Fiscal Year 2010 Grants listed by County

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Fiscal Year 2010 Grants listed by County*

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Adams

Catina K. Bernard - Natchez - Artist Minigrant - $500

Marina Carthwright Cavette - Natchez - Artist Minigrant - $500

Loraine C. Griffin - Natchez - Artist Minigrant - $500

Brad Harris - Natchez - Artist Minigrant - $500

John Harter - Natchez - Artist Minigrant - $500

Leon Hollins - Natchez - Artist Minigrant - $500

Mark LaFrancis - Natchez - Artist Minigrant - $409

J. R. Salongo Lee - Natchez - Artist Minigrant - $500
McLaurin Elementary School - Natchez - Minigrant - $950

Natchez Little Theatre - Natchez - Operating Grant - $21,750

Natchez Opera Festival - Natchez - Operating Grant - $12,450

Owen Shugard - Natchez - Artist Minigrant - $500

Alcorn

Corinth Theatre-Arts - Corinth - Operating Grant - $20,750

Amite

Liberty Elementary School - Liberty - Minigrant - $950

Bolivar

Delta State University - Cleveland - Project Grant - $4,750

Jung-Won Shin - Cleveland - Artist Minigrant - $500

Calhoun

Jesse Yancy Memorial Library - Bruce - Minigrant - $800

Carroll

Carroll Co Board of Supervisors - Carrollton - Project Grant - $4,250

Claiborne

Miss. Cultural Crossroads - Port Gibson - Operating Grant - $21,750 Port Gibson Main Street - Port Gibson - Project Grant - $4,750 Theatre Plus, Inc. - Port Gibson - Project Grant - $4,250

Clarke

Quitman Lower Elem. - Quitman - Whole Schools Init. - $13,050
Quitman Upper Elem. - Quitman - Arts in the Classroom - $3,000

Clay

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority - West Point - Minigrant - $280

Bessie Johnson - West Point - Artist Minigrant - $500.00

Project Homestead Clay Co. - West Point - Project Grant - $4,750

Coahoma

Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm - Clarksdale - Artist Roster
Coahoma Community College - Clarksdale - Project Grant - $4,750
Delta Blues Museum - Clarksdale - Operating Grant - $21,750
George Oliver Elementary - Clarksdale - Minigrant - $950.00

James "Super Chikan" Johnson - Clarksdale - Artist Roster
Jonestown Elementary School - Jonestown - Minigrant - $800
Sunflower River Blues Assn - Clarksdale - Project Grant - $4,750

Copiah

Charles Jenkins - Hazlehurst - Artist Minigrant - $500
Tommy Johnson Blues Fndtn - Crystal Springs - Minigrant - $1,000

Covington

William Gale Rogers - Collins - Folk Art Apprenticeship - $2,000
Seminary Middle School - Seminary - Minigrant - $950

Desoto

Desoto Arts Council - Hernando - Operating Grant - $17,400
DeSoto Family Theatre - Southaven - Operating Grant - $19,750
First Regional Library - Hernando - Minigrant - $750
Greenbrook Elementary School - Southaven - Minigrant - $1,000
Olive Branch Arts Council - Olive Branch - Operating Grant - $7,125

Forrest

Bellescanto - Hattiesburg - Artist Roster
Martha Ginn - Hattiesburg - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Hattiesburg Arts Council - Hattiesburg - Operating Grant - $20,880
Mississippi Boychoir - Hattiesburg - Operating Grant - $15,330
Sacred Heart School - Hattiesburg - Whole Schools Initit. - $8,054
Theresa Sanchez - Hattiesburg - Artist Roster
USM/Center for Oral History - Hattiesburg - Project Grant - $4,750
USM/Dept of Music - Hattiesburg - Project Grant - $4,750
USM/Dept of Theatre and Dance - Hattiesburg - $4,750
USM Symphony Orchestra - Hattiesburg - Project Grant - $4,000
William Carey University - Hattiesburg - Project Grant - $4,250

Sory S. Yager - Hattiesburg - Artist Minigrant - $500

Franklin

Franklin County Lower Elementary - Meadville - Minigrant - $488

Greene

Elizabeth Jones Library - Grenada - Minigrant - $800

Greene Co. Board of Superv. - Leakesville - Project Grant - $4,250

Elma Isalberti Orr - Grenada - Artist Minigrant - $390

Grenada

Gabriella DeLawey - Grenada - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Grenada Elementary PTA - Grenada - Minigrant - $697
Grenada Elementary School - Grenada - Minigrant - $754

