{"data":{"id":"us-mt/22-2-309","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"22-2-309","heading":"Grant categories.","body":"(1) The following categories are established for grant funds:\n(a) special projects which are specific cultural and aesthetic activities, services, or events of limited duration;\n(b) operational support for cultural institutions that have been in existence for at least 2 years and whose budgets reflect only the cost of continuing their current program;\n(c) capital expenditures for acquisition, construction, or renovation of facilities; and\n(d) challenge grants for permanent endowments to benefit cultural nonprofit grant recipients.\n(2) The Montana arts council may require a match in cash or donated services for special project and operational support grants. There is a presumption that the match must represent $1 in value for each dollar of the grant. The Montana arts council may accept matches in excess of the presumed value or may in its discretion require a lesser amount.\n(3) Capital expenditures may not exceed 25% of the total grant funds appropriated. Capital expenditure grants require a match of at least $3 in cash or donated goods and services, which goods and services must be donated specifically for the capital expenditure project, to receive each dollar of grant funds.\n(4) Challenge grants require a match of at least $3 in cash or irrevocable planned or deferred gifts to receive each dollar of grant funds. Challenge grants are available upon meeting the specified match. Not less than one-third of the specified match must be in cash. Not more than one-third of the match may be in wills, devises, bequests, and paid-up life insurance policies. A devise may include retention of an irrevocable life estate by the donor.","path":["TITLE 22. LIBRARIES, ARTS, AND ANTIQUITIES","CHAPTER 2. ARTS","Part 3. Cultural and Aesthetic Projects"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0220/chapter_0020/part_0030/section_0090/0220-0020-0030-0090.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:43Z","sha256":"09f9c406d39d212a604e8f8108591cf73b186bf71cd3b4a6017b3a9dd2ac9cb8","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/22-2-308","next":"us-mt/22-2-310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}