# Community Development & Arts Relief Grants Announcement 1.6.26

- Date: January 6, 2026
- Type: Video
- Length: 36:07
- Topic: Announcements
- Video: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4WoSoGIL-E)
- Transcript: Machine transcription, 3,816 words ([text](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/transcripts/youtube/L4WoSoGIL-E.txt))
- Mayor: [Brandon Johnson](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor)

## Description

Mayor Brandon Johnson attends the Community Development & Arts Relief Grants Announcement.

## Transcript

[0:05](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=5) Decompose, who was playing when we came in, an amazing ensemble. You might have seen them on New Year's Eve when they played with Chance the Rapper in an extraordinary display of Chicago's creativity. And so they are housed at the Land School. They are a proud grantee of the Department of Planning and Development. And so this joint announcement reflects how our departments work together

[0:36](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=36) to support artists, cultural organizations, and neighborhoods across the entirety of Chicago. Before we get started, I do have a few shout-outs. I want to shout-out Ethan from the mayor's office and the entire economic development team in the mayor's office who puts these announcements together, as well as all of the staff that have worked tirelessly to review applications,

[1:10](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=70) score them to get us to where we are here today. So a shout out to the DK staff. I believe we have Amanda here from our grants team as well as our finance and administration team and Commissioner Boatwright will acknowledge the team from DPD who, again, worked so hard to review our grants. And so I also want to acknowledge and thank Mayor Johnson for his vision for the full force of government approach as we look to invest in our neighborhoods to transform Chicago. And so

[1:43](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=103) with that, I'd like to bring up my boss, Mayor Brandon Johnson. Thank you so much, Kenya Merritt, your time as the acting commissioner for D-Case. Appreciate you filling in and, of course, still holding the role as Deputy Mayor for Business, Economic, and Neighborhood Development. Happy New Year everyone. It's really great to be here to celebrate the small businesses and community and cultural organizations who are being awarded the grant funding today.

[2:23](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=143) To all who are accepting the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund grants and the Community Development Grants, Neighborhood Access Program grants, and Arts Relief Funds, on behalf of my administration, I would like to congratulate each and every one of you. The city is proud to award you this funding upon recognizing the impact you have had on our communities and our entire city. Each of you fuel our local economy and create opportunities for our neighbors, young people, and artists.

[2:54](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=174) That brings the potential of building more affordable, safer, and thriving communities to fruition. You serve the people of the city and enrich their lives. whether you're serving them food or providing a resource or cultural experiences that ultimately provides healing to our communities. In doing so, you make Chicago the great, vibrant, and soulful city that it is today. As part of my administration's commitment to investing in local businesses and growth and vibrancy in our communities,

[3:26](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=206) we are proud to maximize your impact on our people with these necessary grants. Today has been made possible through the collaboration of city departments, including the Department of Planning and Development and D-CASE. A portion of DPD's awards is also made possible by my administration's historic $1.25 billion housing and economic development bond. This bond is fueling development, growth, and opportunities across our entire city.

[3:57](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=237) With the bond funding, we have greater flexibility to invest in areas of our city where it is needed the most. We can see that demonstrated today with the grants going to neighborhoods across the city, whether it's the south, southwest, or west sides of our city. And through this flexible funding vehicle, city government can show up in communities as a partner and invest in your vision, your community. and that's where real transformation really takes place.

[4:28](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=268) Operating a business or community organization is difficult right now with the rising global cost and the uncertainties. Recent decisions to change priorities for long-standing arts and humanities federal programs have created challenges for the creative sector at the local as well as the national level. But please know today that this is not a finish line. It is another step in our journey to invest in the people and communities of our city.

[5:00](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=300) We will remain your partner and work with you to ensure that you are an intricate part of the city. As you launch business, as you grow, I want you to be successful. And where arts and culture are present, that's where our communities ultimately thrive. With these grants, it is the hope that you will continue to revitalize and bring vibrancy to our neighborhoods, tell our stories, and strengthen our city. Thank you for your commitment to Chicago, and again, I congratulate you.

[5:33](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=333) I also want to thank again our DPD Commissioner Sears Boatwright, our Acting D.C. Commissioner and Deputy Mayor Kenya Merritt, and their departments for making today a reality. Thank you all. God bless you all. And isn't it good to be a part of the greatest, most amazing city in the world, the city of Chicago? Thank you.

