Guidelines for using Arts Institute funds

1. Most USCAI funded programs should aspire to be free and open to the University and the public. If a fee is to be charged for the submitted project/event, this fee should be modest. The intended use for the fee charged must be given in an explanatory budget note.
2. Honoraria for program participants depend upon individual qualifications and roles. If the honorarium, salary, wage, or fee requested in grant funds is less than the participant would normally receive for given time and activity, the unpaid balance may be claimed as an "in-kind cost share".
3. If need be, travel and per diem for staff and program participants in private vehicles is reimbursable at 40.5 cents per mile. Airfare is an allowable expense; however, international flights are likely not to be fully funded. Meals and lodging are reimbursable at actual cost; grantees are expected to keep such costs within reasonable limits.
4. Estimated costs of postage, telephone, and supplies should be itemized as a major expense. The same is true of costs for materials to be used in the program itself: brochures, posters, media advertising, etc.
5. Since the University of South Carolina Arts Institute is a newly formed entity, efforts to make visible USCAI as a partner in funding the project will be expected. The University of South Carolina Arts Institute logo and a brief statement that acknowledges USCAI should appear in printed literature, promotional items and in press coverage about granted projects.

Special Projects

USCAI understands and welcomes applications for what could be termed "special projects". Some such projects may be residency or research projects or may involve collaborative arts projects that supplement established curriculum housed within public school systems. Such projects would target a variety of audiences, i.e., students, teachers, parents, or any combination of these. Another special project could involve, for example, producing a film. However, any "special" project must meet the USCAI funding guidelines and must have an interdisciplinary public performative element that illuminates and enriches by way of highlighting more than one art form. Such programs must always involve various art disciplines housed within the University of South Carolina.

Note: If, for example, your project was to produce a film, funding, after successfully meeting the USCAI guidelines, could be awarded for pre-production, scripting, production and editing, or post-production outreach (including campus and public viewing for the purpose of generating cross-cultural discussions, classroom use, printed ancillary materials and study guides).