Dane County Arts panel recommends funding short-order grants at 50% and caps capital grants at 5% of budget

The Dane County Arts Commission executive committee on Sept. 8 recommended that short-order grant applicants receive up to 50% of their requested amounts for Cycle 2, and reiterated a standing limit that capital grants may not exceed 5% of the commission’s annual budget.

The recommendation — described to the committee as Augusta’s analysis and presented for the executive committee’s endorsement — would apply to this cycle only and is subject to the county office’s final determination of available funds. “So it’s recommended that we fund up to 50% of each of these short order … grants, and we’ll determine how much that is based on the funds available,” the staff presenter said. The committee expressed consensus to forward that…