Council adds review group for 175 arts grant applications

Fresno City Council approved creating ARC Group F to help review and score 175 applications for the Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Cycle Three grants. The advisory group will have no more than five Application Review Committee members, with alternates as needed, and will dissolve after final grant recommendations are approved. The council also corrected an omitted word in the grant guidelines so references to organizations or individuals in application materials will not be redacted. The council approved both actions on Nov. 5, 2026, on consent, with six ayes and one absence; Tyler Maxwell was absent.

Actions pertaining to the expanded access to arts and culture grant program (cycle three): 1. RESOLUTION - Amending Resolution 2026-143 adopting the Measure P Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant Guidelines to correct an inadvertent omission 2. RESOLUTION - Creating the Ad-hoc Cultural Arts Grant Application Review Committee to be Known as “ARC Group F”

Nov 5, 2026ID 26-1429: Actions pertaining to the expanded access to arts and culture grant program (cycle three): 1. RESOLUTION - Amending Resolution 2026-143 adopting the Measure P Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant Guidelines to correct an inadvertent omission 2. RESOLUTION - Creating the Ad-hoc Cultural Arts Grant Application Review Committee to be Known as “ARC Group F”Source documentPDF 1PDF 2PDF 3