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11.5.0051 Application
Stephen Foster Citizen Support Organization, Inc.
A. Application Details
Applicant Information
| Item | Response |
|---|---|
| Corporate Name | Stephen Foster Citizen Support Organization, Inc. |
| DBA Name | N/A |
| Federal Employer ID | 59-3135743 |
| Principal Address | 10903 Llllian Saunders Drive White Springs, FL 32096-0435 |
| County | Hamilton |
| Applicant Email Address | khrysk@windstream.net |
| Grant Contact | Elaine McGrath, Event Coordinator |
| Authorized Official | Khrys Kantarze, President |
| Website |
Proposal Information
| Item | Response |
|---|---|
| Application # | 11.5.0051 |
| Program | Specific Cultural Project |
| Proposal Type | Discipline-Based |
| Funding Category | N/A |
| Discipline | Folk Arts |
| Applicant is requesting REDI waiver | No |
| Residency Contact Hours | N/A |
| Proposal Period | 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011 |
| Proposal Title | The Folk Cultures of Marion County |
| Proposal Synopsis | Research and present at the Florida Folk Festival the Folklife of Marion County, Florida. Many of the tradition-bearers of Marion County will be invited to the statewide Florida Folk Festival to share their artistry and craftsmanship in performances, workshops and demonstrations. |
B. Excellence and Innovation (Up to 40 points)
These are the application responses associated with the Excellence and Innovation review criterion.
Mission Statement
Support the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park through volunteerism, community support, public awareness, program & event development and fundraising projects as specified in the park's management plan.
The Florida Folk Festival provides a heritage based celebration while conserving and interpreting Florida's diverse cultures and traditions.
Proposal Summary: Goals
Instructions to the Applicant
Describe the proposal goals. Goals are broad statements that are usually general and issue-focused with realistic priorities. Goals are a long-term end to which programs and activities (methods) are developed and should reflect the organization's mission statement.
The goal of this project is to research and present at the Florida Folk Festival, the Folklife of Marion County, Florida. Many of the tradition-bearers of Marion County will be invited to the statewide Florida Folk Festival to share their artistry and craftsmanship in performances, workshops and demonstrations. This project seeks funding to assist with the research for the festival content, as well as to provide assistance with travel expenses and honoraria for the traditional artists who will be coming to the festival.
Proposal Summary: Objectives
Instructions to the Applicant
Describe proposal objectives. Objectives are specific measurable ends that are achievable within a time frame and mark progress towards achieving an associated goal(s). Objectives should be clear targets for specific action (activities) and mark measurable steps towards reaching a goal.
Example: Increase the number of Leon County community members age 75 and older that participate in visual art and science classes at the XYZ Museum during fiscal year 2008-2009 by 25%.
Folklorists will survey the folklife of Marion County to gather information on the many changes that have taken place. The presentations at the Florida Folk Festival activities are designed to bring together
unfamiliar audiences with highly skilled and well-respected tradition bearers in an interactive and educational setting that fosters respect and admiration between groups who often see themselves as divided by economic, ethnic, geographic and other boundaries. Folklife programming invites visitors to learn more about their neighbors in Florida.
Trained folklorists will research and identify tradition bearers in Marion County beginning in August 2010 and will present those tradition bearers at the Florida Folk Festival in May 2011 through a series of performances, workshops and demonstrations.
Proposal Summary: Activities
Instructions to the Applicant
Outline specific activities (methods) that will be used to achieve the objectives. Give brief descriptive information about each one. You may list more than one activity for each objective.
Activity details (such as title, location, dates, names, fees, and anticipated attendance/participation) should be described in the Application Narrative.
Example: Expand the Fall class offerings by 15% by adding two additional classes in watercolor, and introducing a nature class.
Exhibits, demonstrations, performances and narratives at the festival are expected to include Seminole crafts, old-time string band music, saddle making, catfish trotline fishing, stories of Cracker life, African-American gospel music, hunting traditions, blacksmithing, various Latin American music, Asian Indian music and dance, rodeo clowning, bluegrass music, various cattle ranching occupational arts, various equestrian occupational arts, equestrian material culture including saddle making and other leatherwork, rodeo arts, cow-dog demonstrations, roping demonstrations, agricultural folklife, Mexican folkloric dance, auctioneering, and more. Presentations are structured to encourage conversation and interaction between tradition-bearers and visitors through workshops, demonstrations, and narrative stages. Musicians, dancers, dance callers, and storytellers will give stage performances.
