Ranked Application List
for 2017–2018 Specific Cultural Project
Applications in this list have been approved by the Secretary of State. Applications with a score of 80 or above will be presented to the legislature as a part of the Department of State's Legislative Budget Request (LBR)
| Rank | App Num | Applicant Project Title Application Type |
County | Request | Recommendation | Average Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18.5.200.630 | Steinway Society of Central Florida, Inc. |
Seminole |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 99.500 |
| 2 | 18.5.200.511 | Miami Momentum Dance Company, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$22,200 | $22,200 | 97.667 |
| 3 | 18.5.200.374 | Easter Seals Southwest Florida, Inc. |
Manatee |
$24,870 | $24,870 | 97.500 |
| 4 | 18.5.200.018 | Charlotte Local Education Foundation |
Charlotte |
$24,600 | $24,600 | 97.333 |
| 5 | 18.5.200.380 | Franklin's Promise Coalition, Inc. |
Franklin |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 96.667 |
| 6 | 18.5.400.198 | The Flagler Playhouse, Inc. |
Flagler |
$20,000 | $20,000 | 95.833 |
| 7 | 18.5.200.517 | Pas De Vie, Inc. |
Leon |
$24,800 | $24,800 | 95.500 |
| 8 | 18.5.114.589 | Creative City Project, Inc. |
Orange |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 95.429 |
| 9 | 18.5.200.640 | Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, Inc. |
Lee |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 95.167 |
| 10 | 18.5.200.289 | Karen Peterson and Dancers, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$20,000 | $20,000 | 95.000 |
| 11 | 18.5.400.421 | Don't Miss A Beat, Inc. |
Duval |
$10,000 | $10,000 | 95.000 |
| 12 | 18.5.400.038 | Highway Park Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement District, Inc. |
Highlands |
$20,000 | $20,000 | 95.000 |
| 13 | 18.5.114.069 | Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation, Inc. |
Sarasota |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 94.857 |
| 14 | 18.5.180.341 | Coral Gables Congregational Church (United Church of Christ), Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 94.857 |
| 15 | 18.5.114.419 | Artists in Residence in Everglades, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$15,000 | $15,000 | 94.714 |
| 16 | 18.5.114.149 | MDGLCC Foundation, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 94.714 |
| 17 | 18.5.114.468 | National Tropical Botanical Garden, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 94.714 |
| 18 | 18.5.200.254 | Brevard Schools Foundation, Inc. |
Brevard |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 94.667 |
| 19 | 18.5.101.673 | NWD Projects, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$17,000 | $17,000 | 94.333 |
| 20 | 18.5.114.619 | Brevard Achievement Center, Inc. |
Brevard |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 94.286 |
| 21 | 18.5.400.174 | Ground Up and Rising, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$20,000 | $20,000 | 94.167 |
| 22 | 18.5.114.308 | Life Enrichment Center, Inc. |
Hillsborough |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 94.143 |
| 23 | 18.5.114.677 | Fine Arts of the Suncoast, Inc. |
Pasco |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 94.000 |
| 24 | 18.5.114.238 | Hope at Hand, Inc. |
Duval |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 93.857 |
| 25 | 18.5.200.227 | Jazz Club of Sarasota, Inc. |
Sarasota |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 93.833 |
| 26 | 18.5.102.299 | The Florida International University Board of Trustees |
Miami-Dade |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 93.800 |
| 27 | 18.5.400.325 | The Quincy Music Theatre, Inc. |
Gadsden |
$20,000 | $20,000 | 93.667 |
| 28 | 18.5.114.041 | Edge Zones, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 93.571 |
| 29 | 18.5.200.016 | Deco Echo Artists' Delegation, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 93.333 |
| 30 | 18.5.102.564 | Gloria Musicae, Inc. |
Sarasota |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 93.167 |
| 31 | 18.5.180.283 | County of St. Johns Board of County Commissioners |
St. Johns |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 93.143 |
| 32 | 18.5.200.533 | Platform Art, Inc. |
Polk |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 93.000 |
| 33 | 18.5.114.466 | Bas Fisher Invitational, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 92.857 |
| 34 | 18.5.112.116 | ACA of Central Florida, Inc. |
Seminole |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 92.833 |
| 35 | 18.5.114.498 | Jacksonville Historical Society, Inc. |
Duval |
