Technical Assistance Grants
- Purpose
- Description
- Eligible Applicants
- Eligible Activities
- Deadline
- Amount of Assistance
- Criteria for Evaluating Applications
- Application Review and Payment Procedure
- Application
Purpose
To assist arts organizations in improving their artistic quality, community service, or management.
Description
These grants are designed to provide outside help for arts organizations on particular problems. The Commission staff will help organizations find the appropriate consultants or workshops for their needs, if requested.
Eligible Applicants
Virginia organizations whose primary purpose is the arts, local arts agencies that are units of local government, and public art programs (excluding other units of government and educational institutions) and that meet the Basic Eligibility criteria.
The organizations must be incorporated in the state and have their headquarters and home seasons, or activities equivalent to a home season for non-producing organizations, in the state.
- Short-term consultations on particular artistic or organizational problems, with the staff of the applicant organization carrying out the resulting plan of action.
- Sending administrators, board members, and other authorized representatives to conferences or seminars which will increase job effectiveness.
Applications are accepted throughout the year, at least four weeks before the proposed activity occurring between July 1, 2012, and June 15, 2013.
Amount of Assistance
Up to $1,000 each (non-matching), total not to exceed $2,000 per year. Grants are awarded from available funds on a first-come, first-served basis.
Criteria for Evaluating Applications
- Need by applicant organization for the proposed activity.
- Financial need of the organization for the requested grant.
Application Review and Payment Procedure
- Applicants submit application forms at least four weeks before the proposed activity. The Commission does not accept application materials via facsimile transmission or other electronic means (e.g. e-mail).
- The Commission staff reviews proposals. Notice of decisions is generally prompt.
- After receiving confirmation of a grant, the grantee may proceed with the activity. Upon receipt of the final report, the Commission will authorize payment to the grantee.
Application and Final Report Forms
- Technical Assistance Final Report 2011 - 2012 (WORD)
- Technical Assistance Final Report 2011 - 2012 (PDF)
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