The Cultural Coalition has partnered with the City of Norwich to manage and administer municipal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds allocated for arts & culture through grant programs and special projects.

This program is the second round of Norwich arts & culture grants funded with $500,000 allocated from the City of Norwich American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). These funds are intended to support investments that help our local economy continue to address Covid-19 impact and recovery.

Round 1-Norwich ARPA Grants for Arts & Culture-12 grants totaling $97,159 (awarded Summer 2022)
Round 2-Norwich ARPA Grants for Arts & Culture-11 grants totaling $61,000 (awarded Spring 2023)
Norwich IMPACT Grants-7 grants totaling $125,000 (awarded Spring 2023)

Norwich ARPA Grants for Arts & Culture Grantees
(awards of $1,000 to $10,000 for individual applicants)

Grantee Name/DBA	Category	Use of Funds Description	Grant   Amount
Lavanya Shubhakar	Individual Artist or Teacher	Multi-panel, multicultural, permanent public art installed at Otis Library	$10,000
Small Potatoes LLC	For Profit Creative Business	Business expansion	$10,000
Norwich Camera Company, LLC	For Profit Creative Business	Business expansion & equipment	$7,500
By Faith, Faith Satterfield	Individual Artist or Teacher	Two-part, large mural at Youth, Family & Recreation Services Building at 75 Mohegan Road	$5,000
Norwich Free Academy/Slater Memorial	Nonprofit	Additional community engagement activities and catalog for The Great Americans exhibit	$5,000
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church	Nonprofit	45th Greek Food Festival of Norwich	$5,000
Divine Providence, Polish National Catholic Church/Taste of Poland	Nonprofit	Taste of Poland event	$5,000
Craftsman Cliff Roasters	For Profit Creative Business	Commissioning of local artist for history-related design of Chocolate Bars Packaging Design & Distribution	$5,000
Eudora Poe/Clouded Boutique	Individual Artist or Teacher	Holiday Creative Workshops celebrating different cultures	$5,000
James Hodge	Individual Artist or Teacher	Community dance and art classes	$2,500
Suzanne Boada	Individual Artist or Teacher	Laptop /Equipment for business expansion	$1,000

Norwich IMPACT Grantees
(awards of $10,000 to $25,000 for collaborative, multi-partner applicants – at least 3 entities)

Grantee Name/DBA and Collaborators	Category	Use of Funds Description	Grant   Amount
Sankofa Education and Leadership, Inc. DBA: Public Art For Racial Justice Education Collaborators: NAACP Robertsine Duncan Youth Council, Artist Samson Tonton with coordination from Norwich Public Works, Norwich Fire Dept – Greeneville and Norwich Police Department	Nonprofit	Greeneville Playground and the Storm Drains on Central Avenue the Storm Drains on Central Avenue the Storm Drains on Central Avenue.	$20,000
Artreach, Inc. Collaborators: Videography Frank Colmenares and Director Sideeq Heard	Nonprofit	The Waiting Room	$10,000
Reliance Health, Inc. Collaborators: Artist Candice Flewhardy and Norwich Historical Society	Nonprofit	Mural on Cliff Street	$20,000
Best Production Company, Inc. DBA: Chestnut Street Playhouse   Collaborators: Hispanic Alliance and Theater Director Karli Swanson	Nonprofit	Bilingual theater program with Hispanic Alliance	$25,000
Norwich Events Organization Inc.   Collaborators: Norwich Community Development Corporation, Norwich Historical Society, Strange Brew Pub and These Guys Brewing	Nonprofit	Downtown After Dark and First Fridays	$10,000
Damm Creative. LLC/Rose Arts Festival Collaborators: Graphic Artist Davon Gomez and Cherie Ruffo, Chrysalis Environmental Services, LLC	For Profit Creative Business	Rose Arts Festival	$25,000
Norwich Historical Society, Inc. Collaborators: Leffingwell House Museum and Slater Memorial Museum of NFA	Nonprofit	Marketing Resource Sharing	$15,000