilized and they completed their FY2016 grant without incident. They will not be considered high-risk for FY2017.

TENNESSEE ARTS COMMISSION GRANT CATEGORIES

Each year the Commission conducts competitive grant making activities open to nonprofit, chartered-in-Tennessee organizations and entities of government presenting and producing arts events and activities. In general, all grants must be matched by the recipient 1:1 (one State dollar matched by one private-sector dollar). Annual applications are reviewed and evaluated by citizen advisory committees and out-of-state adjudicators.

• Arts Access (AA & AA-MG): Funds awarded under this program are made possible, in part, through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. This grant category, offers direct support for arts projects and/or technical assistance to arts organizations of color and arts project support to organizations whose programs and services primarily benefit persons of color.

• Arts Build Communities (DA-ABC): This category is offered in partnership with Designated Agencies in different parts of the state. The short-term objective of this grant is to create a decentralized decision-making and distribution process for certain State dollars. A long-term objective is to build better communities by nurturing artists, arts organizations (including local arts agencies), and arts supporter in each of Tennessee's ninety-five counties. These grants are identified with code DA on contract population spreadsheet.

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• Arts Education (AE): The Arts Education Program provides support to schools and nonprofit organizations to strengthen the use of the arts in K-12 settings, after-school programs, and community-centered learning environments. All projects must have professional performing, visual, literary, or traditional artists at the core of the educational experience. Grants are offered in six (6) categories:

o Teacher Training o Community Learning o Funds for At-Risk Youth o Arts Education Mini-Grants o Arts Education Teacher Incentive o Arts Integration

• Arts Project Support (APS): This category provides funds for a wide variety of quality arts projects conducted by organizations located in a Metropolitan Statistical Area.

• Partnership Support (PS) This category provides general operating grants to arts organizations in amounts of up to twelve (12) percent of the recipient organization's total cash operating expenses in its most recently completed and audited fiscal year.

• Individual Artist Fellowship (IAF): This award provides fellowships to outstanding artists who live and work in Tennessee. No matching funds are required and no specific project has to be carried out with the funds.

• Major Cultural Institution (MCI): Offers general, non-project support to those well-established Tennessee arts organizations, which represent the highest level of quality programming and administration. Organizations are eligible for up to ten (10) percent of its operating expense in its most recently completed and audited fiscal year.

• Rural Arts Project Support (RAPS): This category provides funds for a wide variety of quality arts projects and programs conducted by organizations located in non-Metropolitan Statistical Areas.

• Student Ticket Subsidy (STS): Provides funds to supplement student attendance at regional arts-based events or in-school arts activities.

• Commission Initiatives (CI): Provides for funds for special requests to the Commission from Tennessee organizations for one-time projects that do not fit into one of the Commission’s regular grant programs.

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• Cultural Education Partnership (CEP): Offers general operating support to well-established, free-standing 501 (c) (3) college/university level arts educational institutions. Eligible academic institutions must have a mission that focuses on training and/or accreditation in one or more arts disciplines, and must offer the highest level of quality art education and administration. CEP applicants must also have an annual cash operating income (excluding in-kind contributions) of at least $1 million per year. The maximum grant request is 10 percent of the total operating expenses of the most recently completed audited year.

• Creative Placemaking (CP): These grants provide funds to help build stronger communities through the arts, specifically focusing on the use of arts or cultural assets to enhance the distinctive character of local Tennessee places for positive economic and community outcomes.

• Rolling Grants: These are small-dollar (generally < $3,000) grants with varying deadlines, typically 30 days in advance of a new project. Grants are offered in four (4) categories:

o Special Opportunities o Technical Assistance o Touring o Targeted Arts Development Initiative

The Commission’s monitoring is guided by the Policy 2013-007 and the Tennessee Subrecipient Contract Monitoring Manual. Our monitoring addresses the core areas defined by the Policy as well as any additional areas deemed necessary by the commission. In addition there are specialized tests for monitoring the Commission’s designated agencies.

For more information, Contact Lee Baird at 615-532-0493 Or [email protected]

ATTACHMENTS

A. Risk Assessment Tool B. Monitoring Guide C. List of FY2017 total subrecipient contracts population and

subrecipient contracts to be monitored this cycle

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Attachment A

TENNESSEE ARTS COMMISSION SUBRECIPIENT RISK ASSESSMENT FY2017

This form is to assist in determining the risk level of Tennessee Arts Commission subrecipients. Using the following criteria, the program staff and the grants manager will assign a risk level to each subrecipient, recording the level in the Pearl Grants Management System. Subrecipients that may be likely to be unable to continue operations, properly account for public funding and/or complete the project as proposed will be designated as HIGH risk. High-risk subrecipients will be monitored by the grants analyst. State or federal funding level is not shown as a risk factor on this form because the agency’s tiered system of grant category allocations is built around stronger controls for higher funding categories (i.e. required audit review, panel adjudicators for larger dollar grants, automatic inclusion of Major Cultural Institutions in subrecipient monitoring plan). Name of Organization: «FLName» Risk Criteria. Check box if answer to risk question is yes. Leave blank for no. Is this a new Tennessee Arts Commission subrecipient? Has the subrecipient failed to submit required information and materials in a timely manner during the application period? If yes, please explain. Did the subrecipient receive an extremely low rating from an advisory panel or adjudicator? If yes, please explain. Has the organization experienced significant staff turnover in the last two years? If yes, please explain. Has the organization had major findings in their last audit? If yes, please explain. Has the subrecipient failed to complete previously awarded grants as proposed or closed out at a lower amount? If yes, please explain. Has the subrecipient failed to submit required information and materials in a timely manner during the closeout process for prior year grants? If yes, please explain. Is there any other reason for this subrecipient to receive an elevated risk level in this fiscal year? Factors to consider may include: financial instability, unexplained or insufficiently explained budget variances, board issues, internal conflicts, Title VI complaints, limited experience with government contracts, rapid growth, substantially changed systems, external environment or other major factors. If yes, please explain. Is there any risk of this subrecipient failing to comply with federal statutes, regulations and award terms?

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Subrecipient risk rating: HIGH (“yes” on three or more criteria above) LOW (“yes” on no more than one criterion above) Staff Member(s) evaluating organization:

«Program_Director» ___Title: «Title» _______________Date_________

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Attachment B

MONITORING GUIDE FY2017

Contract monitored: GRANT TYPE

CONTRACT NUMBER

CONTRACT END DATE

MAXIMUM LIABILITY

6/30/2017 Monitor: Location: Date: I. ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES Were TN Arts funds used appropriately with respect to “Scope of Services” of contract? II. ALLOWABLE COST AND COST PRINCIPLES Were costs reported are allowable and consistent with the provisions of TN Arts guidelines and any relevant federal provisions? III. CASH MANAGEMENT The objective of this test is to determine whether the subrecipient receives funds in advance of disbursements and whether the grant funds on hand are in excess of the immediate needs of the program. IV. MATCHING Did grantee show required match? V. PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS Were grant and match funds expended during contract term?

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VI. TITLE VI Have there been Title VI complaints in the past year? Has organization submitted Title VI training certification for FY2017? Note: Title VI compliance for public schools is the responsibility of the TN Department of Education, so TN Arts grants monitoring of public schools does not include this element. VII. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SUPPORT Does subrecipient use required verbiage concerning TN Arts support on marketing materials and appropriate NEA acknowledgment, if applicable? Were examples submitted? Does the grantee display specialty plate brochure stands? Note: No marketing is typical of Student Ticket Subsidy grants, so this element is not a requirement of those no-NEA-funds grants. ADDENDUM FOR ARTS BUILD COMMUNITIES (ABC) DESIGNATED AGENCIES

GENERAL QUESTIONS/TESTS 1. Marketing/Publicity

o Review mailing list used to announce grant opportunities o Ask to see publicity materials. o Ask to see media list o Find out if effort is made to notify entities of government such as parks, libraries

and schools. 2. Ask to see lists of panelists, confirm expertise and geographic distribution 3. Confirm that DA keeps individual files for each grant awarded

o Ask to see records of applications that were not awarded o Verify that charter documents are on file for each subrecipient

4. Find out if funds were disbursed in all counties. If not, why 5. Ask to see award letters/emails to confirm when grant awards were announced to ABC grantees.

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TIMEFRAMES 1. When were workshops held? 2. Where grants announced on time? 3. What is turnaround time from DA receiving Request for Funds and distribution of funds?

o Review check register to verify.

4. Verify that period of activity falls within grant period. 5. Document when award announcements were made and when contracts were sent. ADDITIONAL TESTS 6. Matching

o Verify that sub-subrecipients are matching 1:1 7. Period of Availability of Funds

o Verify that funds were spent during term of grant in sub grantee samples. 9. Title VI

o Is Title VI poster displayed?

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ProgramContract#31625- SubrecipientName Risk

GrantAmount

$MonitoredxCategory

AA 28239 ArtforLife'sSake,Inc. L $4,390AA 28297 BalletOnWheelsDanceSchool L $3,920AA 28458 BessieSmithCulturalCenter,Inc. L $5,200AA 28440 BluesCityCulturalCenter,Inc. L $4,890AA 28398 CarpetbagTheatre,Inc. L $4,230

AA 28122C-MACC-Community-MulticulturalArtCareCenter L $7,960

AA 28370 ColumbiaMainStreetCorporation L $3,450

AA 28351CreativeAgingMemphis(dbaCreativeAgingMid-South) L $5,840

AA 28291 DanceScholars,Inc. L $1,660AA 28359 GenerationforCreation,Inc. L $3,610AA 28360 GlobalEducationCenter L $6,650AA 28292 HattilooTheatre L $6,390AA 28366 KidsfortheCreativeArts,Inc. L $6,500AA 28378 MusicforSeniors L $5,460AA 28282 NationalCivilRightsMuseum L $4,440AA 28451 NationalMuseumofAfrican-AmericanMusic L $5,840

AA 28399QuestCenterforArtandCommunityDevelopment L $4,360

AA 28418TheEnnixJonesCenterofFirstBaptistChurchCap L $2,170

AA 28353 TimothyTutlamFoundation L $1,650AA 28428 Umoja/UnityCommittee,Inc L $4,250AA 28091 VSAArtsTennessee L $5,330AA 28439 Women'sTheatreFestivalofMemphis,Inc. L $6,810 $13,900

AE-AI 28585 BartlettElementarySchool L $25,000AE-AI 28262 SherwoodElementarySchool L $25,000

AE-CL 28202 BalletTennessee L $4,800AE-CL 28263 CenterfortheArts,Inc. L $1,400AE-CL 28142 Children'sMuseumofOakRidge L $2,100AE-CL 28203 CircuitPlayhouse,Inc. L $3,800

AE-CL 28158C-MACC-Community-MulticulturalArtCareCenter L $2,300

AE-CL 28226 CountryMusicFoundation,Inc. L $4,400

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AE-CL 28228 FriendsofWhiteBluff,Inc. L $900AE-CL 28224 GlassHouseCollective L $2,900AE-CL 28180 GreatSmokyMountainsHeritageCenter L $2,400AE-CL 28148 JoyofMusicYouthMusicSchool L $6,100AE-CL 28118 KnoxvilleMuseumofArt L $4,200AE-CL 28106 MemphisDevelopmentFoundation L $3,300AE-CL 28215 MetroNashvilleParksandRecreation L $4,400AE-CL 28163 MuseumCenterat5ivePoints L $1,000AE-CL 28227 MuseumofAppalachia,Inc. L $1,400AE-CL 28260 NationalMuseumofAfrican-AmericanMusic L $1,600AE-CL 28247 NewBalletEnsembleandSchool L $4,000AE-CL 28219 RejoiceSchoolofBallet L $2,800AE-CL 28181 SouthCentralWorkforceAlliance L $4,100AE-CL 28162 SPLASH L $1,800AE-CL 28089 SumnerTeenCenter L $500AE-CL 28220 TennesseeShakespeareCompany(TSC) L $5,200AE-CL 28254 TennesseeStageCompany L $2,500AE-CL 28182 TheatreMemphis L $3,200

