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FY22 GRANT AWARDS

FY22 Cares Act Grantees
Artist NameArtist CityGrant Total
Amanda SkenandoreLas Vegas$3,000.00
Ann O'LearCarson City$3,000.00
Bonnie Kelso$3,000.00
Bonnie KelsoBoulder City$3,000.00
Carol Foldvary-AndersonReno$3,000.00
Carol Foldvary-AndersonReno$3,000.00
Carolyn DufurrenaWinnemucca$3,000.00
Chase McCurdyLas Vegas$3,000.00
Chase McCurdyLas Vegas$3,000.00
Cody DeeganFallon$3,000.00
Deborah A. LambinCarson City$3,000.00
Deborah LambinCarson City$3,000.00
Diane HandzelStagecoach$3,000.00
Eugene ShapiroHenderson$3,000.00
Gailmarie PahmeierReno$3,000.00
Ginger Land-van BuurenLas Vegas$3,000.00
Ginger Land-van BuurenLas Vegas$3,000.00
Harold AkyeampongNorth Las Vegas$3,000.00
Heidi LeavittAlamo$3,000.00
Jacci TurnerReno$3,000.00
Jacci TurnerReno$3,000.00
Jack TaylorFernley$3,000.00
Jana WardLongandale$3,000.00
Jennifer MessinaEly$3,000.00
Joan RobinsonLas Vegas$3,000.00
Joylynn RossLas Vegas$3,000.00
Julie Lozada OcampoCarson City$3,000.00
Julie Lozada OcampoCarson City$3,000.00
Kathleen BrooksLas Vegas$3,000.00
Kathleen BrooksLas Vegas$3,000.00
Martin DavidReno$3,000.00
Mary BennettReno$3,000.00
Mary BennettReno$3,000.00
Mary PerezOverton$3,000.00
Nazanin ArastoozadehReno$3,000.00
Nazanin ArastoozadehReno$3,000.00
Rieko ShimboReno$3,000.00
Suzanne Morgan WilliamsReno$3,000.00
Sylvia RobertsonHenderson$3,000.00
Tina DrakulichReno$3,000.00
Vogue RobinsonNorth Las Vegas$3,000.00
Zoe BrayReno$3,000.00
FY22 Project Grant for Organizations
Organization NameOrganization CityGrant Award
Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education, OBO University of Nevada Las Vegas, Marjorie Barrick Museum of ArtLas Vegas$5,000.00
Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education, OBO University of Nevada, Reno, Department of MusicReno$5,000.00
Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education, OBO University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Theatre & DanceReno$5,000.00
Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education, OBO University of Nevada, Reno, The Lilley Museum of ArtReno$5,000.00
Carson Valley Community TheatreMinden$5,000.00
Carson Valley Pops OrchestraMinden$3,000.00
Carson Valley Quilt GuildMinden$5,000.00
City of HendersonHenderson$5,000.00
City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural AffairsLas Vegas$5,000.00
Cultural Arts Foundation of Douglas CountyGardnerville$5,000.00
Dam Short Film SocietyBoulder City$5,000.00
David J Drakulich Art FoundationReno$5,000.00
DISCOVERY Children's MuseumLas Vegas$5,000.00
Henderson Symphony OrchestraHenderson$5,000.00
Kizuna Japanese SocietyHenderson$5,000.00
KWNK Reno Community RadioReno$5,000.00
Lake Tahoe Classic Guitar Society dba Sierra Nevada GuitarIncline Village$5,000.00
Love Outreach IncLas Vegas$5,000.00
Making Music Matter FoundationLas Vegas$5,000.00
Nevada Gay Men's ChorusReno$5,000.00
Nevada HumanitiesReno$5,000.00
Nevada Indian CommissionCarson City$5,000.00
Northern Nevada Arts CouncilWinnemucca$5,000.00
Northern Nevada Rural Concert InitiativeReno$5,000.00
Poetry Promise Inc.Las Vegas$5,000.00
