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Table 1: A table compiled of workforce data from Americans for the Arts and Dun and Bradstreet, adapted from the Santa Ana Arts Future: Community Arts and Cultural Master Plan 2016. Our community has suffered because of the absence of the arts during the novel Coronavirus pandemic and shutdown. Our first responders have helped to save lives; our artists, as second responders, are needed in the healing process. The Arts and Culture Commission recommends two considerations for funding: (1) funding to kickstart the arts community through funding streams from the American Rescue Plan Act (2) sustainable, ongoing funding from the Santa Ana General Budget not tied to grants and short-term funding streams. We propose the following two areas of investment and recommended funding sources. The ACC Master Plan already has designated a 2% from CIP city projects for public art which needs city council approval to enact. AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) $1,000,000 Arts & Economic Prosperity Study $9,000 G ra nt for Recovery Program $500,000 Arts for Homelessness $100,000 Youth Programming $100,000 Neighborhood Arts Program $200,000 Mural Restoration $40,000 Cultural Events $51,000 GENERAL BUDGET (Ongoing) $275,000 Grant Program $175,000 Arts Education Programming $100,000 FUNDING SOURCES Cannabis Initiative 8.1.1: Adopt a two percent for art ordinance or policy for all City CIP projects (from ACC Master Plan (2016)) Table 2: A breakdown of proposed arts investments. "Arte cura" is uttered often by the artists and arts advocates here in Santa Ana. That is because the arts are also an incredible vehicle for connecting people and inspiring those who feel isolated or discouraged —as many of us have experienced in unprecedented ways during this pandemic. Investing in the arts is an investment in our economy, and it is also an investment in our people. It is an investment in