[6:05](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=365) Thank you, Mayor Johnson. What an amazing way to start the year with a powerful reaffirmation that the city of Chicago, as well as this administration, has a long-term commitment to preserving and strengthening our creative economy through our equity-focused support, responsive funding, and intentional cultural investment. At a time when national uncertainty and disinvestment, these resources that we're sharing today provide stability and signal Chicago's leadership in defending and celebrating the arts as a cornerstone of civic life.

[6:49](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=409) Today, we are so incredibly proud to announce the recipients of two critical D-CASE grant initiatives, the Arts Relief Fund and the Neighborhood Access Program. The Arts Relief Fund supports Chicago nonprofit arts and cultural organizations that have experienced recent federal funding losses through one-time grants ranging from $10,000 to $25,000. And our Neighborhood Access Program supports the cultural vitality of every neighborhood

[7:21](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=441) by investing in programs and partnerships designed to respond to the unique needs of individual communities. One thing for sure, we know that art, it brings us together. It tells our stories. It heals our community. It challenges us to be better and to do better, and it fuels innovation.

[7:52](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=472) So through these investments, Mayor Johnson and our team at DK's, we're reaffirming our deep and unwavering commitment to Chicago's creative community and to the cultural vitality of our great city. To our grantees, each of you that are sitting here, thank you. The work that you do every day to keep the arts alive in every single one of our neighborhoods reflects what the mayor calls the soul of Chicago.

[8:28](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=508) Together, we will continue to build a more inclusive, creative, and culturally rich Chicago. Now it's my pleasure to bring up Mike Davis from Creative Network, who will share more about the impact of the Arts Relief Fund. Come on up, Mike. Hello, everyone.

[8:59](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=539) Good morning. Happy New Year's. Thank you, D. Case, city leadership and community partners for investing in Creative Network and in Chicago's youth artists and cultural legacy. I'm Mike D. Chicago, Chicago Program Manager for Creative Network. I'm born and raised on the South Side, and this work is personal for me.

[9:30](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=570) Creative Network serves over 2,500 youth and family annually across Chicago's South and West Sides, going from 15 to 25 weekly classes citywide through culturally grounded dance and DJ programs. With support from D-CASE, we were able to show up consistently in neighborhoods like Garfield Park, not just with performances, but with weekly programs rooted in trust, culture, and long-term presence.

[10:09](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=609) The Neighborhood Access Grant allowed us to build footwork, leadership, music production, and DJ programs for all ages at the Martin Luther King Jr. Boys and Girls Club, which is one of my favorite Boys and Girls Clubs, by the way. This is programming that still continues today. These programs aren't just about dance. Our team creates safe spaces, which is very important, for expression.

[10:42](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=642) Our programs build confidence, teamwork, and cultural leadership. Through artists, relief funding, we've been able to sustain weekly programming and develop footwork teachers, training, pipelines, preparing for footwork artists throughout 2026 to do boots on the ground work in their Chicago communities. City funding allowed us to be supported by the state of Illinois, and we have been able to hire teams as paid assistants, training them step-by-step to become future professional

[11:18](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=678) teachers' artists. This year, we also reached an important milestone for the city in partnerships with ChicagoFootwork.com and community leaders. We successfully passed a proclamation recognizing August as Chicago Footwork Appreciation Month in both Cook County and the city of Chicago. This recognition matters because Footwork was born in Chicago, south and west sides.

[11:56](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=716) in honor of OGs and uplifts youths, and it tells the world that Chicago values its homegrown culture. I want to give a special thank you to Mayor Brandon Johnson for his support in officially recognizing Footwork Appreciation Month for the City of Chicago. Because of D-Case's investments, Creative Network is able to blend education, culture, and arts and community building in a way that sustains neighborhoods and keeps Chicago's creative legacy alive.

[12:31](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=751) Thank you. Thank you so much, Mike. Thank you for the work that you're doing. I have a challenge for you. I want to take lessons. I may be your most challenging student, but I'm going to stop by. We'll see if I can be prepared by August. And so with that, we're going to do a round of announcements. This is an exciting morning.

