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LOUISIANA

LOUISIANA

DECENTRALIZEDARTSFUNDINGPROGRAM

FY2011Guidelines

October1,2010toSeptember30,2011

ForParishes:

Caldwell

EastCarroll

Franklin

Jackson

Madison

Morehouse

Ouachita

Richland

Tensas

Union

WestCarroll

Administeredby

NortheastLouisianaArtsCouncil

Programfundedby:

LouisianaDivisionoftheArts,OfficeofCulturalDevelopment,DepartmentofCulture,Recreation,andTourism

OfficeoftheLt.Governor,StateofLouisiana

VITALAPPLICATIONREQUIREMENTS

DEADLINE

ReceivednolaterthanMarch31,2010or

handdelivereduntil12:

00P.M.,March31,2010.

●Applicationsmaynotbefaxed.

●Hand-writtenapplicationswillnotbeaccepted.

●Incompleteapplicationswillnotbeaccepted.

●ApplicationMUSTbeonanofficialDecentralizedArtsFundingProgramapplication.

●Applicationscanbecompletedon-lineand/ordownloadedat.

ApplicationsshouldbesubmitteddirectlytotheNortheastLouisianaArtsCouncil

DonotsubmitapplicationstotheDivisionoftheArtsoffice.

NortheastLouisianaArtsCouncil

WestMonroeCityHall

2305North7thStreet

WestMonroe,LA71291

TOGETHELPWITHTHEAPPLICATION,CONTACT

TommyUsrey,President&CEOemail:

artsmanne@

BrendaSmith,AdministrativeAssistant/GrantsOfficeremail:

nlacbrenda@

NortheastLouisianaArtsCouncil

318-396-9520fax:

318-396-6837

PREPARINGTHEGRANTAPPLICATION

PLANNINGTHEPROPOSAL

1.Reviewthemission,goalsandyearlyworkplanforyourorganization.Woulditbeinthepublicinterestforstatefundstosupportyourwork?

2.ReviewtheintentoftheDecentralizedArtsFundingProgram.Isthisalogicalfundingsourceforyourorganization?

3.Thinkabouttheneedsofyourcommunity.Howisyourprojectmeetingaparticularneed?

Doestheprojectinvolveyourcommunity?

Ifso,findconcretewaystodemonstratethis,suchaslettersofsupporttodocumentcommunitysupportandcollaboration.

4.Berealisticandspecificinyourplans.Talktopeopleyouwantinvolvedinyourprojectbeforeyoubeginwriting.Dotheywantorneedtheservicesyourprojectoffers?

5.Involveyourcommunityintheplanningoftheproject.Whowillbenefitfromthisproject?

Whataretheconcreteanticipatedoutcomes?

6.Assess-realistically-thecosts,personnelneeds,andtimerequirementsforyourproject.

7.Planforwaystorevisetheprojectbutstillaccomplishitifitreceivespartialfunding.

8.TalktotheCommunityDevelopmentDirector,TommyUsreyattheNortheastLouisianaArtsCouncil.

9.ReadtheLouisianaDecentralizedArtsFundingProgramGuidelines,again.Callandaskquestions.

FOLLOWINGINSTRUCTIONS

1.Reviewtheevaluationcriteriaforthetypeofgrantyouhaveselected（projectassistance,organizationalsupport）.Keepitinfrontofyouwhenyouarewritingthenarrative.

2.Observelengthrestrictions,typefontandsize,rulesaboutattachments,etc.

3.Includeallrequireddocumentation（boardofdirectorslist,IRSletter,etc.）

4.Formulatearealisticbudgetthatincludesallrevenueandexpensesforyourproject.Callwithquestions.

WRITING

1.Bespecific.Assumethatthereaderknowsnothingaboutyourorganizationorprojectexceptwhatispresentedintheapplication.Usefactsandnotnecessarilyopinions.Presentconcreteplans,specificgoalsandevidenceofadequateresearchandplanning.

2.Avoidusingtoomuchjargon.Writeinsimple,clearlanguage.

3.Beconsistent.Thebudget,narrative,andproviderofserviceformsshouldallrelate.

4.Havepeoplewhoknownothingaboutyourprojectreadyourdraft.Doesitmakesensetothem?

Thenhavepeoplewhowereinvolvedintheplanningreadit.Doesthedescriptionreflecttheintentofyourorganization?

Doesitaddresstheevaluationcriteria?

5.Rewrite.Proofread,proofread,proofread.

DecentralizedArtsFundingProgram

TheLouisianaDecentralizedArtsFundingProgramprovidesasystemforfundingartsandculturalprojectsineveryparishofthestate.Fundsareprovidedtoeachparishonapercapitabasisutilizingthemostrecentcensusfigures.Asapplicantscompeteonlywithotherorganizationsintheirparish,decisionsaboutculturalprioritiesaremadelocally.

TheLouisianaDivisionoftheArtsdisbursesthefundstoeightRegionalDevelopmentAgencies,whichinturnregrantthosedollarstoparishesintheirregion.ACommunityDevelopmentCoordinatoradministerseachregion.TheCoordinatoridentifiesarts-sponsoringorganizationsandprovidesthemwithadviceandassistanceindevelopingartsprogramming.Inaddition,twoLocalRegrantingAgenciesserviceindividualparisheswithintwooftheregions.

