Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 012 - Department of Arkansas Heritage › Division 10 - Central Administration › Rule 012.10.97-001 - Arkansas Heritage Month Grants

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Grant Program Goals
Here are the goals the Department of Arkansas Heritage has set
				for Arkansas Heritage Month Grants.
* promote awareness and enjoyment of Arkansas's heritage
* increase community-based groups' abilities to create Heritage
				Month programs
* make Heritage Month programs possible where they would
				otherwise not occur
* foster cooperative efforts to increase the size or scope of
				events
* create ongoing components to Heritage Month celebrations: a
				curriculum or teaching tool, exhibits, displays, a lively event that can recur,
				a photographic essay, a roadside exhibit, etc.
Match
A 1:3 match is required from the applicant. This means that the
				applicant supplies at least one dollar for every three grant dollars. The
				applicant supplies one-fourth of the total project cost. The match may be
				supplied from cash sources or in-kind contributions such as volunteer hours,
				salaries, or other contributed sources, or a combination of cash and in-kind
				contributions.
Arkansas Heritage Month Grants may not be matched with
				funds from any other grant from the Department of Arkansas Heritage or one of
				its agencies, or the Mid-America Arts Alliance.
Application Basics
Your Arkansas Heritage Month Grant proposal should show
				familiarity with the grant guidelines, the goals of Arkansas ' Heritage Month,
				and the mission of the Department of Arkansas Heritage. It should show that you
				have set your own goals for your Arkansas Heritage Month project.
When you submit a request for support, it will be evaluated
				against the goals of the Arkansas Heritage Month Grant program as stated
				elsewhere on this page. Other evaluation criteria are listed on page 5.
Requests for funding must include the following items:
the grant cover sheet on page 7,
signed by
				the person who will be responsible for making sure the grant is spent as
				reflected in the application
the application form beginning on page 8,
using the space provided and additional space only as indicated
a
total project budget
using the form supplied
				on page 10.
Your application may be brief, using only the space on the
				application form, or you may attach additional sheets as directed on the form.
Please do not use more additional space than indicated.
If you have questions about preparing an Arkansas Heritage
				Month Grant application, call the Arkansas Heritage Month grant coordinator,
				Jim Walsmith, at the Department of Arkansas Heritage, (501) 324-9150 [TDD (501)
				324-9811], or e-mail info@dah.state.ar.us.
Evaluation Criteria
Arkansas Heritage Month Grants come from a limited funding
				source, so not every applicant can be funded. Since that is the case, these
				criteria have been established for making Arkansas Heritage Month
				Grants.
your organization's relationship to your local community
the degree to which the proposed project reflects the Heritage
				Month theme for the current grant year
the local or statewide impact of the program
whether the program results in an ongoing or lasting
				component
the degree to which the program shows collaboration and
				cooperation among community organizations
the degree to which the program will foster heritage tourism
				development
your organization's mission and sources of income
Arkansas Heritage Month Grants
WILL NOT
exceed $5,000
fund academic research unless the research results in an
				ongoing component that can be shared by the community
be made to for-profit organizations or events or directly to
				agencies of state government (though collaborative efforts involving state
				government agencies are acceptable)
fund programs or events that disregard the need to preserve,
				protect or conserve historic sites, structures, artifacts and the environment,
				or are outside of accepted professional museum or environmental
				standards
fund "bricks and mortar" construction or staff salaries (but
				contracted personnel may be paid with grant funds).
Decision Process
The Arkansas Heritage Month Grant application process
						  is designed to assist communities in planning and implementing meaningful
						  Arkansas Heritage Month programs and events at the local level.
Grant proposals will be reviewed by a panel of
						  Department of Arkansas Heritage agency directors and three Department of
						  Arkansas Heritage commissioners. This panel will make funding decisions.
						  Successful applicants will be notified early in January 1998.
Anyone with questions about the application criteria or
						  decision-making process should call the Arkansas Heritage Month Grant
						  coordinator at the Department of Arkansas Heritage, (501) 324-9150 [TDD (501)
						  324-9811], or e-mail info@dah.state.ar.us.
Application Deadline
ALL ARKANSAS HERITAGE MONTH GRANT APPLICATIONS MUST BE
				POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN XXXX XX, 199X, OR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS
				HERITAGE OFFICE NO LATER THAN XXX XX, 199X.
Arkansas Heritage Month Grants will be disbursed and
				spent before June 15 of the grant year for which the grant is received, and a
				final program report and budget will be due by the end of the state fiscal year
				for which the grant is received.
Only one Arkansas Heritage Month Grant will be made to
				any one organization during any given grant year.
Grant recipients will be required to participate in an
				orientation program prior to receipt of award, at a place and time specified by
				the Department of Arkansas Heritage.
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1. In this
			 space, describe your organization, including its mission and history
			 information. Attach one additional page if necessary. responses must be typed,
			 double spaced.
2. List the people,
			 organizations, or communities that will benefit from your proposed project.
			 Identify project partners. use only this space; responses must be typed. this
			 response may be single spaced.
3.
			 On this page, describe the proposed Arkansas Heritage Month Grant project.
			 Indicate your goals for the project. Use up to two additional pages if you need
			 them. Responses must be typed, double spaced.
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