Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB757: Revise criteria for cultural and arts grant program
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising cultural and aesthetic projects grants; providing criteria by which the cultural and aesthetic projects advisory committee shall prioritize applications for grants; providing an exception on the requirement to obtain a federal system for award management number; and amending section 22-2302, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING CULTURAL AND AESTHETIC PROJECTS GRANTS; PROVIDING CRITERIA BY WHICH THE CULTURAL AND AESTHETIC PROJECTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL PRIORITIZE APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS; PROVIDING AN EXCEPTION ON THE REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN A FEDERAL SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT NUMBER; AND AMENDING SECTION 22-2302, MCA. Section 1. Prioritization of cultural and aesthetic projects grant awards -- criteria. After the cultural and aesthetic projects advisory committee provided for in 2-15-1521 has reviewed the applications to ensure compliance and determine whether the application meets the committee's criteria for funding, the committee shall rank the projects by two criteria as follows: (1) the status of an applicant's previous grant awards, for (b) second priority will be given to applicants who have received one grant award in the previous three funding cycles; (c) third priority will be given to applicants who have received two grant awards in the previous three funding cycles; and (d) fourth priority will be given to applicants who have received three grant awards in the previous three funding cycles; and (2) the size of an applicant's annual operating budget, for which: (a) first priority will be given to applicants whose total annual operating budget is less than $99,999; (b) second priority will be given to applicants whose total annual operating budget ranges between - 1 - Authorized Print Version - …
Sponsors
- Fitzpatrick, John (R, 76) · primary sponsor
- Esp, John (R, 29)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 22, 2025): 40 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 37 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 62 yea, 37 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 58 yea, 41 nay, passed
Subjects: Arts
Common questions
- What is HB757?
- HB757 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise criteria for cultural and arts grant program.
- What does HB757 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising cultural and aesthetic projects grants; providing criteria by which the cultural and aesthetic projects advisory committee shall prioritize applications for grants; providing an exception on the requirement to obtain a federal system for award management number; and amending section 22-2302, mca.
- What is the status of HB757?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB757?
- Fitzpatrick, John (R, 76), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB757?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2597
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