During its Sept. 12 meeting, Conroe City Council approved arts and culture grant awards amounts for multiple local organizations for fiscal year 2024-25.

The breakdown

Sixteen organizations will receive a portion of the $210,000 the city allocates toward the arts and culture grants, according to the Sept. 11 workshop meeting agenda packet.

• Christian Youth Theater: $14,500
• Conroe Art League: $15,000
• Conroe Symphony Orchestra: $15,000
• Crighton Theater Foundation: $15,000
• Friends of the Flag Foundation: $13,500
• GCAA: $15,000
• Golden Needles Quilt Guild: $8,000
• Heritage Museum of Montgomery County: $15,000
• Montgomery County Choral Society: $15,000
• Montgomery County Genealogical & Historical Society: $7,500
• Montgomery County Literary Arts Council: $7,500
• Main Stage Productions: $15,000
• Player's Theatre Company: $15,000
• The Daybreak Chorus: $10,000
• The Jazz Connection: $14,000
• Young Texas Artists: $15,000

This is the second year the funds for the grants are coming from the hotel occupancy tax fund and not the general fund, a change that was made prior to FY 2023-24, Community Impact previously reported.

Learn more

View the arts and culture grants below.