13 CAR pt. 63, Appendix A
This grant is being offered by the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. The Division of Arkansas Heritage is a division within the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. Since 1975, the Division of Arkansas Heritage has been charged with discovering, strengthening, protecting, and preserving Arkansas’s natural and cultural heritage. To fulfill its mission, the Division of Arkansas Heritage coordinates the following natural and cultural heritage resource areas:
The Heritage Museums: Museums research, preserve, present, and interpret historic structures, objects, and natural and cultural assets. They serve as a partner in education with public and private schools throughout Arkansas. The department’s four museums are the Delta Cultural Center, Historic Arkansas Museum, Mosaic Templars Cultural Center and Old State House Museum.
The Heritage Resource Agencies: The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission identifies, protects, and promotes areas that best exemplify Arkansas’s rich heritage of biological diversity. These areas might be habitat for rare or disappearing species, or natural communities such as a tallgrass prairie or a river and its dependent aquatic system. The Arkansas Arts Council and the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program are conduits for federal and state grant money, and they provide technical assistance for developing and conserving Arkansas’s cultural resources. They preserve and promote Arkansas’s cultural resources including Arkansas’s fine and traditional arts and historic structures, landscapes, and archeological sites. The Arkansas State Archives collect and preserve the official records and historical materials for the state of Arkansas. These include state, county, and federal records, manuscript materials, newspapers, military records, family histories, an extensive Arkansas history and genealogy library, and a collection of Arkansas art and artifacts.
The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism through the Division of Arkansas Heritage has set these goals for the Arkansas Cultural Institutions Trust Fund Grant Program:
The following are the types of museums and organizations that are eligible to apply:
Examples of these types of nonprofit organizations are listed below.
The criteria for the distribution of grant funds, includes, without limitation, the following factors:
1. Estimated economic and tourism impact of the project;
2. Availability of other project funding sources; and
3. Overall project cost
There are two general conditions for eligibility in the Arkansas Cultural Institutions Trust Fund Grant Program:
1. The Arkansas cultural institution is a nonprofit organization that acquires, conserves, researches, communicates, or exhibits works of art, artifacts or works of cultural or historic significance, or related items significant to the heritage of Arkansas for the purposes of education, study, and enjoyment.
2. Grant awards are for major capital improvement projects that include construction of new or modified facility, permanent structural addition, change or the restoration of some aspect of a building utilized by an Arkansas cultural institution.
To be considered for Arkansas Cultural Institutions Trust Fund Grant Program, the applicant must meet the following requirements:
Arkansas Cultural Institutions Trust Fund Grants can only be used to underwrite an eligible institutions' major capital improvement expenses. The following expenses are examples of major capital improvement projects:
1. Roof replacement
2. Structural remodeling of existing facility or additions to existing facility
3. Installing new heating, ventilation, and air systems
4. Major capital improvements to improve the accessibility for the disabled
The Arkansas Cultural Institutions Trust Fund Review Committee will include three members including (1) the director of the Division of Arkansas Heritage; (2) the director of the Division of Arkansas Tourism; and (3) a director of an accredited museum within the Division of Arkansas Heritage.
The recommendations of the Arkansas Cultural Institutions Trust Fund Committee will be submitted to the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism for approval.
In evaluating applications, the Arkansas Cultural Institutions Trust Fund Review Committee will evaluate the application and will consider the following factors:
1. The estimated economic and tourism impact of the project;
2. Availability of other project funding sources; and
3. Overall cost of the project.
In evaluating the application, the total project cost should be a minimum of $7 million. Arkansas Cultural Institutions Trust Fund Review Committee (Committee) will consider the economic impact of the project including the impact upon the region where the Cultural Institution is located including, but not limited to, tax revenue generated by the project, number of visitors, jobs and businesses created, impact on existing businesses as well as overall tourism impact. The Committee can consider other factors in addition to the above referenced factors. As part of the application process, applicants will be allowed to submit documents and pictures to support their application.
The criteria for the distribution of grant funds, include, without limitation, the following factors:
1. Estimated economic and tourism impact of the project;
2. Availability of other project funding sources; and
3. Overall project cost.
Applications will be submitted online. Guidelines and directions will be posted on the Division of Arkansas Heritage website at https://www.arkansasheritage.com/available-grants/division-of-arkansas-heritage-grants.
This application will be completed and submitted online. Instructions will be posted at https://www.arkansasheritage.com/available-grants/division-of-arkansas-heritage-grants.
Applicants may attach documents and pictures to support application.
1. Name, address, county, and telephone number of applicant organization, website, email address and normal hours of operation.
2. Proposed Grant Period
The period during which grant funds will be spent and when the project will take place. Include a timeline for the proposed project. Grant funds shall be utilized within one year of receipt of funds. Awardee can request an extension of an additional year if the funds cannot be utilized during the one year time frame.
From ____ Month/Day/Year
To ____ Month/Day/Year
3. History of the Arkansas Cultural Institution
Provide a brief history of the Arkansas cultural institution, include information as to the date of establishment, the organization's mission statement, the focal point, and a brief overview of the contents of exhibits, collections, interpretation, and programming.
4. Description of Proposed Project
Provide specifics as to what is to be accomplished during the grant period. Include a list of numbered specific Work Elements. Work Elements should be organized to coincide with, and support Line Item Budget provided in below referenced item number seven (7) "Project Cost."
5. Describe the economic and tourism impact of the project.
6. Project Planning
Provide more information regarding the planning of the major capital improvement project. Applicant should attach photos, drawings, plans from architects, engineers, construction manager etc. If this is a renovation or rehabilitation project, include photos of areas requiring work.
7. Project Cost
Provide budget information regarding overall cost of the major capital improvement project.
8. Target Audience
Identify the audience to be served by this project and explain how they will benefit. Include an estimate of the number of people to be served based on current museum visitor demographics if applicable.
9. Non-Profit Status
Provide evidence of non-profit status as a 501(c)(3) organization.
10. Board of Directors and Key Staff
List board of directors and key staff.
11. Project Director’s name, address, email, and telephone number
Project Director
Address
Email Address
Telephone
12. Executive Director/President of Organization
Executive Director/President of Organization
Email Address
Telephone
Name of Organization
Date
Signature*
Title
(Print Name)
*Individual with legal authority to bind organization to the proposed project