Momentum Collective Inc. Receives [$10,000] Grant

from the National Endowment for the Arts

Alexandria, VA—Momentum Collective Inc. is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Challenge America award of $10,000. This grant will support the MPWRD Afterschool Program. This grant is one of 262 Challenge America awards totaling $2.62 million that were announced by the NEA as part of its first round of fiscal year 2023 grants.

“The National Endowment for the Arts is proud to support arts projects in communities nationwide,” said NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD. “Projects such as this one with [name of organization] strengthen arts and cultural ecosystems, provide equitable opportunities for arts participation and practice, and contribute to the health of our communities and our economy.”

“This funding is essential to our work of providing free arts education to underserved youth, and helping them not only grow and develop as creatives, but recognize the power that they have through their artistic voices” – Jason A. Ellis, Executive Director – Momentum Collective Inc.

The MPWRD Afterschool Program provides culturally responsive instruction in dance, drama, music and creative writing to youth attending afterschool programs across Alexandria, VA. Momentum Collective works in partnership with the recreation department, the school system, and the housing authority to specifically target minority youth and ensure that high quality arts education is available to all, regardless of socio-economic conditions.

For more information on other projects included in the NEA’s grant announcement, visit arts.gov/news.

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