Positively ArtsLas Vegas$5,000.00
Project REALLas Vegas$5,000.00
Proscenium Players, Inc.Carson City$5,000.00
Red Rock Pastel Society of NevadaLas Vegas$2,500.00
Sierra Association of Foster FamiliesReno$5,000.00
Sierra Nevada CollegeIncline Village$5,000.00
Through A Child's Eyes FoundationYerington$5,000.00
Tintabulations Handbell EnsembleReno$2,325.00
Virtual ArtsHenderson$5,000.00
FY22 Folklife Artist Grant
Artist NameArtist CityGrant Total
Vanessa MacielLas Vegas$1,500.00
FY22 Folklife Community Grant
Organization NameOrganization CityGrant Total
Comparsa Fiesta MorelenseLas Vegas$1,500.00
Latino Arte and CultureReno$1,500.00
FY22 Arts Learning Project
Organization NameOrganization CityGrant Total
Ants in the Pants ProductionsLas Vegas$3,500.00
Bruka Theatre of the SierraReno$3,500.00
Carson City Symphony AssociationCarson City$3,500.00
Carson Valley Arts CouncilMinden$2,100.00
City of HendersonHenderson$3,500.00
City of the World, Inc.Las Vegas$3,500.00
Desert Quilters of NevadaLas Vegas$3,500.00
DISCOVERY Children's MuseumLas Vegas$3,500.00
Doral Academy of NevadaLas Vegas$3,500.00
Friends of the Las Vegas Youth OrchestraLas Vegas$3,500.00
Get in the Act! Arts in ActionStagecoach$3,500.00
Gilbert AcademyNorth Las Vegas$2,047.34
Heroes & HeartsLas Vegas$3,500.00
High Sierra Swing Dance ClubCarson City$3,500.00
KO Knudson Middle SchoolLas Vegas$3,500.00
Lahontan Audubon SocietyReno$3,500.00
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare FestivalIncline Village$3,500.00
Las Vegas Natural History MuseumLas Vegas$3,500.00
Las Vegas Tap Fest, DBA Sound Steps Rhythm Dance CompanyLas Vegas$3,500.00
McDermitt Combined SchoolsMcDermitt$3,500.00
Music With ConfidenceSparks$3,500.00
Nevada HumanitiesReno$3,500.00
Nevada Woodchucks, Inc.Reno$3,500.00
Northern Nevada Arts CouncilWinnemucca$3,500.00
Opera Las VegasLas Vegas$3,500.00
Pioneer Center for the Performing ArtsReno$3,500.00
Positively ArtsLas Vegas$3,500.00
Renewable AmbassadorLas Vegas$3,500.00
Reno Little TheaterReno$3,500.00
Reno Philharmonic AssociationReno$3,500.00
Roman Catholic Bishop of Las Vegas, DBA Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic SchoolLas Vegas$3,500.00
Sage Ridge SchoolReno$3,500.00
Sierra Nevada Orff Schulwerk ChapterSparks$1,049.00
Sweet Adelines International, DBA High Desert Harmony ChorusReno$3,500.00
Tahoe Chamber Music SocietyReno$3,500.00
The Orchestra and Community Choral Artists of the Tahoe Area (Toccata) Incline Village$3,500.00
The Smith Center for the Performing ArtsLas Vegas$3,500.00
TheatreWorks of Northern NevadaReno$3,500.00
Transitioning boys Into MENLas Vegas$3,500.00
Virgin Valley Artists AssociationMesquite$3,500.00
Wild Horse ProductionsCarson City$3,500.00
FY22 Arts Learning Express
Teaching Artist/Organization NameArtist/Organization CityGrant Total
Bonnie KelsoLas Vegas$1,500.00
Bonnie KelsoLas Vegas$1,500.00
Carol Foldvary-AndersonReno$750.00
Carol Foldvary-AndersonReno$1,500.00
Deborah M. CoronaGardnerville$1,500.00
Eugene ShapiroHenderson$1,500.00
Jason NiousLas Vegas$1,500.00
Mark VollmerSparks$1,500.00
Sherry RosenthalLas Vegas$1,500.00
