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Jobs Bond Creates Cultural Facilities Accessibility Grants Program

The jobs bond approved by voters last November will soon be creating jobs across the state. Early this spring the Maine Arts Commission will be distributing nearly $175,000 to professional, freestanding Maine arts organizations as part of a special one-time grant program.

“I think this is exactly what many people had in mind when they voted for this,” said Alden C. Wilson, director of the Maine Arts Commission. “Our agency worked diligently with our colleagues at the Maine Cultural Affairs Council to find the best use for the funds. We hope the grants will be used for bricks and mortar and/or technology renovations that cultural facilities might normally have a difficult time funding themselves, but are very much needed.”

The funds have been made available as part of the Jobs for a Healthy Maine Bond. The bond was developed to stimulate economic growth and create jobs through investments in the Maine economy, including funds to the New Century Community Program for capital improvements to cultural resources.

The grant guidelines can be viewed here at MaineArts.com.