AE-CL 28129YouthEmpowermentThroughArts&Humanities L $1,900 $900

AE-TT 28189 ArtsBuild L $4,800AE-TT 28213 GlobalEducationCenter L $8,500AE-TT 28221 TennesseeArtEducationAssociation L $2,500AE-TT 28206 TennesseeArtsAcademyFoundation L $6,000AE-TT 28243 TennesseePerformingArtsCenter L $6,500AE-TT 28201 UniversityofMemphis L $1,700AE-TT 28200 UniversityofTennesseeatChattanooga-SCEA L $7,000

APS 28420 abrasiveMedia,Inc L $3,550

APS 28456ActorsBridgeEnsembleTheatreofNashville,Inc. L $6,300

APS 28316 AlgoodSr.Center/UpperCumberlandQuiltTrail L $5,000APS 28338 ALIASChamberEnsemble L $5,000APS 28286 AppalachianArtsCraftCenter L $1,010APS 28340 AppalachianBalletCompany L $6,000APS 28339 AppalachianRCandDCouncil L $1,600APS 28237 ArtforLife'sSake,Inc. L $4,740APS 28323 Arts&BusinessCouncilofGreaterNashville L $6,400APS 28315 ArtsAllianceMountainEmpire L $6,150APS 28126 ArtsattheAirportFoundation L $6,730APS 28341 ArtWorksFoundation L $4,390APS 28207 AsianCulturalCenterofTennessee L $2,100APS 28462 BessieSmithCulturalCenter,Inc. L $5,250APS 28429 BluesCityCulturalCenter,Inc. L $6,800

APS 28186BuckmanPerformingArtsCenter,St.Mary'sSchool L $6,700

APS 28346 ChattanoogaBachChoir,Inc. L $4,880

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APS 28289 ChattanoogaGirlsChoir L $5,500APS 28442 ChattanoogaStateCommunityCollege L $4,130APS 28197 Chattanooga'sKidsontheBlock,Inc. L $3,150APS 28347 Chatterbird L $5,700

APS 28352Children'sMuseumCorporationofRutherfordCounty L $4,200

APS 28320 ChristianBrothersUniversity L $4,640APS 28319 CityofJackson/TheNed L $3,050APS 28348 CityofKingsportfortheOfficeofCulturalArts L $6,150

APS 28273 ClarksvilleArts&HeritageDevelopmentCouncil L $3,930APS 28464 ConexionAmericas L $5,500APS 28223 CumberlandArtSociety L $1,940APS 28290 CumberlandWinds L $800APS 28443 EngageKingsport,Inc L $4,100APS 28337 EthosYouthEnsembles L $4,300APS 28431 FiddlersGroveFoundation,Inc. L $2,880APS 28460 FriendsofLevittPavilionMemphis,Inc. L $6,400APS 28312 FriendsoftheKnoxCountyPublicLibrary(FOL) L $3,150APS 28358 GatewayChamberOrchestra L $5,800APS 28432 GlassHouseCollective L $4,000APS 28421 Go!ContemporaryDanceWorks L $4,500APS 28371 GovernorJohnSevierMemorialAssociation L $450APS 28422 GrandMasterFiddlerChampionship,Inc. L $5,800APS 28259 GreatSmokyMountainsHeritageCenter L $2,500APS 28293 HazenHistoricalMuseumFoundation L $1,200APS 28216 HealingArtsProject,Inc. L $6,250APS 28362 HoLaHoraLatina L $6,500APS 28363 IndieMemphis L $6,700APS 28167 InternationalFolkloricSocietyPlanningCouncil L $4,700APS 28364 IRISOrchestra L $5,200APS 28365 JacksonTheatreGuild L $4,350APS 28424 KingsportTheatreGuild,Inc. L $4,680APS 28423 KingsportARTS L $3,400APS 28368 KnoxvilleChoralSociety L $2,000APS 28369 LeeUniversity L $1,900

APS 28412 MainStreet:Murfreesboro/RutherfordCo.,Inc. L $2,740APS 28301 MemphisBluesSociety L $5,100APS 28191 MemphisJewishCommunityCenter L $3,110APS 28281 MetroParksandRecreation L $4,850APS 28373 MiddleTennesseeChoralSociety,Incorporated L $2,100APS 28375 Mid-SouthSculptureAlliance L $1,360APS 28436 MuseumofAppalachia,Inc. L $2,000APS 28377 MusicforSeniors L $5,900APS 28380 NashvilleJazzOrchestra L $5,000APS 28192 NashvilleOld-TimeStringBandAssociation L $3,100APS 28379 NashvillePhilharmonicOrchestra L $3,700APS 28303 NashvillePublicLibraryFoundation L $4,860

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APS 28304 NashvillePublicRadio L $4,280APS 28335 NashvillePublicTelevision L $3,850APS 28287 NationalCivilRightsMuseum L $4,500

APS 28381 NativeAmericanIndianAssn.ofTN.,Inc.(NAIA) L $5,500APS 28382 NativeAmericanServicesofTennessee L $1,840APS 28383 NewDayChildren'sTheatre(NewDay) L $5,700APS 28384 NewDialect L $3,700APS 28385 Number:Inc. L $3,990APS 28425 OZArts,Inc. L $5,830APS 28452 PlaybackMemphis L $5,800APS 28437 PRIZMEnsemble L $6,300

APS 28372PyramidMusicProgramd/b/aMemphisYouthSymphony L $5,100

APS 28445 SalamaUrbanMinistries,Inc. L $4,500APS 28390 SeniorCenterfortheArts L $4,400APS 28306 SisterCitiesofFranklinandWilliamsonCounty L $1,800APS 28392 StreetTheatreCompany L $4,900APS 28393 StudioTennTheatreCompany L $4,400APS 28415 TennesseansfortheArts L $3,360APS 28453 TennesseeAssociationofDance L $4,390APS 28326 TennesseeFolkloreSociety L $3,600APS 28188 TennesseeMountainWriters,Inc. L $2,780APS 28140 TennesseePresentersCorporation L $2,800APS 28308 TennesseeStageCompany L $6,300APS 28245 TennesseeStateFairAssociation L $2,000APS 28568 TennesseeTheatreAssociation L $5,750APS 28416 TennesseeWomen'sTheaterProject L $5,200APS 28314 TheatreBristol L $4,000APS 28446 TownofJonesborough L $4,530APS 28438 TravellersRestHistoricHouseMuseum,Inc. L $4,500APS 28309 UniversityofTennessee L $5,100APS 28103 VSAArtsTennessee L $4,100

APS 28407WestTennesseeHealthcareFoundation,Inc.Jackson L $1,500

APS 28448 Women'sTheatreFestivalofMemphis,Inc. L $2,800

APS 28127YouthEmpowermentThroughArts&Humanities L $3,700 $26,330

CEP 28120 ArrowmontSchoolofArtsandCrafts L $29,800CEP 28095 MemphisCollegeofArt L $26,620CEP 28175 O'MoreCollegeofDesign L $26,400CEP 28092 WatkinsCollegeofArt,Design&Film L $26,390

CI TBD TNAssociationofCraftArtists L $16,600CI TBD TennesseansfortheArts L $15,000 $31,600

CP 28664 ArtsCenterofCannonCounty,Inc. L $5,000CP 28652 ArtsinMcNairy L $7,680

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CP 27803 BluesCityCulturalCenter,Inc. L $6,000CP 28668 BluesCityCulturalCenter,Inc. L $5,700CP 27793 CampbellCountyHistoricalSociety L $6,000CP 27804 CityofDresden L $3,360CP 28653 CityofGermantown L $5,200CP 28669 CityofParsons L $6,800

CP 27798 ClarksvilleArts&HeritageDevelopmentCouncil L $5,700CP 28670 EastTennesseeCommunityDesignCenter L $7,000CP 27794 EastTennesseeQualityGrowth L $6,000CP 28662 FranklinCoArtsGuild L $3,210CP 27792 GlassHouseCollective L $8,000CP 28673 HistoricGermantownNashville,Inc L $5,100CP 27801 MaconCountyArtsCouncil L $4,850CP 27796 MainStreetDayton L $6,000CP 28665 MainStreetDayton L $6,500CP 28676 MossyCreekFoundation L $5,000

CP 28677 NewRiverHistory&CommunityAdvisoryBoard L $7,100CP 27802 PlaybackMemphis L $7,990CP 28661 SeviervilleCommonsAssociation L $3,700CP 27799 SmithCountyChamberofCommerce L $5,800CP 27800 TownofDecatur L $7,300CP 28680 TownofUnicoi L $7,010CP 27797 UrbanHousingSolutions L $8,000 $15,800

DA-ABC 28596 Arts&CultureAllianceofGreaterKnoxville L $53,580DA-ABC 28592 ArtsBuild L $18,560DA-ABC 28601 ArtsMemphis L $58,180

DA-ABC 28603 ClarksvilleArts&HeritageDevelopmentCouncil L $20,280DA-ABC 28800 FirstTennesseeDevelopmentDistrict L $27,920DA-ABC 28602 GreaterNashvilleRegionalCouncil L $40,170DA-ABC 28593 JacksonArtsCouncil L $13,960DA-ABC 28597 MetropolitanNashvilleArtsCommission L $34,560DA-ABC 28598 NorthwestTNDevelopmentDistrict L $14,040DA-ABC 28590 RoseCenter&CouncilfortheArts L $11,280DA-ABC 28600 SouthCentralTennesseeDevelopmentDistrict L $23,350DA-ABC 28594 SoutheastTennesseeDevelopmentDistrict L $15,470DA-ABC 28595 UpperCumberlandDevelopmentDistrict L $18,650 $102,950

FAY 28258 BelleForestCommunitySchool L $1,500FAY 28257 BethlehemCenter L $1,250

FAY 28252BinghamptonDevelopmentCorporationDBACarpenterArtGarden L $850

FAY 28246 BluesCityCulturalCenter,Inc. L $3,400

FAY 28157C-MACC-Community-MulticulturalArtCareCenter L $3,600

FAY 28209 CommunitySchooloftheArts L $4,600

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FAY 28210 EastHickmanMiddleSchool L $1,200FAY 28211 FromtheHeartEducationFoundation L $1,500FAY 28212 GlobalEducationCenter L $4,300FAY 28198 HancockCountySchoolSystem L $1,300FAY 28151 JoyofMusicYouthMusicSchool L $4,300FAY 28225 KingsportBallet L $3,300FAY 28433 KingsportARTS L $1,000FAY 28255 LeviElementarySchool L $1,600FAY 28214 MemphisBusinessAcademyHighSchool L $1,700FAY 28238 MonroeHarding,Inc. L $2,300FAY 28232 NashvilleChildren'sTheatre L $2,300FAY 28218 NashvilleFilmFestival L $3,000FAY 28242 NashvilleShakespeareFestival L $2,500FAY 28261 NationalMuseumofAfrican-AmericanMusic L $2,200FAY 28250 NewBalletEnsembleandSchool L $3,100FAY 28229 SouthernWord L $3,800FAY 28150 SPLASH L $1,900FAY 28205 SymphonyoftheMountains L $1,700FAY 28105 VSAArtsTennessee L $600

