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<span lang="en-US" style="text-indent: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-weight: bold; font-family: Garamond, Georgia, serif;">Cassandra E. Osterloh</span><span lang="en-US" style="text-indent: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-weight: bold; font-family: Garamond, Georgia, serif;">,</span><span lang="en-US" style="text-indent: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-weight: bold; font-family: Candara, Optima, sans-serif;">
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 12, 2022 12:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Osterloh, Cassandra, DCA <Cassandra.Osterloh@dca.nm.gov><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Guinnee, Eli, DCA <Eli.Guinnee@dca.nm.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> New Mexico Arts & The Military Mini Grants Available.</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Hello Cassandra,</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">As mentioned in an earlier email, New Mexico Arts has a new funding opportunity to support Arts Engagement for Veteran and Military connected audiences.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I am including the DCA press release, along with social media post and a pdf of the guidelines.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I hope some of this information could be shared with Tribal Library contracts (and anyone else who may be interested).</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Let me know if you have any questions. </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Thank you!</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Kevin</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">DCA Press Release Link</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><a href="https://media.newmexicoculture.org/release/1485/new-mexico-arts-announces-mini-grants-fo">https://media.newmexicoculture.org/release/1485/new-mexico-arts-announces-mini-grants-fo</a></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">DCA Press Release</p>
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<span style="font-size:17.5pt; font-family:Oswald; color:#9E3106">New Mexico Arts announces mini-grants for veteran and military service arts projects</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt; background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222"><br>
December 12, 2022</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt; background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222">MEDIA CONTACT</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222"><br>
Brandon Brown<br>
505-412-3559<br>
<a href="mailto:brandon.brown@state.nm.us"><span style="color:#0000B2">brandon.brown@state.nm.us</span></a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt; background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222">Santa Fe, NM</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222"> – New Mexico
Arts (NMA), the state’s arts agency, announces a funding opportunity for arts organizations and veteran-focused organizations to create or expand opportunities for veterans and active-duty service members to engage with the arts. NMA is offering $2,000 mini
grants with a short application process that does not require matching funding in this first-year pilot program. </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt; background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222">“The Arts and the Military Initiative is rooted in NMA’s mission to ensure the arts are central to the lives of
New Mexicans,” said Michelle Laflamme-Childs, executive director of NMA. “We invite arts and culture organizations from across the state to look at how these mini grants might support expanding their existing programming to include this important constituency.
In addition, we encourage more traditional veteran-serving organizations to consider how the arts might be integrated into their programs.”</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt; background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222">Proposed projects should serve military and veteran audiences, including active-duty service members, reservists,
National Guard members, veterans, their families and caregivers, and others. Projects could fall into three categories:<br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt; background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222">Learning-based arts projects</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222">, including
classes and workshops, held both in-person and online. </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt; background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222">Audience-based arts projects</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222">, including
performances, exhibitions, and festivals, held in-person or online.<br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt; background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222">Capacity-building projects</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222">,<b> </b>including
professional development opportunities, consultant services, program research, development, and evaluation expenses. </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt; background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222">Eligible applicants should be Federal 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organizations, units of government, schools, colleges,
universities, and Indian tribal government entities. Organizations receiving New Mexico Arts funding in other grant programs can also apply for this Arts and the Military grant opportunity. <b>The deadline to apply for the grants is January 13, 2023, at 5
p.m. MST.</b> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt; background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222">New Mexico has 141,558 veterans residing in the state with military retirees in all 33 counties. 8.8% of the adults
in the state are veterans, a higher percentage than neighboring states and the 12th largest veteran-to-adult population in the United States. </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt; background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222">Interested parties can find the application and guidelines for these Arts and the Military mini grants at </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222"><a href="https://www.nmarts.org/nma-military/"><b><span style="color:#0000B2; text-decoration:none">https://www.nmarts.org/nma-military/</span></b></a><b>.</b> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt; background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222">For more information, contact Arts and the Military Program Coordinator, Kevin Lenkner, 505-412-5791 or email <a href="mailto:kevin.lenkner@dca.nm.gov"><span style="color:#0000B2">kevin.lenkner@dca.nm.gov</span></a>. </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt; background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222"> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt; background:white"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222">About New Mexico Arts </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222"> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt; background:white"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222">New Mexico Arts is the state arts agency and a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs. New Mexico Arts
administers the state’s One Percent for Public Art program, awards grants to nonprofit organizations for arts and cultural programs in their communities across the state, and provides technical assistance and educational opportunities for organizations, artists,
and arts educators throughout New Mexico</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Lato",sans-serif; color:#222222">.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Kevin A. Lenkner </p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Program Coordinator - <i>Poetry Out Loud, New Mexico Arts & the Military</i></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Grants Administration & Arts Education Liasion</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Office: (505) 412-5791 </p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">PLEASE NOTE: New Email Address
<a href="mailto:kevin.lenkner@dca.nm.gov"><span style="color:blue">kevin.lenkner@dca.nm.gov</span></a>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">New Mexico Arts | Department of Cultural Affairs</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">407 Galisteo Street, Suite 270 |Santa Fe, NM 87501</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.nmarts.org/"><span style="color:blue">www.nmarts.org</span></a>
<a href="http://www.newmexicoculture.org/"><span style="color:blue">www.newmexicoculture.org</span></a></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt">“Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.
</span></i><span style="font-size:16.0pt">– Carl Sandburg</span></p>
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