The National Endowment for the Arts announced Tuesday the awarding of 45 grants totaling more than $1 million for Ohio organizations — including $175,000 to eight Cincinnati area organizations.
The recipients in Greater Cincinnati are:
- Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati | Grants for Arts Projects – Musical Theatre ($10,000)
- Cincinnati Ballet | Grants for Arts Projects – Dance ($10,000)
- Cincinnati Opera Association | Grants for Arts Projects – Opera ($25,000)
- Cincinnati Shakespeare Company | Grants for Arts Projects – Theatre ($10,000)
- Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | Grants for Arts Projects – Music ($40,000)
- Contemporary Arts Center | Grants for Arts Projects – Museums ($60,000)
- Kennedy Heights Art Center | Challenge America ($10,000)
- Cincinnati Youth Choir | Challenge America ($10,000)
Arts projects grants for organizations in Ohio range from $10,000 to $60,000 to support arts programs and initiatives throughout the state.
Six Ohio nonprofits — including two in Cincinnati — received “Challenge America” grants, which award $10,000 to “offer support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to populations that have limited access to them due to geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability.”