FAY 28131YouthEmpowermentThroughArts&Humanities L $2,600 $2,750

IAF 28099 BanningRobertsBouldin L $5,000IAF 28294 GrahamMichaelHillard L $5,000IAF 28486 IsaacDuncanIII L $5,000IAF 28538 JeremyAllenFisher L $5,000IAF 28498 JohnWarren L $5,000IAF 28530 LorraineM.Lopez L $5,000IAF 28018 MichaelHenryKurek L $5,000IAF 28531 MichaelRayNott L $5,000IAF 28524 SybilLeaBaker L $5,000IAF 28502 ThomasSpake L $5,000IAF 28533 TravisGraves L $5,000

MCI 28166 ArtsBuild L $76,500MCI 28172 ArtsMemphis L $61,500MCI 28147 BalletMemphis L $70,000MCI 28153 BelcourtTheatre L $78,000MCI 28133 ChattanoogaSymphonyandOperaAssociation L $67,600

MCI 28154CheekwoodBotanicalGardenandMuseumofArt L $67,700

MCI 28170 CircuitPlayhouse,Inc. L $75,000MCI 28173 CountryMusicFoundation,Inc. L $76,500MCI 28134 CumberlandCountyPlayhouse,Inc. L $61,200MCI 28155 FristCenterfortheVisualArts(FCVA) L $77,000MCI 28141 HunterMuseumofAmericanArt L $75,000MCI 28115 KnoxvilleMuseumofArt L $68,000MCI 28137 KnoxvilleOperaCompany L $75,000MCI 28152 KnoxvilleSymphonySociety L $68,000MCI 28132 MemphisBrooksMuseumofArt,Inc. L $67,500

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MCI 28169 MemphisSymphonyOrchestra H $68,000MCI 28128 MetropolitanNashvilleArtsCommission L $67,700MCI 28171 NashvilleBallet L $80,000MCI 28146 NashvilleChildren'sTheatre L $72,000MCI 28138 NashvilleOperaAssociation H $78,100MCI 28130 NashvilleRepertoryTheatre L $67,800MCI 28135 NashvilleSymphonyAssociation L $68,000MCI 28164 NationalOrnamentalMetalMuseum L $50,000

MCI 28123NationalStorytellingAssociationDBAInternationalStorytellingCenter L $68,000

MCI 28177 OperaMemphis L $68,000MCI 28156 TheatreMemphis L $67,900 $1,820,000

PS 28417 Arts&CultureAllianceofGreaterKnoxville L $22,000PS 28410 ArtsCenterofCannonCounty,Inc. L $23,300PS 28336 AssociationforVisualArts L $22,320PS 28342 AthensAreaCouncilfortheArts L $16,000PS 28343 BalletTennessee L $9,500PS 28411 BealeStreetCaravan,Inc. L $12,000PS 28470 BirthplaceofCountryMusic,Inc. L $26,500PS 28271 BluesFoundation L $25,000PS 28265 BristolConcertBalletCompany L $7,950PS 28345 BryanSymphonyOrchestraAssociation L $12,000PS 28397 CarpetbagTheatre,Inc. L $23,400PS 28121 CenterfortheArts,Inc. L $13,600PS 28328 ChattanoogaBallet L $24,000PS 28194 ChattanoogaBoysChoir L $9,600PS 28117 Children'sMuseumofOakRidge L $16,500PS 28430 CommunitySchooloftheArts L $17,500

PS 28160ConservancyForTheParthenon&CentennialPark L $26,750

PS 28350CreativeAgingMemphis(dbaCreativeAgingMid-South) L $18,560

PS 28159 CreativeDiscoveryMuseum L $23,200

PS 28116CumberlandCommunitiesCommunicationsCorporation L $12,500

PS 28274 DogwoodArts L $27,900PS 28136 EastTennesseeCommunityDesignCenter L $21,700PS 28444 GermantownCommunityTheatre L $22,200PS 28267 GermantownPerformingArtsCenter L $24,680PS 28361 GlobalEducationCenter L $16,480PS 28298 HattilooTheatre L $21,000PS 28463 HendersonvilleArtsCouncil L $1,670PS 28165 HistoricTennesseeTheatreFoundation L $15,500PS 28193 HumanitiesTennessee L $24,130PS 28457 JacksonArtsCouncil L $8,000PS 28272 JacksonSymphonyAssociation L $23,300PS 28288 JohnsonCitySymphonyOrchestraInc. L $11,500PS 28149 JoyofMusicYouthMusicSchool L $23,500

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PS 28139 JubileeCommunityArts L $9,400PS 28367 KingsportBallet L $20,200PS 28317 LittleTheatredbaChattanoogaTheatreCentre H $14,000PS 28110 MemphisDevelopmentFoundation L $19,100PS 28241 NashvilleFilmFestival L $22,500PS 28161 NashvilleJazzWorkshop L $21,000PS 28413 NashvilleShakespeareFestival L $26,950PS 28465 NewBalletEnsembleandSchool L $24,500PS 28285 NiswongerPerformingArtsCenter L $17,000PS 28305 OakRidgeCivicMusicAssociation L $16,900PS 28386 OakRidgeCommunityArtCenter L $11,620PS 28455 OakRidgeCommunityPlayhouse L $23,110

PS 28327ParamountFoundation-ParamountCenterfortheArts L $8,200

PS 28389 RoseCenter&CouncilfortheArts L $26,400PS 28426 RoxyProductions,Inc. H $21,210PS 28313 SoulsvilleFoundation L $13,750PS 28391 SouthernLitAlliance L $18,230PS 28419 SouthernWord L $23,120PS 28321 SymphonyoftheMountains L $23,700

PS 28394Tenn.Phil.Sym.Orch.DBAMurfreesboroSym.Orch. L $9,500

PS 28396 TennesseeAssociationofCraftArtists(TACA) L $21,630PS 28395 TennesseeChildren'sDanceEnsemble L $9,800PS 28427 TennesseePerformingArtsCenter L $27,500PS 28325 TennesseeShakespeareCompany(TSC) L $22,300PS 28256 TownofHuntingdon/DixieCarterPAC L $25,270PS 28401 TullahomaSouthJacksonCivicAssociation L $9,400PS 28405 UrbanArtCommission L $21,280PS 28406 VoicesoftheSouth L $7,000PS 28322 W.O.SmithNashvilleCommunityMusicSchool L $24,490 $182,660

RAPS 28251 ArtGuildofFairfieldGlade L $3,000

RAPS 28550ArtsCulturalEnrichmentCouncilofHawkinsCounty L $2,160

RAPS 28449 BrownsvilleHaywoodCountyArtsCouncil H $2,060RAPS 28284 Buffalo/DuckRiverRC&DCouncil L $5,740RAPS 28441 CampbellCultureCoalition L $9,000RAPS 28266 CannonAssociationofCraftArtists L $7,700RAPS 28280 CityofLuttrell L $1,600RAPS 28249 CityofParsons L $5,740RAPS 28349 CommunitySpirit,Inc. L $6,490RAPS 28318 DowntownCrossville,Inc L $1,350RAPS 28354 EncoreTheatricalCompany L $7,740RAPS 28355 EtowahArtsCommission L $6,500RAPS 28356 FortLoudounAssociationInc. L $2,100RAPS 28310 FranklinCoArtsGuild L $660RAPS 28279 FriendsofFallCreekFallsStatePark,Inc. L $6,100

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RAPS 28143FriendsofSequoyahdbaSequoyahBirthplaceMuseum L $5,620

RAPS 28471 FriendsoftheCumberlandTrail L $3,520RAPS 28333 GibsonCountyVisualArtsAssociation L $4,240RAPS 28324 GranvilleMuseum,Inc. L $7,790RAPS 28311 Grinder'sSwitchFoundation L $3,710RAPS 28187 HeritageAssociationofRogersville L $4,480RAPS 28330 HickmanCountyPublicLibrary L $4,480RAPS 28587 Jt.Econ.Devel.Bd.ofUnicoiCo.TN,Inc. L $3,440RAPS 28299 MainStreetDayton L $4,870RAPS 28331 MarshallCountyCommunityTheatre L $7,480RAPS 28435 McMinnCountyLivingHeritageMuseum L $3,730RAPS 28376 MonroeAreaCouncilfortheArts L $7,800RAPS 28185 NiteLiteTheatreofGibsonCounty L $7,700RAPS 28454 ParisHenryCountyArtsCouncil L $4,500RAPS 28387 RoaneChoralSociety L $5,300RAPS 28459 RuralResources L $4,000RAPS 28275 St.Andrews-SewaneeSchool L $1,350

RAPS 28400TennesseeImmigrantandRefugeeRightsCoalition L $6,100

RAPS 28307 TennesseeOverhillHeritageAssociation L $5,500

RAPS 28277TennesseeTechnologicalUniversity-AppalachianCenterforCraft L $6,300

RAPS 28461 TheaterGuild L $2,560RAPS 28176 TusculumCollege L $6,090RAPS 28447 ValleyFest,Inc. L $3,350RAPS 28179 Vision2020Inc L $3,200RAPS 28408 WestTennesseeRegionalArtCenter L $5,270

RAPS 28409WillowOakCenterforArts&LearningatRobertson L $4,680 $2,060

STS 29686 AHRobertsElementary L $737STS 29614 A.H.RobertsElementary L $555STS 29270 AbrahamLincolnElementarySchool L $774STS 29152 AdrianBurnettElementarySchool L $1,892STS 29667 AlamoCitySchool L $2,700STS 29300 AlexanderElementary L $415STS 29322 AlexanderElementary L $625STS 29635 AllenElementarySchool L $1,500STS 29162 AlphaElementarySchool L $1,446STS 29477 AlpineCrestElementarySchool L $2,575STS 29332 AmericanWayMiddleSchool L $2,000STS 29352 AmherstElementarySchool L $1,442STS 29658 AmquiElementarySchool L $995STS 29641 AndersonEarlyChildhoodCenter L $840STS 29306 AndrewJacksonElementarySchool L $536STS 29393 AndrewJohnsonElementarySchool L $1,500STS 29301 ArlingtonInternationalLeadershipSchool L $463STS 29153 AspireColemanElementary L $2,950

310

STS 29271 AuburnSchool L $280STS 29192 AuburnSchool L $890STS 29232 AuburnSchool L $890STS 29131 BallCampElementarySchool L $1,160STS 29222 BalmoralRidgewayElementary L $1,200STS 29651 BarksdaleElementarySchool L $830STS 29141 BartlettElementarySchool L $3,000STS 29280 BeanStationElementary L $750STS 29163 BeardenElementarySchool L $1,556STS 29529 Bel-AireElementarySchool L $655STS 29403 BelleForestCommunitySchool L $3,000STS 29384 BelleMorrisElementarySchool L $2,334STS 29233 BellevueMiddleSchool L $3,000STS 29499 BlountvilleElementarySchool L $1,032STS 29203 BlueGrassElementary L $825STS 29706 BoonesCreekElementary L $800STS 29490 BowersElementary L $995STS 29164 BradleyAcademy L $820STS 29414 BriarwoodElementarySchool L $1,000STS 29415 BriarwoodElementarySchool L $1,000STS 29250 BroadviewElementarySchool L $500STS 29128 BrownIntermediateSchool L $1,566STS 29323 BrownsvilleRoadElementarySchool L $3,000STS 29130 BruceElementarySchool L $3,000STS 29531 BuchananElementarySchool L $800STS 29502 BuenaVistaEnhancedOptionSchool L $1,296STS 29292 BurksElementary L $462STS 29428 BynsDardenElementarySchool L $600

