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Join Festival Grant program manager Brad DeBiase for this gu ide to the FY2022 Festival Grant application. Brad will walk attendees thr ough the grant guidelines\, eligibility requirements\, application questio ns\, and review criteria. Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions about the grant.
\n\nTickets: https://conta.cc/3rQDuw7.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210819T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210819T120000 LOCATION:Online SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Online Info Session: FY2022 Festival Grants URL:https://azarts.gov/event/online-info-session-fy2022-festival-grants/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:festivals X-TICKETS-URL:https://conta.cc/3rQDuw7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-141013@azarts.gov DTSTAMP:20240328T143659Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Deadlines\,Organizations CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Festival Grants support the presentation of quality arts and culture programming through festival activities\, connecting artists and culture bearers (or their artistic work) with communities.
\nFestival gr ants support in-person\, virtual\, and hybrid festivals.
\nFor the p urposes of this grant program\, a festival is defined as a periodic celebr ation or gathering that…
\nFestivals eligible for Festival Grants must…
\nSeasonal series of presented works\, as well as freestanding productions or exhibitions\, ar e not eligible activities for this program. Festival activities can includ e juried processes\, but scholarships\, pageants or standalone award cerem onies are also ineligible. Please see a more detailed list of ineligible e xpenses at the end of this document.
\nWho is it for?
\nEligible applicant s for Festival Grants include Arizona-based…
\n< i>Please note\, while an organization or unit of government may be eligible for more than one grant program\, the Arts Commission limits the number of applications that may be submitted < span class='gmail_default'>across programs to one application per < span class='gmail_default'>entity per funding period. Organizations applying for a Festival Grant in Fiscal Year 2025 may not apply for any o ther Arts Commission grants for organizations< /span>.
\nApplicants may requ est grant award amounts ranging from a minimum of $1\,000 to a maximum of $5\,000.
\nThere is no cash match required for this grant opportunit y.
\nIn 2012\, the Arizona Commission on the Arts was removed from t he State’s General Fund as an ongoing budget line-item. Since that time\, the agency’s annual grantmaking budget has been especially volatile\, depe ndent on one-time legislative appropriations\, which have ranged from $0 – $5 million. The agency’s grantmaking capacity for Fiscal Year 2025 will n ot be known until the State’s budget is passed by the Legislature and sign ed into law by the Governor. This typically happens in late spring.
\n< p>The number and size of grants the agency will award in Fiscal Ye ar 2025 will depend on the outcome of this legislative budget session.\nFor more info on Arts Commission funding\, visit https://aza rts.gov/about-us/who-we-are/budget/.
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Contracted Artistic Services and Artist Fees
\nI ncludes guest artist contractual fees including travel\, and lodging.
\nProduction Expenses
\nIncludes insurance\, sou nd\, lighting\, and equipment rental and operation for the artistic projec t only.
\nSpace Rental
\nIncludes stage\, spa ce\, or venue rental for the artistic project only.
\nMarket ing/Promotion
\nIncludes contracted graphic design services the purchase of advertising space and creation of digital and printed pro motional materials for the entire event.
\nAccessibility Ser vices
\nIncludes closed captioning\, interpretation\, and t ranslation services\, visual enhancements\, and listening guides.
\nPublic Health and Safety Compliance
\nIncludes pers onal protective equipment\, cleaning and sanitation services\, and equipme nt/structuring to support distancing.
\nDigital Operations strong>
\nIncludes fees related to video live-streaming services\, a ccess to webinar and conferencing platforms\, closed captioning\, translat ion and interpretation services\, and digital ticketing/event management s ystems
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Funds are delivered approximately 6-8 weeks after all necessary paperwork has been submitted by the grantee. This includes the award agreement\, state W-9 and payment form.
Applicants are en couraged to do the following prior to beginning their application:
\nRequest Accommodations
\nIf you require accommodat ion in completing this application\, or otherwise participating in the gra nt application process\, please contact Organizational Programs Manager Br ad DeBiase at bdebiase@azarts.gov or (602) 771-6534.
\nPrepare Narrative Responses p>\n
You can type your proposal narrative or you can upload audio record ings of your responses. For each narrative question you will find a maximu m word count (not character) and a maximum recording length. If you share your proposal narrative via audio recordings\, keep it simple and to the p oint. Don’t worry about impressing the panelists with your recording techn ique\, just make sure we can hear and understand you. All audio files must be uploaded as MP3 files (.mp3).
