LCC Toolkit

Guidelines, Templates & Forms

Program Guidelines

• LCC Program Guidelines (PDF)
• LCC Municipal Guide for Mayors, Councilors, Selectmen, and Managers (Word)
• LCC Municipal Guide for Financial Committees and Financial Staff (Word)

Templates & Forms

The templates provided in this section are meant to be tailored by each LCC to meet their individual needs. Forms are standard across all LCCs.

Documents for Running an LCC

Member Duties

• LCC Job Descriptions (Word)
• Grant Cycle Assignments (Word)

Conflict of Interest

• Disclosure of Conflict of Interest Form (PDF)
  • Instructions for completing the disclosure form (PDF)
• Disclosure of Financial Interest Form (PDF)
  • Instructions for completing the exemption form (PDF)

Grant Cycle

• LCC Meeting Agenda Template (Word)
• Application Score Sheet Template (Word)

Financial Reporting

• Municipal Meeting Prep Sheet Template (Excel)
• Voting Meeting Calculation Sheet Template (Word)
• Grant Tracker Template (Excel)
• Ledger Template (Excel)

Communications with the Public

Approved Grantees – Reimbursement Process

• Approval Letter Template (Word) – A sample approval letter LCCs can edit for the Reimbursement process
• Reimbursement Form (PDF)
• Grantee Credit & Publicity Requirements
• (Optional) Grant Recipient Project Evaluation Template

Approved Grantees – Direct Grant Process

• Approval Letter Template (Word) – A sample approval letter LCCs can edit for the Direct Grant process
• Grant Agreement Template (Word)
• Grantee Credit & Publicity Requirements
• Final Report Template (Word)
• W-9 Form (PDF)

Community Input Materials

• Community Input Survey Template (Word)
• Community Input Survey Postcard Template (Word)
• Community Input Meeting Agenda Template (Word)
• Community Input Invitation Template (Word)
• Council Priorities Template (Word)

Press Releases

• Fall Announcement of Funds Template (Word)
• Grant Writing Workshop Template (Word)
• Spring Grants Announcement Template (Word)
• Grantee Reception Template (Word)
• LCC Event Press Release Template (Word)
• Requests for New Members Template (Word)

Grant Writing Workshop Materials

• Grant Writing Workshop Agenda Template (Word)
• LCC Grant Writing Tips Handout Template (Word)
• Examples of Eligible Grants (Word)

Other Guidance

Accessibility Compliance Tools for Grantees
The National Endowment for the Arts’ guides are designed to help organizations comply with ADA and Section 504 and assist in making access an integral part of planning, mission, programs, outreach, meetings, budget, and staffing.

• Accessibility Planning and Resource Guide for Cultural Administrators
• Section 504 Self Evaluation Workbook
• Brief Accessibility Checklist

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