The South Dakota Arts Council submitted this FY 2006 annual report to the Governor and Legislature. It presents the 530 grants that were awarded with funds from the State of South Dakota and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Fiscal Year 2006 grant funds of $977,000 generated $12 million in local cash matching funds. These statistics demonstrate that South Dakotans enjoy participating in the arts. The mission of the South Dakota Arts Council, a state agency within the Department of Tourism and State Development, is to make quality arts programs accessible throughout the state by providing funding, services and information to artists, arts organizations, other non-profit groups, schools and the public. The State Arts Council strives to ensure access to the arts and educational arts opportunities as part of life-long learning in South Dakota.