Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 82-7-5 - Application Review and Evaluation5.1. The commission shall use the following criteria to evaluate each capital request: (a) the strength and quality of the organization's arts or history museum programs and administration; (b) the need for the proposed project; (c) the ability of the organization to raise the required matching funds and complete the project; (d) the degree to which the feasibility study for renovation and construction projects address artistic, historic, technical, and financial aspects of the project; (e) the experience and skills of the project consultants; and, (f) the ability of the organization to operate and maintain the facility after improvements are made.5.2. Projects for acquisition, construction, renovation, and capital equipment including a request for $50,000 or more may also be evaluated on-site prior to filing the application for a grant.5.3. A panel shall review eligible applications for examination and scoring. The panel for the Cultural Facilities and Capital Resources Grant Program shall include Commission on the Arts members. If the applicant is a history museum, the panel shall include Archives and History Commission members. Additional outside panelists with expertise in facilities planning, architecture, construction contracting, and arts and history museum disciplines may be included in the panel.5.4. The recommendations of the panel regarding any grant application shall be reviewed, approved, amended, or rejected by the full West Virginia Commission on the Arts.