ISSAQUAH ARTS GRANT APPLICATION
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Applicant Information
Applicant Organization or Individual:
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Mailing Address:
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Street Address
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Website:
Primary Contact:
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Phone:
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Format: (000) 000-0000.
Email:
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example@example.com
Applicant Type (please choose one):
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Not-for-profit
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Individual Artist or Artist Team
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Year Established:
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Total Organization Budget: $
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Total # of Board Members:
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Organizational Mission Statement:
If you receive support from the City of Issaquah through other programs (e.g. Lodging Tax, Human Services Grants, etc.), please describe it below and list amounts/value.
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Application Information
Application Type:
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Arts Partnership: General Operating Support
Arts Project Support
Project Title:
Project Description:
Organization/Project Category (e.g. visual art, performing art, arts education, literary arts, multi-disciplinary, etc)
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Total Project Budget: $
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Requested Amount: Arts Projects – Suggested $2,500 or $5,000 (max)Arts Partnerships – max request = 10% of operating budget up to $25,000
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Estimated number of Issaquah residents and/or visitors to be impacted/involved.
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Description of how requested funds will be used (should align with attached budget):
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Population Served (Please describe who this project/program will serve – include all relevant demographic information.)
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Location (Please list the address and describe the location where the project will take place.)
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Review Criteria
1) Organization or project description: For Arts Partnership applicants, please give a general overview of the organization. For Arts Project applicants, please give an overview of the project and its primary goals and address how it aligns with your mission. Please limit your response to 350 words.
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2) Public benefit to the Issaquah community: Describe the organization's / project's benefit to the Issaquah community. Describe the intended audience(s) and estimate the number of people who will participate or attend. What is the cost of participation? What efforts are made to ensure accessibility to and engagement of a broad audience? Please limit your response to 350 words.
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3) Artistic value: Describe the merits and artistic/cultural value of your organization or project. Describe the artistic accomplishments and professionalism of the primary artists, lead individuals, teachers, and/or the organization. Please limit your response to 350 words.
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4) Feasibility, managerial capacity: Describe any relevant experience that you wish the Arts Commission to consider when assessing the likely sustainability of the organization or success of the arts project. What best practices are employed to ensure project or organizational success? Please limit your response to 350 words.
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5) Funding: For Arts Partnership Applicants, please describe your organization's earned and contributed revenue streams. Please discuss any significant funding challenges or successes. For Arts Project Applicants, please describe the project's funding sources. What will happen to the project if it receives less funding than requested? If the project produces revenue in excess of expenses, what will happen to the profits? Please limit your response to 350 words.
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6) Evaluation: Detail how the organization or project will be evaluated. What criteria will be used to measure impact, engagement and or success? Who will perform the evaluation? Please limit your response to 350 words.
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7) Biography of Project Lead(s)/Staff: Describe the qualifications and experience of key project leads/staff.
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8) Budget - Upload Project Budget
Budgets should include line-itemed, estimated expenses and line-itemed, estimated income.
The arts grant request should be included as projected income.
Budget categories can include items such as staff/salaries, materials and supplies, facilities/space rental, communications and marketing, technology, etc.
Budget should be in either Excel or PDF format.
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