Building Fund for the Arts Grant Application and Guidelines

Building Fund for the Arts Grant Application and Guidelines. Within the Mississippi Arts Commission certain nonprofit organizations qualified as tax exempt under Section 50l(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and units of local government may apply for reimbursable grants to: A. Make repairs, upgrading, expansion, renovation or enhancements of existing buildings and facilities for the presentation, teaching or exhibition of the arts in any and all of its forms and furniture, equipment and/or technology for such buildings or facilities B. Construction of new buildings and facilities for the presentation, teaching or exhibition of the arts in any and all of its forms and furniture, equipment and/or technology for such buildings or facilities; or C. The development, construction, equipping and furnishing of an entertainment and film center and museum and completion of a sound stage project. Additionally, Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) of any monies deposited into the fund during Fiscal Year 2023 shall be used to provide grant funds for the establishment of a band and music program for a nonprofit organization in this state that is qualified as exempt from federal income taxation under Section 50l(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. To apply for funding under this Act, eligible applicants should visit the Mississippi Arts Commission website located at www.arts.ms.gov. All application procedures, deadlines and guidelines related to administration of the BFA Grant Program are located within the "Grants" section of the Mississippi G. A request for a public record should describe in reasonable detail the records sought and, if possible, include a clear and concise description of the record desired including pertinent information such as names, date, etc. that may aid the Commission in locating the requested record(s). I. The Commission has no duty to create a record to respond to a public records request. 2. A public records request is one for an identifiable record and is not a request for information. H. The Commission shall either produce or deny production of the records sought within seven (7) business days after receipt of the request. In no event shall the production of documents responsive to a public records request exceed fourteen (14) business days from the date of receipt of the request. I. Pre-payment by the requesting party of the cost estimated by the Commission to review, search, duplicate and/or copy the requested records shall be required. All fees charged in advance by the Commission shall be intended to reimburse the Commission, and in no case, shall exceed, the actual cost incurred by the Commission to research, review, duplicate, copy and/or mail, if applicable, the records responsive to the request. 3. Copy Fees: $ .15 per page 4. Labor Costs: $35.00 per hour J. If the requested records are exempt or privileged under applicable law, the Commission shall deny the request. 3. If any public record contains both exempt and non-exempt material, the Commission shall redact the exempted material and produce the nonexempted material for inspection, examination, copying or reproduction. 4. Records provided to the Commission by third parties which contain trade secrets, or confidential commercial or financial information shall not be subject to inspection, examination, copying or reproduction until notice has been given to the third parties. Unless subject to other exemption(s) or privilege, said records shall be released no later than twenty-one (21) days from the date the third parties are given notice by the Commission unless the third parties have filed in chancery court a petition seeking a protective order on or before the expiration of the twenty-one-day time period. K. In the event a public records request is denied, the Commission shall provide a written explanation to the requestor stating, with specificity, the reason(s) for the denial of the production of the requested records.