Subpart 1.
Definition.
"Health and human services providers" means organizations that
provide services that protect or improve the health, well-being, or human
development of individuals or families, usually by meeting basic human needs as
defined by National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) which is incorporated by
reference, available at www.foundationcenter.org/ntee,
and updated continuously. For example, organizations that provide the following
types of programs and services are generally eligible to apply: health care;
addiction and substance abuse services; mental health and crisis services;
immigrant and refugee services; job training; and helping to provide food and
housing for the indigent.
Subp.
2.
Purpose of program.
The partners in arts participation program is designed to
broaden opportunities for Minnesotans to participate in arts experiences, by
allowing Minnesota health and human services organizations to integrate arts
programming into the services they provide their clients.
Subp. 3.
Eligibility.
A. Health or human services organizations
that are located in Minnesota and have been designated as a section 501(c)(3)
organization by the Internal Revenue Service, or that operate under the
auspices of a Minnesota tribal government, are eligible for partners in arts
participation funds.
B. The
following are not eligible to apply for partners in arts participation funds:
(1) for-profit organizations of any
kind;
(2) Minnesota nonprofit arts
organizations;
(3)
individuals;
(4) health and human
services divisions of city, county, or state government, or health and human
services entities or organizations that are affiliated with city, county, or
state government agencies;
(5)
economic, neighborhood, or community development organizations;
(6) mutual or membership benefit
organizations, or organizations whose primary activities are meant to promote
broad public goals or benefits as defined by the National Taxonomy of Exempt
Entities (NTEE) listings; and
(7)
public or private kindergarten through grade 12 schools or higher education
organizations.
Subp.
4.
Uses of grants.
Partners in arts participation grants may only be used
for:
A. costs associated with
providing arts programming for the clients of Minnesota health and human
services providers; or
B. costs
associated with removing barriers to arts participation among the clients of
Minnesota health and human services providers.
Subp. 5.
Criteria used by advisory
panel and board to make grants.
Each application shall be reviewed by an advisory panel which
shall make recommendations to the board based on the degree to which the
advisory panel finds that the applicant meets the criteria in items A to
D.
A. The quality of the arts
experience that must, at a minimum, be demonstrated by the following:
(1) the artistic, creative, and cultural
value of the proposed project; and
(2) the relationship between the artistic
programming, the applicant's mission, and the audience's needs.
B. Commitment to and from the
community that must, at a minimum, be demonstrated by the following:
(1) the community is involved in the planning
or execution of the project;
(2)
the project brings value, artistic or otherwise, to the community;
and
(3) efforts to make the
programming accessible for persons with disabilities.
C. Capacity for effective project
administration that must, at a minimum, be demonstrated by the following:
(1) the qualifications of the staff, artists,
and other collaborators to design and execute the proposed
programming;
(2) a promotion plan
that will attract broad public participation or successfully target some other
group;
(3) a realistic budget that
aligns with project and applicant goals; and
(4) evidence of an ability to achieve
consistent and measurable results.
D. Effective evaluation and assessment that
must, at a minimum, be demonstrated by the following:
(1) an evaluation plan for the project that
will measure the Arts Board's program and applicant's project
outcomes;
(2) an evaluation plan
with processes, tools, and methods that are realistic and appropriate for the
project; and
(3) evidence of how
results are used to guide future planning and programming.
Subp. 6.
Dollar amount of
grants.
The minimum and maximum amounts for grants and any matching
funds requirements for the partners in arts participation program shall be
determined by the board based upon available resources and shall be printed in
current program information.
