Annual Reporting Requirements and Deadlines for FY20
Organizations receiving an FY20 Portfolio grant, including Cultural Affiliates grantees:
For full disbursement of the FY20 Portfolio grant, grantees must continue to meet all eligibility requirements and additional terms stated in Attachments A and B of the grant contract package.
Questions about administration of a FY20 Portfolio grant should be directed to the following staff:
Sara S. Glidden, Program Manager
Gateway and Project Grantees, new applicants
617-858-2710
Michael W. Ibrahim, Program Manager
Portfolio Organizations, CIP Advisory Services
617 858-2737
Kalyn C. King, Program Officer
Portfolio Organizations, Card to Culture
617-858-2718
Cheyenne Cohn-Postell, Program Officer
Small Portfolio Organizations, Gaming Mitigation, and CultureRx
617-858-2704
FY20 Grant Timeline
REGULAR PROCESSING
Grants announced: September 2019
Award packages mailed to grantee: Mid-September 2019
Contracts returned to Mass Cultural Council: By December 13, 2019
First 80% of FY20 grant disbursed: 4-6 weeks after receipt of completed contract package
FY20 Reporting Requirements due: Deadline for all reports: June 1, 2020, 11:59 PM EDT
Final 20% of FY20 grant disbursed: June 2020, upon completion of all FY20 Reporting Requirements
ORGANIZATIONS WITH CONTRACT HOLDS
SOME Portfolio grantees may have outstanding requirements or eligibility issues that need to be resolved before the Mass Cultural Council is able to mail the award package. Grantees with holds will receive a letter in lieu of the award package in September.
If the FY20 grant is canceled, the organization will be considered a “suspended” grantee, which will cause additional requirements for any reinstatement of funding in the Portfolio in FY21.
To check the status of your contract and grant payments, log into the CIP Management Tool and view “Contracts” page. Contact staff for log-in and password credentials if you do not have this information.
FY20 Reporting Requirements
PLEASE NOTE: THIS SECTION INCLUDES CHANGES FOR FY20.
Portfolio grant recipients must complete the CIP Annual Report and the DataArts Reporting Requirements by 11:59:59pm EDT on Monday June 1, 2020 to avoid penalties to their FY21 Portfolio grant.
If you do not complete all of the requirements by the deadline, there will be a 25% penalty to your grant for the following year.
If an organization remains non-compliant with the Reporting Requirements after Monday, June 8, 2020 (11:59pm EDT) the organization will be suspended from the FY21 pool and not be eligible for an FY21 Portfolio grant.
- DataArts Requirement: “CIP: Portfolio Grantees, FY21” CIP Funder Report generated through DataArts’ Cultural Data Platform.
The DataArts Requirement is complete once the organization has done the following:
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- Created a new CDP Survey and entered data for the most recently completed fiscal year.
- Generated a CIP Funder Report which includes the most recent 3 years of data.
- Received staff approval of your Funder Report. The Funder Report is reviewed by staff for completion and accuracy of data. If there are errors or omissions, you will be required to make changes and generate a new Funder Report. You have not completed the requirement until this step is completed.
- CIP Annual Report
The CIP Annual Report serves as a confirmation of the grantee organization’s ongoing eligibility for Portfolio grants. It acts both as a final report for the current year, and as the ‘application’ for funding for the following year. It contains:
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- Organization Review
- Attestations
- Confirm that your organization has completed two advocacy activities.
- Confirm that your organization has credited the Mass Cultural Council for funding. See Attachment D of your contract package or refer to the online Credit and Publicity Kit for more details.
- Confirm that your organization has a policy on Sexual Harassment.
- Confirm that your Board of Directors annually approves an organization policy on ethics and best practices for boards. You will need to provide the date of the meeting when this took place.
Engagement Requirement (formerly the Site Visit)
The Portfolio Engagement Requirement is comprised of two components:
- Service to the Grantee: Required for all Portfolio grantees, once per four-year cycle. The Service to the Grantee engagement is focused on your organization’s needs and interests.
- Service to the Sector: Required for Portfolio grantees with formula expenses over $750,000 as of FY20. Twice per four-year term, grantee leadership will serve as a resource for other organizations in the Portfolio.
If your organization requests to temporarily move this component to an adjacent fiscal year (either sooner or later than required) in order to maximize effectiveness, CIP staff will discuss the process with the grantee, with final decision made by the Mass Cultural Council.
You can see the status of your Engagement Requirement on Attachment A of your grant contract package.
Contract Requirements.
Please contact the Contracts Officer for further information about any of the following: Signed Contract with Attachments — Due December 13, 2019.
You can check your payment status by logging into the CIP Management Tool
