South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 24 - EDUCATION
Article 24:50 - South Dakota Board of Education, Repealed
Chapter 24:50:01 - Grant assistance
Section 24:50:01:01 - Definitions

(1) "Advisory panel," a group of persons appointed by the council to review and make recommendations on grant assistance offered by the council or make recommendations on public arts policy matters;

(2) "Applicant," an organization, institution, or individual that applies for grant assistance;

(3) "Arts organization," an organization which is involved in dance, music, opera/music theater, theater, visual arts, design arts, crafts, photography, media arts, literature, interdisciplinary arts, folk arts, humanities, multidisciplinary arts, or any combination of the above;

(4) "Authorizing official," the person with authority to obligate an applicant;

(5) "Certified audit report," an independent financial statement by a certified public accountant or a public accountant licensed in the state of South Dakota;

(6) "Council," the South Dakota arts council;

(7) "Fellowship grant," assistance to an individual artist for career development;

(8) "Fiscal year," July 1 to June 30;

(9) "General operating assistance," matching funds for operational assistance to eligible organizations;

(10) "Grant," an allocation of funds to an applicant which is to be used for the purpose described in the application;

(11) "Grant contract," the legally binding document issued by the council and signed by an authorizing official of an organization or by an individual artist who has received a grant obligating the performance of grant activities and the fulfillment of requirements stipulated in the contract;

(12) "Grantee," an applicant whose application is approved for funding by the council;

(13) "Matching funds," the share of the financial support for a project or program raised by an applicant from sources other than the council;

(14) "Payee," the person to whom grant payments will be sent;

(15)"Program guide," a description of programs and services of the council which includes instructions, deadlines, and other aids for the applicant seeking council grant assistance;

(16) "Project," an activity or series of closely related activities for which funds are requested from the council;

(17) "Project assistance," matching funds assistance to an organization or an individual artist for a project or activity;

(18) "Services," nongrant activities including, but not limited to, information services, technical and consultative services, planning, reporting, evaluation, and other program development efforts that are provided by the council; and

(19) "Student," a person actively enrolled and pursuing a program or degree other than postgraduate in a private or public institution.