The city's Live Music Fund grant program showed a significant improvement in compliance among recipients, with nearly all meeting reporting requirements in fiscal year 2024. Of 136 grants awarded, 135 recipients signed agreements, with over 60 percent receiving a second payment. Changes were made to address issues from the pilot year, including a shift to more flexible funding criteria. The program, funded by hotel occupancy tax revenue, aims to assist local musicians and had struggled previously with compliance due to various factors like an inadequate online portal and recipients' lack of experience.
City staff reported that almost all recipients of the Live Music Fund grant program are now in compliance, a significant improvement from the previous pilot year.
In fiscal year 2024, of 136 awarded grants, 135 recipients signed agreements and nearly 60 percent received a second payment, showing enhanced compliance.
The Live Music Fund Event Program aims to support local musicians using hotel occupancy tax revenue, shifting from rigid project requirements to flexible funding.
Previous compliance issues included problems with an online portal, grant inexperience among recipients, and personal or logistical challenges that hindered reporting.
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