§ 3616. Funding Criteria.

(a) The California Arts Council shall predetermine which program categories shall be awarded contracts for services and which shall be awarded grants. Grants and/or contracts shall be awarded only to those individuals and/or organizations which demonstrate high artistic merit, high standards of performance and administration, promote cross-cultural exchange, serve unique needs created by geographic or other special factors, encourage the development and assimilation of new art forms, and/or demonstrate the problem solving capacities of arts and artists for the general public and the various agencies and institutions that serve them. The California Arts Council shall also consider the effect of the program or project on the artist and/or the organization as well as the community, the capacity to carry out the project, and the need that is demonstrated for the support requested.

(b) The California Arts Council shall not fund with local assistance monies for profit organizations, capital investments, out-of-state travel or expenditures for equipment, except as recommended by the Executive Director, with the approval of the Council and relevant Control agencies.

HISTORY

1. Amendment filed 3-4-91; operative 4-3-91 (Register 91, No. 14).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Section 8753, Government Code. Reference: Section 8753, Government Code.