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Photo Credit: Bob McCaw
New efforts were launched to advance race & cultural equity:
› Collecting & disaggregating data on grantmaking based upon race, gender, LGBTQ status, and disability status to inform program design, outreach and support
› Instituting more robust rubrics for evaluation of grant proposals by panels, which have been found to reduce bias
› Recruiting application advisors to assist grant applicants with their proposals
› Designing new financial support models, like the ioby Sacramento Arts & Culture Match Fund, to overcome governmental barriers to support for grassroots creative activity
› Partnering with the City’s community engagement team to target under-represented and marginalized communities and those who haven’t interacted with Office of Arts & Culture programs.
04Securing Funding
New efforts were launched around research & policy:
› Launching the Sacramento Music Census to understand the present state of live music with the region
› Working with other city departments to begin the process of evaluating regulatory policy affecting the creative economy and propose solutions
$3.6 m Del Rio Trail Public Art & Florin Road Community Beautification Project
National Endowment for the Arts California Arts Council Sacramento County
Cal Trans
