Fast Track ADA and Emergency Grants
The amount of $100,000 will be reserved from the previous fiscal
year's accumulated funds for the purpose of responding to smaller
renovation and construction projects to comply with Section 504 of
the Federal Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) and regulations concerning access to public buildings for
people with disabilities, and to answer emergency needs when damage
to arts and history museum infra-structure or sudden failure of
equipment may result in harm to arts and history collections and
public safety.
GRANT LEVELS
Fast Track ADA and Emergency Grant levels will be limited to
amounts between $2,000 and $10,000; matching funds requirements
apply; only one grant per fiscal year to any eligible arts
organization or history museum; funds remaining unexpended from the
Fast Track and Emergency Grant reserve in one fiscal year will
return to the general capital grant fund for the next fiscal
year.
APPROVAL
Fast Track ADA and Emergency grants will be made at the
recommendation of the Director of Arts with approval by the
Commission on the Arts.
MATCHING REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants are required to match grants on an equal dollar-for
dollar (1:1) match basis from federal, foundation, corporate, and
local private contributions. No fund from any state government
source may be counted toward the match amounts.
Cash Match. - All funds used for this matching requirement must be in cash.
Limit on Request. - An applicant may not request funds in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the total project costs.
Operational Funds. - Any funds which are operational in nature or not designated to the project phase will not be allowed as matching funds.
Bond Issue Revenue. - Revenue from bond issues that have not been passed at the time of application may not be used as matching funds. In addition, cash proceeds from bond issues must be expended by the end of the grant period in order to qualify as matching funds.
Fund Raising Costs. - Fund raising costs are not acceptable as matching funds.
Matching Funds for Phased Projects. - Matching funds will be designated only to the project phase presented in the application and may not be used in a previous or succeeding application, or in any other arts or historic preservation grant.
Expended Matching Funds. - Matching funds, excluding those used for debt retirement, may have been expended prior to the start date of the grant award agreement if they: (a) are clearly a part of the project described; (b) can be documented upon request; and, (c) were not expended prior to July 1, 1997 or five years before the application date, whichever is the shorter period.
Mortgage Interest. - The interest paid on the mortgage is considered to be the "cost of doing business", and may not be used as match.
Building or Land as Match. - Unless owned by the applicant as set forth herein, the value of any building or land may not be used as matching funds. To be considered as matching funds, buildings or land owned by the applicant, must have been purchased or acquired within five years of the date of application; the buildings or land must have been intended for the grant purposes at the time of purchase or acquisition; and, only the purchase price or documented value at the date of acquisition, not the current market value, may be used as matching funds.
Loans. - Loan proceeds may not be counted as matching funds. Only unencumbered equity may be counted as matching funds.
State Government Funds. - Any funds received from any agency of state government are not acceptable as matching funds.