D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 1, r. 1-3399
"Access" is defined in the broadest definition of the term as a means of ensuring individuals and/or groups are given physical, financial, geographic, demographic, cultural, and developmental access to programming, services, and other opportunities.
"Arts" means instrumental music, vocal music, dance, drama, folk art, creative writing, architecture and allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and craft arts, industrial design, costume and fashion design, media and film, and sound recording; disciplines related to the presentation, performance, execution, exhibition of those major art forms; and the study and application of the arts to the human environment.
"Capital Project" means a project to construct either new facilities or make significant, long-term renewal improvements to existing facilities.
"Commission" means the District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities established by the Commission on the Arts and Humanities Act, effective October 21, 1975 (D.C. Law 1-22; D.C. Official Code §§ 39-201et seq.).
"Diversity" refers to the various backgrounds and races that comprise a community, nation, or other grouping. In many instances, the term diversity does not only acknowledge the existence of diversity of background, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, etc., but applies a recognition of the value of these differences. Diversity enriches policies and practices by bringing people of diverse backgrounds and experiences together to inform, shape, and enrich these policies and practices.
"Equity" means giving everyone what they need to be successful. Equity is different from treating everyone the same. Equity operates from the understanding that people and groups enter given situations from very different starting points. These starting points are often determined by certain social hierarchies such as race, class, gender, age, sexual identity, etc. An equitable framework centers awareness of these hierarchies and creates systems that are actively anti-racist, anti-classist, anti-sexist, and anti-homophobic.
"Humanities" means the study of ancient or modern languages, literature, philosophy, history, human geography, archeology, jurisprudence, religion, law, ethics, the history, criticism, theory, and practice of the arts; those aspects of the social sciences that have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life.
"Inclusion" means authentically welcoming and bringing traditionally excluded individuals and/or groups into processes, activities, and decision/policymaking in away that shares power.
"Period of Performance" means the time during which the grantee is expected to complete award activities, incur expenses, and expend approved grant funds.
"Request for Applications" means a document that describes the requirements needed to obtain a particular grant. The RFA includes a description of the purpose of the grant program, including a definition of the type and range of services or activities that a grantee is expected to complete.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 1, r. 1-3399