Division of the Arts Grant Guidelines 2012-2013

How to Prepare and Submit an Application

We recommend that all organizations, even if they have previously applied, discuss planned applications with Division staff before the deadline.

• Applications to the Division must be submitted online through Louisiana Arts & Culture Grants Online (LACGO). All Support and Supplemental materials must be uploaded with your grant application on LACGO.

• The online application must be submitted and accepted through LACGO by 11:00 pm CST, on March 1, 2012. A printed and signed copy of the signature page must be received by 4:30 pm CST, on March 9, 2012 in the Louisiana Division of the Arts office. Do not send a printed copy of the entire grant. Only send the Signature Page. This is not a postmark deadline. This is a hard deadline.

• Click here for the application on LACGO.

• Applicants must first create a profile. Organizations should first determine who will submit the application. That person should then create the organization's profile and be the contact person. After the profile is completed, applicants may then fill out the application. You may preview the entire application. Select "Current Programs and Applications", then select "Preview Application."

• A complete application must be submitted online through the LACGO system. The signed, printed copy of the application budget detail must be mailed. The budget detail, list of board members, IRS Letter determining 501(c)3 examption, samples of work, and supplemental materials must be submitted online.

• Incomplete applications are unlikely to be funded. An application is considered incomplete if it is submitted online and a signed, printed signature page is not mailed to the Divsion office by the deadline.

• Handwritten applications will not be accepted.

• Application must be signed by two authorized members of the organization. Applicants should note that submitting a signed signature page to the Division constitutes that the signatories have read the Assurances section.

• Use the application checklist at the end of the application in LACGO to ensure that you have submitted all materials.

Submission Limits

• Organizations may submit one application annually.

Samples of Work and Supplemental Materials For Organizations

All materials from organizations must be submitted in digital formats: digital audio (.mp3 only), digital images (.jpg only), digital video (several formats allowed), written documents (including lists of websites) (.doc or .pdf, .xls, .xlsx only). PDFs are preferred since they are secure and will not reformat on different computers, but Word documents are acceptable. Note that files cannot be submitted unless they are in the appropriate size and format.

• Details about submitting digital samples of work are in LACGO. After you create an applicant profile, select "Manage Work Samples" for tutorials.

• If you would like to submit a PowerPoint, you must save it as a pdf and submit as a written document.

• Do not submit paper copies of brochures, program books, or other support materials.

• Contact Division staff if you have questions.

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