Elizabeth River Project loses $75k federal grant, leaders look for next steps

'A BETRAYAL': Promised federal grant money canceled for Omaha-based arts education programs

Arts organizations in the Omaha and Council Bluffs area recently received letters that they won't receive promised federal grant money. In the case of Film Streams and WhyArts the grant money was supposed to fund educational experiences for local school kids. KMTV asked the executive directors of both WhyArts and Film Stream why they believed tax payer dollars should go toward arts funding. Both responded that the arts contribute to the economy,…

Elizabeth River Project loses $75k federal grant, leaders look for next steps

The Elizabeth River Project lost its $75,000 federal education grant in an unexpected setback that project leaders say will affect environmental education programs for hundreds of Portsmouth students."We received an email and it said effective today, this grant is terminated," said Lacy Shirey, executive director for the Elizabeth River Project.Shirey said the organization received an email on May 5. The $75,000 grant was tied to the National Oc…