Arts & Entertainment
Ridgefield Arts Groups Awarded Emergency Relief Grants
The emergency funding is being provided for non-profit arts organizations that have been adversely impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.
RIDGEFIELD, CT — Six local arts groups will be getting a little help with the payroll.
Camerata d'Amici, the Ridgefield Chorale, the Ridgefield Guild for Artists, the Ridgefield Theater Barn, Thrown Stone Theatre Company and Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra have been awarded relief grants by the Connecticut Office of the Arts, funded by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
The state's Arts Office is providing the emergency funding for non-profit arts organizations that have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
CARES Act Emergency Relief Grants are intended to retain jobs and support arts organizations as they endure economic hardships caused by modified, cancelled, or forced closure of operations following the virus outbreak.
Grant amounts range from $1,500 to $3,000. Organizations awarded the grants were randomly selected from the pool of eligible applicants with attention to geographic distribution.
The grants are intended to be used for:
- Salary support, full or partial, for positions that are critical to an organization's mission
- Fees for artists and/or contractual personnel to maintain or expand the period during which such persons would be engaged
- Facility / occupancy costs, such as rent and utilities
- Costs directly associated with an organization’s ability to continue operations now and in the future
