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Investing in The Artist Grant Program Fiscal Year 2018-2019 July 17, 2018 Page 3 cultural programming, marketing efforts, and nonprofit essentials; such as, materials, supplies, special event production, artist fees, and community engagements. Funding will be awarded as follows: • up to $2,500 for emerging artists • up to $5,000 for mid -career and established artists • up to $5,000 for small arts organizations and collectives • up to $10,000 for mid-sized and large arts organizations and collectives The Investing in the Artist Grant Opportunity is entering the fourth year in 2018-2019. Applications were accepted between March 1, 2018 and May 3, 2018. Staff conducted two mandatory information sessions on March 14, 2018 and March 28, 2018. 11 individual artists and 11 nonprofit 501(c)(3) arts organizations applied for a total of 22 applications. A. review panel of five members consisting of artists, arts leaders, and arts educators reviewed and rated the applications. See Exhibits 1-15 for the signed agreements and summary of each applicant's proposal. Artist applications were evaluated on the following criteria: (1) Project Merit & Theme Relevance - 40% (2) Artist Portfolio - 25% (3) Potential Community Impact - 25% (4) Individual Need - 10% Organization applications were evaluated on the following criteria: (1) Project Merit & Theme Relevance - 40% (2) Organization Readiness/Fiscal Responsibility - 25% (3) Potential Community Impact - 25% (4) Organizational Need — 10% Based on the panel's ratings, funding is recommended to be awarded to 6 individual artist applicants and 9 nonprofit 501(c)(3) arts organizations, listed in the charts below, for a total of 15 final awardees, contingent upon staff determination of project feasibility and the ability of the awardee to secure any required permits and/or utilities needed for the project. Individual artists need to score over 60 points and nonprofit 501(c)(3) arts organizations need to score over 80 points to be considered for funding. Four applicants were disqualified because they did not meet the minimum requirements. Individual artist applications and organizations were scored separately taking into account that organizations tend to score higher because they typically have staff and resources to prepare their proposals. Artist applications that scored over 60 points are recommended for awards based on the identified need for their particular project, totaling $14,000, and were given priority before the organizations as seen in the chart below: 25C-3