Activities will take place on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, May 27, 28 and 29 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., and extend into the evening with dance workshops conducted from about 8 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. Professional folklorists will serve as cultural interpreters for all activities and performances. It is important to note that for proper delivery of programs to all visitor groups, including public school children, this event requires programs on all three days
Narrative: Proposal Description
Instructions to the Applicant
Provide details on the plans to implement proposal activities. Include information on the following:
- how the proposal fulfulls the applicant mission
- the timeline of the proposal
- the services provided to your audience (including membership) and how those services are provided (LAAs and SSOs only)
This project will research and document the folklife and traditional arts of Marion County and present some of the folk artists and tradition-bearers documented at the 2011 Florida Folk Festival.
The Florida Folklife Program (FFP) will conduct field research to identify and document artists, craftsmen and performers from Marion County. Even though Marion County is a rapidly growing and dynamic component of North-Central Florida, there has not been intensive research into and field documentation of its folk and traditional culture. The research team will consist of FFP Outreach Coordinator Robert Stone and possibly another contracted folklorist. They will conduct fieldwork, which will document findings by audio recording, written field notes, video and still photography. The documentation will be transcribed, logged, indexed, and placed in the state's permanent Folklife Collection at the State Library and Archives in Tallahassee. The fieldwork will take place between August 2010 and March 2011. The FFP team will work with local experts, as well as key community people, to identify folk artists and tradition-bearers.
According to U.S. Census Bureau 2008 estimates, the population of Marion County is 329,628. Approximately 85.1% are white, 11.9% black, 9.6% persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 1.3% Asian, and 0.5% Native American. The county includes some of Florida's oldest cultural groups such as Crackers, African-Americans, and Seminoles as well as newer arrivals such as Asians and Latinos. Folk culture is vibrant in urban settings, as well as in rural communities, many of which are underserved. The natural environment of numerous lakes, springs, and wetlands combined with woodlands and prairies has shaped the folk culture of the area for centuries. The county is internationally renowned as a center of equestrian culture and Ocala National Forest is a rich source of hunting and fishing traditions.
The FFP will strive to represent Marion County's diverse array of ethnic, cultural, and occupational groups in its research and documentation. Specifically, there is a need to identify and document more African American, Asian, Latino and Native American tradition-bearers and underserved communities, both rural and urban. Examples of artists previously identified who may be included in presentations at the 2011 Festival include third-generation African-American "sacred steel" guitarist Antjuan Edwards, country and swing fiddler George Custer, saddle maker Blake Kral, blues musician Willie Green, blacksmith Ben Rodgers, leather worker Poppy Moe, and African-American cowboy Brandon Jelks.
Folklorist Robert Stone has been documenting and presenting the folk culture of Florida, from Key West to Pensacola, since 1990. He is an accomplished photographer whose work has been presented in individual and group exhibitions and printed in the New York Times, Newsweek, and numerous other publications. He has produced and narrated programs which presented Florida folklife through broadcasts over public radio stations nationwide, produced eight audio CD albums for the Grammy-winning independent label Arhoolie Records, directed the Sacred Steel documentary video project, and served as a consultant for several other documentary videos. He has served as an on-site cultural interpreter at the Florida Folk Festival every year since 1990 and at the National Folk Festival several times.
Narrative: Culture Builds Florida's Future
Instructions to the Applicant
Using the four response areas below, describe the relationship between the proposal and the Division's strategic plan, Culture Builds Florida' Future.
General Program Support applicants must complete at least 3 of the four response areas. Specific Cultural Project applicants must complete at least 1 of the four response areas.
Strengthening the Economy
The Florida Folk Festival has a significant impact on the economy of the tri-county
area of Hamilton, Columbia and Suwannee counties. Visitors and festival participants spend money at lodging establishments, restaurants, and local stores for shopping as well as at the festival. According
to an economic impact survey conducted by Florida State University in 2002: 77.6% of the visitors to the Florida Folk Festival are lodging locally. The average daily expenditures per party for the event is
$260.00. Average number of nights spent in the area is 2.21. 93.9% of Festival-goers plan to return to area within the next 12 months.New Economic Impact date is scheduled to be collected at the 2010 Florida Folk Festival.
