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FY26 AHFP Application and Review Information

CAH selects individuals to serve as advisory review panelists for each grant program. The role of a panelist is to review and score an eligible application’s content against the established grant program review criteria. Panelists assist in making funding recommendations to the Commission, and are arts, humanities and/or business professionals, independent of CAH. CAH advises panelists to remain impartial in their review of CAH grant applications, and it ensures that its panelists recuse themselves from review of any application that presents, or appears to present, a personal or professional conflict of interest. 

 

CAH’s grant application evaluation process takes into consideration general standards of decency and respect for the diverse beliefs and values of the American public consistent with The National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act.. To serve or nominate a person to serve as an advisory review panelist for a grant program, review CAH’s  Apply to be a CAH panelist 

A. Criteria, Review and Selection Process 

The Agency reserves the right to accept or deny any or all applications if the Agency determines it is in the best interest of the Agency to do so.  The Agency shall notify the applicant if it rejects that applicant’s proposal.  The Agency may suspend or terminate an outstanding RFA pursuant to its own grantmaking rules or any applicable federal regulation or requirement. If there are any conflicts between the terms and conditions of the RFA and any applicable federal or local law or regulation, or any ambiguity related thereto, then the provisions of the applicable law or regulation shall control, and it shall be the responsibility of the applicant to ensure compliance. 

Each application shall be reviewed as detailed below. 

Category 

Criteria 

Weight 

Arts and Humanities Practice 

  1. The applicant demonstrates creative and original theories, ideas, and/or perceptions; AND/OR holds, preserves, perpetuates, and interprets traditional forms. 

  1. The applicant’s statement and work sample(s) demonstrate a personal voice and artistic vision (a clear and unified body of work). 

40% 

Technical Skill 

  1. The applicant’s statement and work sample(s) demonstrate exemplary technical capabilities within the chosen discipline. 

40% 

Community 

  1. The applicant describes their community of practices, and their role in this community. 

  1. The applicant or the applicant’s arts and humanities work engages, reflects, or responds to the District’s residents and visitors, or represents DC arts and humanities work in other markets. 

20% 

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