Hancock

Alice Moseley Folk Art Museum - Bay St. Louis - Op. Grant -$18,750
Kathleen Calhoun - Bay St Louis - Artist Minigrant - $500

Kathryn Fitzpatrick - Bay St Louis - Artist Fellowship - $4,400

Harrison

Janis Anderson - Gulfport - Teaching Artist Roster

Mary Ott Davidson - Saucier - Artist Minigrant - $500

Gulf Coast Opera Theatre - Biloxi, - Minigrant - $1,000

Gulf Coast Symph. Orchestra - Gulfport - Operating Grant - $32,800

James Hession - Gulfport - Artist Minigrant - $500

Martha Hession - Gulfport - Artist Minigrant - $500

Philip Levin - Long Beach - Artist Roster

Sadako Yoshino Lewis - Long Beach - Artist Minigrant - $500

Lynn Meadows Discovery Ctr - Gulfport - Operating Grant - $10,875

Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art - Biloxi - Operating Grant - $25,800

Lee Renninger - Gulfport - Artist Fellowship - $4,400

Michael Richardson - Gulfport - Minigrant - $500

JoAnn Wheeler - Pass Christian - Artist Minigrant - $500

Hinds

Roy Adkins - Jackson - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Rick Anderson - Clinton - Artist Roster
Rick Anderson - Clinton - Artist Minigrant - $500
Sarah Campbell - Jackson - Artist Roster
Sarah C. Campbell - Jackson - Artist Minigrant - $500

Celtic Heritage Society - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,250
Central Miss. Blues Society - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,750
Clinton Park Elementary School - Clinton - Minigrant - $1,000
Community Fndtn of Greater Jackson - Jackson - Minigrant - $750

Crossroads Film Society - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,250
Farish Street Heritage Festival - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,250
Brent Fogt - Jackson - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
The Friends of Terry - Terry - Minigrant - $750

Front Porch Dance - Jackson - Artist Roster
Latongya Garner - Jackson - Artist Roster
Genesis and Light Center - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,350
Greater Jackson Arts Council - Jackson - Operating Grant - $21,750
Thomas Grillo - Jackson - Artist Roster
Tom Harmon - Terry - Teaching Artist Roster
H. Young Juvenile Justice Ctr - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,350
Steven Wells Hicks - Jackson - Artist Roster
Hinds Co. Sheriff's Department - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,400
Casey Elementary School - Jackson - Project Grant - $5,000
Legacy - Jackson - Artist Roster
Randy Mapes - Raymond - Artist Roster
Derrick Martin - Clinton - Artist Roster
John Maxwell - Jackson - Artist Roster
John Maxwell - Jackson - Artist Fellowship (Performing) - $4,400
John Maxwell - Jackson - Artist Fellowship (Literary) - $4,400
Lannie Spann McBride - Jackson - Artist Roster
Liliclaire McKinnon-Hicks - Jackson - Artist Minigrant - $500
McWillie Elementary PTA - Jackson - Minigrant - $800
Miss. Academy of Ancient Music - Edwards - Project Grant - $4,250
Mississippi Archaeological Assn - Jackson - Minigrant - $1,000
Mississippi Chorus - Jackson - Operating Grant - $14,662
Mississippi Community Ed. Center - Jackson - Minigrant - $1,000
Mississippi Museum of Art - Jackson - Operating Grant - $34,400
Mississippi Museum of Art - Jackson - Minigrant - $1,000
Mississippi Music Teachers Assn - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,250
Mississippi Opera Assn - Jackson - Operating Grant - $25,800
Miss. Outreach Foundation - Bolton - Minigrant - $500

Mississippi Puppetry Guild - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,750
Miss. Symphony Orchestra - Jackson - Operating Grant - $32,800
MS Families as Allies - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,550
Neighborhood Christian Ctrs - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,750
New Stage Theatre - Jackson - Operating Grant - $21,750
New Stage Theatre - Jackson - Artist Roster
Melanie Noto - Terry - Artist Minigrant - $500

Parents for Public Schools - Jackson - Project Grant - $3,750
Barbara Parks - Clinton - Artist Minigrant - $500