Learning and Wellness
The primary goal of the Folklife Area at the Florida Folk Festival is to provide visitors to the festival the opportunity to discover the people and cultures that make up the
great state of Florida. Many of the tradition-bearers from Marion County will be invited to the statewide Florida Folk Festival to share their artistry and craftsmanship in performances, workshops and
demonstrations.Building Leadership
The Florida Folk Festival is the oldest continuous state operated folk festival in the country. The event has a widely recognized reputation for production of quality performances. The folklife
area of the festival serves as the catalyst for presenting the state's tradition bearers and leaders in the state's folk communities.Design and Development
The folklife area format allows artists to share their craftsmanship in performances, workshops and demonstrations, insuring that their traditions are presented publicly to
encourage others to carry on those traditions and their own traditions.
Narrative: Marketing and Promotion
Instructions to the Applicant
Describe marketing, promotion, and/or publicity plans for the proposal. Also describe how these plans will develop or expand the audience related to the proposal.
The Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park is a winner of the prestigious Flagler Award presented by Visit Florida in 2005 for excellence in outstanding tourism marketing of a Special Event (Florida Folk Festival). The Florida Folk Festival spends more than $40,000 each year on marketing the event. The
event's paid advertising includes state-wide radio and newspaper advertisements, out-of-state newspaper advertisements, posters distributed state-wide, rack cards distributed state-wide, a website
(FloridaFolkFestival.com), media kits, personal television appearances by festival performers state-wide,a direct mail marketing campaign and regular state-wide public service announcements. In addition,
the Stephen Foster Citizens Support Organization pays for the production of a festival program highlighting the festival's folklife area. The festival program is also inserted in the local newspaper the week prior to the festival.
Narrative: Personnel and Partners
Instructions to the Applicant
Provide information on the following:
- Contributing guest professionals, key staff members (artistic, programmatic, administrative, or other staff) and other personnel directly related to the planning, implementation, activities, and evaluation of the proposal. If personnel positions are currently vacant, provide the selection criteria that will be used.
- Key partnerships (specifically related to this proposal) with public and private organizations. Discuss the responsibilites and benefits of the partnership and whether formal agreements are in place.
Folklorist Robert Stone has been documenting and presenting the folk culture of Florida, from Key West to Pensacola, since 1990. He is an accomplished photographer whose work has been presented in individual and group exhibitions and printed in the New York Times, Newsweek, and numerous other publications. He has produced and narrated programs which presented Florida folklife through broadcasts over public radio stations nationwide, produced eight audio CD albums for the Grammy-winning independent label Arhoolie Records, directed the Sacred Steel documentary video project, and served as a consultant for several other documentary videos. He has served as an on-site cultural interpreter at the Florida Folk Festival every year since 1990 and at the National Folk Festival several times.
Elaine McGrath, a native Floridian, with the Florida Park Service is the Events Coordinator for Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State park and has served as Director of the Florida Folk Festival since 2006. She has a 23-year career with the Florida Park Service and recently served as manager of the State of Florida's Nature & Heritage Tourism Center. She has served as chair of the Original Florida Tourism Task Force. She received her AA Degree from Lake City Community College.
The Stephen Foster CSO has a formal agreement with Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park to act as a volunteer support group. This partnership is also formally agreed upon by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Recreation and Parks. Stephen Foster Folk culture Center State Park and its CSO have an agreement with the Florida Folklife Program, Florida Department of State, to provide mutually beneficial assistance in the documentation and presentation of cultural traditions in the state. Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park has an agreement with the Folklife Program to provide assistance, space, facilities and marketing for the featured folklife area of each Florida folk Festival.
C. Impact (Up to 30 points)
These are the application responses associated with the Impact review criterion.
Proposal Estimates
| Estimated Number of | Response | Instructions to the Applicant |
|---|---|---|
| school based youth benefiting | 1,700 |
Enter the number of individuals under the age of 18 that are expected to be participating in organized school based cultural events. This figure should reflect a portion of the total individuals benefiting. |
| non-school based youth benefiting | 1,000 | Enter the number of individuals under the age of 18 that are expected to be participating in non-school based cultural events. This figure should reflect a portion of the total individuals benefiting. |
| elders benefiting | 3,000 | Enter the number of individuals over the age of 65 that are expected to benefit from the proposal activities. This figure should reflect a portion of the total individuals benefiting. |
| artists participating | 200 | Enter the estimated number of professional artists that will be directly involved in providing artistic services specifically identified with the proposal. Include living artists whose work is represented in an exhibition regardless of whether the work was provided by the artist or by an institution. This figure should reflect a portion of the total individuals benefiting. |
| individuals benefiting | 20,000 | Give the total number of individuals that are expected to be involved in proposal activities as artists, non-artists, participants, or audience members. This number should include the values listed for youth, elders and artists. |
| proposal events | 40 |
How many different events will be produced or presented within the grant period as a part of this proposal? Be sure to list different events, not performances. For example, a musical performed 10 times is only one event, but a musical performed 10 times and workshop done once are two events. |
| opportunities for public participation | 56 | Each event will have one or more opportunities for public participation. For example a musical performed 10 times is one event with 10 opportunities for public participation. |
Estimated Counties served
Instructions to the Applicant
Select the counties in which the project/programming will actually occur. For example, if your organization is located in Alachua county and you are planning a program that will serve Alachua as well as the surrounding counties of Clay and St. Johns, you will list all three counties.
