The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced the nonprofit arts organizations recommended for direct funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College was among the the institutions approved for a $50,000 award. The grant will support dance partners for limited engagements with OCC students and the community that focus on bridging social issues and the arts.

“We are honored by and so grateful for the NEA’s crucial support at this time, which allows us to provide programming…