The Action Plan

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Objective 1Increase equitable funding and support for culture, especially in historically underserved communities Objective 2Cultivate inclusive practices in the cultural sector Objective 3Strengthen connections between the cultural sector and government
Strategy ACreate opportunities for dialogue and partnership between the City and cultural organizations to address the needs of diverse communitiesActions
Strategy BInclude arts and culture in the City’s neighborhood and resiliency planningActions
Strategy CLeverage Cultural Affairs' support to open new pathways to other public funding and resourcesActions
Action 1Launched the first-ever MFTA Citywide Tour, distributing free art and office supplies throughout the five boroughs, targeting areas that might have a harder time accessing transportation to MFTA's warehouse in Long Island City.
Fiscal Year: 2022
Occurrence: Ongoing
Action 2Materials for the Arts offered high end and casual clothing donated by the film, media and entertainment industry to the Administration for Children's Services (ACS), asylum seekers in NYC, and children and families in shelters.
Fiscal Year: 2022
Occurrence: Ongoing
Action 3Materials for the Arts partnered with the DOE's Office of Sustainability to collect items no longer needed at schools, to prevent them from going into landfill, and offered the items to others schools in need.
Fiscal Year: 2022
Occurrence: Ongoing
Action 4Materials for the Arts offered additional free field trips to Title I schools in the 5 boroughs to promote Creative Reuse and environmental sustainability to NYC DOE schools.
Fiscal Year: 2022
Occurrence: Ongoing
Action 5In support of the City's larger pandemic response, arranged special donations of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), as well as household and arts supplies for city agencies such as DOE's Regional Enrichment Centers, NYC Parks and Recreation, Health + Hospitals, Administration of Children Services, and Department of Homeless Services.
Fiscal Year: 2021
Occurrence: Ongoing
Action 6While the warehouse was closed to the public due to the pandemic, MFTA continued to provide limited access to MFTA donated materials through newly created services such as "Curbside Pickup" and "Personal Shopper."
Fiscal Year: 2021
Occurrence: Ongoing
Action 7Continued the Mayor's Grant for Cultural Impact, which awarded $500,000 to ten new and expanded partnerships between cultural organizations and municipal agencies designed to use arts and culture to reach underserved and vulnerable New Yorkers.
Fiscal Year: 2020 | $500K
Occurrence: One-time
Action 8Partnered with American for the Arts and SMU DataArts to survey and analyze the impact of COVID-19 on the City's nonprofit cultural sector. Results from this survey will help inform relief and advocacy efforts for New York City’s diverse cultural sector.
Fiscal Year: 2020
Occurrence: One-time
Action 9Co-hosted, with the Department of Education, a training workshop introducing organizations to the process of contracting with public schools to deliver cultural services.
Fiscal Year: 2019
Occurrence: One-time
Action 10Expanded the Mayor's Grant for Cultural Impact, which awarded $500,000 to ten new and expanded partnerships between cultural organizations and municipal agencies designed to use arts and culture to reach underserved and vulnerable New Yorkers.  
Fiscal Year: 2019 | $500K
Occurrence: One-time
Action 11Arranged the first-ever, offsite materials distribution event for Staten Island schools, by which DCLA's Material for the Arts program delivered two tons of free art materials and school supplies to over 30 public schools in Staten Island’s District #31 to better serve students in the outermost boroughs.
Fiscal Year: 2019
Occurrence: One-time
Action 12Facilitated NYC's submissions to the National Endowment for the Art's annual Our Town grant program, to encourage cultural organizations to compete for available federal funding to support local creative placemaking.
Fiscal Year: 2018
Occurrence: Ongoing
Action 13Launched the Mayor's Grant for Cultural Impact, which awarded $350,000 to seven innovative partnerships between cultural organizations and municipal agencies designed to use arts and culture to reach underserved and vulnerable New Yorkers.
Fiscal Year: 2018 | $350K
Occurrence: One-time
Strategy DUse existing communication channels to promote nonprofit and for profit cultural offeringsActions
Strategy EHelp artists and cultural organizations navigate government rules, regulations, and permitting for working in public spaces
Objective 4Address the affordability crisis for the cultural community Objective 5Provide high quality arts education for all New York City public school students

Glossary

Cultural Institutions Group (CIG)

A 34-member group of cultural organizations located on City-owned property and receiving significant capital and operating support from the City.

Cultural Development Fund (CDF)

The Department of Cultural Affairs’ annual grant-making process for New York City's nonprofit arts and cultural organizations.

Fiscal Year (FY)

The New York City budget cycle starts on July 1 of a given year and ends on June 30 of the following year.

One-time

An action that occurred in the stated fiscal year.

Multi-year

An action that was initiated in the stated fiscal year and repeats for a finite number of years.

Ongoing

An action that was initiated in the stated fiscal year and occurs annually without a defined end date.

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