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To be eligible as a Major Arts Partner, an organization must:
- Be a 501(c)(3) arts organization with a three-year average total income equal to or greater than $1 million for FY17 (2016-17), and FY18 (2017-18). and FY19 (2018-2019).
- Generate at least 25% of operating revenues from earned income.
- Generate at least 25% of operating revenues from contributed income or sponsorships exclusive of endowment income.
- Have a staff person designated to develop and implement the preK-12 educational outreach program if applying for an AIE grant.

A Major Arts Partner (MAP) is an arts organization that operates with budget of $1 million or greater. Organizations that enter the review cycle out of rotation through a Letter of Intent will shift to their rotation category and review year during the fiscal year following the initial panel review. Organizations, as a result, may be reviewed two years in a row because of their placement in a particular rotation group.

Funds may not be used for artistic or technical staff, or for contracted administrative or artistic costs.

Potential new or previous GOS applicants who were not funding in FY20 and wish to return to the program must submit a Letter of Intent by December 6, 2019.

The MAP GOS application due date is January 24, 2020.

The request must be matched at least 2:1 by the organization's artistic expenditures. Matching funds that are anticipated at the time of application must be received and obligated no later than June 30, 2021. In-kind contributions may not be used as matching funds on applications or counted as matching funds on final report.

The MAP GOS organizations was panel reviewed in FY20 to determine a panel ranking as the first year of a three-year review cycle. While the panel ranking remains constant, subsequent request amounts in Years 2 and 3 are determined each year from 5% of the average of the last three completed years' total incomes up to $75,000.

Grant guidelines: http://www.arkansasarts.org/Grants/Available-Grants/General-Operating-Support/guidelines

MAP Guidelines: http://www.arkansasarts.org/Grants/Available-Grants/Major-Arts-Partners/guidelines

Application information: http://www.arkansasarts.org/Grants/Available-Grants/apply-for-a-grant

FAQ: http://www.arkansasarts.org/Grants/Available-Grants/faqs

Registration Tutorial (video): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SLXk9WuiGqmagMuAu8XIyeBApYZBL04V/view

Application Tutorial (video): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cmTa7Hmacg4pqJpn5Xo92vp3RzRxfoeS/view