Contracts for Services and Community Services Program Announcements
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Fulton County Arts & Culture - Contracts for Services Progam
The deadline to submit applications for 2020 is closed.
Additional opportunities to apply in the Small Arts Project for Organizations & the Individual Artist will be announced in spring 2020.
The Contracts for Services funding program provides unrestricted general operating and project support to nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, arts & culture organizations, cultural institutions, colleges, and universities, as well as units of government that produce or present ongoing arts programming open to the public. CFS contractors present programs that reflect the cultural diversity of the county, captures the imagination of adults, families, and youth, invigorate neighborhood growth, support economic development and provide jobs.
CFS applicants are reviewed and awarded using the following evaluation criteria; artistic merit, service to the community and field, organizational effectiveness, and accessibility. Contractors are selected after a thorough evaluation by an advisory panel of professionals representing all artistic categories. The organizations that were awarded funding are projected to serve more than four million people in Fulton County. Community-based arts organizations throughout Fulton County are encouraged to apply annually for participation in the CFS Program through the Fulton County Department of Arts & Culture. Applications are reviewed by staff, the Fulton County Arts Council and the newly implemented Allocations Committee, which provides additional accountability to support the Fulton County strategic goal that “AII People's Lives Are Culturally and Recreationally Enriched" prior to submission to the Board of Commissioners.
The funding provided to chosen organizations works in concert with financial support from corporate/foundation sponsorship of arts programs and helps ensure a vibrant arts community in Fulton County.
For more information, visit the Fulton County Arts and Culture Department at http://www.fultonarts.org
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Department of Community Development - Youth and Community Services Division
(Update 3/4/2020) 2020 Community Services Program (CSP) RFP
The 2020 Community Services Program RFP was released on October 16, 2019, and closed on November 22, 2019. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved the allocation of $5,363,958 in funding to 105 non-profit agencies at the March 4, 2020 Recess Meeting (Agenda item#20-0132). Applicants will receive an e-mail specific to their respective RFP status. The approved award list is posted on the Purchasing Bid page: http://bidboard.fultoncountyga.gov/Apps/bidboard/MainSearchPage.php To view the approved list ("2020 CSP Funding Awards-Quick Reference"), select the RFP project title “2020 Community Services Program"; select the "Details" icon; scroll to the "Addendum 3" row to select the list.
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