Sherry RosenthalLas Vegas$750.00
Suzanne Morgan WilliamsReno$1,500.00
Vegas City OperaLas Vegas$1,500.00
Vegas City OperaLas Vegas$1,500.00
Zoe BrayReno$1,500.00
FY22 Operating Support Grantees
Organization NameOrganization CityGrant Total
A Public Fit CorporationLas Vegas$3,500.00
A.V.A. Ballet TheatreReno$16,000.00
ArtownReno$23,500.00
ArtownReno$25,000.00
Arts for All NevadaReno$13,350.00
Brewery Arts CenterCarson City$18,600.00
Brüka Theatre Of The SierraReno$6,000.00
Burlesque Hall of Fame, IncLas Vegas$10,500.00
Capital City Arts InitiativeCarson City$4,000.00
Carson City Symphony Association, Inc.Carson City$3,500.00
Carson Valley Arts CouncilMinden$8,000.00
Churchill Arts CouncilFallon$13,650.00
Classical TahoeIncline Village$18,000.00
Foundation To Assist Young Musicians (FAYM)Las Vegas$4,500.00
Friends of the Las Vegas Youth OrchestrasLas Vegas$8,000.00
Get in the Act! Arts in ActionDayton$3,500.00
Good Luck Macbeth Theatre CompanyReno$3,500.00
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare FestivalIncline Village$25,000.00
Las Vegas PhilharmonicLas Vegas$25,000.00
Left of Center Art GalleryNorth Las Vegas$3,500.00
Mile High Jazz Band Assoc.Carson City$3,500.00
Neon Museum  Las Vegas$25,000.00
Nevada Ballet TheaterLas Vegas$25,000.00
Nevada Ballet TheaterLas Vegas$22,250.00
Nevada Museum of ArtReno$20,000.00
Nevada School of the ArtsLas Vegas$12,000.00
Note-Able Music Therapy ServicesReno$15,000.00
NV Woodchucks Inc.Reno$3,500.00
Opera Las VegasLas Vegas$7,000.00
Orgonym DBA ARTECHReno$3,000.00
Reno Chamber OrchestraReno$12,000.00
Reno Jazz OrchestraReno$8,900.00
Reno Little TheaterReno$13,950.00
Reno Philharmonic AssociationReno$22,500.00
Reno Pops OrchestraReno$4,000.00
Sierra Arts FoundationReno$16,568.07
Sierra Nevada BalletReno$8,700.00
Sierra School of Performing ArtsSparks$7,000.00
Signature ProductionsLas Vegas$10,500.00
Sin City Opera DBA Vegas City OperaLas Vegas$4,600.00
Southern Nevada Musical Arts SocietyLas Vegas$3,500.00
St. Mary's Art CenterVirginia City$7,000.00
The Dr. Shirley Linzy Young Artists Orchestra of Las VegasHenderson$8,800.00
The GeneratorSparks$9,000.00
The Holland ProjectReno$12,000.00
The Orchestra and Community Choral Artists of the Tahoe AreaIncline Village$6,000.00
The Reno Dance CompanySparks$9,000.00
The Smith Center For The Performing ArtsLas Vegas$23,000.00
The Smith Center For The Performing ArtsLas Vegas$25,000.00
Virgin Valley Artists AssociationMesquite$3,500.00
Western Folklife CenterElko$22,500.00
Wild Horse ProductionsCarson City$4,000.00
FY22 Folk Arts Fellowship
Artist NameArtist CityAward Total
Harold Daniel Akyeampong North Las Vegas$5,000.00
FY22 Artist Fellowship Program - Performing Arts
Artist NameArtist CityAward Total
Annamaria Cavallone Reno$5,000.00
Jacqueline StraughanLas Vegas$5,000.00
Keith ThompsonLas Vegas$5,000.00
Pierce EmataLas Vegas$5,000.00
Raja RahmanLas Vegas$5,000.00
FY22 Artist Fellowship Program - Literary Arts
Artist Name Artist CityAward Total
Ben RogersReno$5,000.00
Brittany BronsonLas Vegas$5,000.00
Heather Lang-CasseraLas Vegas$5,000.00
Josh WebsterPahrump$5,000.00
Justin EvansWest Wendover$5,000.00