Arts Cultural and Destination Marketing Organization Support Grants

Support from this program is for COVID-19 related business interruption expenses but is limited to any or all of the following mission-critical ongoing stabilization needs for eligible expenses incurred between March 1, 2020, and December 30, 2020:

• Salary for one or more positions that are critical to the organization’s artistic, destination or community festival-focused projects, operations and services;
• Fees for artists and/or eligible contractual personnel that are critical to the project or the organization’s operations and services;
• Facility operational costs such as rent, mortgage, utilities, equipment, information technology, security, insurance, building maintenance, cleaning services;
• Cancelled event production costs such as venue fees, technical support, equipment rental or fees;
• Marketing expenses incurred to publicize the resumption of activities and steps taken to ensure a safe experience due to the public health emergency. (revised language)
• Costs associated with venue reopening, including alterations to facilities to meet reopening guidelines, extra cleaning costs or supplies and the purchase of employee personal protective equipment (PPE);
• Costs associated with transitioning services to alternative means or methods (i.e. online services or outdoor or limited attendance performances);
• Durable goods or services acquired during the covered period that were previously unbudgeted and a necessary expense incurred due to the COVID-19 public health emergency

Support from this program is for COVID-19 related business interruption expenses and cannot be used for the following:

• New programs and services not directly related to the impact of COVID-19;
• General marketing and promotional expenses not related to resumption of activities and steps taken to assure safety due to impact of COVID-19; (revised language)
• Resale items purchased to sell (concessions and promotional merchandise);
• Strategic planning expenses and/or expenses related to developing a long-term plan to reposition an organization or entity;
• Cash reserves;
• Consumable supplies and materials - with the exception of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE);
• Activities that are solely for the purpose of fundraising;
• Private functions, religious services, lobbying activities, or any non-public activity;
• Costs of entertainment, including amusement and social activities such as receptions, parties, galas, dinners, etc., and any associated costs including catering, alcohol, planning, staffing, supplies, etc. are unallowable;
• Revenue replacement for municipalities and local units of government
• Costs incurred outside of the covered period (March 1, 2020 to December 30, 2020);
• Performance or delivery of a good or service received prior to or after the covered period;
• Reimbursement to donors for donated items or services;
• Expenses that have been or will be reimbursed under any federal program, such as the reimbursement by the federal government pursuant to the CARES Act;
• Workforce bonuses other than hazard pay or overtime;
• Property taxes;
• Capital expenditures including equipment and improvement projects, if not a necessary expenditure incurred due to COVID-19;
• Severance pay;
• Damages covered by insurance;
• Legal settlements

Additionally, grant recipients cannot use CARES Act funds from different sources to support the same expense.

Grant recipients will be required to complete a final report by February 10, 2021. Failure to complete a report could make a recipient ineligible for further funding from the Indiana Destination Development Corporation or the Indiana Arts Commission. Unspent or funds spent on ineligible items must be returned to the Indiana Destination Development Corporation.

Final reporting information will include:

• Explanation and full accounting of how the funds were used and how they enabled the sustainability of the grantee;
• Number of jobs and/or contract personnel retained;
• Any further metrics that can be attributed to the grant dollars.

Per a memo from the Department of the Treasury, records shall be maintained for a period of five (5) years after final payment is made using Coronavirus Relief Fund monies. These record retention requirements are applicable to all prime recipients and their grantees and subgrant recipients, contractors, and other levels of government that received transfers of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments from prime recipients. (Click here to view the memo in its entirety.)

• CARES Act Expense Tracking

• For accessibility accommodation requests, contact Stephanie Haines at shaines@iac.in.gov or 317-232-1274.
• For technical concerns with the online system, contact Deanna Poelsma at dpoelsma@iac.in.gov or 317-232-1278.
• For program questions, contact Adam Moschel at grants@iddc.in.gov.

To credit this grant funding, we recommend utilizing the following phrase and logos.

The (ORGANIZATION NAME HERE) is the grateful recipient of operating funds through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress in March 2020.

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