Author: New York State Senate Special Committee on the Culture Industry

Publication Year: 1980

Media Type: Report

Summary:

This report discusses the decentralized grant program of the New York State Council on the Arts. In its first three years, the Decentralization Program has proven successful in establishing a local decision-making process for the funding of grants of $3,000 or less in thirteen sites across the State.

Abstract:

This report discusses the decentralized grant program of the New York State Council on the Arts. In its first three years, the Decentralization Program has proven successful in establishing a local decision-making process for the funding of grants of $3,000 or less in thirteen sites across the State: 

1. Decentralization has met the need for arts funding at the local level;
2. Decentralization has provided a total of 700 programs in 21 counties;
3. Decentralization has reached a total of 801,578 people;
4. Decentralization has reached a new arts constituency: approximately 85 percent of the funded organizations had never applied to the New York State Council on the Arts;
5. Decentralization has generated $58,500 in additional funds from the decentralization sites; and
6. Decentralization has attracted approximately 4,000 volunteers annually for the program.

Based on legislative initiative and utilizing Federal and State funds, the Council began the Decentralization Pilot Program in 1977. From 1977 to 1978, the pilot program tested three local regranting mechanisms: arts council, county government and regional advisory panel in five sites covering nine counties in Wester New York. In 1978-79, eight additional sites were added. During the three years of the pilot program the total amount of money requested was three times more than the money available for decentralization. (p. 3)

CONTENTS
I. Decentralization Program Highlights.

II. Recommendations.

III. Introduction.

IV. Definitions.

A. Decentralization Sites. 

B. Regrant Mechanism. 
    Arts Council. 
    Consortium. 
    Country Government. 
    Regional Advisory Panel. 

C. Decentralization Site - Regrant Process. 
    Applicant. 
    Regrant Panel. 
    Subgrantee. 

D. Decentralization Department - New York State Council on the Arts.
    Decentralization Committee. 
    Decentralization Panel. 

E. New York State Council on the Arts Regions.

V. History

VI. Effects of Decentralization. 

A. Sites. 
B. Regrant Agencies. 
C. Subgrantees. 
D. New York State Council on the Arts.

VII. New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Guidelines 1981-82.

VII. Current Procedures. 

 A. New York State Council on the Arts Structure. 
 B. Special Programs Division Structure. 
 C. Calendar for Application Review Process - NYSCA. 
 D. Application Process - Regrant Agency to NYSCA. 
 E. Calendar for Application Process - Regrant Agency. 
 F. Application Process - Applicant to Regrant Agency. 
 G. Calendar for Reports from Subgrantees to Regrant Agency.

IX. Site Studies. 

Introduction. 
A. Brooklyn Arts & Culture Association, Inc. 
B. Central New York Community Arts Council. 
C. Chemung Valley Arts Council. 
D. Cortland Arts Council.
E. Decentralization Plan for the Capital District. 
F. Huntington Arts Council.
G. Warren County.

X. Appendices. 

A. History of NEA and NYSCA Funding. 
B. Program Information - 1977-80. 
C. Analysis of Administrative Costs - 1977-80.    
D. Statement of Philosophy. 
E. Definition of Primary Organizations. 
F. NYSCA Advisory Panel. 
G. Directory of Regrant Agencies. 
H. Code of Ethics. 
I.   NYSCA Appeals Process.  
J.  Application form - Local Decentralization Regrant Agencies. 
K. Panel Review Checklist. 
L.  Decentralization Interim Report Form. 
M. Decentralization Final Report Form.

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Categories: Funding