MANAGING YOUR GRANT
Congratulations on receiving a South Dakota Arts Council Grant! The South Dakota Arts Council (SDAC) staff is committed to our grantees and your success. We recognize the responsibility of administering grants. If you have questions on how to administer your grant, contact:
Kate Vandel, Grants Specialist
Email kathryn.vandel@state.sd.us
Phone 605-773-5925
Details for TOURING ARTISTS ONLY [linked here]
Details for INTERIM GRANTS ONLY [COMING SOON] (includes instructions for Arts Opportunity, Professional Development, Technical Assistance, and Educator Grants.)
These resources are for grants staring on JULY 1, 2024. If you are managing a grant starting BEFORE JULY 1, 2024, visit https://artscouncil.sd.gov/grants/manage2024.aspx.
PROCESS
To ACCEPT YOUR GRANT
Sign and return the GRANT AGREEMENT (Emailed from AdobeSign)
To REQUEST FUNDS
* Return the Grant Agreement prior to requesting any grant funds.
- Grant payments are made in installments. To request funds, submit the Request for Payment form [linked here]. Each request for payment is to be no more than the amount you will spend in a 60-day period. Requests may be made as needed to complete your activity, but they must fall within your grant period (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025).
- To receive the final 10 percent of your grant funds, submit a completed Final Report (grant evaluation). ALL GRANTEES must submit a Final Report. Failure to submit a Final Report will jeopardize your access to future SDAC funding.
To complete your FINAL REPORT
Submit a Final Report using the directions below:
- Return to https://sdac.gosmart.org/ and LOGIN
- Click the "Grant Applications & Forms" tab at the top of the page, below the logo
- Look for the heading for your FY2025 Grant, read as "FY2025 Grant Name"
- Click the teal "START Final Report" button
- Follow the directions provided to complete and submit your Final Report
- AFTER you complete and submit your FINAL REPORT, submit a Request for Funds form online via the Adobe Acrobat Sign Webform [linked here]. ALL grant funds must be spent by June 30, 2025.
ALL GRANTEES must submit a Final Report. Failure to submit a Final Report will jeopardize your access to future SDAC funding.
RESOURCES
General Terms and Conditions of all SDAC Grants: Document provides all the terms and conditions of the SDAC Grant Agreement, provided here for reference only. [linked here]
CREDIT [SDAC logos linked here]
By accepting grant funds from the SDAC, you agree to credit the National Endowment for the Arts and the South Dakota Arts Council. All published material and announcements regarding any project/production funded through this grant must include the following statement: South Dakota Arts Council support is provided with funds from the State of South Dakota, through the Department of Tourism, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
We request that you display/include South Dakota Arts Council logos in printed programs, promotional materials, and/or organizational newsletters. South Dakota Arts Council logos are available for download [linked here] or by request (email kathryn.vandel@state.sd.us).