$11,520 | $11,520 | 92.571 |
| 36 | 18.5.200.100 | Embrace Music Foundation, Inc. |
Broward |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 92.333 |
| 37 | 18.5.102.422 | New College of Florida |
Sarasota |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 92.000 |
| 38 | 18.5.180.534 | Springfield Preservation and Revitalization Council, Inc. |
Duval |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 91.857 |
| 39 | 18.5.200.121 | South Florida Chamber Ensemble, Inc. |
Broward |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 91.667 |
| 40 | 18.5.400.229 | Highlands Museum of the Arts, Inc. |
Highlands |
$20,000 | $20,000 | 91.667 |
| 41 | 18.5.141.660 | Theater With a Mission, Inc. |
Leon |
$7,500 | $7,500 | 91.600 |
| 42 | 18.5.142.609 | Southern Shakespeare Company, Inc. |
Leon |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 91.429 |
| 43 | 18.5.101.335 | Moving Current, Inc. |
Hillsborough |
$15,000 | $15,000 | 91.333 |
| 44 | 18.5.110.294 | Orange County Library Board of Trustees |
Orange |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 91.286 |
| 45 | 18.5.400.388 | Okaloosa Arts Alliance, Inc. |
Okaloosa |
$7,500 | $7,500 | 91.167 |
| 46 | 18.5.200.668 | ARC of Martin County, Inc. |
Martin |
$22,849 | $22,849 | 91.167 |
| 47 | 18.5.200.603 | Inspirit, Inc. |
Palm Beach |
$5,000 | $5,000 | 90.833 |
| 48 | 18.5.105.384 | Forgotten Coast Cultural Coalition, Inc. |
Franklin |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 90.750 |
| 49 | 18.5.400.462 | Art Mundo, Inc. |
St. Lucie |
$20,000 | $20,000 | 90.500 |
| 50 | 18.5.105.590 | The Girls' Club Foundation, Inc. |
Broward |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 90.286 |
| 51 | 18.5.142.310 | Teatro Avante, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 90.286 |
| 52 | 18.5.180.635 | Opa-Locka Community Development Corporation, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 90.286 |
| 53 | 18.5.200.647 | The Centre for Women, Inc. |
Hillsborough |
$24,500 | $24,500 | 90.200 |
| 54 | 18.5.200.006 | Art With a Heart in Healthcare, Inc. |
Duval |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 90.167 |
| 55 | 18.5.200.327 | The Murray Dranoff Foundation, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 90.000 |
| 56 | 18.5.200.394 | Arts for Health Florida, Inc. |
Hillsborough |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 90.000 |
| 57 | 18.5.141.014 | Ghostbird Theatre, Inc. |
Lee |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 89.800 |
| 58 | 18.5.112.314 | Lao Arts and Cultural Foundation, Inc. |
Pinellas |
$3,400 | $3,400 | 89.667 |
| 59 | 18.5.200.379 | City of Apalachicola |
Franklin |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 89.667 |
| 60 | 18.5.112.402 | African Caribbean Dance Theatre, Inc. |
Gadsden |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 89.667 |
| 61 | 18.5.114.582 | Gainesville Environmental Film and Arts Festival, Inc. |
Alachua |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 89.571 |
| 62 | 18.5.109.375 | Global Peace Film Festival, Inc. |
Orange |
$10,000 | $10,000 | 89.500 |
| 63 | 18.5.102.424 | Paxy, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 89.500 |
| 64 | 18.5.110.155 | The Florida Heritage Book Festival, Inc. |
St. Johns |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 89.500 |
| 65 | 18.5.180.213 | Emit, Inc. |
Pinellas |
$7,700 | $7,700 | 89.429 |
| 66 | 18.5.114.530 | Young Performing Artists Corporation |
Sumter |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 89.286 |
| 67 | 18.5.110.144 | Florida Literary Arts Coalition, Inc. |
St. Johns |
$17,000 | $17,000 | 89.167 |
| 68 | 18.5.105.470 | Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees |
Lee |
$10,000 | $10,000 | 89.000 |
| 69 | 18.5.180.371 | The New Music Conflagration, Inc. |
Pinellas |
$6,500 | $6,500 | 89.000 |
| 70 | 18.5.400.671 | Alliance for Musical Arts Productions, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$20,000 | $20,000 | 89.000 |
| 71 | 18.5.200.122 | Don Gruel |
Polk |
$24,500 | $24,500 | 89.000 |
| 72 | 18.5.105.068 | St. Petersburg Arts Alliance, Inc. |
Pinellas |
$22,325 | $22,325 | 88.714 |
| 73 | 18.5.101.267 | Ballet Flamenco La Rosa, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$18,000 | $18,000 | 88.667 |
| 74 | 18.5.102.560 | Gainesville Chamber Orchestra, Inc. |
Alachua |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 88.667 |
| 75 | 18.5.400.592 | Florida Opera Prima, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$20,000 | $20,000 | 88.667 |
| 76 | 18.5.180.046 | St. Andrew's Episcopal Church |
Palm Beach |
$9,500 | $9,500 | 88.429 |
