D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 1, r. 1-3301

Current through Register Vol. 72, No. 2, January 10, 2025

Rule 1-3301 - ELIGIBILITY

3301.1

Grants are awarded on a competitive basis for the purpose of supporting either:

(a) Improvements of a facility located in the District of Columbia with a tax valuation of at least $1,000,000; or,

(b) The purchase of a facility located in the District of Columbia with a tax valuation of at least $1,000,000 by an applicant with a thirty-year lease on that facility.

3301.2

Applicants must either own the facility to be improved or possess at least a thirty-year lease on the same facility. Applicants must have at least seven years remaining on that lease. The thirty-year lease criteria include:

(a) Occupancy history and lease extensions; and,

(b) Other legally bound terms of occupation or possession such as residence by Congressional mandate, by Federal/District government agreement, or by similar mandates.

3301.3

The facility to be improved must be designed for and have as its primary function the training, management, production, or presentation of performances or exhibitions of the arts or humanities.

3301.4

Applicants must be incorporated as a nonprofit organization with a federally designated tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code for at least one year prior to the grant application deadline, and be registered with, and authorized to do business in, the District of Columbia with a principal business office address in the District of Columbia.

3301.5

Applicants must have a primary mission focus in at least one discipline of the arts or humanities and have a history of actively providing arts and humanities programs in the District of Columbia for at least one year prior to the grant application deadline.

3301.6

Applicants must reflect a commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and access at all levels of its organization. Applicants will be required to demonstrate how a large capital grant will measurably improve inclusion, diversity, equity, and access for the organization and its constituents, staff, and board.

3301.7

The grant funded project must increase access for historically marginalized communities in the District and increase the availability of arts and humanities residences or workspaces.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 1, r. 1-3301

Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 15863 (12/20/2024)