STS 29251CalvinDonaldsonEnvironmentalScienceAcademy L $1,800

STS 29363 CarpentersElementarySchool L $970STS 29509 CascadeElementaryBOE L $960STS 29394 CascadeMiddleSchool L $3,000STS 29504 CasonLaneAcademy L $1,000STS 29132 CastleHeightsElementary L $500STS 29272 CastleHeightsElementary L $800STS 29193 CedarBluffElementary L $2,080STS 29353 CedarGroveElementarySchool L $1,195STS 29364 CedarGroveElementarySchool L $1,475STS 29234 CelinaK-8 L $2,995STS 29661 CentennialElementarySchool L $500STS 29133 CentervilleElementarySchool L $995STS 29273 CentralHighSchool L $2,000STS 29194 CentralMiddleSchool L $750STS 29155 CentralMiddleSchool L $1,100STS 29213 ChristenberryElementarySchool L $1,930STS 29633 ClovercroftElementarySchool L $535STS 29182 ClydeRiggsElementarySchool L $750STS 29457 CockrillElementarySchool L $500

311

STS 29458 ColeElementary L $1,960STS 29385 ColonialHeightsMiddleSchool L $2,985STS 29354 CommunityMontessoriSchool L $270STS 29376 CornerstonePrepMemphisLesterCampus L $2,000STS 29172 CorrytonElementarySchool L $1,060STS 29598 CovingtonIntegratedArtsAcademy L $1,250STS 29404 CrabOrchardElementarySchool L $2,000

STS 29205CSAS(ChattanoogaSchoolfortheArtsandSciences L $3,000

STS 29699 DeKalbCountyBoardofEducation L $1,405STS 29318 DenmarkElementary L $701STS 29461 DoakElementary L $750STS 29535 DoakElementary L $750STS 29536 DoakElementary L $750STS 29539 DoakElementary L $750STS 29669 DodsonBranchSchool L $1,205STS 29119 DoubleTreeElementary L $750STS 29256 DouglassK8School L $700STS 29117 DowntownElementarySchool L $1,230STS 29642 DresdenElementarySchool L $1,664STS 29610 DresdenMiddleSchool L $901STS 29235 DrummondsElementarySchool L $1,000STS 29252 DrummondsElementarySchool L $1,000STS 29262 DrummondsElementarySchool L $1,000STS 29120 DunbarElementarySCS L $2,388STS 29429 DuPontElementarySchool L $1,000STS 29365 DutchValleyElementarySchool L $1,320STS 29470 EagletonElementarySchool L $770STS 29492 EaglevilleSchool L $3,000STS 29291 EastChesterElementarySchool L $750STS 29342 EastElementarySchool L $605STS 29356 EastElementarySchool L $660STS 29143 EastElementarySchool L $3,000STS 29689 EastEndPreparatorySchool L $2,400STS 29387 EastHickmanMiddleSchool L $2,585STS 29293 EastKnoxCountyElementarySchool L $922STS 29253 EastRidgeElementary L $1,387STS 29343 EgyptElementary L $3,000STS 29556 ElizabethtonHighSchool L $2,000STS 29690 ElkValleyElementary L $750STS 29557 EllenMyersPrimary L $492STS 29134 EllenMyersPrimary L $900STS 29511 EmmettElementary L $1,415STS 29397 ErinElementarySchool L $795STS 29344 FairGardenCommunityCenter L $1,025STS 29135 FairviewSchool L $430STS 29503 Fall-HamiltonEnhancedOptionSchool L $500STS 29121 FountainCityElementary L $1,842STS 29263 FoxMeadowsElementary L $2,000

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STS 29242 FrazierSchool L $1,195STS 29165 GapCreekElementarySchool L $966STS 29215 GeneBrownElementarySchool L $1,100STS 29156 GeorgianHillsMiddleSchool L $3,000STS 29386 GermanshireElementary L $1,000STS 29377 GetwellElementarySchool L $3,000STS 29537 GleasonSchool L $569STS 29617 GlennMartinElementary L $550STS 29560 GowerElementary L $600STS 29650 GrandviewElementarySchool L $159STS 29472 GrasslandElementarySchool L $1,900STS 29225 GreshamMiddleSchool L $3,000STS 29599 GrundyCountyHighSchool L $530STS 29378 HalHenardElementary L $250STS 29542 HaroldMcCormickElementary L $930STS 29261 HarrelsonSchool L $1,600STS 29513 Harris-HillmanSpecialEducationSchool L $2,500STS 29368 HawkinsMillElementary L $2,000STS 29716 HenryElementarySchool L $855STS 29473 HeritageHighSchool L $3,000STS 29538 HGHillMiddleSchool L $1,564STS 29474 HickoryCreekElementary L $700STS 29493 HickoryCreekElementary L $700STS 29294 HickoryRidgeMiddleSchool L $1,120STS 29662 HillcrestElementary L $2,500STS 29505 HixsonHighSchool L $260STS 29644 HolicePowellElementary L $900STS 29692 HomesteadElementarySchool L $2,190STS 29432 HumboldtJunior/SeniorHighSchool L $200STS 29398 HumeFoggAcademicMagnet L $3,000STS 29437 HunterElementarySchool L $1,834STS 29136 HuntingdonHighSchool L $3,000STS 29157 HuntingdonPrimarySchool L $1,570STS 29443 HuntsvilleElementary L $720STS 29515 IndianSpringsElementary L $545STS 29137 InskipElementary L $914STS 29118 InskipElementary L $985STS 29475 IrvingCollegeElementarySchool L $800

STS 29326IsaacLaneTechnologyMagnetElementarySchool L $730

STS 29407 J.E.MossElementary L $912STS 29249 JacksCreekElementarySchool L $628STS 29166 JacksboroElementarySchool L $2,310STS 29305 JacksonCareersandTechnology L $720STS 29388 JacksonCareersandTechnology L $1,160STS 29434 JereBaxterMiddlePrep L $3,000STS 29335 JereWhitsonSchool L $2,450STS 29566 JoByrnsElementary L $700STS 29728 JoByrnsHighSchool L $2,400

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STS 29216 JohnAdamsElementarySchool L $1,550STS 29295 JohnF.KennedyElementarySchool L $207STS 29282 JohnPFreemanOptionalSchool L $3,000STS 29345 JosephRogersPrimarySchool L $3,000STS 29144 KingsburyElementary L $700STS 29621 KittrellElementary L $792STS 29568 LaGrange-MoscowElementary L $1,236STS 29569 LaGrange-MoscowElementary L $1,698STS 29670 LakeCountyHighSchool L $2,000STS 29624 LakesideAcademy L $1,000STS 29570 LamarSchool L $653STS 29571 LanierElementarySchool L $760STS 29675 LaraKendallElementarySchool L $2,000STS 29122 LaroseElementarySchool L $3,000STS 29389 LEADAcademyHighSchool L $3,000STS 29468 LearningWay/BOE L $700STS 29496 LenoirCityHighSchool L $1,830STS 29572 LeomaElementarySchool L $845STS 29123 LeviElementarySchool L $3,000STS 29307 LincolnElementary L $425STS 29312 LincolnElementary L $425STS 29198 LincolnHeightsMiddleSchool L $1,800STS 29184 LockelandDesignCenter L $1,200STS 29244 LoudenElementarySchool L $1,054STS 29254 LowranceSchool L $2,000STS 29328 LucieE.CampbellElementary L $1,530STS 29313 Macon-HallElementarySchool L $1,100

STS 29497 MartinLutherKingJr.,AcademicMagnetSchool L $3,000STS 29480 MaryBlountElementary L $3,000STS 29315 MaryvilleHighSchool L $1,250STS 29195 MaxineSmithSTEAMAcademy L $2,150STS 29654 MeigsSouthElementarySchool L $800STS 29573 MeigsSouthElementarySchool L $1,500STS 29329 MelroseHighSchool L $3,000STS 29199 MemphisBusinessAcademyHighSchool L $2,800STS 29544 MemphisOralSchoolfortheDeaf L $2,500

STS 29275MemphisScholarsCaldwell-GuthrieElementarySchoo L $1,500

STS 29274 MemphisScholarsFlorida-Kansas L $3,000STS 29611 MichiganAvenueSchool L $2,000STS 29206 MiddleCollegeHighSchool L $800STS 29145 MidwayHighSchool L $2,995STS 29124 MoorelandHeightsElementary L $1,284STS 29146 MooresburgElementarySchool L $1,200STS 29601 MorristownHamblenHighSchoolEast L $200STS 29627 MorristownHamblenHighSchoolEast L $200STS 29679 MorristownHamblenHighSchoolEast L $1,000STS 29379 MosheimElementarySchool L $600

314

STS 29545 MosheimElementarySchool L $2,400STS 29125 MountOliveElementarySchool L $1,170STS 29574 MountainCityElementarySchool L $3,000STS 29507 MountainViewElementarySchool L $855STS 29297 MountainViewElementarySchool L $1,100STS 29380 MtHorebElementary L $3,000STS 29369 Mt.ViewElementary L $1,579STS 29400 MunfordElementarySchool L $1,150STS 29421 NashvilleSchooloftheArts L $3,000STS 29147 NewHopewellElementary L $1,173STS 29663 NewUnionElementary L $795STS 29613 NolachuckeyElementarySchool L $240STS 29390 NolanElementarySchool L $1,500STS 29238 NorthLakeElementarySchool L $500STS 29217 NortheastElementary L $2,120STS 29664 NorthsideElementary L $718STS 29481 NorthwestElementarySchool L $1,992STS 29486 NorthwestHighSchool L $1,095STS 29577 NorwoodElementarySchool L $2,100STS 29347 OakElementary L $300STS 29409 OakhavenElementarySchool L $3,000STS 29451 OaklandMiddleSchool L $800STS 29201 ParagonMillsElementarySchool L $1,080STS 29410 PeabodyElementarySchool L $750STS 29116 PhiladelphiaElementarySchool L $745STS 29179 PigeonForgePrimarySchool L $1,953STS 29168 PinOakElementarySchool L $2,585STS 29207 PleasantRidgeElementarySchool L $936STS 29327 PopeElementarySchool L $585STS 29334 PopeElementarySchool L $674STS 29185 PoplarGroveElementary L $995STS 29245 PoplarGroveElementary L $995STS 29578 PortlandEastMiddleSchool L $795STS 29169 PowellElementarySchool L $1,332STS 29482 ProspectElementarySchool L $1,032STS 29265 RaleighEgyptMiddleandHighSchool L $3,000STS 29126 RedBankElementarySchool L $2,690STS 29580 RedBankHighSchool L $1,500STS 29226 ReevesRogersElementary L $500STS 29603 RidgemontElementary L $2,500STS 29581 RidgeviewElementarySchool L $1,313STS 29721 RipleyPrimarySchool L $2,385STS 29208 RivercrestElementary L $280STS 29246 RivercrestElementary L $930STS 29148 RivermontElementarySchool L $1,100STS 29645 RiversideElementarySchool L $847STS 29583 RoanCreekElementary L $3,000STS 29607 RobbinsElementary L $933STS 29547 RockCreekElementarySchool L $2,930

