By Daily Press staff
The Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division and the Santa Monica Arts Commission have created a transportation grant program in efforts to enhance the lives of city residents by providing them with increased access to arts and cultural activities throughout Los Angeles County.
The grants are aimed at meeting those goals, while at that same time reducing traffic and fuel emissions. Los Angeles County Proposition A Local Return Funds are made available for schools and community groups to use buses and other public transit methods to attend cultural activities and special events, and to visit cultural and arts destinations.
Santa Monica Arts and Cultural Transportation Funds may only be used for transportation to bring Santa Monica residents to arts destinations such as museums, galleries, artists’ studios, theaters and performing arts venues. This support is available to any Santa Monica-based public school or nonprofit organization wishing to expand its arts education programming. All destinations must be ADA accessible.
Funding is available for excursions taking place between Oct. 1, 2006, and June 1, 2007. Applications should be completed and submitted to Santa Monica’s Cultural Affairs Division by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15.
For more information, call Hamp Simmons with the Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division at (310) 458-8350 or e-mail at
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 12, 2006. Read the original PDF.