A Los Angeles concert series for veterans and a Vermont exhibition showcasing visual artists with disabilities are among the projects that will benefit from $1.53 million from the National Endowment for the Arts, the endowment's chairman, Rocco Landesman, announced on Tuesday.
Called Challenge America Fast-Track grants, the money will be awarded to 153 organizations in 41 states, Washington and the United States Virgin Islands. The financing primarily supports projects that reach people whose access to the arts is limited by geography, ethnicity, economics or disability.
The projects include festivals, exhibitions, performances, public murals and sculptures, each of which receives $10,000. The endowment encourages applications from organizations with operating budgets of less than $50,000 and those that have not previously applied for public funds.
