20 U.S.C. § 956a : US Code - Section 956A: National Capital arts and cultural affairs; grant programs

Search 20 U.S.C. § 956a : US Code - Section 956A: National Capital arts and cultural affairs; grant programs

There is hereby authorized a program to support artistic and
cultural programs in the Nation's Capital to be established under
the direction of the Commission of Fine Arts. Not to exceed
$7,500,000 annually is authorized to provide grants for general
operating support to eligible organizations located in the District
of Columbia whose primary purpose is performing, exhibiting and/or
presenting arts.
Eligibility for grants shall be limited to not-for-profit, non-
academic institutions of demonstrated national repute and is
further limited to organizations having annual income, exclusive of
Federal funds, in excess of $1,000,000 for each of the three years
prior to receipt of a grant. The following organizations are deemed
eligible to receive grants under this section: Folger Theater,
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Phillips Gallery, Arena Stage, the
National Building Museum, the National Children's Museum, the
National Symphony Orchestra, the National Opera, and Ford's
Theater.
The Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts shall establish an
application process and shall, along with the Chairman of the
National Endowment for the Arts and the Chairman of the National
Endowment for the Humanities determine the eligibility of applicant
organizations in addition to those herein named.
Of the funds provided for grants, 70 per centum shall be equally
distributed among all qualifying organizations and 30 per centum
shall be distributed based on the size of an organization's total
annual income, exclusive of Federal funds, compared to the combined
total of the annual income, exclusive of Federal funds, of all
eligible institutions. No organization shall receive a grant in
excess of $500,000 in a single year.
An application process shall be established no later than March
1, 1986, and initial grants shall be awarded no later than June 1,
1986.