- Alachua
- Baker
- Bradford
- Brevard
- Clay
- Columbia
- Dixie
- Duval
- Flagler
- Gilchrist
- Hamilton
- Jefferson
- Lafayette
- Lake
- Leon
- Levy
- Madison
- Marion
- Nassau
- Orange
- Osceola
- Pasco
- Pinellas
- Putnam
- Seminole
- St. Johns
- Suwannee
- Taylor
- Union
- Volusia
- Wakulla
Narrative: Assessment and Planning
Instructions to the Applicant
Describe the assessment and planning methods used to determine community need. State Service Organizations should also describe ongoing statewide planning and assessment.
This project is based on the artistic and cultural needs as determined by the Florida Folklife Program using the research and programming methods of folklorists, whose work seeks to represent the broad cross-section of American society, as well as its particular components, through social and material expressins of heritage.
Narrative: Proposal Impact
Instructions to the Applicant
Identify the applicant's geographic service area and provide a profile of the audience served by this proposal including details on underserved populations. Describe the impact of this proposal on both the audience served and the applicant.
The Stephen Foster Citizen Support Organization is based in White Springs, located in Hamilton County. Activities of the CSO and Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park serve a tri-county area that also includes Columbia and Suwannee counties, but also draws visitors and participants from the surrounding counties of Madison, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Baker, Alachua, Union, Taylor, Gilchrist and Levy
counties. The majority of these counties are rural in their geographic and population characteristics. Social gatherings revolve around families and community-based organizations and institutions, such as
churches, schools, civic clubs and leisure activities. There is no arts council in Hamilton County. The programs created by Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park involve long histories and associations with local citizens and their respective affiliations. The park originated as a memorial to American composer Stephen Foster, who wrote "Old Folks at Home", a song best known as "Way Down Upon The Suwannee River." The Florida Federation of Music Clubs (FFMC) spearheaded the move to
build a memorial to Foster along the Suwannee River and developed it first cultural arts program. Both of these -- a vocal competition called the Jeanie and Stephen Auditions and Ball and the Florida Folk Festival -- continue today nearly 60 years after their inception. The FFMC, through its affiliation with the National Federation of Music Clubs, created the FolkFestival as part of the national movement
between the late 1930's to the early 1960's to tap into the nation's root cultures. The FFF contracted with anthropologists Zora Neale Hurston, Alan Lomas and others to present folklife in educational programs at the Memorial. In the 1970's, the Bureau of Florida Folklife was created within the Florida Department of State and was based in White Springs. The work of many folklorists over the next 15 to 20 years formed the festival and the community, including the Memorial staff. When the Memorial made
the transition to a Florida State Park, the staff developed events in keeping with the local community's interests and artistic pursuits. A regional quilt show, music camps, a healing arts festival and an antique
tractor show were developed and continue in 2009. In 2001, the Florida Department of State's Division of Historical Resources (DHR) transferred staff responsibility to Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park for production of an event the Florida Folklife Program conducted in White Springs - Rural Folklife Days, a program designed for school-age children. In 2002, the DHR transferred responsibility for production of the Florida Folk Festival to the park through the Department of Environmental Protection,Division of Recreation and Parks.
This project is based on the artisitic and cultural needs as determined by the Florida Folklife Program using the research and programming methods of folklorists, whose work seeks to present the broad cross-section of American society, as well as its particular components.
The Florida Folk Festival is the oldest continuous state-operated folk festival in America. The 3-day event typically attracts 20,000 participants and visitors to the local area, thereby having a significant economic impact on the local tri-county tourism industry. The budget for the entire event is significant and also has a major economic impact on local businesses for several months preceeding the festival.
Narrative: Education and Outreach
Instructions to the Applicant
Describe the educational and outreach coponents of the proposal. Consider lifelong learning benefits and community involvement in proposal activities. State Service Organizations should also address the distribution of information to audiences served.