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STS 29277 RooseveltElementarySchool L $200STS 29360 RoseHillSchool L $375STS 29218 RoyWaldronSchool L $2,125STS 29180 RozelleElementary L $950STS 29526 RushStrongSchool L $3,000STS 29484 RutlandElementarySchool L $1,600STS 29310 SamE.HillPreschool L $795STS 29402 SarahMooreGreeneMagnetAcademy L $2,865STS 29337 SeaIsleElementary L $2,000STS 29170 SeviervilleIntermediateSchool L $879STS 29298 SeviervilleMiddleSchool L $1,100STS 29498 SeviervilleMiddleSchool L $1,750STS 29330 SeviervillePrimarySchool L $3,000STS 29452 SeymourPrimarySchool L $900STS 29127 ShadyGroveElementary L $950STS 29338 ShannondaleElementary L $3,000STS 29149 SharonSchool L $711STS 29284 SherwoodElementarySchool L $3,000STS 29584 SmokyMountainElementarySchool L $664STS 29381 SmokyMountainElementarySchool L $665STS 29257 SmyrnaWestAlternativeSchool L $1,020STS 29239 SouthCentralElementarySchool L $950STS 29286 SouthElementary L $846STS 29710 SouthFentressElementarySchool L $3,000STS 29187 SouthKnoxvilleElementary L $875STS 29227 SouthLawrenceElementarySchool L $1,100STS 29139 SouthParkElementary L $630STS 29240 SouthPittsburgElementarySchool L $795STS 29372 SouthernAvenueCharterSchool L $3,000STS 29341 SpringCreekElementary L $2,150STS 29189 SpringHillElementarySchool L $1,740STS 29700 SpringfieldMiddleSchool L $2,300STS 29241 St.ClairElementary L $1,200STS 29190 StewartsCreekHighSchool L $760STS 29140 StewartsCreekHighSchool L $2,240STS 29682 StewartsboroElementary L $1,700STS 29527 StratfordSTEMMagnetHS L $1,500STS 29632 SullivanEastHighSchool L $1,080STS 29150 SurgoinsvilleElementarySchool L $1,404STS 29444 SweetwaterElementarySchool L $3,000STS 29219 SycamoreElementarySchool L $2,650STS 29585 TennesseeRidgeElementarySchool L $2,500STS 29288 TennesseeSchoolfortheDeaf L $2,400STS 29287 ThelmaBarkerElementarySchool L $650STS 29320 ThelmaBarkerElementarySchool L $1,080STS 29281 ThomasJeffersonElementary L $1,550STS 29411 TNTPrimary L $900STS 29435 TommieF.BrownAcademy L $3,000STS 29299 TreadwellElementarySchool L $1,800

316

STS 29129 TrentonElementarySchool L $1,180STS 29589 TrimbleElementarySchool L $1,000STS 29590 TrousdaleCountyHighSchool L $2,300STS 29591 TusculumElementarySchool L $1,440STS 29248 UnaElementarySchool L $700STS 29629 UnionGroveElementary L $446STS 29361 UniversitySchool L $2,080STS 29331 VanleerElementarySchool L $795STS 29191 VolunteerHighSchool L $760STS 29392 W.E.B.DuBoisLeadershipandPublicPolicy L $3,000STS 29382 W.E.B.DuBoisSchoolofEntreprenuership L $3,000STS 29593 WallaceA.SmithElementary L $400STS 29516 WalterHillSchool L $560STS 29268 WashburnSchool L $1,050STS 29666 WaverlyBelmontElementarySchool L $750STS 29709 WaverlyElementarySchool L $1,197STS 29703 WaverlyElementarySchool L $1,327STS 29183 WendiAlbertStec L $3,000STS 29528 WestCheathamElementary L $320STS 29260 WestChesterElementarySchool L $1,187STS 29608 WestElementarySchool L $950STS 29181 WestHardinElementarySchool L $900STS 29230 WestHardinElementarySchool L $900STS 29210 WestHavenElementarySchool L $1,256STS 29159 WestHillsElementarySchool L $1,450STS 29269 WestViewSchool L $51STS 29508 WestViewSchool L $1,770STS 29160 WestWilsonMiddleSchool L $2,900STS 29609 WestmeadeElementarySchool L $1,100STS 29351 WestmorelandElementarySchool L $500STS 29350 WestmorelandElementarySchool L $1,150STS 29518 WestmorelandHighSchoolArt L $2,300STS 29231 WestsideElementary L $795STS 29604 WhiteBluffElementary L $500STS 29321 WhiteCountyMiddleSchool L $1,993STS 29704 WhiteOakElementary L $1,283STS 29445 WhitwellElementarySchool L $1,050STS 29171 WhitwellMiddleSchool L $875STS 29446 WilliamBlountHighSchool L $1,500STS 29436 WilliamJamesMiddleSchool L $320STS 29412 WilliamJamesMiddleSchool L $640STS 29423 WilliamJamesMiddleSchool L $840STS 29455 WillowBrookElementarySchool L $2,400STS 29424 WinfieldElementarySchool L $750STS 29161 WinridgeElementary L $2,300STS 29211 WoodstockMiddleSchool L $2,000 $23,750

SPECOP TBD $15,000AE-TI TBD $10,000

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TA TBD $10,000AA-MG TBD $5,000AE-MG TBD $5,000TOUR TBD $40,000TADI TBD $20,000TOTALS $5,197,484 $2,222,700

TobeMonitored $2,222,700 43%HighRisk $183,370 4%Totals $5,197,484

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Appendix E.

SUNSET HEARING #25 TITLE VI PLAN

EDUCATION, HEALTH AND GENERAL WELFARE JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE


DECEMBER 14, 2016

319

Fiscal Year 2016 Title VI Implementation Plan

(covers July 1, 2015- June 30, 2016)

Anne B. Pope, Executive Director Kim Johnson, Director of Arts Access and Title VI Coordinator

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Table of Contents

Section Page

1. Table of Contents 2

2. Overview 4

3. Responsible Officials 7

4. Definitions 8

5. Non-Discrimination Policy 9

6. Organization of the Civil Rights Office 10

7. Discriminatory Practices 11

8. Federal Programs or Activities 11

9. Data Collection and Analysis, including 12 total number of complaints received

10. Limited English Proficiency (LEP) 15

11. Complaint Procedures 18

12. Title VI Training Plan 19

13. Sub-recipient Monitoring 20

14. Public Notice and Outreach 24

15. Compliance Reporting 29

16. Evaluation Procedures 30

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix A: 31 Title VI Poster (text in both Spanish and English) Grant Application Annual Grant Evaluation Form Appendix B: 32 Subrecipients and Vendors Racial Data List Advisory Panels FY16 Racial Data Appendix C: 33 Copy of Spanish translated emails and letters Translated copy for Spanish newspaper for 2016 Arts Conference Copy of Apprenticeship Application in Spanish Appendix D: 34 Tennessee Art Commission’s Title VI Complaint Forms - Complaint form - Withdrawal of Complaint form - Complaint Log - Appeals Form Appendix E: 35 FY16 Tennessee Arts Commission Title VI Training for Staff - Agenda - Sign In Sheet - Discussion Questions - Power Point presentation Appendix F: 36 FY16 Subrecipients/Grantee Title VI Training List Appendix G: 37 Copy of Grantee Assurances in Applications Copy of subrecipient/grantee contract Copy of contract for contractors Copy of NEA Partnership Agreement, May 2015 Appendix H: 38 FY16 & FY 17 Title VI Grantee instructions for Training FY16 Grant Workshops listing

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2. Overview The Tennessee Arts Commission History & Mission All 50 states have state arts agencies whose responsibility is to increase public access to the arts and work to ensure that every community in America enjoys the cultural, civic, economic and educational benefits of a thriving arts sector. The Tennessee Arts Commission was created in 1967 by the Tennessee General Assembly with the special mandate to stimulate and encourage the presentation of the visual, literary, music and performing arts and to encourage public interest in the cultural heritage of Tennessee. The mission of the Tennessee Arts Commission is “to cultivate the arts for the benefit of all Tennesseans and their communities.” Through a variety of investments, the Commission encourages excellence in artistic expression through the state's artists, arts organizations, and arts activities. That commitment has expanded through the years to increase access and opportunities for all citizens to participate in the arts. The Tennessee Arts Commission builds better communities by: •Investing in Tennessee's nonprofit arts industry to enhance cultural life •Serving citizens, artists and arts and cultural organizations •Supporting arts education to increase student outcomes •Undertaking initiatives that address public needs through the arts

Each year the Commission conducts competitive grant making activities open to nonprofit, chartered-in-Tennessee organizations, and entities presenting arts events and activities. Annually, the Commission helps fund the arts activities of more than 600 organizations and artists in Tennessee through the awarding of grants in the areas of Arts Access ( a category specifically focused on providing support for arts projects to arts organizations of color, people with disabilities, and senior adults), Arts Project Support in rural and urban areas, Partnership Support, Major Cultural Institutions, Community Educational Partnerships, Arts Build Communities, Touring Grants, Individual Artist Fellowships, Professional

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Development Support, Technical Assistance, Creative Placemaking, and a variety of Arts Education Grants including Student Ticket Subsidy, Arts 360, and Teacher Training. Strategic Plan The 2014-2019 Strategic Plan builds on extensive input from stakeholders and the public and includes mission, values, tools and five major goals for a long range future. The plan was developed through a series of public meetings, surveys, and public comment. Strategies reflect a more immediate timeframe and will be updated over the years as conditions change and new opportunities emerge. The official period for the plan is November 1, 2014 through September 30, 2019. These goals are: 1. Thriving Tennessee Arts and Culture 2. Arts as Engines of Growth and Vitality 3. Arts Essential to Learning 4. A Champion for the Arts 5. Effective and Accountable Agency It is worth noting that two of the strategies developed to implement Goal 1 are as follows: 2. Preserve and promote Tennessee’s heritage, cultural diversity and folk arts.

a. Identify, document and promote Tennessee folk artists, community traditions, folklife practices and traditional arts, including both older rooted traditions and those of more recent ethnic and immigrant communities. b. Increase public awareness of and scholarly access to the wealth of Tennessee folklife program archival records.

3. Expand accessibility, participation, and inclusion in the arts for all Tennesseans.

a. Define opportunities and target support for underserved communities. b. Research and share best practices for audience development, including underserved communities.

c. Increase arts participation opportunities, including for persons with disabilities.

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Commission Members The Governor appoints fifteen (15) volunteer members to the Tennessee Arts Commission for five-year terms. As requested in this plan’s instructions, more information about the members is listed in this document under “Boards and Advisory Bodies” on page 27. Commission Staffing The Commission is staffed by 19 employees and led by Executive Director, Anne B. Pope (see Figure 1). Figure 1

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3. Responsible Officials Anne B. Pope is the Commission’s Executive Director and is responsible for its operation and compliance. Kim Johnson is the Director of Arts Access and the Title VI Coordinator who reports to Carol White, Associate Director of Operations. The Title VI Coordinator is responsible for the development and drafting of the agency’s Implementation Plan.

The Tennessee Arts Commission offices are located at 401 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN 37243 (615-741-1701). Signatures: ________________________________________ _____________________________________ Anne B. Pope, Executive Director Kim Johnson, Director of Arts Tennessee Arts Commission Access/Title VI Coordinator Tennessee Arts Commission

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4. Definitions Advisory Panel or Panel –Individual citizens throughout the state, who are nominated or self-nominated, that serve in reviewing grant applications in a specific artistic discipline or grants program area. Advisory panel members are selected based on geography, gender, race, and professional and/or arts area expertise. They may serve up to three (3) consecutive two (2) year terms and in FY16, there were seventeen (17) panels.

Arts Access - The Arts Access program is committed to providing access and funding grants in the arts to Tennessee’s under-represented constituents, including people of color (Black/African American, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Native American/Alaska Native and people of Hispanic or Latino ethnicities), people with disabilities, and people who are over 65 years of age or older.

