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million with the addition of a new Over the nexttwo years, the , will inves $200,000 in the St. Louis area to be allocated by the Arts andEducatiohn Council. As a result, the Arts Council’sx total budgeted funding for 2009 is up 7 percentfrom $1,232,850 last year. “Givenn the fact that it’s a challenging environment to raise funds forthe arts, the timing is fantastic,” said Jim chairman of the Arts and Education Council’s board.
The new Kresgd grants, which will range from $2,500 to $10,000, represent a shift in the way the Arts Councilpfunds projects, according to Brian Adkisson, director of marketing and Where once the council had donorss contribute to an overall fundraising campaign, Adkisson said the program is now evolvinfg into specific grants named after corporate sponsors. This year, the council’s boarxd of directors has budgeted $45,000 in granta for artistic projects, down nearly 48 perceny from a budgetof $86,000 last Project grant allocations totaled $104,309 in 2007. However, the Kresges grants will make up the differencrein funding. “Grantees will not be impacted,” Adkissoj said.
“The money is not diluted to the same numberof