Cultural organizations and arts projects in 15 Iowa communities received a boost today (Tuesday), with $124,727 awarded in Cultural Trust Stability and Art Project grants from the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. Among the communities awarded grant funds was Council Bluffs and Greenfield.

The Greenfield, Adair County Historical Society, Inc. was awarded $2,500 for Strategic Planning, so that The Adair County Historical Society will train its staff and board in developing new strategic and fundraising plans.

And, the City of Council Bluffs received $10,000 for The Council Bluffs Guild of the Omaha Symphony’s “Mission Imagination in Space,” an interactive music education program that introduces area youth to the orchestra through an engaging concert experience.

Cultural Trust Stability grants help non-profit arts and cultural organizations achieve fiscal stability through strategic planning and management, while Art Project grants create vitality in the arts and support job creation, arts learning and rural arts access. Administered by the Iowa Arts Council, Cultural Trust Stability grants are funded through the Iowa Cultural Trust, and Art Project grants are funded through the Iowa Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Iowa Arts Council is a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs.

More information is available at www.iowaculture.gov or by calling the Iowa Arts Council at 515-281-5111.