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Major Cultural Institutions (MCI) Grants Program


The Major Cultural Institutions (MCI) Grants Program is designed to provide stable and substantial funding to fully professional institutions with year-round programs and annual fiscal operations specifically in Miami-Dade Countythat satisfy the eligibility requirements.  The objective of this program is to help support the annual operations of and programming provided to the community by Miami-Dade’s largest, exemplary cultural organizations.  In so doing, the Cultural Affairs Council reaffirms and carries out its fiduciary responsibility to maximize the impact of investing public tax dollars, and assures the steady provision of outstanding cultural products throughout Miami-Dade County and contributes to the County’s overall vitality as a community and as an attractive tourist destination.
 
MCI organizations have a documented history of at least five years of providing high quality programming to large and diverse audiences from across Miami-Dade County and beyond.  They also have a documented impact on the local economy and contribute to the growth and development of artistic excellence.  These organizations provide a variety of programs to the public, implement outreach endeavors and provide services to a wide range of audiences and/or underserved communities.  Programs supported by MCI grants are multifaceted and demonstrate a sustained and significant commitment to achieving cultural and/or artistic excellence generally recognized throughout the local community, and within its discipline regionally, nationally and, often, internationally.
 
The MCI Grants Program operates with two categories of eligibility for designation/fundingconsideration:

Category A addresses performing arts institutions with a three-year average annual operating revenue budget in excess of $3 million for operations and activities in Miami-Dade County only, exclusive of tangible collections, capital funds or assets, and/or endowment corpus; and

Category B addresses collecting and exhibiting institutions with extensive public programming and outreach, including museums, botanic gardens and visual arts centers with a three-year average annual operating revenue budget in excess of $1.5 million for operations and activities in Miami-Dade County only, exclusive of tangible collections, capital funds or assets, and/or endowment corpus.

The Major Cultural Institutions Grants Program operates on a four-year review cycle with a pre-application qualification and invitation to apply, comprehensive application submission, and a full panel review completed in the first year (FY2010-2011) and a more streamlined interim application form and review process for the subsequent three years (FY2011-2012, FY2012-2013 and FY2013-2014).  FY2012-2013 is an interim review year. Currently designated Major Cultural Institutions are eligible for renewed funding upon review and approval of the required interim application.  A pre-grant submission consultation is required with the program administrator prior to March 7, 2012.

*DATES / TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE*

Funding Period: October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2013
Applications Available: February 1, 2012
Pre-Grant Submission Staff Consultation Required: February 2 through March 7, 2012
CGO Grant System Basics Workshop:
 Visit CGO Miami Homepage for dates & times
Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 4:00 PM
Administrator Comments/Corrections Issued: (applicant will have one week to make corrections, April 4th through April 11th) Wednesday, April 4, 2012
NEW DATE: Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Corrected/Final Application Deadline: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 4:00 PM
NEW DATE:  Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 4:00 PM
Panel Evaluation Meeting: TBA
Cultural Affairs Council Approval: TBA
Board of County Commissioners Approval: September 2012
Grant Award Notification / Agreements Issued: October 2012
Funds Distributed to Grantees: Not Earlier Than January 2013
Program Administrator:
 Kelly Allocco / Phone: 305-375-4636

Program Guidelines: FY2013_MCI_Interim_Guidelines_FINAL.pdf