This project is based upon field research that will encompass the entire geographical area of Marion County. Outreach in the project will be directed at identifying the masters of traditional arts and will include all folk groups of this region.
The formate for presentations at the Florida Folk Festival is educational and interactive. Small workshops, demonstrations that are scheduled more than once daily, stage narrations and interviews and exhibition spaces that encourage intimate gatherings provide a setting for all those who attend to communicate and interact directly with the artists. The Florida Folklife Program staff, as well as contracted folklorists, will facilitate discussion between the audience and the artists, ofter providing background and overviews to complement the personal experience of the artists.
For the most part, traditional and folk artists are not stage-seasoned performers of their craft. They are more accustomed to blending into the social fabric of a family and community than appearing on a public stage in front of strangers. Folklorists are trained communicators who use methodologies to provide support and encouragement to folk artists, who may be unfamiliar with the new terrain of a festival presentation. Often, the support and celebratory environment created by the folklorists becomes a platform where the traditional artist's personal and communal sense of pride and honor are recognized publicly. Backgrounding and contextualizing the art form allows both the audience and the artist to appreciate the full scope of the folklife program being presented.
The content of the Folklife area will be detailed in an essay written by the Florida Folklife Outreach Coordinator, Bob Stone. The overview essay will be printed in the Florida Folk Festival Program, along with photographs of the artists and biographical sketches of their role in the folk traditions of their family or community. The essay and photographs will also be posted on the festival website www.FloridaFolkFestival.com.
D. Management (Up to 20 points)
These are the application responses associated with the Management review criterion.
Operating Budget
Instructions to the Applicant
Summarize organization operating expenses and income using the listed budget categories. Provide actual numbers for last fiscal year, expected numbers for this fiscal year, and projected numbers for next fiscal year.
| Operating Expenses | Completed FY ended 6/30/09 | Current FY ending 6/30/10 | Next FY ending 6/30/11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Personnel: Administrative | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| 2. | Personnel: Programmatic | |||
| 3. | Personnel: Technical/Production | |||
| 4. | Outside Fees and Services: Programmatic | 82,215 | 82,413 | 82,413 |
| 5. | Outside Fees and Services: Other | 65,966 | 63,025 | 63,025 |
| 6. | Space Rental, Rent or Mortgage | |||
| 7. | Travel | 6,400 | 6,400 | 6,400 |
| 8. | Marketing | 42,500 | 42,500 | 42,500 |
| 9. | Remaining Operating Expenses | 39,764 | 40,361 | 40,361 |
| A. | Total Cash Expenses | $264,845 | $262,699 | $262,699 |
| B. | In-kind Contributions | $1,800 | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| C. | Total Operating Expenses | $266,645 | $264,499 | $264,499 |
| Operating Income | Completed FY ended 6/30/09 | Current FY ending 6/30/10 | Next FY ending 6/30/11 | |
| 10. | Revenue: Admissions | 124,990 | 125,000 | 125 |
| 11. | Revenue: Contracted Services | 33,480 | 33,500 | 33,500 |
| 12. | Revenue: Other | |||
| 13. | Private Support: Corporate | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 14. | Private Support: Foundation | |||
| 15. | Private Support: Other | 3,540 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 16. | Government Support: Federal | |||
| 17. | Government Support: State/Regional | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| 18. | Government Support: Local/County | 5,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 |
| 19. | Applicant Cash | 70,916 | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| D. | Total Cash Income | $264,926 | $266,500 | $141,625 |
| B. | In-kind Contributions | $1,800 | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| E. | Total Operating Income | $266,726 | $268,300 | $143,425 |
Proposal Budget: Summary
Instructions to the Applicant
Summarize estimated proposal expenses and income using the listed budget categories. Include only expenses and income that relate specifically to the proposal.