Commission or the Commission - The Tennessee Arts Commission Commission Member - A member of the Tennessee Arts Commission’s governing board who is appointed by the governor. Compliance - The act of conformity in fulfilling official requirements. Designated Agency (DA) – A regional arts organization, council, or development district whose mission includes arts-focused activities and funding. DA’s specifically assist the Commission in administering the local or regional ABC (Arts Build Communities) grant, convening its panels, and tracking the success of these funded grantee activities. Currently there are thirteen (13) designated agencies throughout Tennessee. Discrimination - To make a difference or distinction in the treatment of or services provided to an individual or group, based on their race, color or national origin. eGrant – The database system utilized by applicants and subrecipients/grantees where applications and Title VI training and certification can be submitted on-line. Executive Director - The chief managerial and/or administrative officer of the Tennessee Arts Commission.

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Grantee - Contracted nonprofit, 501 (c) (3) organizations, governmental entity, public or private school or individual receiving funds from the Tennessee Arts Commission. NEA- National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency currently funding the Tennessee Arts Commission. Program Directors - Tennessee Arts Commission staff assigned to administer specific arts program areas. Subrecipients - Beneficiaries of the Commission’s assistance/goods including contracted nonprofits, 501 (c) (3) organizations, governmental entities, and universities or schools. Often referred to as grantees. Suspension of Funds - To temporarily discontinue the distribution of funds from the Tennessee Arts Commission. State - State of Tennessee The Commission’s Title VI Coordinator or Coordinator- Staff person designated by the Executive Director of the Tennessee Arts Commission, who serves as Title VI Coordinator for the agency. Termination of Funds - Permanently end or discontinue funds from the Tennessee Arts Commission. THRC- Tennessee Human Rights Commission 5. Non-Discrimination Policy The Tennessee Arts Commission’s policy on non-discrimination is located on the agency’s website, http://tnartscommission.org/about-us/title-vi/, and is available for the general public to view including subrecipients, contractors, and vendors. It reads as follows: No person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, religion, or sex shall be excluded from participation in, or be denied benefits of, or otherwise be subject to discrimination of services, programs, and employment provided by the Tennessee Arts Commission and its contracting agencies.

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A formal statement on non-discrimination is also included in the Rules of the Tennessee Arts Commission Chapter 0140-1-03.c.2. for grant applicants at this link: http://share.tn.gov/sos/rules/0140/0140.htm To be eligible, an applicant must comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1971, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, and where applicable, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title VI and Section 504 bar discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or personal handicap in federally assisted projects. The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 requires that recipients of Federal grants certify that they will provide a drug-free work place. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally assisted education programs and activities. Requests for information pertinent to these laws should be addressed to the Tennessee Arts Commission. The Tennessee Arts Commission, its subrecipients, and/or contractors shall make any compliance report available upon request to the Tennessee Human Rights Commission.

6. Civil Rights Office

The Tennessee Arts Commission does not have a Civil Rights Office, but the Director of Arts Access serves as the agency’s Title VI Coordinator and is identified as such on the Title VI page of the Commission’s website http://tnartscommission.org/about-us/title-vi/ and on the Title VI posters. Constituents are advised to contact the Commission’s Director of Arts Access/Title VI Coordinator for additional information or to discuss issues relating to Title VI. Overall activities related to the enforcement of Title VI are the responsibility of the agency’s Coordinator, but three (3) other staff also work directly with the Coordinator regarding Title VI issues. With support from the Associate Director of Operations, the Coordinator provides training, manages data collection, answers most agency and in-house inquiries, distributes information, and provides resources to the staff and constituents. One of the major enforcement activities is to initiate reports to determine sub recipient/grantee compliance with Title VI training at key deadlines and follow-up with those subrecipients who have failed to meet those deadlines. Two positions, the Grants Manager and Grants Analyst, are responsible for monitoring grants in general, including Title VI compliance. On the recommendation of the Associate Director of Operations and the Title VI Coordinator, these two positions provide additional special focus monitoring for Title VI and other issues related to grant compliance when

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necessary. For example, the Grants Manager ensures that no payment is released until the subrecipient/grantee has submitted a Title VI training form. 7. Discriminatory Practices The Commission intentionally chooses a positive, proactive approach to Title VI by providing examples of inclusion and nondiscriminatory practice on publications, poster and website. This material is available to all sub recipients though the website and is available to anyone who requests copies from the Commission. Some of the examples of inclusion are:

• Providing opportunities for services and benefits in arts programming regardless of a person’s race, color or national origin;

• Diversifying performance venues, arts programs, classrooms and audiences;

• Including individuals with diverse ethnic backgrounds on planning or governing boards;

• Title VI posters with text in both English and Spanish (see Appendix A). Specific examples of discrimination in the arts relating to Title VI are:

• Segregation or separate treatment of individuals or groups due to their race, color or national origin in any arts program or activity including performances, auditions, classes and exhibitions;

• Different standards or requirements for participation in the same grant category, arts program or activity because of the organization’s stated race, color or national origin;

• Denying access to performance, festivals, classrooms or exhibitions based on a person’s race, color or national origin;

• Denying funding to an organization based upon its members’ race, color or national origin.

8. Federal Programs or Activities The Tennessee Arts Commission has the following schedule of financial assistance (see Figure 2 on the next page):

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Figure 2 ScheduleofFederalAssistanceTennesseeArtsCommission

# GrantorName ProgramNameGrantPeriod

OtherIdentifying# Notes

$FundingAmount

1 NationalEndowmentfortheArtsNEAPartnershipGrant-CFDA45.025

7/1/2015-6/30/2016

15-6100-2045

1-1MatchRequired $767,700

GeneralPartnership,whichincludes$17,500forPoetryOutLoud $585,900

ArtsEducation $60,200 UnderservedCommunities $91,600 FolkartsPartnership $30,000 $767,700 TotalFFA

# GrantorName ProgramNameGrantPeriod

OtherIdentifying# Notes

$FundingAmount

1 NationalEndowmentfortheArtsNEAPartnershipGrant–CFDA45.025

7/1/2016-6/30/2017

16-6100-2007

1-1MatchRequired $799,900

GeneralPartnership,whichincludes$20,500forPoetryOutLoud $609,100

ArtsEducation $60,500

UnderservedCommunities $94,300

FolkartsPartnership $30,000

NEACreativityConnectsRoundtable(s),non-matching $6,000

$799,900

TotalFFA

9. Data Collection and Analysis Agency Data Collection The Commission uses the National Standard for Arts Information Exchange (required by the NEA) to collect racial and other data on its subrecipients through the application process. The National Standard lists the following codes for collecting diversity data on boards, audiences, and projects from subrecipients/grantees:

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A- Asian B- Black/African American H- Hispanic/Latino N- Native American/Alaska Native P- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander W- White 99-No single group For FY16, the Commission executed 459 contracts to the following subrecipients and vendors (see Appendix B): • Federal 501(c) 3 tax-exempt nonprofit arts and non-arts organizations • Governmental organizations including units of government, schools,

colleges, and universities • Professional individual artists, arts administrators and educators The Commission collects this vital NEA information on each of its subrecipients through the initial application process and in the final grant evaluations data. In the application process, subrecipients are required to provide race/diversity data on its board, projected audience, county demographics, and provide an organizational statement on accessibility efforts which includes reaching people of color (see Appendix A for a copy of a grant application). In the final grant evaluations, subrecipients report data on the race/ethnicity of the populations that benefitted from the project and provide a narrative statement of how their project was accessible for underserved constituents including people of color (see Appendix A for a copy of a grant evaluations form). Racial & Ethnic Data on Sub Recipients and Vendors Each year, the Commission funds different subrecipients, individuals, and vendors through contracts. Of the 459 contracts in FY16, approximately 8% of the Commission’s subrecipients and vendors are classified as minority groups as defined by NEA standards described above (Appendix B has information on racial data from each subrecipient and vendor). Please note that the State of Tennessee changed its procurement policy for contractors. In years past, every fee-for-service activity no matter how small had to have a contract, but the new policy states that contracts are not needed if the procurement is once in a 90 day period, cost is less than

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$50,000 and the procurement usage is very specific. Please refer to this policy at https://stateoftennessee.formstack.com/forms/procurement_decisiontree Since many of the contractors that the Commission previously used do not need contracts under this new policy and since contracts were the place where racial data was previously collected, this new policy has impacted the information gathered from this group. Racial Data on Commission Staff The Commission has 19 staff positions. Sixteen percent (16%), or three (3) African Americans on staff, have self-identified as belonging to a minority group (see Figure 3). Figure 3- Tennessee Art Commission Staff Chart (as of 6/30/16)

EEODetailTENNESSEEARTSCOMMISSIONID# Position EthnicCategory Executive/Preferred

5048 TAC-DIRECTOR W Executive5049 TACPROGRAMDIRECTOR W Preferred5050 TACPROGRAMDIRECTOR B Executive5051 ADMINSERVICESASSISTANT3 B Preferred5052 ADMINSERVICESASSISTANT2* W Executive5057 TACASSISTANTDIR W Executive5058 TACASSISTANTDIR W Executive5066 TACPROGRAMDIRECTOR W Executive5072 TACPROGRAMDIRECTOR W Executive5073 ADMINSERVICESASSISTANT3 W Preferred5074 TACPROGRAMDIRECTOR W Executive5075 EXECUTIVEADMINASSISTANT3 W Executive

69105 GRANTSANALYST2* B Preferred73543 TACPROGRAMDIRECTOR W Executive74883 ADMINASSISTANT3 (VACANT) Executive

100566 TACPROGRAMDIRECTOR W Executive101680 INFORESOURCESUPPORTSPEC4 W Executive119069 TACPROGRAMDIRECTOR W Preferred

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10. Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Language Assistance Plan The Tennessee Arts Commission’s policy of non-discrimination covers its intent to provide interpretative and translation services to subrecipients and individuals. Language assistance will be provided through use of competent bilingual staff, staff interpreters, contracts or formal arrangements with organizations providing interpretation or translation services, or technology and telephonic interpretation services. All staff are aware of this policy and procedure, and staff is trained annually in how to effectively assist LEP individuals in effective communication techniques, including how to access an interpreter. Also, the Commission’s website has translation services which allow the entire website to be translated into many different languages. To assist LEP individuals, all Commission staff is trained to use AVAZA language services in the event of translation needs arising from speakers of other languages and/or if the Folklife Assistant, who is fluent in speaking and writing Spanish, is not available. The procedure for identifying LEP individuals includes promptly identifying the language and communication needs of the LEP person. If necessary, staff will use a language identification card or posters which are located in public areas to determine the language needed. To obtain a qualified interpreter through AVAZA, staff has been trained to use the agency's telephone line which is 615-534-3400, and the hours of availability are 24 hours/day 7 days a week. The required access code is 37409 which is listed on the posters. Translator and interpreter services To date, Spanish is the primary language that the Commission has needed to translate or interpret. To assist with LEP services, the Commission’s Folklife Assistant is proactive in expanding participation from Spanish speaking constituents/organizations throughout the state. She regularly assists constituents in Spanish over the phone, in emails, and in person (see Figure 4 below for a log of those transactions). For written translation services, the Folklife Assistant is able to do some emails, letters, and forms, but AVAZA is also available as a resource for the Commission to translate larger, written documents into Spanish. When translation of vital documents is needed, each staff person of the in the Tennessee Arts Commission will submit documents for translation to the agency’s Title VI Coordinator.

