Applicants must submit their Phase 2 applications by the 3pm deadline.
- Arts Board staff reviews Phase 2 applications to determine compliance with basic eligibility requirements.
- Panelists review all Phase 2 applications prior to the panel meeting. In addition, each panelist is assigned specific applications to study in-depth and present during the meeting. Panelists are instructed not to contact or discuss pending applications with applicants prior to the panel meeting.
- Panel meetings will occur in Madison (or remotely, via Zoom) in late April. They are open to the public. Panel meeting dates are posted on the Arts Board’s website. Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to attend as observers only.
- At the panel meetings, panelists score applications based on evaluation criteria established by the Board. The panel makes qualitative and funding recommendations to the Board.
- At the May Board meeting, the Arts Board members review and accept or deny the recommendations of the peer advisory panel, prior to making all awards.
Checks will be available after July 1 provided the grant recipient has returned a signed grant contract and other required material, and that the legislature has passed the state budget. (NOTE: While funds should be
available on July 1, grant checks may
not arrive until as late as October, depending on State Legislative and
Administrative action. If your project occurs before October, please contact
staff to discuss the impact this may have on your project.)
Items to note:
- Financial Documentation is required
Specifically, a copy of applicant organization’s budgets from its most recently completed fiscal year, its current fiscal year, and a projected budget for its next fiscal year are required. For units of government and college/university/school applicants, submit copies of the applicant's relevant program budgets from its most recently completed fiscal year, its current fiscal year, and a projected budget for its next fiscal year.