John Paul - Jackson - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
John Paul - Jackson - Artist Roster
Lynn Raley - Jackson - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Rhonda Richmond - Jackson - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Shawn Leopard & John Paul - Jackson - Artist Roster
St. Richard Catholic School - Jackson - Whole Schools Init.- $7,125
St. Richard Catholic School - Jackson - Model School - $5,000
Talk Dance Company - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,750
Talk Dance Company - Jackson - Minigrant - $889
Tougaloo College - Tougaloo - Project Grant - $4,750
Univ. Press of Mississippi - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,750
USA Intl. Ballet Competition - Jackson - Operating Grant - $34,400
VSA Arts of Mississippi - Jackson - Operating Grant - $19,558
VSA Arts of Mississippi - Jackson - Minigrant - $1,000
West Jackson Comm. Dev. Corp. - Jackson - Project Grant - $3,750

Holmes

Holmes County Arts Council - Lexington - Minigrant - $375

Jackson

Cherokee Elementary School - Pascagoula - Minigrant - $1,000
Kenneth William Davies - Gautier - Artist Minigrant - $500

Eastlawn Elementary School - Pascagoula - Minigrant - $1,000
Max Flandorfer - Ocean Springs - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Stacy Johnson - Ocean Springs - Artist Minigrant - $500

Larry F. Keating - Vancleave - Artist Minigrant - $500

Mary C. O'Keefe Cult. Center - Ocean Springs - Operating- $21,750
Mary C. O'Keefe Cul. Center - Ocean Springs - Minigrant - $1,000
Scott Dixon McDowell - Gautier - Artist Fellowship - $4,400

MS Gulf Coast Blues Commission - Gautier - Project Grant - $4,250
William R. Myers - Ocean Springs - Artist Minigrant - $500

Carole Marie Stuart - Ocean Springs - Minigrant - $500
Walter Anderson Museum - Ocean Springs - Op Grant - $34,400

Jasper

Jazz in the Grove - Bay Springs - Project Grant - $4,000

Jones

Jones Co. Junior College - Ellisville - Arts in the Classroom - $4,000
Jones Middle School - Laurel - Whole Schools Initiative - $8,700
Jones Middle School - Laurel - Model School Award - $5,000
Laurel High School - Laurel - Whole Schools Initiative - $7,125
Laurel Housing Authority - Laurel - Project Grant - $4,250
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art - Laurel - Operating Grant - $21,750
Mason Elementary School - Laurel - Arts in the Classroom - $4,750
Nora Davis Magnet School - Laurel - Model Schools Award - $5,000
Oak Park Elementary - Laurel - Arts in the Classroom - $4,750
Dayton Scoggins - Heidelberg - Artist Roster
Stainton Elementary - Laurel - Arts in the Classroom - $4,750

Lafayette

Ricky Burkhead - University - Artist Roster
Eric Deaton - Water Valley - Artist Roster
Della Davidson Elementary - Oxford - Minigrant - $509.00

Rebecca Moore Jernigan - University - Artist Roster
Rebecca Moore Jernigan - University - Minigrant - $500
Guelel Kumba - Oxford - Artist Roster
Oxford Ballet Association - Oxford - Project Grant - $4,000
Oxford Film Festival - Oxford - Minigrant - $1,000
Oxford Tourism Council -Oxford - Minigrant - $880

Bill Perry - Abbeville - Artist Roster
Albert Sperath - Oxford - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Paula Temple - Oxford - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Univ. of Miss./Dept of Theatre - University - Project Grant - $4,250
Kevin Waddell - Oxford - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Brooke White - Oxford - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Wiley & the Checkmates - Oxford - Artist Roster - $0
Yoknapatawpha Arts Council - Oxford - Operating Grant - $21,750

Yocona Intl Folk Festival - Oxford - Minigrant - $652

Lamar

Lamar Co. Board of Supervisors - Purvis - Project Grant - $4,250
Oak Grove Primary School - Hattiesburg - Project Grant - $4,750
Oak Grove Primary School - Hattiesburg - Model Schools - $5,000
Sumrall Elementary School - Sumrall - Minigrant - $800

Lauderdale

Central United Methodist Church - Meridian - Minigrant - $1,000

Clarkdale Attend. Center - Meridian - Whole Schools Init.- $8,700
Annie McKee - Meridian - Teaching Artist Roster
Meridian Council for the Arts - Meridian - Operating Grant - $14,025
Meridian Museum of Art - Meridian - Operating Grant - $20,750
Meridian Symphony Orchestra - Meridian - Op. Grant - $21,750
MS Alliance for Arts Education - Meridian - Op. Grant - $13,050
MS. Alliance for Arts Ed. -Meridian - Minigrant - $900