| 77 | 18.5.105.407 | Tempus Projects, Inc. |
Hillsborough |
$15,000 | $15,000 | 88.429 |
| 78 | 18.5.110.074 | Palm Beach Poetry Festival, Inc. |
Palm Beach |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 88.286 |
| 79 | 18.5.400.249 | Lake Eustis Museum of Art, Inc. |
Lake |
$20,000 | $20,000 | 88.167 |
| 80 | 18.5.112.013 | Delou Africa, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 88.167 |
| 81 | 18.5.114.347 | Grace Arts Center, Inc. |
Broward |
$24,150 | $24,150 | 88.000 |
| 82 | 18.5.105.356 | National Art Exhibitions of the Mentally Ill, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$22,000 | $22,000 | 87.875 |
| 83 | 18.5.180.102 | Classic Chamber Concerts, Inc. |
Collier |
$20,000 | $20,000 | 87.857 |
| 84 | 18.5.112.115 | Native Heritage Gathering, Inc. |
Brevard |
$15,000 | $15,000 | 87.833 |
| 85 | 18.5.400.489 | Heartland Cultural Alliance, Inc. |
Highlands |
$20,000 | $20,000 | 87.167 |
| 86 | 18.5.400.372 | Shine Performing & Creative Arts Training Center, Inc. |
Orange |
$20,000 | $20,000 | 87.167 |
| 87 | 18.5.109.393 | Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 87.167 |
| 88 | 18.5.114.099 | Jayadevi Arts, Inc. |
Broward |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 87.143 |
| 89 | 18.5.112.017 | TL Tango Lovers Organization, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 86.500 |
| 90 | 18.5.105.495 | Sculpture Walk, Inc. |
Duval |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 86.500 |
| 91 | 18.5.200.436 | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Inc. |
Charlotte |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 86.333 |
| 92 | 18.5.200.666 | Street Beat, Incorporated |
Palm Beach |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 86.333 |
| 93 | 18.5.400.397 | Polynesian Culture Association, Inc. |
Broward |
$5,000 | $5,000 | 86.000 |
| 94 | 18.5.200.029 | Donna Wissinger |
Clay |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 85.750 |
| 95 | 18.5.114.219 | Tradisyon Lakou Lakay, Inc. |
Miami-Dade |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 85.429 |
| 96 | 18.5.200.306 | Mary Kelly |
Sarasota |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 85.250 |
| 97 | 18.5.105.571 | FatVillage Arts District Inc |
Broward |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 85.125 |
| 98 | 18.5.141.548 | Highlands Little Theatre, Inc. |
Highlands |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 84.800 |
| 99 | 18.5.101.556 | The American Dance Competition, Inc. |
Seminole |
$17,300 | $17,300 | 84.200 |
| 100 | 18.5.180.587 | City of Coral Springs |
Broward |
$8,500 | $8,500 | 83.857 |
| 101 | 18.5.101.002 | Ballet Vero Beach, Inc. |
Indian River |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 83.833 |
| 102 | 18.5.114.638 | Gullah Geechee Group, Inc. |
Broward |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 83.286 |
| 103 | 18.5.109.277 | Florida State University |
Leon |
$25,000 | $25,000 | 82.600 |
| 104 | 18.5.109.141 | Melbourne Main Street, Inc. |
Brevard |
$10,500 | $10,500 | 82.333 |
| 105 | 18.5.109.158 | Tampa JCC/Federation, Inc. |
Hillsborough |
$15,750 | $15,750 | 82.000 |
| 106 | 18.5.112.672 | Ozilly Connections, Inc. |
Osceola |
$9,300 | $9,300 | 81.833 |
| 107 | 18.5.400.236 | Caladium Arts & Crafts Cooperative, Inc. |
Highlands |
$20,000 | $20,000 | 81.167 |
| 108 | 18.5.109.519 | EagleVision Productions, Inc. |
Indian River |
$22,795 | $22,795 | 81.167 |
| 109 | 18.5.112.504 | Jewish Federation of Pinellas & Pasco Counties, FL, Inc. |
Pinellas |
$24,000 | $24,000 | 81.167 |
| 110 | 18.5.114.400 | Lake Worth Cultural Renaissance Foundation, Inc. |
Palm Beach |
$14,550 | $14,550 | 81.143 |
| 111 | 18.5.200.154 | Morgan Kelly |
St. Johns |
$4,000 | $0 | 78.000 |
| 112 | 18.5.200.651 | Shawn & Jessica Doolittle Children's Charity Fund, Inc. |
Orange |
$9,300 | $0 | 77.833 |
| 113 | 18.5.102.118 | The Heartbeat Foundation Corp. |
Broward |
$25,000 | $0 | 77.667 |
| 114 | 18.5.101.104 | Body & Soul Dance Theatre, Inc. |
Broward |
$5,000 | $0 | 76.500 |
| 115 | 18.5.200.634 | Kirk Whipple |
Miami-Dade |
$25,000 | $0 | 75.000 |
| 116 | 18.5.141.512 | City Repertory Theatre Inc. |
Flagler |
$25,000 | $0 | 74.400 |
| 117 | 18.5.101.652 | Children Beyond Our Borders, Inc. |
Orange |
$410 | $0 | 74.400 |
| 118 | 18.5.101.350 | S & L Dance Corporation |
St. Johns |
$25,000 | $0 | 72.833 |
| 119 | 18.5.400.544 | The Palm Coast Arts Foundation, Inc. |
Flagler |
$20,000 | $0 | 72.333 |
| 120 | 18.5.200.003 | Hallandale Section of CID/UNESCO, Inc. |
Broward |
$24,200 | $0 | 65.833 |
| Totals for Specific Cultural Project | $2,483,019 | $2,320,109 | ||||