LTC 009-2020 CULTURAL ARTS COUNCIL FY 20/21 GRANT APPLICATIONS OPEN MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach,Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
009-2020 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of t City Co ission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: Wednesday January 8, 2019
SUBJECT: CULTURAL ARTS COUNCIL FY 20/ 1 GRANT APPLICATIONS OPEN
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to inform the Mayor and Commission that the Cultural Arts Council
grants for FY 20/21 have opened and are accepting Letters of Determination. The Miami Beach Cultural Arts Grant
Program was originally created in 1998 as an essential component of the mission of the Miami Beach Cultural Arts
Council, which is to develop, coordinate, and promote the arts in the City of Miami Beach community. Since the
program's inception, the City of Miami Beach Mayor and Commission and the Cultural Arts Council have awarded
approximately$18 million in cultural arts grants, supporting thousands of performances, exhibits, and other cultural
activities in Miami Beach.
The Cultural Arts Grant Program has two separate application phases: (1) Intent to Apply(Pre-Application)and (2)
FY 20/21 Full Application for Cultural Anchors and Cultural Presenters. Intent to Apply (Pre-Applications) were
opened on Monday, January 6 and will remain open until Friday January 24, 2020 at
https://miamibeachfl.gosmart.orq/. Interested applicants are required to provide the following documentation:
1. Organization's 501(c)(3) letter of determination (dated within the past two years).
2. IRS Form 990 reflecting your organization's budget for the prior year
3. Current Board Membership for FY 20/21 (with contact information for each member)
4. Current Staff List(with brief biographies for each staff member)
5. Organizational Chart for FY 20/21
Should the pre-application meet the above requirements, the organization will be invited to submit a full grant
application. Full grant applications must be completed by Friday, February 14, 2020, 5PM at
https://miamibeachfl.gosmart.orq/. Each grant applicant must follow an extensive multi-level public review process.
This includes a general orientation for all new applicants and/or new consultations with Cultural Affairs staff for
returning applicants, if necessary. Applicants must meet all application requirements, including deadlines, or the
application will be disqualified. A mandatory dollar for dollar ($1 to $1) match is applicable to all grant
programs. Grant applicants must demonstrate this match through cash, other matching grants, and/or in-kind
contributions
The Cultural Arts Council distributes $850,000 annually to nearly fifty nonprofit, 501 (c)3 cultural organizations and
cultural departments within institutions of higher learning (colleges or universities) with tax-exempt status under
other subsections of 501 (c) 3 wishing to present or produce cultural and artistic events within the City of Miami
Beach. Organizations applying through a "fiscal agent" are not eligible. Organizations which received funding
during the prior year but did not comply with the Grant Agreement and/or other requirements of the Cultural Arts
Grant Program are ineligible to apply for FY 20/21 grant funding. Additionally, organizations which received funding
from the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority(VCA)during the same fiscal year are not eligible to apply.
Additional information and full program details can be found at http://www.mbartsandculture.org/qrants/#About.
Should you have questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact Matt Kenny, Director - Tourism and
Culture at x6597 or mattkennyt miamibeachfl.gov