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Currently, the Commission uses the following translation and interpreter services to meet its needs: List of Translators/ Interpreters AVAZA Language Services Corp (state contractor) 5209 Linbar Drive, Suite 603 Nashville, TN 37211 Contact: Josh Murray, Chief Business Development Officer [email protected] 615-534-3404 (language accessibility line) (615) 212-3034 (Josh’ phone) Dana Everts-Boehm, Folklife Assistant Tennessee Arts Commission 401 Charlotte Ave Nashville, TN 37243 615-532-0169 Email: [email protected] Tennessee Foreign Language Institute- Multiple languages 227 French Landing Drive, Suite 100 Nashville, TN 37205 615-741-7579 Email: [email protected] Kim Johnson, Director of Arts Access & Title VI Coordinator, is responsible for accessing and coordinating all language needs for the Commission. Documents available in other languages The Commission will continue to take reasonable steps to ensure that persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) have meaningful access and an equal opportunity to participate in its services, activities, programs and other benefits. The policy of the Tennessee Arts Commission is to ensure meaningful communication with persons who experience LEP. This policy also provides for communication of information contained in vital documents, including but not limited to, waivers of rights and consent forms, grant guidelines, eGrant applications, and all other applicable documents. [Review factors found in State of Tennessee Title VI Policy Guidance #11-02 and U.S. Department of Justice Guidance on LEP dated June 18, 2002 to determine applicability of written translation requirements]. All interpreters, translators and other aids needed to comply with this policy

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shall be provided without cost to the person being served. When translation of vital documents is needed, each area in the Tennessee Arts Commission will submit documents for translation into the Commission’s Title VI Coordinator. Documents that are available in other languages include:

• Title VI posters with text written in both Spanish and English (see Appendix A for a copy of the poster).

• Letters and emails, and translated marketing copy written by the Folklife Assistant to respond to subrecipient requests (see Appendix C for examples)

• Translated copy of marketing materials into Spanish for the 2016 Arts Conference by the Folklife Assistant (see Appendix C).

• In FY17, the Folklife department within the Tennessee Arts Commission has started a “master apprenticeship program” which enables the survival, continued development and proliferation of our state’s diverse folklife traditions, especially those that are rare or endangered. Many of these traditions are rooted in diverse ethnic populations in the state. To ensure that these applications are readily available to people who speak and write Spanish, a written translation of the application is available (see Appendix C).

List of Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Encounters During FY2016, the Commission encountered an estimate of 29 people who came into the Commission office and/or were visited during fieldwork, 49 phone calls, and 55 written communications (includes letters and emails) that needed Spanish translation services. The Commission’s Folklife Assistant, Dana Everts-Boehm, was able to assist in all of these encounters since she speaks fluent Spanish. All encounters were for Spanish (see Figure 4). Also, due to the unique work of the Commission, program staff frequently attended grantee programs such as festivals, exhibits, cultural activities and conferences. During the last year, approximately 60 people had conversations in Spanish with Dana at these types of events.

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Figure 4 Tennessee Arts Commission

FY2016 Language Encounters Language encounters # of in-person

encounters per year (walk-in visits to TAC, site visits, interviews with folk artists, etc.)

# of written (emails or letters) encounters per year

# of phone encounters per year

# of field work conversations about TAC in other languages (Spanish)

Spanish 29 55 49 60

Totals: 1 language 29 55 49 60

11. COMPLAINT PROCEDURES It is the policy of the Commission that in the event of a formal complaint, the following procedure will apply: Filing Process

1. Complaints made to the Commission are routed to the Title VI Coordinator where a written Title VI complaint form is completed. The Title VI complaint form is located on the agency’s website. (See Appendix D for a copy of the complaint forms.)

2. The Title VI Coordinator reports complaint information to the agency’s Executive Director and Associate Directors within 24 hours and to THRC within ten (10) days of receiving the complaint using THRC’s Complaint Notification Form.

3. The Title VI Coordinator is responsible for acknowledging and starting the investigation of the complaint within thirty (30) days of its receipt.

4. The Title VI Coordinator will conduct an investigation and create an investigative summary report.

5. Before a formal summary and/or proposed action is released to the complainant, the Title VI Coordinator will notify and share the summary with the agency’s Executive Director, Associate Directors, and THRC.

6. The Title VI Coordinator will notify the complainant in writing the results of the investigation.

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Total number of complaints In FY16, the Commission received no formal Title VI complaints. Also, there were no lawsuits filed alleging discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin under any federally funded program or activity (see Figure 4). Figure 4 TennesseeArtsCommissionFY2016 Total#ofTitleVIcomplaintsforFY2016 0Total#ofTitleVIcomplaintsdismissedorwithdrawn 0Total#ofTitleVIlawsuitsforFY2016 0 Total 0

Copies of Complaint Forms Complaint forms, withdrawal of complaint forms, the complaint log, appeals form and a copy of the last Title VI Implementation Plan are located on the agency’s website (see Appendix D for copies of all complaint forms). 12. Title VI Training The Commission currently has 19 staff members all of whom have received training in FY16. Staff received training by the Title VI Coordinator in the Commission’s conference room, 401 Charlotte Ave, Nashville TN on May 25, 2016 (Appendix E contains all training materials used). One hundred percent (100%) of the current staff has been trained and the Title VI Coordinator will provide training to new employees as part of their orientation process. The Title VI training for staff was broken into three (3) parts: ADA/504 compliance, Title VI, and LEP as reflected on the agenda. The training served as an interactive review of timelines, expectations of grantees on Title VI, what to do when LEP individuals need language accessibility, and how to ensure good experiences for people with disabilities.

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For subrecipients/grantees of the Tennessee Arts Commission, on-line training and certification is offered through the agency’s database system called, eGrant. In FY16, 100% of subrecipients/grantees have conducted the on-line Title VI training (see Appendix F for a list of FY16 training by sub recipients). The on-line training module for subrecipients/grantees is loaded into our eGrant grant on-line web-based system and grantees can log-on and participate in the training. Training records are maintained by the Title VI Coordinator and by our information systems personnel. The on-line training covers general information about Title VI and is available in three different modules: Module I: a power point and video combination which lasts about 15

minutes total; Module II: video that is more extensive and lasts about 27 minutes; Module III: video with a brief overview lasting10 minutes. Supplemental material can be used for boards, volunteers, and others who need the basic information but don’t have access to the other training materials. This information can be found in on the agency’s eGrant system. 13. Subrecipient Monitoring Description of the Agency’s Policy and Procedures related to Compliance As part of the application process, each applicant (potential subrecipient) is required to sign a Statement of Assurances (see Appendix G for a copy of assurances) that certifies its compliance or designates its intent to “take any measures necessary” for compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other applicable state and federal laws and statues regarding the use of public funds. The Statement of Assurances must be signed by two different authorized members of the organization, usually the Board Chairperson or President of the organization and the specific project director. Applicants are required to sign and submit a Statement of Assurances with every grant application. Contractors who complete the formal competitive procurement process also sign a Statement of Assurances for compliance.

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Contracts are issued to all subrecipients and must be signed by a duly authorized representative of the organization. Each contract clearly states an applicant organization’s obligation to comply with applicable Federal and State laws. As stated in those contracts, subrecipients (section D.10 of the contract) are prohibited from engaging in discriminatory practices as stated: “The Grantee agrees that no person shall be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination in the performance of this Grant Contract or in the employment practices of the Grantee on the grounds of handicap or disability, age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other classification protected by Federal, Tennessee State constitutional, or statutory law. The Grantee shall, upon request, show proof of such nondiscrimination and shall post in conspicuous places, available to all employees and applicants, notices of nondiscrimination.”(See Appendix G for a copy of this contract.) Pre-Award Procedures For FY16, applicants (potential subrecipients) in the pre-award phase are required to provide racial data in the areas of board, programs, services, and projected populations to be served. Each applicant completes an “accessibility statement” of how underserved populations will participate in their programs as artists and audience members. Applicants must also explain how their marketing and publicity plans will reach the targeted audience through mechanisms like print ads, radio, TV promotions, and other methods that reach people of color. In addition, applicants provide hard copies of their print publicity materials that include their statements of non-discrimination and plans for distribution. Panel members use this and other information provided by the organization to evaluate and rate the application (see copy of grant application in Appendix A). Last, each applicant is rated on their compliance history (including Title VI compliance) with the Tennessee Arts Commission and failure to meet compliance measures can result in not being funded. Although vendors/suppliers (the state has changed its language from vendors to suppliers) do not go through the same pre-award process as subrecipients, the Commission’s staff is always culturally and ethnically sensitive to needs of its constituents when selecting suppliers. The Commission polls colleagues (nationwide) and constituents, attend conferences, training workshops and programmatic events, and check references to assist in the selection process for potential contractors. A list of vendors/suppliers for FY16 is listed in Appendix B.

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Post-Award Procedures Grant awards are announced in letters and a contract sent to funded organizations. Included in the contract are instructions on how to complete compliance for Title VI training and certification. Grantees sign and return the contract. At the end of the project cycle, grantees must complete a program evaluation that describes the program and services offered and they also report on participation from underserved constituents including people of color. The Title VI Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that grantees are compliance with Title VI training and certification in accordance with the deadlines established in the contract and training instructions. As stated earlier, for FY16, the Commission changed its pre-award policy to require all subrecipients to submit proof of Title VI training completion with their signed grant contract at the beginning of the grant period. No organization received grant funds from the Commission without the Title VI training requirement being met and the Title VI Coordinator worked to ensure that all grantees submitted their Title VI training and certification form for FY16. During the year, the Grants Analyst is responsible for subrecipient monitoring and implementation of the agency plan pursuant to Department of General Services Policy 2013-007, formerly F&A Accounts Policy 22. That position monitored 96 grant contracts in FY16. This was achieved through a combination of visits and monitoring from the Commission’s offices using phone conversations, fax transmissions, grant folder reviews and e-mails. Title VI compliance is a portion of this monitoring procedure. Subrecipient Title VI Training Subrecipients/grantees of the Tennessee Arts Commission are required to conduct on-line Title VI training through the agency’s database system, eGrant, for each fiscal year. For FY16, a new Title VI policy was implemented by the Commission where contracts were mailed July 1, 2015 with instructions that Title VI training was to be completed and returned with the signed contract (see Appendix H for a copy of FY16 instructions). This new policy increased the number of subrecipients/grantees who were in compliance with Title VI. However many contracts were not returned in a timely manner due to the turn-around time for conducting Title VI training with staff. At the end of FY16, 100% of subrecipient/grantees were in compliance with Title VI training.

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For FY17, the process has changed. Contracts were mailed June 1, 2016 and were returned by July 1, 2016. Subrecipients/grantees have until their first request for payment or no later than December 16, 2016, whichever comes first to submit their FY17 Title VI form. All grant funds will be held until the subrecipient/grantee’s Title VI training requirements are met (see Appendix H for a copy of FY17 instructions). Procedures for Noncompliance For subrecipients not in compliance with training requirements and certification in FY16, emails were sent by the Title VI Coordinator in October 2015 to voluntarily increase training compliance with Title VI. At that time, approximately 50 subrecipients/grantees had not submitted Title VI training but by December, 2015, thirteen (13) grantees had not submitted. The Title VI Coordinator then called each Executive Director and/or Board Chair to discuss voluntary compliance. By the end of January 2016, 100% of subrecipient/grantees were in compliance with Title VI (see Appendix F). In the rare situation where a subrecipient/grantee is noncompliant after attempts are made for voluntary compliance, an organization that fails to meet any contract requirements including compliance with Title VI can result in termination of the grant award (see contract in Appendix H). Identify Subrecipients Subrecipients/grantees are funded within grant categories by the Commission which reflect an arts discipline or population that is served. The grant areas are as follows and all sub-recipients are aligned within these grant categories: AA Arts Access AE – AI Arts Education – Arts360 Arts Integration AE - CL Arts Education – Community Learning AE - FAY Arts Education – Funds for At-Risk Youth APS Arts Project Support CEP Community Education Partnership CI Commission Initiatives CP Creative Placemaking DA – ABC Designed Agency (Arts Build Communities) IAF Individual Artist Fellowship LINEIT Direct state budget appropriations RAPS Rural Arts Project Support PDS Professional Development Support

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PS Partnership Support MCI Major Cultural Institutions SPECOP Special Opportunities TA Technical Assistance TOUR Touring Grant A listing of sub recipients/grantees and vendors for FY16 is found in Appendix B and the Commission awarded 459 sub recipients grants or vendors in these areas. 14. Public Notice and Outreach The Tennessee Arts Commission uses a variety of methods and procedures for the dissemination of information to the public on its nondiscrimination policies which includes the use of Title VI posters, its website, eNewsletters, and grants workshops.