| Proposal Expenses | A. Request |
B. Cash Expenses |
C. In-kind |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Personnel: Administrative | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2. | Personnel: Programmatic | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| 3. | Personnel: Technical/Production | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| 4. | Outside Fees and Services: Programmatic | 10,000 | 82,200 | 0 | $92,200 |
| 5. | Outside Fees and Services: Other | 0 | 57,800 | 0 | $57,800 |
| 6. | Space Rental, Rent | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| 7. | Travel | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| 8. | Marketing | 0 | 56,250 | 0 | $56,250 |
| 9. | Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| 10. | Remaining Proposal Expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| D. | Total Proposal Expenses | 10,000 | 196,250 | 0 | $206,250 |
| Proposal Income | A. Request |
E. Cash Income |
C. In-Kind |
Total | |
| 11. | Revenue: Admissions | 125,000 | 125,000 | ||
| 12. | Revenue: Contracted Services | 0 | $0 | ||
| 13. | Revenue: Other | 34,000 | 34,000 | ||
| 14. | Private Support: Corporate | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||
| 15. | Private Support: Foundation | 0 | $0 | ||
| 16. | Private Support: Other | 3,500 | 3,500 | ||
| 17. | Government Support: Federal | 0 | $0 | ||
| 18. | Government Support: State/Regional (not including state funds) | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||
| 19. | Government Support: Local/County | 6,750 | 6,750 | ||
| 20. | Applicant Cash | 0 | 0 | ||
| F. | Total Proposal Income | 10,000 | 196,250 | 0 | $206,250 |
Proposal Budget: Detail
Instructions to the Applicant
Detail estimated proposal expenses and income using the listed budget categories. Include only expenses and income that relate specifically to the proposal.
| Proposal Expenses | A. Request |
B. Cash Expenses |
C. In-Kind |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Personnel: Administrative | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2. | Personnel: Programmatic | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| 3. | Personnel: Technical/Production | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| 3.1. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4. | Outside Fees and Services: Programmatic | 10,000 | 82,200 | 0 | $92,200 |
| 4.1. Presenting Artists | 10,000 | 82,200 | 0 | 92,200 | |
| 5. | Outside Fees and Services: Other | 0 | 57,800 | 0 | $57,800 |
| 5.1. Sound Sytems | 0 | 8,000 | 0 | 8,000 | |
| 5.2. Tents, Tables Chairs, Lighting | 0 | 15,000 | 0 | 15,000 | |
| 5.3. Recording presentations for archival purposes | 0 | 2,000 | 0 | 2,000 | |
| 5.4. Portalets | 0 | 15,000 | 0 | 15,000 | |
| 5.5. Piano Rental/Tuning | 0 | 1,500 | 0 | 1,500 | |
| 5.6. Dumpsters | 0 | 6,000 | 0 | 6,000 | |
| 5.7. EMS Service | 0 | 2,100 | 0 | 2,100 | |
| 5.8. ADA Shuttle Service | 0 | 6,500 | 0 | 6,500 | |
| 5.9. Sign Language Interpreters | 0 | 1,700 | 0 | 1,700 | |
| 6. | Space Rental, Rent | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| 7. | Travel | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| 8. | Marketing | 0 | 56,250 | 0 | $56,250 |
| 8.1. Radio and Print Advertisements | 0 | 56,250 | 0 | 56,250 | |
| 9. | Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| 10. | Remaining Proposal Expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| D. | Total Proposal Expenses | 10,000 | 196,250 | 0 | $206,250 |
| Proposal Income | A. Request |
E. Cash Income |
C. In-Kind |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | Revenue: Admissions | 125,000 | $125,000 | ||
| 11-1 Admissions | 125,000 | 125,000 | |||
| 12. | Revenue: Contracted Services | 0 | $0 | ||
| 13. | Revenue: Other | 34,000 | $34,000 | ||
| 13-1 Commission on concessions | 34,000 | 34,000 | |||
| 14. | Private Support: Corporate | 2,000 | $2,000 | ||
| 14-1 Corporate Donations | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||
| 15. | Private Support: Foundation | 0 | $0 | ||
| 16. | Private Support: Other | 3,500 | $3,500 | ||
| 16-1 Individual donations | 3,500 | 3,500 | |||
| 17. | Government Support: Federal | 0 | $0 | ||
| 18. | Government Support: State/Regional (not including state funds) | 25,000 | $25,000 | ||
| 18-1 Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park | 25,000 | 25,000 | |||
| 19. | Government Support: Local/County | 6,750 | $6,750 | ||
| 19-1 Columbia County TDC Grant | 2,500 | 2,500 | |||
| 19-2 Columbia County Research Project | 1,750 | 1,750 | |||
| 19-3 Hamilton County TDC Grant | 2,500 | 2,500 | |||
| 20. | Applicant Cash | 0 | $0 | ||
| 20-1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| F. | Total Proposal Income | 10,000 | 196,250 | 0 | $206,250 |
Proposal Summary: Evaluation Plan
Instructions to the Applicant
Evaluation plans should center on the project goals and objectives. Describe your methods and processes for gathering, analyzing, and reporting data to evaluate your programming with the purpose of improving, deciding to continue, or stopping.
