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TOURING PROGRAM DEADLINE PERIOD BEGINS FEBRUARY 25, 2008
The beginning of the next application
period for Arts & Humanities Touring Programs will start on Monday,
February 25 and end on Monday, March 10.
Welcome
to the Arts & Humanities Touring Program!
The Arts
and Humanities Touring Program is administered by the Michigan Humanities
Council in partnership with the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural
Affairs. It was created in 1998 by combining the Touring Arts and the
Michigan Humanities Council’s Chautauqua programs. The program offers
performers and presenters the opportunity to present their work throughout
the state and provides grants to Michigan nonprofit organizations to help
cover costs of engaging performers and presenters for arts and cultural
programs.
Arts
& Humanities Touring Program Grants
The Arts & Humanities Touring Program awards grants to help support
the fees and expenses of touring performers, artists, exhibitors, and
humanities presenters listed in Michigan’s 2006–2009 Arts
& Humanities Touring Directory. The directory features 248 professionally
reviewed offerings and is available by accessing the Council’s website
directory above.
The Touring
Program grants are available to nonprofit organizations who may request
up to 35 percent of presenters’/exhibitors’ fees and travel
expenses.
Request for a grant may not exceed $3,000 per application, and an organization
may not request more than $6,000 in a fiscal year (i.e., October 1 to
September 30).
The Touring
Program requires at least 100 percent cost share (match) for grant awards.
Grant cost share (match) is the total dollar value of both cash and in-kind
contributions (donated services or goods) of the sponsoring organization
(applicant) for the grant project (e.g., an organization that applies
for a $250 grant is required to match the grant with $250 in cash and/or
in-kind expenses in the total program budget).
Application
Deadline
In an effort to provide more programs throughout the state and to better
serve the nonprofit community, the Touring Program offers two grant opportunities
during the fiscal year (October 1 to September 30). Total Touring Program
funds allocated annually for grants will be divided equally between these
two granting periods (e.g., if there is $100,000 available for grants,
$50,000 will be available for each period):
- Applications
will not be accepted prior to the grant periods below.
- Applications
will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis from August 25
to September 10 for programs scheduled October 1 through March 31.
- Applications
will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis from February 25
to March 10 for programs scheduled from April 1 through September 30.
Applicants
are required to send the original and a copy of the Arts & Humanities
grant application, along with two copies of the required attachments to
the Arts & Humanities Touring Program address: Michigan Humanities
Council, 119 Pere Marquette Drive, Suite 3B, Lansing, MI 48912-1270. Required
attachments include proof of nonprofit status and a copy of the contract
signed by the sponsoring organization’s project director or authorizing
official and performer, exhibitor, or humanities presenter. Grant application
must be typed or computer generated; applicant organization may download
it in MS
Word or Adobe
PDF format from the website. Applicant organizations are requested
to retain a file copy of the grant application along with attachments.
Grant awards
may be modified to reflect adjustments in the actual state appropriation
to the Michigan Humanities Council for the Arts & Humanities Touring
Program.
Eligibility
Any Michigan nonprofit organization, institution, school, library, museum,
chamber, association, or local government agency may apply. Individuals
are not eligible for grants. The applicant must be the sponsoring organization.
Applicant
Information
- 1. Performing
groups, humanities presenters, and traveling exhibits have been adjudicated
and are listed in Michigan’s 2006–2009 Arts & Humanities
Touring Directory. Applicant organizations may apply for grants to help
cover the fees and expenses of only programs listed in this edition
of the directory.
- 2. Organizations
that have questions about the guidelines and application procedures
should contact the Michigan Humanities Council at (517) 372-7770 before
completing the application.
- 3. The
sponsoring organization (applicant) is required to submit an application
for each individual’s or group’s performance, exhibition,
or presentation (e.g., a festival that contracts multiple performers
to present on the same day must submit an application for each performer/presenter).
The
sponsoring organization (applicant) that contracts an individual or
a single group to perform or present multiple times (e.g., a school
that contracts a group or an individual to perform four different
times—9 and 11 a.m., 2 and 7 p.m.—on the same day or other
days) in the same grant period is eligible to apply for one grant,
not multiple grants, of up to 35 percent of the performer’s
or group’s fee and travel expenses.
An organization
may not request grant funds for the same performer or presenter to
perform in both granting periods (i.e., March 31 and April 1; November
15 and June 16).
