Arts, Humanities, or Arts Education Merit (30pts)
- The organization’s mission and vision are supported by the work samples and support materials provided. (10 pts)
- The organization’s programs, projects, or initiatives demonstrate their knowledge of and skills in their content area. (10 pts)
- TThe organization’s programs, projects or initiatives utilize personnel with demonstrated arts, humanities, and/or arts education expertise. (10 pts)
Capacity & Sustainability (40pts)
- The organization demonstrates through support materials and financial documents the appropriate oversight, financial controls, and governance to deliver its services and programming. (20pts)
- The organization has the necessary expertise and administrative personnel in place to deliver services and programming (20pts)
Community Access & Engagement (10pts)
- The organization demonstrates intentionality in ensuring its programming is accessible to diverse communities. (5 pts)
- The organization demonstrates that DC residents are its core audience for its programming and services. (5 pts)
Community Impact (20pts)
- The organization includes qualitative and quantitative evaluation strategies to determine organizational impact and details changes implemented to ensure continued and future growth. (10 pts)
- The organization demonstrates a commitment to hiring DC-resident arts and humanities professionals to deliver its programming and services. (10pts)
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