Audra Sounds Off
@audrasoundsoff.bsky.social
NYC-area arts and fundraising professional
You are allowed to request payment in full at any time during your grant period - even if your funded program hasn't happened yet - as long as you have outlaid expenses at least double your grant amount (e.g. if your grant is $25K, you may request after spending at least $50K)
February 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
You are allowed to request payment in full at any time during your grant period - even if your funded program hasn't happened yet - as long as you have outlaid expenses at least double your grant amount (e.g. if your grant is $25K, you may request after spending at least $50K)
I'm glad I can help spread the word, but what a grim day this is.
February 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I'm glad I can help spread the word, but what a grim day this is.
Sure thing! We just found an article with some more info. Posting shortly.
February 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Sure thing! We just found an article with some more info. Posting shortly.
@npr.org @nytimes.com @jamellebouie.net @wnyc.org @chicagotribune.com @latimes.com I haven't been able to find any reporting on the NEA. We need help spreading the word. We may be witnessing the dissolving of the NEA. We need the arts to hold a mirror to what's going on in this country. Thank you 🙏
February 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
@npr.org @nytimes.com @jamellebouie.net @wnyc.org @chicagotribune.com @latimes.com I haven't been able to find any reporting on the NEA. We need help spreading the word. We may be witnessing the dissolving of the NEA. We need the arts to hold a mirror to what's going on in this country. Thank you 🙏
I don't know what this means for the amount of funding itself. I don't know if it's responsible to speculate about what the new guidelines will include (or, probably more accurately, *exclude*), but I do know how to read patterns, and I am deeply concerned.
February 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I don't know what this means for the amount of funding itself. I don't know if it's responsible to speculate about what the new guidelines will include (or, probably more accurately, *exclude*), but I do know how to read patterns, and I am deeply concerned.
Notably, the office hours posted back in December were listed as "meeting postponed" this morning as of 11:06 am Eastern Time.
February 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Notably, the office hours posted back in December were listed as "meeting postponed" this morning as of 11:06 am Eastern Time.
These are samples of what those webpages looked like on January 23, 2025 thanks to the Wayback Machine. Note that the page is fully populated, including due dates. Webinars and office hours are posted.
February 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
These are samples of what those webpages looked like on January 23, 2025 thanks to the Wayback Machine. Note that the page is fully populated, including due dates. Webinars and office hours are posted.