{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Mighty Municipalities","title":"Ep. 19 Public Art","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/608712ed\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2050,"description":"Topics:\nJoin host Karl McCollester and co-host Mark Partin as they delve into the transformative power of public art, sharing how it can breathe life into communities, attract tourism, and foster local pride.\nGrants:\nCongratulations to the winners of the Duke Energy grants!: https://news.duke-energy.com/releases/duke-energy-foundation-investing-nearly-200-000-in-south-carolina-communities-to-support-main-street-revitalization-efforts  \nDOA Grants \n2026-10-30 - U.S. DOJ/BJA — FY2026 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative (Up to $2,637,041; No match required): Grants.gov due 2026-10-30; JustGrants due 2026-11-06. Priority for rural municipalities and their police departments pursuing targeted violent-crime reduction strategies, technology, analytics, training, personnel, and operational capabilities. \n2026-10-30 - U.S. DOJ/BJA — FY2026 STOP School Violence Program (Up to $2,000,000; No match required): Grants.gov due 2026-10-30; JustGrants due 2026-11-06. Municipal governments and partners can fund school violence-prevention training, threat assessment/intervention teams, anonymous reporting systems, and eligible school-safety technology. \n2026-11-02 - NC DEQ — Lead Service Line Replacement Rolling Funding Round (Amount not specified; Match not specified): Next consideration cutoff: 5:00 p.m. Municipal drinking-water utilities may seek low-interest loans, with principal forgiveness available to qualifying applicants, for lead-service-line identification and replacement. Applications are otherwise accepted on a rolling basis. \n2026-11-05 - National Fish and Wildlife Foundation — 2027 Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initiative (Most awards $75,000–$200,000; Minimum 1:1 nonfederal match for the main program): Coastal municipalities can support shorebird habitat management, disturbance reduction, monitoring, and conservation at priority Atlantic/Gulf sites. Exception: a separate piping-plover project category specifies no match. Due 11:59 p.m. Eastern. \n2026-11-16 -...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/AaYhREBvoPrRWOV3_J6-wb8xLT8xMc73mPQgvOUya8A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lYTQ4/NTQzMWYxY2NkY2Jm/ODg0ODE1N2ZjM2Qw/MWM3My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}