The National Endowment for the Arts has donated $700,000 to arts organisations in a series of Hurricane Relief grants. These grants include $500,000 in support to individual organizations and state and local arts agencies in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Texas. There is also $200,000 funding for regional participation in the Mayors' Institute on City Design and Your Town. NEA Chairman Dana Gioia said, "These grants will help spur both community and economic recovery for the Gulf Coast region. The region can't recover without the arts. We have tried to be as inclusive as possible in these grants to help rebuild the arts community." For more information, CLICK HERE.