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August 29, 2007
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California Cultural And Historical Endowment Board Convenes, Reserves Funding For Round Three
SACRAMENTO - The California Cultural and Historical Endowment (CCHE) Board met August 22 and 23, 2007 at the California State Library in Sacramento to hear presentations from 50 grant applicants for CCHE’s third and final scheduled Round of Proposition 40 bond funds. The Board had $43 million of Proposition 40 funds available to award in this final Round.
To ensure more equitable consideration of applications, CCHE categorized organizations into divisions based on their annual operating budget so that they would be able to compete amongst entities with similar budgets. Also, two types of applications were accepted, Project Grants for which division groups could apply for funding between $25,000-$3,000,000 for capital projects, and Planning Grants, for which division groups could apply for funding between $10,000-$300,000 for planning activities related to capital projects.
At the conclusion of the 2-day meeting, the CCHE Board voted to reserve funding for 41 applicants from the Project Grants, and award 13 from the Planning Grants.
The 41 Project Grant finalists are:
| Project Applicant | Funds Reserved by Board | County |
| Fiddletown Preservation Society, Inc. | $207,964.13 | Amador |
| Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos | $861,166.91 | San Luis Obispo |
| Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc. | $1,209,375.00 | Mendocino |
| Tahoe Maritime Museum | $266,722.34 | Placer |
| Environmental Nature Center | $1,209,375.00 | Orange |
| Sahm Fow Chinese Community, Inc. | $331,545.80 | Yuba |
| Kennedy Mine Foundation | $145,125.00 | Amador |
| Fullerton Historic Theatre Foundation | $1,983,375.00 | Orange |
| Project Restore | $1,935,000.00 | Los Angeles |
| The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts | $1,935,000.00 | Sacramento |
| Capital Unity Council | $1,451,250.00 | Sacramento |
| American River Conservancy | $483,750.00 | El Dorado |
| Crystal Cove Alliance | $1,451,250.00 | Orange |
| Western Center Community Foundation dba Western Center for Archaeology & Paleontology | $353,137.50 | Riverside |
| The Berkeley Society for the Preservation of Traditional Music dba Freight & Salvage Coffee House | $1,161,000.00 | Alameda |
| San Francisco Planning & Urban Research Association | $967,500.00 | San Francisco |
| Discovery Science Center of Orange County | $1,161,000.00 | Orange |
| Zoological Society of San Diego | $967,500.00 | San Diego |
| Museum of Latin American Art | $1,239,367.50 | Los Angeles |
| Pasadena Playhouse State Theatre of California, Inc. (PPST) | $967,500.00 | Los Angeles |
| Autry National Center of the American West | $160,121.25 | Los Angeles |
| California Academy of Sciences | $483,750.00 | San Francisco |
| Kidspace: A Participatory Museum dba Kidspace Children's Museum | $1,741,500.00 | Los Angeles |
| Crocker Art Museum Association | $483,750.00 | Sacramento |
| Old Globe Theatre, dba The Old Globe | $1,635,075.00 | San Diego |
| Museum Associates dba Los Angeles County Museum of Art | $483,750.00 | Los Angeles |
| San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department | $1,451,250.00 | San Francisco |
| Parks and Community Services Department, City of San Ramon | $253,223.78 | Contra Costa |
| City of San Dimas | $677,250.00 | Los Angeles |
| City of Santa Rosa - Recreation and Parks Department | $822,375.00 | Sonoma |
| Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Cruz | $1,935,000.00 | Santa Cruz |
| City of Merced | $1,935,000.00 | Merced |
| Oakland Redevelopment Agency | $1,064,250.00 | Alameda |
| City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs | $2,418,750.00 | Los Angeles |
| City of Chowchilla | $698,723.66 | Madera |
| City of Roseville | $725,625.00 | Placer |
| City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks | $1,451,250.00 | Los Angeles |
| Port of San Luis Harbor District | $649,228.30 | San Luis Obispo |
| San Bernardino County Museum | $1,935,000.00 | San Bernardino |
| The City of Sutter Creek | $870,750.00 | Amador |
| Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency | $290,250.00 | Sacramento |
The 13 Planning Grant finalists are:
| Project Applicant | Funds Reserved by Board | County |
| Stanislaus County | $199,560.39 | Stanislaus |
| Nevada County | $300,000.00 | Nevada |
| Museum of the African Diaspora | $150,000.00 | San Francisco |
| Friends of La Laguna | $50,000.00 | Los Angeles |
| Petaluma Museum Association | $15,000.00 | Sonoma |
| Friends, the Foundation of the California African American Museum | $200,000.00 | Los Angeles |
| Pacific Locomotive Association, Inc | $50,000.00 | Alameda |
| The Oakland Zoo | $300,000.00 | Alameda |
| COPIA: The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts | $100,000.00 | Napa |
| Port of San Francisco | $200,000.00 | San Francisco |
| City of Belvedere | $10,000.00 | Marin |
| City of Soledad | $145,000.00 | Monterey |
| City of Selma, Pioneer Village Commission | $30,000.00 | Fresno |
CCHE received 184 applications this funding Round. The total amount requested was approximately $214 million, an amount that shows tremendous need and great interest for this program.
Proposition 40 called for the creation of the California Cultural and Historical Endowment to support the "acquisition, development, preservation, and interpretation of buildings, structures, sites, places, and artifacts that preserve and demonstrate culturally significant aspects of California's history and for grants for these purposes.” To carry out Proposition 40's mandate, CCHE has provided funding for over 160 planning and projects that fulfill the Agency’s goals and objectives.
This round of funding is the last scheduled round of funding for CCHE.
For more information about the California Cultural and Historical Endowment, please contact Executive Officer Diane Matsuda at (916) 651-8768 or email at dmatsuda@library.ca.gov.
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