\nSome applicants find it helpful to develop their responses using word processing software\, outside the ap plication platform. This allows them to draft responses with team members and monitor their word counts for each question. A Word document version o f the narrative questions can be downloaded at https://azarts.gov/grant/festival.
\nCr eate or Update the SurveyMonkey Apply Account for Your Organization
\nYou will submit your application through an online submission p latform called SurveyMonkey Apply. Prior to applying\, all new applicants will need to register their organization at https://azarts.smapply.io/.
\nIf your organization already has an account\, we encourage you to co
nfirm that all information is up to date and add/remove any team members a
s needed.
\nFor instructions on how to create or update your account\
, visit our applicant resources page: https://azarts.gov/grants/applicant-resources/.
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When you’re ready\, click/tap the “Apply Now” button below. You do not have to complete the application in one session\; at any point you can save a draft of your application and complete or submit it later.
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In-person festivals that possess virtual components (e.g. livestreaming performances) would be considered “Hybrid” \, and applicants should select the “Virtual” option if their festival act ivities will be produced and attended exclusively through digital platform s.
\nEnter the grant amount you are requesting. Applicants may request between $1\,000 and $5\,000.
\nBudget Form
All applicants must submit a complete p roject budget using the form embedded in the application.
\nBudget Narrative
\nPlease use this space to describe the fe stival budget\, including eligible fees\, any anticipated income\, and any substantial in-kind support. This is your opportunity to bring your festi val budget to life\, as if you were explaining it to the grant review pane l. You may also use this Budget Narrative section to explain how you have arrived at certain itemized dollar amounts. (300 words maximum) See FAQ fo r additional details.
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Your organization’s applicati on materials will be reviewed by an independent panel according to the fol lowing criteria. Please note: need is not a criterion. Application merit i s based upon strength of response in relation to the review criteria.
\nQuality Arts and Culture Programming
\nDoes th e application clearly describe the festival’s arts and culture programming and the artist/culture bearers who will be engaged? Does the application make a compelling case for what it hopes to make available to festival par ticipants and attendees and how? Does the application outline in detail th e structure and timeline of the festival’s programming/activities?
\nCommunity Benefit
\nDoes the application define th e communities the festival hopes to directly serve\, interact\, and engage with? Does the application clearly outline how this will happen? Does the application thoughtfully address access and participation for people of a ll abilities?
\nViability
\nDoes the applicat ion demonstrate substantial evidence that the festival activities will be realized within the funding period? Does the proposed budget appropriately reflect the scope of work described in the application? Does the applicat ion clearly explain how project activities will be produced and delivered?
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All applications are subject to a public review process . First\, Arts Commission staff review each application for completeness a nd eligibility. Applications that are incomplete or submitted after the du e date are considered ineligible for panel review and funding. Eligible ap plications are then evaluated by independent review panels made up of indi viduals from communities throughout the state who work in or adjacent to t he arts. They evaluate each application on its own merits and solely on th e basis of the published evaluation criteria.
\nPanelists first revi ew applications individually. They then meet as a body to discuss the appl ications and finalize assessment as a group. This meeting is open to the p ublic and while applicants are not permitted to participate in the discuss ion\, they are encouraged to attend or listen-in online. Applicants being reviewed will be notified when panel dates are set. At the conclusion of t heir deliberations\, the panel submits their funding recommendations to th e Arts Commission’s Governor-appointed board of commissioners for approval
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This program does not fund the following:
\n\nThis list is not compre hensive.
\nAdditionally\, according to the Arts Commission’s en abling statutes\, “Notwithstanding any other law\, no monies from the Ariz ona Commission on the Arts may be spent for payment to any person or entit y for use in desecrating\, casting contempt on\, mutilating\, defacing\, d efiling\, burning\, trampling\, or otherwise dishonoring or causing to bri ng dishonor on religious objects\, the flag of the United States or the fl ag of this state.” Recipients of Arts Commission support are further in structed to “take into consideration general standards of decency and resp ect for the diverse beliefs and values of the American public” within fund ed programs.
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Leading up to the application due da te\, the Arizona Commission on the Arts will present a webinar-style infor mation session to help prospective applicants in preparing competitive app lications.
\nFriday\, March 8\,
2024
\n10:00 am – 11:00 am
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Once you have created your organization you can add additional member s to assist with applications and account maintenance.
\nFor instructions on adding members in bulk\, click here.
\nSurveyMonkey Apply provides a comprehensive FAQ for applicant
s\; in addition to the “how tos” above you can find more information and r
esources on accounts\, completing an application\, and managing your organ
ization at https://help.smapply.io/hc/en-