Grants Committee Structure and Charter
2016 Grants Committee
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Dr. Barbara Baderman, Chair
Dr. Lydia Breunig, Associate Chair
Tina Clark
Dr. Laurel Kimball
Al Quihuis
Jaclyn Roessel
Ryan Bruce
Public Scholars (2-3 per cycle)
Purpose of the Committee
Maintain fiduciary accountability, by objectively reviewing/evaluating and scoring
grantee proposals for humanities programming that are external to Arizona Humanities.
Mindful distribution of AH funds based on the review of grantee applications for
programs that benefit Arizona constituents.
Responsibilities of the Committee
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Attend scheduled Grant Committee meetings for 2016
Serve on minimum one grantee proposal funding meeting in 2016
Work with committee chair and associate chair to work on projects in order to
successfully meet the set goals and completion dates outlined for 2016.
Commitment timeframe
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Grant committee members will serve one year and rotate off at the end of 2016 to
other committees.
Budget for Grants
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Budget for granting funds to external organizations is dependent on funding received
from NEH/other donations.
Once amount is established, an annual budget will be identified.
Funds will be distributed twice a year after the February and August grantee proposal
review.
Meeting Dates
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Full committee call - January 27, 2016 ; 9:00 am-10 am
Grants proposal review – February 18, 2016; 10am – 4 am
Full committee cals – March 30; May 25; July 27
Grants proposal review – Day before Board Meeting TBD
Percentage of funding per cycle will be dependent on the number, quality, and need of
the proposals submitted. (August generally has more application submissions that
February)
Continuity Planning
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The committee will have one Chair and one Associate Chair that attends all grantee
proposal evaluation meetings.
The Grant Chair is appointed by the Board Chair, and can serve two terms is appointed
by the Board Chair.
An Associate Chair is appointed by the Grant Chair to bring continuity to the grants
process.
When Grant Chair vacates their position, if desired the Associate Chair may request to
be appointed as Grant Chair.
2016 Grant Committee Goals
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Goal 1.0
Committee review of applicants for grants to be held in February and August and
presented to the board for vote at the next board meeting.
Goal 2.0
Review and refine the grant committee selection criteria for use at the August grant
review, 2016, in order to ensure objective review of applications.
Goal 3.0
Creation of screening criteria checklist for staff review of incoming applications by June
30, 2016.
Goal 4.0
Develop and document grant committee policies by July 1, 2016; regarding recusal,
focus regarding location, connection to mission, repeat grantee applications, incomplete
applications, letters to funded and non-funded applications, potential for partnerships,
5K – 10K policies.
Goal 5.0
Identify by committee any key humanities programs that should be explored for
partnership opportunities at the end of each cycle (February and August).