Miss. Industrial Heritage Museum - Meridian - Minigrant - $1,000
Mississippi Writers Guild - Meridian - Project Grant - $4,250
Sarah Mutziger - Meridian - Artist Roster
Poplar Springs Elementary - Meridian - Whole Schools Init - $8,700
Richelle Putnam - Meridian - Artist Roster
Richelle Putnam - Meridian - Teaching Artist Roster
Southeast Elementary School - Meridian - Minigrant - $1,000

Elliott Street - Meridian - Artist Roster

Lawrence

Newhebron Activity Club - Newhebron - Project Grant - $4,250

Lee

Boys & Girls Club of North MS - Tupelo - Project Grant - $4,250
Charles T. Smith - Tupelo - Folk Art Apprenticeship - $2,000
Create Foundation - Tupelo - Arts in the Classroom - $4,750
Gum Tree Museum of Art - Tupelo - Project Grant - $4,250
Harrisburg Cultural Center - Tupelo - Minigrant - $500

Milam Elementary School - Tupelo - Minigrant - $1,000

Pierce Street Elementary - Tupelo - Minigrant - $1,000

Saltillo Elementary - Saltillo - Whole Schools Initiative - $8,700
Tupelo Ballet - Tupelo - Project Grant - $4,250
Tupelo Community Theatre - Tupelo - Minigrant - $664

Tupelo Middle School - Tupelo - Arts in the Classroom - $4,750
Tupelo Public Schools - Tupelo - Arts in the Classroom - $4,750
Tupelo Symphony Orchestra - Tupelo - Operating Grant - $21,165

Leflore

Craig Clifford - Greenwood - Artist Minigrant - $500

Communities in Schools - Greenwood - Operating Grant - $21,750
Debbie Kupinsky - Greenwood - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Main Street Greenwood - Greenwood - Minigrant - $450

Lowndes

Columbus Arts Council - Columbus - Operating Grant - $21,750
Columbus Arts Council - Columbus - Minigrant - $450.00

Cook Elementary - Columbus - Whole Schools Initiative - $8,700
Cook Elementary School - Columbus - Minigrant - $600

Mississippi Univ. for Women - Columbus - Minigrant - $500

Joe Shelton - Columbus - Artist Minigrant - $500

Madison

Lea Barton - Flora - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Jeremy Blake - Madison - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Craftsmen's Guild of Miss. - Ridgeland - Operating Grant - $34,400
Imagination Education - Ridgeland - Artist Roster
In His Steps Ministries - Canton - Minigrant - $750
Doris Jones - Madison - Artist Minigrant - $500
Madison Avenue Elemen. - Madison - Whole Schools Init. - $8,700
Madison Crossing Elem. - Madison - Minigrant - $680

Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet - Madison - Project Grant - $4,000
St. Anthony Catholic School - Madison - Arts in Classroom - $4,000

Jamie Weems - Ridgeland - Artist Minigrant - $500

Marion

Columbia Primary School - Columbia - Minigrant - $900

Marshall

Holly Springs Tourism - Holly Springs - Project Grant - $3,800
North Miss. Hill Country Picnic - Potts Camp - Minigrant - $1,000

North MS Hill Country Picnic - Potts Camp - Project Grant - $4,250

Monroe

Aberdeen Main Street - Aberdeen - Minigrant - $1,000

Montgomery

Action Comm. & Ed. Reform - Duck Hill - Minigrant - $1,000

Montgomery County Arts Council - Winona - Project Grant - $4,250
Action Comm. & Ed. Reform - Duck Hill - Project Grant - $4,250

Neshoba

Phila-Neshoba Co. Arts Council - Philadelphia - Operating Grant - $7,125

Oktibbeha

African American Cult Society - Starkville - Project Grant - $4,250
Jackie Edwards-Henry - Mississippi State - Artist Roster
Marie-Julie M. Etua - Starkville - Artist Minigrant - $500

Golden Triangle Planning - Starkville - Project Grant - $4,250
Kevin Kelly - Starkville - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
MSU Libraries - Mississippi State - Project Grant - $4,000
Mississippi Theatre Assn - Starkville - Operating Grant - $12,450
MSU/Martin Ctr for Tech- Mississippi State - Project Grant - $4,001
Starkville Area Arts Council - Starkville - Project Grant - $4,750
Starkville Community Theatre - Starkville - Project Grant - $4,000
Starkville/MSU Symphony Assn - Starkville - Project Grant - $4,750

