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Division of the Arts Grant Guidelines 2013-2015

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Deadlines for FY14 grants:

Friday, March 1, 2013, 4:00pm cst Supporting activities from July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2015

All applications must be submitted through the LACGO online grants system by Friday, March 1, 2013 at 4:00 pm CST. To complete the application process, the deadline for receipt of the signed, printed signature page is Friday, March 1 in the Louisiana Division of the Arts office - Room 405 of the Capitol Annex Building - 1051 North 3rd St, Baton Rouge (get directions here). These are not postmark deadlines. Applications are only accepted every other year for this grant program.

Note: Additional information and definitions of terms can be found in the Arts Grants Glossary.

Stabilization Grants Program

Introduction
The Stabilization Program seeks to support nonprofit 501(c)3 arts organizations that help to create, present, and preserve the various unique arts resources that make up Louisiana. The Stabilization Program provides grants to arts organizations that have made an impact locally, statewide, regionally, nationally, or internationally. Stabilization grants provide general operating funds in three funding tiers. They are (1) Institution, (2) Advancement, and (3) Entry. Stabilization grant awards are for a two year period.

Goals and Objectives for the Stabilization Program

Evaluation Criteria
The Review Panel will use the following evaluation criteria to select applicants to recommend for funding:

  • Quality of Organizational Programming:
    • Level of excellence and quality of product
    • Qualifications of artists involved
    • Selection of programming
    • Excellence in execution of product

  • Outreach and Access:
    • Appropriateness of programming
    • Quality of educational or outreach programs
    • Development of a Louisiana audience
    • Availability of opportunity to Louisiana artists

  • Management:
    • Professional qualifications of paid staff, as applicable
    • Level of programming in line with budget
    • Ability to achieve programming and organizational objectives
    • Clarity of the narrative and budget and completion of the application

Funding Tiers and Matching Requirements
There are three levels, or tiers, of support within the Stabilization Program. These tiers are designed in relation to an organization's budget size. Your tier is determined by your organization budget for your last completed fiscal year. Please consult Division of the Arts staff if you have questions regarding your application tier. All grants to organizations require a nonstate match of at least 1:1. Grants are for two years of funding.

LevelOrganization
Budget		Estimated Grant RangeMatch Requirement
(1) Institution$1 million or more$20,000 - $45,0001:3
(2) Advancement$250,000 to $1 million$9,000 - $20,0001:2
(3) Entry$30,000 to $250,000$1,500 - $9,0001:1

Contact Director of Organizational Services Kelly Pepper, 225-342-8175, kpepper@crt.la.gov.

For All Applicants:
Grants will not be awarded below $1,000.

In developing an application, we urge you to consider the level of recent awards. Please review the list of grants on the Division of the Arts website to see recent grant award levels and activity types. Click here.

Applicants whose grants are recommended for less than the requested amount will be asked to submit a revised budget with your contract.

Allowable Matching Funds
Contributions are allowable as part of the grantee's match when they are:

  • Carefully defined
  • Used for costs allowable under these guidelines
  • In-kind match (donated goods or services)

Ineligible Source and Use of Matching Funds

  • State funds from any other state source
  • Funds used for state-owned facilities or equipment purchase or use
  • State faculty salaries
  • Administrative costs from state institutions

Eligibility

Eligible applicants generally are:

Eligible applicants generally:

Ineligible applicants for grants generally fall into the following categories:

  • Nonprofit organizations in Louisiana without a letter from the Internal Revenue Service declaring them exempt from Federal income tax under Section 501(c)3 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code.

  • Nonprofit organizations that are not in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service, Secretary of States Office, and/or Legislative Auditor.

    Click here to check whether your organization is in good standing with the Secretary of State's office.
    Click here to check whether your organization is in good standing with the IRS.
    Click here to check whether your organization is in good standing with the Legislative Auditor.

  • In general, nonprofit organizations receiving direct funding from the State General Fund are ineligible to also receive funds from the Division of the Arts grant programs in the same fiscal year. Please call the Division of the Arts staff for clarifications specific to your organization.

  • Immediate family of the Division of the Arts staff or Louisiana State Arts Council members: Section 1113 of the Louisiana Code of Ethics states that "no public servant...or member of such a public servant's immediate family shall bid on or enter into any contract, subcontract, or other transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the agency of such public servant." The Code defines immediate family to include public servant's children, the spouse's of his children, brothers, sisters, parents, spouse and the parents of his spouse. The code defines "a controlling interest" as any ownership interest in any legal entity of beneficial interest in a trust held by or on behalf of an individual or member of his immediate family, either individualluy or collectively, which exceeds 25% of that legal entity. Click here to request an advisory opinion from the Board of Ethics.

Funding Conflicts

Organizations receiving Stabilization funding may not receive Decentralized Arts Funding General Operating funding in the same fiscal year. Please call the Division of the Arts staff for clarifications specific to your organization.

The Louisiana State Arts Council has adopted an accumulated deficit policy to ensure that institutions receiving funding demonstrate sufficient fiscal stability to insure their continued existence. An organization, that has increased or failed to reduce an operating or capital budget deficit for three consecutive years prior to the deadline is not eligible to apply for a Division grant unless the organization has ended the most recent fiscal year with a balanced budget and can:

We Do Not Fund

Under these guidelines, funding is not available for:

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