Subject:
Title
Approval, Re: Tourist Development Council FY 2023-24 Cultural Support Grant Program recommendations.
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Fiscal Impact:
FY 2023-24: $530,000, Cultural Fund 1446/293020. Note: this is higher than the previously approved Board authorized budget allocation of $400,000, but there is funding available in the Cultural Fund.
Dept/Office:
Tourism Development Office
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested the Board of County Commissioners approve the Tourist Development Council's recommendation to approve funding for the following FY 2023-24 Cultural Support Grant Program applications listed:
* Titusville Playhouse - $25,000
* Space Coast Symphony Orchestra - $ 20,000
* Melbourne Art Festival - $15,000
* Melbourne Main Street - $25,000
* Space Coast Pride - $15,000
* Historic Cocoa Village Main Street - $25,000
* Cape Canaveral Lighthouse - $25,000
* Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. - $25,000
* Space Coast Art Festival - $15,000
* Brevard Symphony Orchestra - $25,000
* Surfside Playhouse - $15,000
* The Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse - $25,000
* Green Gables - $15,000
* American Police Hall of Fame - $25,000
* Museum of Dinosaurs & Ancient Cultures - $25,000
* U.S. Space Walk of Fame Foundation - $25,000
* Native Heritage Gathering, Inc. - $20,000
* Valiant Air Command, Inc. - $25,000
* Melbourne Municipal Band Association - $15,000
* City of Palm Bay - $20,000
* Florida Surf Museum - $20,000
* Field Manor Foundation, Inc. - $15,000
* Cocoa Beach Main Street - $25,000
* Brevard Regional Arts Groups, Inc. - $25,000
* The Harry T & Harriette V. Moore Cultural Complex, Inc. - $20,000
Further, based on the facts specified for each grant, by approving this agenda item, the Board will make the legislative findings the Tourist Development Tax funds are authorized for cultural grants pursuant to section 125.0104(5)(a)3, Florida Statutes, and Section 102-119(3)d, of the Brevard County Code of Ordinances. Each of the tourist oriente...
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