- 4. Incomplete
applications will result in denial of funding. Reminder: Include with
the grant application the two required attachments—proof of nonprofit
status and the contract signed by both the applicant organization’s
project director or authorizing official and performer, exhibitor, or
humanities presenter.
- 5. Applicant
organization (program sponsor) is required to provide its federal iden-tification
number.
- 6. The
names of the U.S. House of Representatives and Michigan legislators
are available through local libraries or through their websites:
- 7. Applications
for projects sponsored by universities and colleges must:
- demonstrate
significant benefit to the community
- include
two letters of support from community organizations with grant application
- provide
other relevant documentation of community support and shared use
of the project
- 8. The
applicant’s project budget must balance for non-cultural organizations:
total project expenses (Section 3d) must equal project revenues (Section
3, #16). When completing the budget sections, please refer to the attached
sample budget and glossary.
- 9. The
Arts & Humanities Touring Program is not responsible for loss, damage,
or return of application materials.
Review
and Evaluation Process
- 1. Staff
reviews applications for adherence to program guidelines, legibility
and clarity, completeness, previous grants, content, and geographic
location.
- 2. Applicants
(program sponsors) submitting more than one application should rank
them in the order of priority in which they wish the applications to
be reviewed for funding.
- 3. Final
determination of grant awards will be made by the Executive Director
of the Michigan Humanities Council upon recommendation of staff. Grant
funds will be distributed statewide. The Council is committed to reaching
all 83 counties with its grant program and encourages organizations
from underserved communities and areas to apply for funding.
- 4. Appeals
are not permitted on final grant determinations.
Grantee
Requirements
Grantees
will be required to:
- Sign
the white, pink, and yellow copies of the grant contract, which will
be included with the award notification packet. Applicants will be required
to return the white and yellow copies and retain the pink one for their
files.
- Assure
the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Michigan
Humanities Council that they intend to comply with Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, (PL88-352), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, (PL88-209), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and
the Age of Discrimination Act of 1975 (please refer to page a-12 of
the application).
- Acknowledge
support from the Michigan Humanities Council and the Michigan Council
for Arts and Cultural Affairs in all publicity and media materials used
to promote the activity. Logo slick sheets and directions will be included
in the award notification packet. Logos can also be downloaded from
the website (link here).
- Submit
a Grantee Final Report and two copies within 30 days after the performance
or presentation, which includes a written financial statement and program
evaluation and publicity materials (e.g., publication materials, photographs,
and news stories) resulting from the activity (total copies required
of form and attachments: three). The form to be completed by the applicant
will be included with the award notification packet and is available
in MS Word format on the Council’s website (link
here).
Grant
Award Process
Applicants
will receive notification of the grant award prior to the scheduled event.
Awards will be paid after the Michigan Humanities Council receives grant
payment from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and after
the Arts & Humanities Touring Program receives from the applicant
the white and yellow contracts, the original and two copies of the Grantee
Final Report form along with three copies of other relative materials
such as publicity materials. The Michigan Humanities Council and the Michigan
Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs reserve the right to deny a non-cultural
organization a grant award if the Grantee Final Report indicates that
the project generated more revenue than expenses.
Application
Download:
1. MS
Word. This is the recommended version. You can type directly
onto this form and save it to your computer to revise and update at a
later date. This is the most flexible format available. Please follow
the instructions at the top of the form. There are two files: (a), the
grant application -- which is 390 KB in size; and (b), the
grant guidelines -- which is 86 KB in size.
2. Adobe PDF format. The Adobe
PDF version is not available to be typed onto directly. An interactive
version will be created at a later date.
**We are
unable to answer technical questions about software and hardware; users
should refer to technical product support sources for help.
Applicants
are required to send the original and a copy of the Arts & Humanities
Grant Application, along with required attachments to the Arts & Humanities
Touring Program address: Michigan Humanities Council, 119 Pere Marquette
Drive, Suite 3b, Lansing, MI 48912-1270. Required attachments include
proof of nonprofit status and a copy of the contract signed by the sponsoring
organization’s project director or authorizing official and performer,
exhibitor or humanities presenter. Grant Application must be typed or
computer generated. Applicant organizations are requested to retain a
file copy of the grant application along with attachments.
Final
Report Forms Download:
A&H
Touring Program Final Report Form (MS Word)
A&H
Touring Program Final Report Form (pdf)
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