The Florida Folk Festival is developing a new survey to assess the educational impact of the Festival's cultural activities. For the past few years, the Festival has partnered with Florida State University and
the University of Florida to collect and tabulate surveys targeting consumers and festival participants to determine the impact of tourism on the local economy, as well as soliciting feedback on festival content.
New evaluation tools are scheduled to be introduced at the 2010 Florida Folk Festival to measure the quality and value placed on the interactive and educational presentations, content of programs and to compare this to entertainment-driven performances and also, the effectiveness of folklife programming at the event. The festival will utilize evaluation forms developed specifically for the folklife area and computerized surveys which will evaluate both the folklife area and the entire festival.
Narrative: Applicant History
Instructions to the Applicant
Provide a brief summary of the applicant's history. Demonstrate the applicant's commitment to art and culture in Florida. Include major accomplishments in the last two years. If applicable, describe the applicant's relationship with its parent organization (university, local government, etc.)
The Stephen Foster Citizen Support Organization is based in White Springs, located in Hamilton County. Activities of the CSO and Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park serve a tri-county area that also includes Columbia and Suwannee counties, but also draws visitors and participants from the surrounding counties of Madison, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Baker, Alachua, Union, Taylor, Gilchrist, Levy and many other Florida counties, as well as out-of-state visitors. The majority of these counties are rural in their geographic and population characteristics. Social gatherings revolve around families and community-based organizations and institutions, such as churches, schools, civic clubs and leisure activities. There is no arts council in Hamilton County. The programs created by Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park involve long histories and associations with local citizens and their respective affiliations. The park originated as a memorial to American composer Stephen Foster, who wrote "Old Folks at Home", a song best known as "Way Down Upon The Suwannee River." The Florida Federation of Music Clubs (FFMC) spearheaded the move to build a memorial to Foster along the Suwannee River and developed it first cultural arts program. Both of these -- a vocal competition called the Jeanie and Stephen Auditions and Ball and the Florida Folk Festival -- continue today nearly 60 years after their inception. The FFMC, through its affiliation with the National Federation of Music Clubs, created the FolkFestival as part of the national movement between the late 1930's to the early 1960's to tap into the nation's root cultures. The FFF contracted with anthropologists Zora Neale Hurston, Alan Lomas and others to present folklife in educational programs at the Memorial. In the 1970's, the Bureau of Florida Folklife was created within the Florida Department of State and was based in White Springs. The work of many folklorists over the next 15 to 20 years formed the festival and the community, including the Memorial staff. When the Memorial made the transition to a Florida State Park, the staff developed events in keeping with the local community's interests and artistic pursuits. A regional quilt show, music camps, a healing arts festival and an antique tractor show were developed and continue in 2009. In 2001, the Florida Department of State's Division of Historical Resources (DHR) transferred staff responsibility to Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park for production of an event the Florida Folklife Program conducted in White Springs - Rural Folklife Days, a program designed for school-age children. In 2002, the DHR transferred responsibility for production of the Florida Folk Festival to the park through the Department of Environmental Protection,Division of Recreation and Parks.
The Florida Folk Festival is the oldest continuous state-operated folk festival in America. The 3-day event typically attracts 20,000 participants and visitors to the local area, thereby having a significant economic impact on the local tri-county tourism industry. The budget for the entire event is significant and also has a major economic impact on local businesses for several months preceeding the festival.
Narrative: Sustainability
Instructions to the Applicant
Describe plans to sustain the proposal activities after the grant period (if applicable). Include:
- Plans for expansion and growth for these or future activities and how activities will be sustained
- Information on the applicant's long range strategic plan (if available)
The Florida Folk Festival is primarily funded by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection,Division of Recreation and Parks. The Stephen Foster Citizen Support Organization funds the Folklife Area of the Florida Folk Festival. The CSO receives funding from several sources including revenues from commissions on concessions collected during the event, revenue from grants and sponsorships.
The Stephen Foster Citizen Support Organization has an established fund set aside in the event the Florida Folk Festival is not funded by the Division of Recreation and Parks in order to be able to produce
the entire folk festival. For several years the Folklife Area of the Florida Folk Festival has operated just two days of the three day festival. In 2010, plans currently call for the Folklife Area to be expanded to all three days of the event. All Folklife Area participants are invited back for future festivals to participate on performance stages or in the festival's traditional demonstrations area in order to insure that Florida's tradition bearers
have an outlet for performance and presentation.