Panola

Batesville Elemen. School - Batesville - Minigrant - $1,000

Miss. Festival Foundation - Sardis - Minigrant - $912

Miss. Festival Foundation - Sardis - Project Grant - $4,000
Panola Playhouse - Sardis - Project Grant - $4,000

Pearl River

Lori Gordon - Carriere - Artist Minigrant - $500
Kelly Landrum-Hammell - Carriere - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Nicholson Elementary - Nicholson - Whole Schools Init. - $7,125
Shallow Creek - Picayune - Artist Roster

Pontotoc

North Pontotoc Middle - Ecru - Whole Schools Initiative - $7,400

Rankin

George Berry - Pearl - Artist Roster
George Berry - Pearl - Artist Minigrant - $500

Anne Campbell - Brandon - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Carole Cannon - Brandon - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Alan Kolodny - Pearl - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
McLaurin Attendance Center - Florence - Minigrant - $325

Wanda Monk - Pearl - Artist Minigrant - $500

Northwest Rankin Middle School - Flowood - Minigrant - $1,000

Oakdale Elementary - Brandon - Minigrant - $975

Bill Patterson - Richland - Artist Minigrant - $500

Pearl Public School District - Pearl - Minigrant - $1,000
Town of Pelahatchie - Pelahatchie - Project Grant - $4,250
Jo Ann Robinson - Pearl - Artist Roster

Scott

Morton Elementary School - Morton - Minigrant - $1,000

Sharkey

Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church - Rolling Fork - Minigrant - $250.00

Pat Walker-Fields - Rolling Fork - Artist Roster
Great Delta Bear Affair - Rolling Fork - Minigrant - $1,000

Simpson

Magee Middle School - Magee - Project Grant - $2,560
Mendenhall Elementary School - Mendenhall - Minigrant - $950

Stone

Bodine Pottery - Wiggins - Artist Roster
Bodine Pottery - Wiggins - Teaching Artist Roster
Perkinston Elementary - Perkinston - Arts in the Classroom - $4,750

Sunflower

A. W. James Elementary School - Drew - Project Grant - $1,783
B. B. King Museum Foundation - Indianola - Minigrant - $1,000

Tallahatchie

Charleston Arts Revital. Effort - Charleston - Op. Grant - $5,925
Tallahatchie Co. Ministerial Alliance - Webb - Project Grant - $4,400

Tate

Cristen Craven Barnard - Senatobia - Artist Roster

Senatobia Elementary School - Senatobia - Minigrant - $950

Sycamore Arts Council - Senatobia - Minigrant - $507

Tishomingo

Iuka Heritage Committee - Iuka - Minigrant - $250
Lisa M. Lambert - Dennis - Artist Minigrant - $500

Lisa Lambert & the Pine Ridge Boys - Dennis - Artist Roster

Union

City of New Albany - New Albany - Project Grant - $4,450
Main Street Association - New Albany - Project Grant - $4,250
Union Co. Historical Society - New Albany - Project Grant - $4,750

Warren

Janet Akers - Vicksburg - Artist Minigrant - $500

American Guild of Organists - Vicksburg - Project Grant - $4,250
Miss. Music Educators Assn - Edwards - Project Grant - $4,750
Southern Cultural Heritage - Vicksburg - Operating Grant - $21,750
Vicksburg/Warren Co Chamber - Vicksburg - Project Grant - $2,975

Washington

Elizabeth Barenis - Greenville - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Delta Center Stage - Greenville - Operating Grant - $19,750
Delta Children's Museum - Greenville - Project Grant - $4,750
Delta Symphony Association - Greenville - Project Grant - $4,250
Families First Resource Ctr - Shelby - Minigrant - $800
Greenville Arts Council - Greenville - Operating Grant - $21,750
Greenville Arts Council - Greenville - Minigrant - $1,000

Hollandale Econ. Comm Dev.- Hollandale - Project Grant - $3,825
Hollandale School District - Hollandale - Minigrant - $800
MACE/Delta Arts Project - Greenville - Operating Grant - $17,400
Stern Enhance. School - Greenville - Whole Schools Init. - $7,125
Jamie Tate - Stoneville - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Washington Co. Library System - Greenville - Minigrant - $200

Wayne

Waynesboro-Wayne Co Library - Waynesboro - Minigrant - $1,000

Wilkinson

Woodville/Wilkinson Co. Main St. - Woodville - Proj. Grant - $4,750

Winston

Noxapater Attendance Center - Noxapater - Minigrant - $1,000

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