As an agency of the Government of the District of Columbia, CAH must ensure that all grant funds are expended in a fiscally responsible manner. CAH grant-related “allowable costs” are costs that the District government has determined, in its sole discretion, to be valid expenditures.
Examples of Allowable Costs (valid expenditures) are, but not necessarily limited to:
- Artist fees 20% of the project budget
- Fabrication (if by the artist(s), separate from Artist fee)
- Installation (if by the artist(s), separate from Artist fee)
- Fabrication and installation services
- Materials and supplies
- General Liability Insurance
- Engineering costs related to the project
- Space rental/ storage
- Shipping
- Permits
- Travel and transportation directly related to project implementation
- Copyright registration
- Plaque and dedication costs
- De-installation costs for temporary projects
- Photographic documentation and project implementation equipment purchases below or equal to $500.00
- Contingency
Examples of Unallowable Costs:
- Performance art projects
- Virtual installations that require user-owned devices
- Symposia or public education lectures
- Prefabricated or pre-existing artworks
- Project sustaining and /or maintaining equipment and/ or technology purchases (projects must be self-sustaining)
- Food and beverages expenses
- Equipment purchases over five-hundred dollars ($500)
- Capital expenditures
- Sub-granting or re-granting
- Debt reduction
- Scholarships or award ceremonies
- Fundraising activities or projects
- Tuition and scholarships
- College/University tuition or to fund universities, service organizations, foreign governments, or DC government agencies, including DC Public Schools or DC Public Charter Schools
For organizations, including BIDs, if the total project budget is higher than the maximum grant amount allowed for organizations or BIDs respectively, the organization/BID is required to show their financial commitment to fund the difference to complete the project. In-kind contributions of goods and services and other CAH or District of Columbia government funds may not be used to satisfy the project funding discrepancy/match requirement for the project. CAH grant funds must be expended within CAH’s Fiscal Year 2024 (October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024) and project must be completed during the same funding period.
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