The Stephen Foster Citizen Support Organization and the Florida Folk Festival regularly partner with outside organizations that contribute signifcantly to the sustainability of the Florida Folk Festival and the Folklife Area. These include the Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs, Lake City Community College,Hamilton County Tourist Development Council, Columbia County Tourist Development Council, Suwannee River Valley Marketing Group and The Original Florida Tourism Task Force.
The Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs determines the artistic and cultural needs of the Folklife Area each year and provides professionally trained folklorists and staff to conduct the research and programming necessary for proper presentation of a broad cross-section of American society, as well
as each particular component of the Folklife Area.
Lake City Community College produces marketing materials for the event.
Tourism Organizations provide grants for marketing the festival and assist in promoting the event throughout the state.
Narrative: Fiscal Stability
Instructions to the Applicant
Provide information about the fiscal condition of the organization as it relates to the successful completion of the proposal. Include information about the following:
- Current debt level and reduction efforts
- Special fiscal circumstances that may exist and how they impact the proposal
- Endowments and/or savings (or plans for these)
- Acquistion of non-state financial support for the proposal
Stephen Foster CSO receives, holds and disburses monies collected at the Florida Folk Festival from commission on vendor sales (food and crafts), exhibitor fees, ice sales and the commissions on the sale of musical recordings. The CSO also began operating a concession at the 2005 FFF to generate additional income for the event. The total amount of earned income from these accounts is in excess of $30,000 annually.
The CSO acts as financial agent for the receipt, accounting and disbursement of private donations, corporate support and sponsorships generated for the Florida Folk Festival, currently amounting to an average of $3,000 per year. The CSO also receives, manages and disburses grant funds received from the Hamilton County and Columbia County Tourist Development Councils. The CSO does not charge any administrative fees for its fiscal accounting responsibilities associated with these income sources for the Florida Folk Festival. The CSO currently has sufficient funding designated in a certificate of deposit in the event the Florida Folk Festival is no longer funded by the Florida Park Service.
The Stephen Foster Citizen Support Organization is financially sound and currently has no outstanding debt.
Narrative: Collection Summary (GPS Collecting Museums only)
Instructions to the Applicant
Provide a summary of the applicant's collection (live or inanimate) and the collection policy. Provide information on the following:
- Size and scope of collection(s) the museum owns or uses
- Conservation and care
- Inventory and/or registration methods
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E. Accessibility (up to 10 points
Applicant Accessibility
Instructions to the Applicant
Select the true statements.
| Statement | Response |
|---|---|
| Applicant's facilities and programs are accessible to persons with disabilities. | True |
| Applicant has conducted an accessibility self-evaluation of its facilities and programs (Date of most recent evaluation). | True Date of most recent evaluation: 9/30/2007 |
| Applicant has established policies and procedures which address nondiscrimination against persons with disabilities. | True |
| Applicant has a complaint process for discrimination on the basis of disability | True |
| Applicant has designated staff person that is responsible for Section 504, ADA and Florida Statutes 553 Compliance. | True Designated staff contact: Sandra Cashes, Assistant Park Manager |
| Other staff members are informed and trained in access issues. | True |
Narrative: Accessibility
Instructions to the Applicant
Describe the applicant's plans to ensure that the proposal and associated activities will be accessible and welcoming to all audiences. Also describe ongoing accessibility efforts.
This project serves the diverse cultural constituencies of Florida from its research format and methodologies to its stage performances and public event presentations. The Florida Folklife Program's staff are professionals who have the necessary training to create research projects that are inclusive of all participants in the folklife area, regardless of race,ethnicity, sex or national origin.
Many of the artistis identified in the field research are located in rural areas of Florida. The Florida Folk Festival is located in Hamilton County, often ranked as one of the poorest two counties in the state. The presentations will be culturally diverse and will take place in a REDI-designated area.
The Florida Folk Festival takes place at the 888-acre Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, a Florida State Park, with facilities that are accessible to all. The park is fully accessible to all participants
and visitors with wheel chair ramps, accessible restrooms, paved walkways, elevator, and transportation shuttles with lifts. In addition, the festival also provides sign language interpreters throughout the weekend event.
F. Support Materials
1. Stephen Foster CSO IRS 501(c) (3) Determination Letter
2. Stephen Foster CSO Division of Corporations Record
3. CD Containing Photos of Proposed Project Participants
4. Printout of Photos Contained on CD with Photo Captions
5. List of Stephen Foster CSO Current Board Members
6. Stephen Foster CSO Report of Goals and Accomplishments 2007-2008
7. Stephen Foster CSO Financial Statements
8. Florida Folk Festival Marketing Plan
9. Letters of Support