State Fiscal Year 2023 GRANT GUIDELINES
Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
Revised: Minnesota Department of Education, FY23, 6/09/2022 Page 2
Table of Contents
Section I: Overview ............................................................................................................................................................. 3
A. History ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
B. Statutory Authority .................................................................................................................................................... 3
C. Priorities .................................................................................................................................................................... 3
D. Outcomes .................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Section II: Accountability .................................................................................................................................................... 5
A. Public Purpose Expenditures ..................................................................................................................................... 5
B. Implementation Standards ........................................................................................................................................ 6
C. Quarterly Financial Reporting Forms ......................................................................................................................... 6
D. Interim Progress Reports........................................................................................................................................... 6
E. Completion Reports ................................................................................................................................................... 8
F. Reporting Schedule .................................................................................................................................................... 9
G. Monitoring ................................................................................................................................................................ 9
H. Audits ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9
I. Publicity ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Section III: Grant Application and Payments .................................................................................................................... 10
A. Application .............................................................................................................................................................. 10
B. Metered Payments .................................................................................................................................................. 10
C. Budget Revisions...................................................................................................................................................... 10
D. Eligible/Ineligible Expenses ..................................................................................................................................... 10
E. Travel Expenses ....................................................................................................................................................... 11
Section IV: Grant Provisions ............................................................................................................................................. 11
A. Grants Management Policies .................................................................................................................................. 12
B. Payroll ...................................................................................................................................................................... 12
C. Conflicts of Interest ................................................................................................................................................. 12
D. Intellectual Property Rights ..................................................................................................................................... 12
E. Continuation ............................................................................................................................................................ 13
F. Cancellation ............................................................................................................................................................. 13
G. Subcontracting/Contracting .................................................................................................................................... 13
H. Equipment ............................................................................................................................................................... 14
Section V: Definitions ....................................................................................................................................................... 14
A. Activity ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14
B. Administration ......................................................................................................................................................... 14
C. Budget Revision Form .............................................................................................................................................. 15
D. Direct Expenses ....................................................................................................................................................... 15
E. Financial Reporting Form ......................................................................................................................................... 15
F. Full Time Equivalent (FTE) ........................................................................................................................................ 15
G. Interim Progress Report .......................................................................................................................................... 15
H. Outcomes and Outputs ........................................................................................................................................... 15
I. Partnerships .............................................................................................................................................................. 16
J. Project ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16
K. Statewide Initiative .................................................................................................................................................. 16
L. Supplant vs. Supplement ......................................................................................................................................... 16
Section VI: Contact Information ....................................................................................................................................... 16