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PURPOSE. To encourage increased Program Merit .... , funding for local arts programs, Io · ~,lrong communiq' suppnrl encourage public seclor supporl for lhe ,, invol~ernem gl professional arts at the local level, and lo help pro- ,, cooperation among existing a~t~ and Local mote among local governments the corr, munht,' orRanizations recognition of Ihe vital contributions , ~esponsiveness lo cornmunh need, C orern ment made by the aris tO Ihe commonwealth '- etto~ls to seach people nul Challenge our communilies. · involt emem gl ,aclal DESCRIPTION. G~ams a~e ~wa~ded lo Organizational Suengdl counties which have community a~15 Arll.qlc ExreJlence councils, Ihe local govemmem mus~ work ~h~ough those councils in making AMOUNT O~ GRAN~. $5,000 or less. applicalions tot ELIGIBILITY. Any counly, cJly m lown ing lunds musl be "new" mone~ over governmem in Nmlh C~olin~. Th~ and above ~he highesl p~e¥ious local arts council, where one exisls, governmenlai allocation fo~ a single must be the vehicle [or dislribuling year. The match must be one-lo-one lhese [unds. A single aris organizalion cash hum tax and/m non.~ax revenues may be 1he beneficiary of lhese funds hum lbo municipal or counq' budgeL lhrough more 1hah one local govern- [The grill' federal iunds conslde~ed a mem. Each local government unit legitimate malch a~e revenue sha~ing should apply separalely and may apply funds.) Matching funds musl be drawn for only one granl in this calegoq' each from ~he same fiscal year's budge~ in year. which lhey and Ihe Council ~ranl are spem. Gram [unds mus~ ALLOWABLE COSTS, Program, admln- 1he same program{s) receivin~ ink,eased is1~afive and operaling expenses o( local funding. community arts counci:s and olher groups. OTHER REQUIR[MEW3S. All le~;al requi~emenls and lundin~ EVALUATION CRITERIA. The primary scribed on the g~anl gui~c, lines shem. consideralions {or evaluating proposals in this category are the polentlal incen- [O'RK~. 5~and~rd G:am Application live value gE Ihe granl and ihe level of Form and the "Higory of Cocal commilmenl gl lhe applicanl govern- Governmenl Conlribullons 1o Ihe Arts" merit to.provide 1be qualifying local malch, further, plogfams most liLe[)' ~o receive grant~ are those which appear to DEADLINE. April 1 {o~ (unds ~o b~ have the besl chance gl conlinued fund- spenl trom July 1-1une 30, The Coundl ing b~, local governmenls aher lhe granl is aware Ihat govemmenls may no~ have period, approved Iheir budgeis by ~he Because lhese c~allenge granls a~e lion deadline and will accept condi- ofle~ed as special incentives and not as liona{ requests {Eom ~ovemmems based 'regular lunding subsidies, priority~will ' on ~n expressed {nte~es~ Bnd be given 1o requeslS Jrom governmenls wduefl commilmenl lo quahJ¥in which are making lheir lirsl allocations Brant. for the aris and governments which have nol ~eceived a challe~ge g[an~ in' 5TAH ASSISTANCE. Conlari l~e previous yea~. Communily Developmem In evaluating Ihe pmp0sed use o~ the ~an~ lund~, Ihe Council IooLs Io~ evl- dence oh