From
Amy Sprinkles
Title
Grant applications with Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) for Library programming in FY 2017/2018 not to exceed $50,000
Presenter
Amy Sprinkles
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) offers partial grants for programming and education in libraries, for which the Grand Prairie Library System applies throughout the year. Because the city’s Financial Management Policies require City Council to approve all grants, the library brought these small ($250-$500) grants to City Council several times in 2017. The grants work like this: the city pays the performer, than gives proof to the TCA that invoice was paid and the TCA sends half of the performer’s fee back to library. In 2017, we applied for and received $1,087.50 in reimbursements for programming.
We propose for the FY 2017/2018 budget year that the City Council authorizes the library’s application and accepting of the grant agreements with TCA not to exceed $50,000, rather than bringing the individual grants to City Council for each performer.
Financial Consideration
The FY 2017/2018 Proposed General Fund budget has the funding for the city’s portion of this expenditure in the Library Department (321310-61130).