20 U.S.C. § 956a — National Capital arts and cultural affairs; grant programs
submitted 41 years ago by Pub. L. 99-190 to r/title-20-EDUCATION · 267 words · no verdicts yet
This section authorizes a grant program for qualifying nonprofit arts organizations in the District of Columbia. It sets eligibility requirements, a $10 million annual authorization, a $650,000 individual-grant cap, a formula for distributing funds, and deadlines for creating the application process and awarding initial grants.
A program is authorized to support artistic and cultural programs in the Nation's Capital under the direction of the Commission of Fine Arts. Up to $10,000,000 each year is authorized for grants providing general operating support to eligible organizations in the District of Columbia whose main purpose is performing, exhibiting, or presenting arts.
Only not-for-profit, nonacademic institutions with demonstrated national repute may receive grants. An organization also must have had annual income, excluding Federal funds, of more than $1,000,000 in each of the 3 years before it receives a grant. It must have its principal place of business in the District of Columbia and must operate in a facility or facilities located there.
The Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts must establish the application process. The Chairman, together with the Chairmen of the National Endowment for the Arts* and the National Endowment for the Humanities*, must decide which applicant organizations are eligible.
Of the grant funds, 70 percent must be divided equally among all qualifying organizations. The remaining 30 percent must be divided according to each organization's total annual income, excluding Federal funds, compared with the combined total of that income for all eligible institutions. No organization may receive more than $650,000 in one year.
The application process had to be established by March 1, 1986, and the first grants had to be awarded by June 1, 1986. This section does not define “demonstrated national repute” or “general operating support.”
There is hereby authorized a program to support artistic and cultural programs in the Nation’s Capital to be established under the direction of the Commission of Fine Arts. Not to exceed $10,000,000 annually is authorized to provide grants for general operating support to eligible organizations located in the District of Columbia whose primary purpose is performing, exhibiting and/or presenting arts.
Eligibility for grants shall be limited to not-for-profit, non-academic institutions of demonstrated national repute and is further limited to organizations having annual income, exclusive of Federal funds, in excess of $1,000,000 for each of the three years prior to receipt of a grant. Each eligible organization must have its principal place of business in the District of Columbia and in a facility or facilities located in the District of Columbia.
The Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts shall establish an application process and shall, along with the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts* and the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities* determine the eligibility of applicant organizations.
Of the funds provided for grants, 70 per centum shall be equally distributed among all qualifying organizations and 30 per centum shall be distributed based on the size of an organization’s total annual income, exclusive of Federal funds, compared to the combined total of the annual income, exclusive of Federal funds, of all eligible institutions. No organization shall receive a grant in excess of $650,000 in a single year.
An application process shall be established no later than March 1, 1986, and initial grants shall be awarded no later than June 1, 1986.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 99–190, § 101(d) [title II, § 201], Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1224, 1261; Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(h) [title II, § 201], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–242, 1783–281, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(h) [title II, § 201], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–242, 3341–281; Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(g) [title II, § 201], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–213, 1329–250; Pub. L. 101–121, title II, Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 739; Pub. L. 106–219, § 2, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 346; Pub. L. 108–81, title V, § 502(b), Sept. 25, 2003, 117 Stat. 1003; Pub. L. 111–88, div. A, title IV, § 418, Oct. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 2960; Pub. L. 112–74, div. E, title III, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1035.)
- 1985Enacted · Pub. L. 99-190 · 99 Stat. 1224, 1261
- 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-500 · 100 Stat. 1783
- 1987Amended · Pub. L. 100-202 · 101 Stat. 1329
- 1989Amended · Pub. L. 101-121 · 103 Stat. 739
- 2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-219 · 114 Stat. 346
- 2003Amended · Pub. L. 108-81 · 117 Stat. 1003
- 2009Amended · Pub. L. 111-88 · 123 Stat. 2960
- 2011Amended · Pub. L. 112-74 · 125 Stat. 1035
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 99-190 on 1985-12-19.
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