Mission

TheLouisianaDecentralizedArtsFundingProgram（DAF）,initiatedin1995,makestheartsavailableinallareasofthestatebygivingartists,nonprofitorganizations,communitygroups,andlocalgovernmentagenciesineachparishtheopportunitytodevelopartsprogramsthatmeettheirlocalneeds.

Policies

TheDecentralizedArtsFundingProgramisdesignedto:

▪ExpandeffortstomaketheartsaccessibletoallparishesinLouisiana.

▪Awardgrantstoorganizationslocatedwithintheparishforwhichfundsaredesignated.

Goals

ThegoalsoftheDecentralizedArtsFundingProgramareto:

▪Strengthenartsorganizations.

▪Encourageprofessionalartiststoundertakeprojectsthathavemeaningfulcommunityinvolvementandbuildaudiencesforthearts.

▪Encouragethedevelopmentofnewandinnovativecommunity-orientedprogramming.

▪Encourageavarietyofnonprofitorganizationstosponsorcommunity-orientedartsandculturalactivitiesincludingclassical,contemporaryandtraditionalartsineightartisticdisciplineswithintheparishfunded.

▪Leverageadditionallocalsupportforthearts.

▪Provideartsactivitiestogroupswhichhavehadlimitedartsexperiences.

▪Providefundingforartsandculturalactivitiesthatareopentothepublic.

▪Introducethegrantsprocessanddevelopgrant-writingskills.

WHATTYPEOFGRANTISAVAILABLE?

Thereisone

（1）grantcategoriesintheRegion8DecentralizedArtsFundingProgram:

ProjectAssistance

■Providesfundingforaspecificartsproject.Upto100%ofeligibleexpenses.

Theminimumgrantsrequestpercategoryis$500andthemaximumgrantrequestpercategoryis$10,000.Note:

Amountrequestedmaynotexceedparishallocation.

YoumaysubmituptotwoProjectAssistanceGrantapplications.

Nocashorin-kindmatchisrequiredintheDecentralizedArtsFundingProgram;however,amatchdemonstratescommunityinvolvementin—andcommitmentto—theprojectandisconsideredbythecommunityreviewpanels.Note:

Giventhecompetitivenatureofthegrantsprocessandthenumberofapplicantsperparish,itislikelyapplicantswillnotbefullyfunded;therefore,itisimportanttoconsideradditionalsourcesoffunding.

WHOISELIGIBLE?

PROJECT

ASSISTANCE

Non-profitartsorganizations

X

Non-profitorganizations

X

GovernmentalAgencies

X

Schoolsandschoolboards

X

CollegesandUniversities

X

Individuals（withFiscalAgent）

X

Allapplicantsmustapplyintheparishinwhichtheorganizationisdomiciledandincorporated.Theofficialdomicileistheorganization’sofficialaddressregisteredwiththeLouisianaSecretaryofStateandlocatedintheparishindicatedontheCertificateofIncorporation.AllnonprofitorganizationsmustbeingoodstandingwiththeLouisianaSecretaryofStatetoreceiveagrant.

Thefollowingtypesoforganizationsmayapply:

▪Louisiananon-profittax-exemptorganizations

▪Organizationswithoutnonprofittax-exemptstatusfromtheIRSmustberegisteredasanonprofitcorporationwiththeLouisianaSecretaryofState

▪Local,parish,orstategovernmentalagenciessuchaslibrariesormunicipalities

▪Publicorprivateschoolsandschoolboards.

▪Collegesoruniversitiessponsoringactivities（eachuniversitydepartmentisconsideredaseparateentity）intendedforcommunityparticipation（notacademic,credit-producing,orcurriculum-orientedprojects）.Suchactivitiesmustprovidesignificantaccessandtheprobabilityofsignificantattendancebythegeneralpublic.

▪Organizationslackingthelegalstatustobeanapplicantmayapplyusinganeligiblenonprofitorganizationtobeafiscalagent.Thefiscalagentassumeslegalandfinancialresponsibility.NonprofitArtsOrganizationsreceivingStabilizationfundinginFY10fromtheDivisionoftheArtsmayserveasafiscalagentinProjectAssistance.（SeeFiscalAgentRequirementsbelow.）

▪Individualsmayapplybyusinganeligiblenonprofitorganizationasafiscalagentforprojectsdevelopedbyanindividualbutdirectlybenefitingthecommunityandincludingcommunityparticipation.Thisisnotafellowshiporawardofmerit.Thefiscalagentassumeslegalandfinancialresponsibilityfortheproject.（SeeFiscalAgentRequirementsbelow.）

FiscalAgentRequirements

▪Organizationsmayserveasafiscalagentforuptotwootherapplicants-termedsub-applicant-inadditiontotheirownapplications.

▪Fiscalagentsmustbedomiciledinthesameparishasthesub-applicant.

▪Fiscalagentsmaynotserveasaproviderofservicewithinthesameproject.

ChapterOrganizations/FederalGroupTaxExemptionRequirements

Chapterorganizationsusingfederalgrouptax-exemptstatusofcentralorganization,ifcentralorganizationisdomiciledinLouisiana,areeligibletoapplyforprojectassistancegrantfunds.

▪OrganizationsmustattachIRSnonprofittax-exemptdesignationletterforthecentralorganizationanddocumentationfromtheIRSindicatingchapterisunderthecentralorganization.

▪Chapterorganizationsmustapplyintheparishinwhichitisdomicil