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Metro Arts approves FY26 operating and Thrive grant rules; changes include 5‑year background-check window and new correction period
Summary
The commission approved updated operating-grant and Thrive program guidelines for FY26, including a longer background-check lookback (5 years), a smoothing mechanism for budget-size transitions, a 3‑day correction window during technical review, a $15,000 maximum Thrive request and a $750 fiscal-sponsor administrative fee.
The Metro Arts Commission approved updated FY26 grant guidelines for operating support and the Thrive project fund, and approved the criteria for compensated community grant-review panels.
Ashley, the commission’s interim executive director, summarized key changes: applicants that score 70% or higher on the rubric will be eligible for operating grants; the program retains budget-size categories but adds a size-transition midpoint for organizations just over category thresholds; and Metro Arts will implement a new technical-review correction period to allow applicants three days to fix correctable deficiencies.
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