Commission proposes adding participant and performer counts to grants application

Oct 8, 2026

Commissioners asked staff to add participant/performer counts and clearer breakdowns (volunteers, staff, type of participants) to grant applications and scoring to better measure program reach.

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A commission member asked on Oct. 8 whether grant applications could capture activity-level metrics—such as number of performances, number of performers, or counts of participants—to better reflect program scale and service reach. Staff said the application already collects volunteer and staff numbers and that the team could add a participant/performer field with descriptive categories (dancers, exhibitors, etc.).

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