LA County Board

8. 2026-27 Organizational Grant Program Grant Awards for Cultural Services Recommendation: Approve grants to 266 nonprofit arts organizations at a cost of $5,059,000 for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Organizational Grant Program (OGP). Find that the expenditure of said funds is necessary to meet the social needs of the County and the programs funded thereby will serve a public purpose. Instruct the Director of Arts and Culture to prepare, sign and execute grant agreements and approve expenditures necessary to implement the 2026-27 OGP. Authorize the Director to reallocate forfeited grant awards, not to exceed $100,000 in aggregate, to existing Board-approved grantee organizations and instruct the Director to amend these grant agreements accordingly. Find that the proposed actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Arts and Culture) APPROVE (26-4109)