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Name of Applicant: Award Amount: Category: Average Score: EI Centro Cultural de $5,690 Organization 82.2-8 1h Mexico Organization's Description of Project: This grant will support el Dia del Nino/Day of the Child 2019 event in downtown Santa Ana. On April 28, 2019, EI Centro Cultural de Mexico will present the annual el Dia del Nino/Day of the Child 2019 event, a free, family arts festival celebrating the traditional Latin-American holiday that honors the important role of the child in the family and society. Taking place in urban downtown Santa Ana's historic Birch Park, the day -long festival will feature approximately thirty participatory arts workshops and performances. In the months preceding the festival, EI Centro Cultural de Mexico will conduct interactive workshops. Organization is based in Santa Ana and proposes to use grant funds to provide arts and culture programming in Ward 2. Organization's proposed use of funds:: This grant will support el Dia del Nino/Day of the Child 2019 event in downtown Santa Ana. On April 28, 2019, EI Centro Cultural de Mexico will present the annual el Dfa del Nino/Day of the Child 2019 event, a free, family arts festival celebrating the traditional Latin-American holiday that honors the important role of the child in the family and society. Taking place in urban downtown Santa Ana's historic Birch Park, the day -long festival will feature approximately thirty participatory arts workshops and performances. In the months preceding the festival, EI Centro Cultural de Mexico will conduct interactive workshops to develop visual, literary, and performing art works to be presented during the main festival. The celebration intends to engage community members and local artists in meaningful artistic and cultural experiences. EI Dia del Nino/Day of the Child event is Santa Ana's way of bringing together tradition, community organizations, families, students, and businesses. Participants will find themselves as creative and capable of meaningful participation regardless of skill level and creating her/his own art. Funds from this grant will be used specifically to pay local community artists to cover supplies and materials, and on stage performers. These funds would also help fund permits fees and rentals. Answers to Supplemental Questions: Question 1: Please describe any additional City of Santa Ana resources required for your project (permits, public space, licenses etc.) that you are required to obtain? Event requires to reserve Birch park for the day and senior center for restrooms access. In addition to Orange County Fire Authority permit fees to review and approve plot plan. Question 2: Is this a new or existing program/project? Since 2012 el Dia del Nino/Day of the Child event has been hosted at Birch Park. EI Centro Cultural de Mexico Page 1 of 2