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l NORTH /CAROLINA [ARTS JCOUNCIL Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 · Telephone 919/733-7897 · Mary B. Regan, Executive Director September 12, 1977 TO: Chairman of County Co~m~issioners FROM: }~ry B. Pagan, Executive Director SUBJECT: Grassroots Arts Program Funds We are very pleased to tell you that the 1977 General Assembly established a new program which will make additional money available to the arts groups in your county. The Grassroots Arts Program, funded at $275,000* per year, sets up a system through which state funds can be distributed among the counties on a per capita basis. Your allotment for FY 77-78 is $3,711.65 for Cabarrus County. Grassroots Arts funds will be distributed in each county through a local organiza- tion which meets the criteria set down in the legislation. We are asking your County Commission to recommend the appropriate organization for your county and we stand ready to assist you in this process in any way possible. Enclosed are guidelines which should answer many of your questions. Also enclosed is a form [or you to complete on the organization you nominate as your local dis- tributing agent and another [orm for that organization to complete stating how it will use the funds. These forms muSt be returned to us by November 15, 1§77. We will review the in- formation and, if approved, the organization you nominate may expect to receive the Grassroots Azts funds in January. We are very grsteful to you for assisting in this program for we feel that input by local elected leaders is essential to the success of this kind of venture. Please call on us if we can help you in any way. MBR/glf A special bill, a copy of which is enclosed, set up the Grassroots Arts Program and appropriated $200,000 to finance it. In addition, $75,000 was appropriated for this program in the main appropriation bill.