PURPOSE
Public Programs in the Arts grants, formerly General Operating
Support (GOS), are designed to support Idaho’s
established arts organizations by assisting them in program planning and business
stabilization.
The applicant’s final report will be reviewed as the application.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must meet the general eligibility
criteria for organizations on the support for Organizations
overview page.
The organization's primary purpose must be the
production, presentation, or support of the arts, and it must demonstrate a
history of maintaining high artistic standards. Applicant
must be an eligible organization with paid staff. Applicants
must have a minimum of a three-year public program history operating as a public,
nonprofit organization. Applicant
must employ professional artists and compensate them according to the prevailing
standard.
University applicants are not eligible
for PPA, see
Organizations overview page for funding policies.
ACCUMULATED DEFICIT
An organization that has failed to reduce or has increased an operating or capital budget deficit for three consecutive years is not eligible to apply for Public Programs in the Arts unless the organization has ended the most recent fiscal year with a balanced budget, can demonstrate that it has made a significant effort to reduce the deficit during the fiscal year preceding the application, and can provide a deficit-elimination schedule approved by its governing body and acceptable to the Commission.
GRANT AMOUNTS
Grant amount requests need not be specified because they are based on a funding
formula that includes panel review assessment, fiscal size, and past Commission
funding.
No matching funds are required.
Reports are reviewed by a panel once every three years. PPA applications will be reviewed beginning FY 2011.
HOW TO APPLY and DEADLINE
Your PPA application should be in 12-point
font or neatly handwritten. Fill out the checklist.
Application form 5 must be received by the deadline date. This form serves as
the applicant’s intent to apply for PPA support.
AWARD NOTIFICATION
- After Commission action at the May meeting, PPA grant recipients will be notified of their pending grants.
- PPA grantees then return the award packet, which includes a one-page PPA Award Certification form and a one-page narrative description on how these funds will be used.
- Upon the conclusion of the grant period, the grantee will file the PPA final report that will serve as the basis for the next PPA panel review.
EVALUATION
CRITERIA
The applicant’s final report and past performance will be the basis for
panel review.
FINAL REPORT
Final reports must be submitted within 30 days after completion of the project.
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