[13:03](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=783) So I'm going to start by acknowledging our arts relief grantees. And as I call each grantee, I ask that you would stand. And then for those that are in the audience, once we conclude, just a huge round of applause and acknowledgement, not only for the grant, but for the amazing work that these organizations are doing. So the 2025 DK's Arts Relief Grantees are American Writers Museum, Black Girls Dance, Circa Rivera Dance Theater, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago Arts Coalition,

[13:46](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=826) the Chicago Children's Museum, Chicago Collections Consortium, the Chicago History Museum, Chicago Media Project, Cirque Esteem, Creative Network, Crossing Borders Music Collective, Deeply Rooted Productions, Due South Foundation, Experimental Sound Studio, Facets Film Forum, Film Museum of Natural History, Firebird Community Arts, Frank Lloyd Wright Trust,

[14:24](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=864) Full Spectrum Features, Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance, Haitian American Museum of Chicago, Hearing in Color, Hyde Park Art Center, Hyde Park Jazz Festival, International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago, Kaumba Links, Lincoln Park Zoological Society, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Mandela Arts, Mexican Folklore Dance Company, Music and Dance Theater Chicago, Pegasus Theater.

[15:00](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=900) Praise Productions, Rendezvous Arts, Sky Art, Sonnets de Mexico Ensemble, South Chicago Dance Theater, Southside Community Arts Center, Steppenwolf Theater, the Chicago Philharmonic Society, the DuSabo Black History Museum and Education Center, the Illinois Humanities Council, the Joffrey Ballet, the Simple Good, Third Coast Percussion, Thompson Street Opera, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, and University of Illinois at Chicago.

[15:36](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=936) If those grantees can please stand. Thank you. Thank you all for being here, and again, thank you all so much for the work that you do. Now to our 2025 Neighborhood Access Program grantees. Again, this is a grant program that supports the cultural vitality of every neighborhood throughout our city.

[16:09](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=969) And so this year's grantees, we have 18th Street Casa de Cultural, Salman and Sean Hill, Albany Park Theater Project, Jessica Anderson, Alt Space Chicago, Bandwidth Music, Bridgeport Music Collective, Chicago City Theater Company, Cirque a Scene, Community Film,

[16:39](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=999) Workshop of Chicago, Create Space, Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange, Diaspora Rhythms, Federation D Club, you know who you are. We acknowledge you. Folded Map, Hegwish Business Association, Sandra Henderson, Eric Hotchkiss, IAYV South Sanctuary, Instituto

[17:10](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1030) Gaspar Yanga, Lawndale Pop-Up Spot, Let Us Breathe Collective, Mercedes Inez Martinez, Indula Community Alliance, Alva Nelms, Open Center for the Arts, Conrad Palowek, Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, Christian Roldan, South Asia Institute, Southeast East Chicago Chamber of Commerce, Danielle Stoltz, Stovallink Creatives, Subhajit Singupta,

[17:44](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1064) The Alliance 98, The Coalition of Black House Museums, Voice of the City, Walls Turn Sideways, and What's Your Forte Foundation. And I'd also like to acknowledge all of the panelists that participated in that program. If you all could please stand. Thank you again for the work that you all are doing.

[18:15](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1095) Now I am going to bring up my partner in this work, Commissioner Boatwright, the Commissioner of Planning and Development. Good morning, everyone. Thank you, Mayor Johnson. Thank you, Kenya Merritt. Our elected officials that are here today and all of our grant finalists, thank you for joining us today.

[18:48](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1128) This is a pretty epic way to start the new year, right? It's my pleasure to announce DPD's grant awards in support of exciting neighborhood improvement projects across the entire city, especially along major commercial corridors that mean so much to economic vitality and livability. DPD's 58 finalists were selected from nearly 400 applications.

[19:21](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1161) and they collectively represent more than $90 million in public-private investment citywide. The grants will collectively cover about a third of that total investment, with some projects receiving as much as 75% of their total development costs. The funding will help with expenses involving new and expanded restaurants, cafes, community service providers, and mixed-use projects that make the city neighborhoods so very special.

[19:53](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1193) I'm going to announce each finalist in a moment, but first, we're going to hear... Some brief remarks from the CEO of the Institute for Nonviolence, which will be receiving one of our community development grants. So please help me welcome, Tenney Gross. Good morning. I didn't realize that I'll be the one speaking, but I'm really happy to be here.

