Project Details – 30% |
| Festival History | Applicant described the history of the festival. |
| Yes | No |
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| 0-5 | 6-12 | 13-14 | 15 |
| Festival Description | There is not a detailed description of the festival's purpose and goals. | There is a somewhat detailed description of the festival's purpose and goals. | There is a detailed description of the festival's purpose and goals. | There is an extremely detailed description of the festival's purpose and goals. |
| 0-5 | 6-12 | 13-14 | 15 |
| Activity Details | The festival’s arts activities, timeline, and location are not aligned with its purpose and goals. | The festival’s arts activities, timeline, and location are somewhat aligned with its purpose and goals. | The festival’s arts activities, timeline, and location are aligned with its purpose and goals. | The festival’s arts activities, timeline, and location are very much aligned with its purpose and goals. |
Project Implementation – 35% |
| 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 5 |
| Administrative Personnel | Personnel are not qualified to deliver the program(s) and lead the project. | Personnel are somewhat qualified to deliver the program(s) and lead the project. | Personnel are qualified to deliver the program(s) and lead the project. | Personnel are highly qualified to deliver the program(s) and lead the project. |
| 0-3 | 4-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 |
| Artistic Personnel | Artistic personnel are not qualified to deliver the program(s) and lead the project. | Artistic personnel are somewhat qualified to deliver the program(s) and lead the project. | Artistic personnel are qualified to deliver the program(s) and lead the project. | Artistic personnel are highly qualified to deliver the program(s) and lead the project. |
| 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 5 |
| Project Partners | There is no evidence of cooperative relationships and support from other artists and community organizations and/or businesses. | There is some evidence of cooperative relationships and support from other artists and community organizations and/or businesses. | There is evidence of cooperative relationships and support from other artists and community organizations and/or businesses. | There is strong evidence of cooperative relationships and support from other artists and community organizations and/or businesses. |
| 0-5 | 6-12 | 13-14 | 15 |
| Marketing Strategy | The marketing efforts are not well planned. | The marketing efforts are somewhat well planned with a limited description of how they will promote the festival to their intended audience. | The marketing efforts are well planned with a description of how they will promote the festival to their intended audience. | The marketing efforts are extremely well planned with a detailed description of how they will promote the festival to their intended audience. |
Festival Impact – 15% |
| Festival Importance | Applicant described festival importance to themselves/and or their community. |
| Yes | No |
|
| 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 5 |
| Engagement | There is no evidence of engagement with the local community and government. | There is evidence of limited engagement with the local community and government. | There is evidence of engagement with the local community and government. | There is evidence of extensive engagement with the local community and government. |
| 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 5 |
| Accessibility | The organization has no plans to ensure the programming, facilities, and venue are accessible to people of all abilities. | The organization has limited plans to ensure the programming, facilities, and venue are accessible to people of all abilities. | The organization has plans to ensure the programming, facilities, and venue are accessible to people of all abilities. | The organization has extensive plans to ensure the programming, facilities, and venue are accessible to people of all abilities. |
| 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 5 |
| Success Measurements | The plan does not include appropriate and detailed methods of measuring the success of activities. | The plan includes some appropriate and few detailed methods of measuring the success of activities. | The plan includes appropriate and detailed methods of measuring the success of activities. | The plan includes extremely appropriate and very detailed methods of measuring the success of activities. |
Budget – 15% |
| 0-5 | 6-12 | 13-14 | 15 |
| The budget is not balanced and does not reflect investments in artists and arts activities. | The budget is balanced but does not reflect investments in artists and arts activities. | The budget is balanced and does reflect investments in artists and arts activities. | The budget is balanced and reflects extensive investments in artists and arts activities. |
Support Materials – 5% |
| 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 5 |
| Support materials show little or no experience to carry out the proposed festival. | Support materials show some experience to carry out the proposed festival. | Support materials show adequate experience to carry out the proposed festival. | Support materials show excellent experience to carry out the proposed festival. |
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