• program planning/strategic planning
• artist training
• fundraising and promotion planning
• community collaborations/effective partnerships
• evaluation
• improving healthcare facility design and environments

Projects can range from specific technical assistance such as designing a job description, creating a survey, obtaining feedback on a grant application, or developing guidelines for exhibitions to thinking through a strategic plan for a program. Prospective clients can request the number of hours that would be most appropriate for their needs.

Eligibility
Applicant organizations must be based in the United States.

Selection Criteria
Your proposal will be evaluated based on the following criteria. When submitting your application, please do your best to demonstrate that you have given appropriate consideration to each area.

1. Application is clear and sets realistic goals: Are the goals of the consultancy realistic and defined, and do they have a clear timeline?

2. Organization and staff are prepared for a consultancy: Is key staff ready to begin work with a consultant? Does the staff have adequate time, experience, and expertise to move the project forward? Remember, a consultancy will require an investment from your organization in the form of staff time.

3. Organization has the capacity to move the project forward: Are staff, stakeholders, or others within the organization in support of the program? Does the organization have adequate space, funding, and staff to succeed? 

4. Consultancy is appropriate: Is a consultancy an appropriate method for addressing this challenge? Does the program address a need related to incorporating the arts into healthcare? 

How to Apply
Applications for 2013 ArtHealth Solutions consulting grants will be accepted from 27 February through 22 March 2013. Completed electronic applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM EST on Friday, 22 March 2013, to be considered.

Process Overview
Application Process:

Step 1: Select the top 3 consultants whose expertise would best meet your needs. If awarded, you will be matched with one consultant based on availability.

Step 2: Decide what consulting format would best meet your needs—on site, or off site by phone or email.

Step 3: Decide on a timeline for your consulting project. (See grant program deadlines below.)

Step 4: Apply online for consulting support of up to 25 hours (applicants requesting greater than 20 hours should specify exact number in Question 9). The number of requested hours should correspond directly to the scope of the consultancy. 

Step 5: Receive notification of consulting support.

For Grantees:

Step 1: Grantees will work with their respective consultant to develop and submit a time-bound, specific Scope of Work for the consulting project that outlines deadlines, products, and expectations. The Scope of Work is due to the Global Alliance no later than 22 April 2013.

Step 2: Grantees work with consultants to develop and submit a Letter of Agreement to the consultant's Scope of Work no later than 29 April 2013.

Step 3: Consulting projects begin.

Step 4: At the completion of the consultancy (on or before 21 August 2013), your consultant will submit a brief report. At that time, grantees submit a program evaluation questionnaire.

Grant Program Deadlines
22 March 2013 Deadline for applications
1 April 2013 Grant notification by email
22 April 2013 Deadline for Scope of Work submission
29 April 2013 Deadline for Letter of Agreement submission
21 August 2013 Deadline for completion of consultancies

Grantee Requirements

• Grantees agree to acknowledge the National Endowment for the Arts and the Global Alliance for Arts & Health as the sponsor of this program in all printed materials and verbally at all events.
• Grantees agree to participate in an evaluation process at the close of the grant.
• Grantees agree to notify the Global Alliance for Arts & Health in writing with any changes to the program personnel or grant contact.
• Grantees agree to forward copies of all press and media coverage of the program or project to the Global Alliance for Arts & Health office.
• Grantees agree to provide digital photographic documentation of the consultancy and/or the program.