[20:29](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1229) Mayor, you know, when Lisa, our president, called me on the 31st, I was in Providence taking care of my son. And she had tears. I could hear it. This is a major, major project for the West Garfield community, which we know has the biggest life gap in the city of Chicago. And we were looking to rent. We have an office. Our team is from West Garfield. We go and visit the elementary schools.

[21:04](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1264) we were not looking for a project to buy a building and renovate it. But all the offerings we were getting were outside of the neighborhood. And you cannot have a violence reduction group, have to move out of their own neighborhood to do work in the neighborhood. So a family offered us this building, and we went for it. We were like, oh, another project. And we've been assembling it. And for your team to choose, it means so much for the people who are going to be here after us.

[21:34](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1294) Our team has grandchildren in the neighborhood. They all look, they have the ones. I just turned 60 on the 26th of December, and we had the safest year in 60 years. The story that the mayor, you with your enthusiasm, are telling the world, and not enough are listening, this is an incredible place. I moved here 10 years ago from the East Coast, where we have Boston and Providence become very safe.

[22:07](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1327) And this is a freaking amazing city, working together. So I'm adopting your language. I love this city. People need to know that the biggest civilian architecture in the United States, if you take New York, Houston, and L.A. combined, they don't have the size of people with backgrounds, with lived experience, who are working on peace operation. We have 2,000 people now in Chicago. These results, the mayor says it often, but I'm not sure we hear it.

[22:37](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1357) We're so inclined to think law enforcement is the only one who reduces violence. The community has a big role to play. And this is an endorsement that the community will have a peace campus in West Garfield that people will visit from the rest of the world and come and see what Chicago is doing and its peace operation. So this means a lot. This is not just money. This is change. This is investment in people. Today is my mother's death anniversary and I was just at the hospital earlier this morning where one of our staff

[23:09](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1389) responded to a shooting and collapsed. So she's a Norwegian. Please have a prayer for her. Our team is mostly there. This means a lot. This is a labor of love for all of us. We're committed, and we're feeling the love from the city. Thank you so much. Thank you, Tini. Now let's get right into award announcements.

[23:41](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1421) We're going to start with grants ranging from $50,000 to $250,000. These grants are primarily funded by the Neighborhood Opportunity Program and the Housing and Economic Development Bond to help cover a variety of workplace improvement costs. I have 45 projects to go through. I'll name them in groups by region. So when you hear your project's name, please stand, and at the end of each group, we'll give everyone a big round of applause.

[24:15](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1455) Are we ready? All right. Let's start on the west side with our first 16 recipients. Alborada Brides, Analytical Instruments, Apollo's 2000, Blue Sky Enterprise, Fat So Hard Kitchen, Francis Simons Ellis, Golden Acre LLC, Josephine's Coffee Shop, Joel Hall Dancers, KMY Banquet Hall.

[24:51](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1491) Kudos to each of you! Congratulations! Now let's head to the central area. You know the drill by now. Bella Luna Chicago and Goodman Theater. Please stand. And now to the south side. Again, please stand when you hear your name.

[25:24](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1524) Bark and Bubbles Doggy Day Spa, Flourish Chicago, Kebabit Restaurant, Morecon Construction Company, Night Heroin, Steward Music Emporium. Congratulations. And finally, the far south side. Please stand when I call your name. Ahuebo LLC, Grind and Dream Coffee, Heuristic Holistic Health, Jack's Lounge,

[26:04](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1564) Naywele Salon Project 301 Quantum Faith and South Shore Hospital Wellness Center Congratulations Oh, I meant Southwest was actually a small typo It belonged on the West Side So I called it out with the West Side But I want a special announcement one more time

[26:37](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1597) From our West Side Mayor, everyone wants to be a West Sider They are Our Cogs Amore Cafe gets a special shout-out. Apologies for the typo. Thank you, Mayor. All right. So today's awards also include pre-development grants for proposals that have tremendous vision but aren't quite ready for construction just yet. These are funded by the Housing and Economic Development Bond,

[27:08](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1628) which will support eligible design and engineering fees, among other soft costs that are essential for each of these projects to advance. Please stand when I call your name, and we'll applaud all at the end. Atrium 36th in McKinley Park, Ithola Restaurant and BSCP Hall in West Pullman, JS8 Holding Restaurant in Bridgeport, and S2 City Grill.

