On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly approved the use of federal coronavirus relief dollars to assist previously overlooked businesses and leverage additional funds from the Rasmuson Foundation for local arts and culture organizations.

Under the Municipal Arts and Culture Matching Grant Program, the Rasmuson Foundation offers a one-to-one match for the first $20,000 in CARES Act funds a municipality allocates for arts and culture organizations. After that, the foundation will match half the funds a…