I. Non-discrimination Policy - The Commission’s website, all contracts, and Title VI posters state the agency’s non-discrimination policy.

II. Programs and Services - Some of the ways in which the Commission disseminates its information on programs and services include: • Grants Workshops – In FY16, ten (10) workshops were held in

different areas of the State and notices about these workshops were widely announced through local newspapers, emails, the agency’s website, and database (see Attachment H for copies of these notices).

• The Commission’s website contains all information about its grants, programs, and services.

• On a daily basis, Commission staff talks to individuals/public by email and phone about programs, services, and grants.

III. Complaint Procedures –The latest Title VI Implementation Plan which

has the complaint procedure listed is located on the Commission’s website at https://issuu.com/tnarts/docs/title_vi_implementation_2015. The website also provides the contact information for the Director of Arts Access/Title VI Coordinator if a person believes they have subjected to discrimination. All complaint forms are located on the website as well (see Appendix D).

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IV. Minority Participation on planning boards and advisory bodies The Commission, the agency’s governing board appointed by the Governor, includes participation from people of color and the Commission works closely on planning with the agency staff. In FY16, two (2) of the 15 Commission members were African American and the remaining members are White. The current list of Commissioners is posted on our website.

In FY16, the Commission maintained seventeen (17) arts discipline, advisory panels that meet once a year, to offer advice on program planning and to review/evaluate grants applications. Panelists also serve as year-round resources to the staff and as advocates for the arts in their communities. Currently there are panels for Arts Access, Arts Education, Community Arts Development, Creative Placemaking, Dance, Folklife, Inter Arts, Literary, Music, Theater, Rural Arts Project Support, and Visual Arts, Craft, Media and Design. The categories of Major Cultural Institutions and Cultural Educational Partnerships are reviewed by out-of-state adjudicators. Panel members may be professional artists, generalists and/or educators.

To select panelists for the Advisory Panels, nominations are solicited statewide and can be received as self-nominations or from other individuals. Information about the role of advisory panels and nomination forms is found on the Commission’s website year-round at http://tnartscommission.org/app-review-process/. Panelists are recruited who represent diversity in gender, geographic area, race, and professional and/or arts area expertise. Panelists may serve up to three (3) consecutive two-year (2) terms. Most panels have representation from persons of color unless members are absent from the meeting, rotate off the panel or decline invitations to participate. In FY16, there were 93 panelists of whom 28 were persons of color (see Appendix B under “Advisory Panels”).

Other methods utilized to disseminate information In FY16, public outreach was facilitated by the Commission via the following procedures: 1. The Commission’s Title VI Implementation Plan and non-

discrimination policy is available on the website and printed material. 2. The Commission produces a Title VI poster with both Spanish and

English text that is distributed to current grantees (see Appendix A).

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The poster provides information on who to contact within the agency for information or to file a Title VI complaint. The poster is distributed at various workshops, meetings and conferences and is also available online. The Commission receives and fills requests for the poster from arts and non-arts organizations as well as potential grantees.

3. Grant information, program notifications, and opportunities for participation in regional and national events are distributed weekly to 1700+ subscribers of Arts Online, the agency’s on-line newsletter.

4. The Commission has over 200+ media contacts and approximately 2% are organizations of color.

5. Upon request, the Commission staff provides one-on-one consultations to any constituent(s) or group(s). Staff members attend arts and community events to distribute Commission information.

6. The Commission’s staff also conducts general meetings and workshops in and away from the office to promote our programs and increase participation.

7. The Arts Access program prioritizes organizations of color or organizations whose mission is to serve people with disabilities, and is specifically designed to lend support to Tennessee’s arts organizations of color and to eligible nonprofits whose programs and services benefit people of color. The program provides programmatic, administrative and technical assistance support.

8. The agencies grant guidelines and application forms are posted on our web site and/or distributed electronically.

9. For the few contracts that are publicly bid, the Commission compiles a list of potential contractors to whom a solicitation for bids is sent, including all “minority, disadvantaged, and small businesses” identified by or known to the contracting agency as having the ability to deliver the subject service. In addition, the solicitation is provided to the Department of General Services Central Procurement Office for posting on the internet at http://tn.gov/generalservices/article/request-for-proposals-rfp-opportunities.

Title VI posters are available and used by many subrecipients/grantees to disseminate information about Title VI. These posters are visible in subrecipient/grantee office locations, at program events, festivals, and other places where the public is attending an arts program funded by the Tennessee Arts Commission (see Appendix A for a copy of the poster).

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Boards and Advisory Bodies The Tennessee Arts Commission Members The Governor appoints the fifteen (15) volunteer members of the Tennessee Arts Commission for five-year terms, selecting from among citizens who have demonstrated a vital interest in the arts. The racial/ethnic make-up of the Commission members is listed in Figure 5. Figure 5 – Tennessee Arts Commission Members

TENNESSEE ARTS COMMISSION COMMISSION MEMBERS

Ann C. Smith – District 1

Mary Donnet Johnson – District 5

Cindy Ogle – District 1

Stephanie B. Conner – District 5

Hank Dye – District 2

Leo McGee – District 6*

Steve Bailey – District 2

Lee D. Yeiser – District 7

Janice Ramsey – District 3

Patsy W. Camp – District 8

Connie S. Weathers – District 3

Lisa Bobango – District 8

Waymon L. Hickman, Sr. – District 4

Ritchie Bowden – District 9*

Andrea J. Loughry –District 4

* Two (2) members are African American and thirteen (13) are White, as of 6/30/2016.

Advisory Panels In FY16, the Commission maintained seventeen (17) arts discipline, advisory panels that meet once a year, to offer advice on program planning and to review grants applications. Panelists also serve as year-round resources to the staff and as advocates for the arts in their communities. Currently there are panels for Arts Access, Arts Education, Community Arts Development, Creative Placemaking, Dance, Folklife, Inter Arts, Literary, Music, Theater, Rural Arts Project Support, and Visual Arts, Craft, Media and Design. The

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categories of Major Cultural Institutions and Cultural Educational Partnerships are reviewed by out-of-state adjudicators. Panel members may be professional artists, generalists and/or educators. To select panelists, nominations are solicited statewide and can be received as self-nominations or from other individuals. Information about the role of advisory panels and nomination forms is found on the Commission’s website year-round at http://tnartscommission.org/app-review-process/. Panelists are recruited who represent gender, geographic, race, and professional and/or arts area expertise. Panelists may serve up to three consecutive two-year terms. Most panels have representation from persons of color unless members are absent from the meeting. In FY16, there were 93 panelists of whom 28 were persons of color (see Appendix B under “Advisory Panels”). Documentation of Minority Input The Arts Commission has several opportunities to receive minority input from its subrecipients/grantees and the community. The first is though input received by Commission members who often serve on review panels throughout the state for Designated Agencies and/or community art groups. As ABC panelists, they directly participate in asking questions about diversity on an organization’s board, audience, and outreach. Minutes are available from these meetings. Second, the Commission has a bi-annual, state-wide conference to bring together arts educators, artists, cultural, non-profit organizations, grantees, and interested individuals throughout the state to learn about emerging and trending arts issues. At the 2016 conference, several workshops and topics focused on issues of cultural inclusion and diversity in the arts. Workshops like “Addressing Racial and Cultural Diversity: Two Chattanooga Case Studies,” “Accessibility and Cultural Engagement,” and “Digging Deeper: Arts and Social Change,” drew large attendees where feedback and exchange were key components of these discussions. Approximately 15% of the conference participants were people of color. Third, the Commission’s staff is expected to establish relationships with each subrecipient/grantee within their grant area. The staff is in constant contact with subrecipients/grantees to answer questions, provide guidance, and give direction to all aspects of the Commission’s work. In this way, subrecipients/grantees and potential applicants often call upon Commission staff to assist in answering a variety of questions around issues like Title VI,

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best practices for involving underserved communities, and how new organizations of color can become grantees. This is especially true in the Arts Access area where organizations of color, which may be new to the grants process, can receive technical assistance in preparation for applying to larger annual grants. Last, the Commission implements a series of Grant Workshops annually in different regions of the state to inform the public about its processes for obtaining grants. Through the Commission’s website, eNewsletter, and direct emails, the public is invited to attend. Commission staff travels to these regions and from September – October, 2015, ten (10) of these sessions were held throughout the state (see Appendix H). These meetings are designed as an exchange to share Commission updates about grant processes and other functions like Title VI plus answer questions that potential applicants and/or grantees have for Commission staff. 15. Compliance Reporting N/A - The Tennessee Arts Commission receives funds from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), but this agency has no reporting requirements related to Title VI. In FY16, no federal agency required Title VI compliance reports from the Commission. As stated above, the Commission receives NEA funds and as part of that partnership agreement, there are federal reporting requirements of which the agency is responsible. In terms of circulars, the NEA’s Partnership agreement (see Appendix G for a copy of the NEA Partnership agreement) in Applicability 1.2 states: These Partnership GTCs implement Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (2CFR) Subtitle A – Office of Management and Budget Guidance for Grants and Agreements Part 00 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance, or Part 200) The NEA has adopted the Uniform Guidance through regulation at 2 CFR 3255.1. The Uniform Guidance complies and streamlines eight former OMB Circulars that governed Federal grants management. In July 2016, the Tennessee Arts Commission received a Title VI audit from the Tennessee Human Rights Commission. Corrective actions and findings have not been received by the Commission as of the date of this submittal.

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16. Evaluation Procedures The Commission operates under policy governance as articulated at http://www.tn.gov/arts/governing_policies.pdf. The Executive Director reports to the Commission quarterly on progress toward Strategic Goals (see page 5). In addition, the Major Cultural Institutions, Community Educational Partnerships, and Individual Artist Fellowship programs engage outside evaluators to provide independent reviews of the work. Most annual subrecipients/grantees are required to submit final evaluation forms which include data on numbers of participants, age, race/ethnicity, and other demographic factors of populations that have benefitted from the funded project or program. Also, each grantee provides a written narrative of how the funded project increases access to underserved/underrepresented populations which includes minority groups/people of color (see Appendix A for a copy of the grant evaluations form). As for Title VI, after the data is collected, the Title VI Coordinator gathers data reports to determine percentage of subrecipients in compliance with Title VI training and sends emails of notification when organizations are not in compliance. After emails, phone calls are made by the Title VI Coordinator. In FY16, this method increased the number of grantees that were in compliance with Title VI training and certification to 100%. Other duties by the Title VI Coordinator to ensure that quality of services are being delivered by grantees include distributing Title VI posters, updating Title VI information on the Commission’s website, and ensuring arts organizations of color have full and equal access to grant participation and application. The Title VI Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that all compliance recommendations and/or deficiencies are fully implemented.

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