[27:40](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1660) Congratulations. Okay, we're in the final portion of the awards program with our nine largest projects, all of them receiving grants of $1 million or more. Again, when your project is called, please stand and receive your accolades.

[28:11](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1691) And then I'll move on to the next final. Is everyone ready? All right. Let's start with Axon Flame, LLC. Madison Street in East Scarfield Park. Please stand. Axiom Flame is getting a 1.3 million dollar grant for the 2.6 million dollar build-out of a content

[28:43](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1723) production studio. Let's give them another round of applause. Congratulations. Carehouse Chicago, please stand. Carehouse Chicago on East 75th Street in South Shore. CareHouse is getting $5 million for an unprecedented intergenerational housing project with integrated social care valued at $12.7 million.

[29:18](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1758) Congratulations. Chicago Community Justice Foundation on North Avenue in Humboldt Park. Please stand. The Foundation will be receiving $2.3 million to create an $8.5 million center for legal, mental health, educational, and workforce development services.

[29:50](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1790) Congratulations. Funky Town Brewery, on Lake Street, on the near west side, please stand. The brewery will be using a $3.7 million grant for a $7.4 million production, distribution, and retail facility.

[30:23](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1823) Cheers! Institute for Nonviolence, on Madison Street, in West Garfield Park. The Institute will be receiving a $4.8 million grant to create a $9.5 million headquarters for gun violence prevention.

[30:56](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1856) Congratulations again. Little Village Small Business Visitor Center on 26th Street in South Lawndale. Please stand. The Center will be receiving a $1.3 million grant to support a new headquarters for the Little Village Chamber of Commerce, valued at $3.6 million.

[31:31](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1891) dollars congratulations at school on Greenview Avenue in Rogers Park the school will be receiving a fifty thousand excuse me a five hundred thousand dollar grant for a three million dollar expansion project serving students with autism school representatives unfortunately couldn't make it today but let's give them a big round of applause supportive

[32:09](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1929) opportunity space on East 47th Street in Grand Boulevard please stand they'll be receiving $769,000 to create a $1.5 million shared services hub for minority-owned small businesses. Congratulations. And finally, Wilma's Famous Foods on West Madison Street

[32:46](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1966) in East Scarfield Park. Please stand. Wilma's is receiving a $2.8 million grant to transform a long, vacant building into a $5.6 million restaurant. Congratulations.

[33:19](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=1999) So that's it for DPD's portion of the award ceremony. But before I exit the stage, I want to give a huge shout-out to my amazing team at DPD who helped not only vet the applications, but get out in the community to ensure that Chicagoans, our businesses, our nonprofits, all of our organizations were aware of the funding resources. They're going to be working very closely with our grant winners as projects advance in the month to come. Mary O'Connor from my team is here,

[33:51](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=2031) Tim Jeffries from our team, Hannah, and a slew of other committed DPD team members. Congratulations to all of our grantees. Thank you, Mayor Johnson. And thank you to my partner in progress, Deputy Mayor Merritt. And one last thank you. Can all of our alders please stand? A brief moment of embarrassment for you all.

[34:23](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=2063) An acknowledgement of all of the hard work that they do in representing their constituents across our great city. So hopefully this was an amazing kickoff for you all to the new year. Again, a reaffirmation of our investments into people and to neighborhoods equitably across our great city. So with that, how about some photos? We're going to start with the D-CASE grantees, followed by the D-PD grantees.

[34:54](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=2094) And so I'm going to ask all of our Arts Relief grantees to come to the front. Follow. by our arts relief grantees. We'll have our NAP grantees, and we'll just line up in the front here, and we'll take a quick photo, and then we'll do a round of photos with our DPD grantees. Thank you all so much for being here. Before we wrap, too, just one last thank you to Trez Pugh from Sip and Savor, who provided the treats for this morning's breakfast.

[35:26](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/mayor/videos/L4WoSoGIL-E?t=2126) Thank you all so much for being here again. all right we're gonna get started with our photos we have the mayor we have the deputy mayor and commissioner right here if i can have all the dk's arts relief grantees to the front

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