About OGP - Selection Process

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Applications are reviewed and scored by a peer review panel made up of artists, arts professionals, community members, and others with knowledge and professional qualifications in the arts, and with familiarity of the Los Angeles region’s arts sector. Review panels are made up of practitioners, administrators, and educators. Special care is taken to ensure that they reflect the diversity of the region.

Nominate a Panelist

Individuals can nominate up to four panelists for one or more programs by providing their information in the application form. If you are using the form to nominate individuals other than yourself, you want to nominate other individuals at a later date or you would like to nominate more than four individuals at a time, you may use the same link to continue nominations.

 

Panel Review Criteria

OGP applications will be reviewed and scored by a panel according to the following criteria. Each question on the application ties back to one or more of these criteria. The criteria appear in square brackets following each question

Want More Info?

For more information, please contact Grants staff at grants@arts.lacounty.gov or (213) 202-5858.

OGP 1 REVIEW CRITERIA

Review Criteria Maximum Point Value
CRITERION 1: Artistic Quality of Organization 35
CRITERION 2: Organizational Readiness 15
CRITERION 3: Quality of Project Plan 20
CRITERION 4: Quality of Project Evaluation 5
CRITERION 5: Awareness of, and Response to, Community Needs 25
TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS 100

OGP 2 REVIEW CRITERIA

Review Criteria Maximum Point Value
CRITERION 1: Artistic Quality of Organization 35
CRITERION 2: Management Capacity 15
CRITERION 3: Quality of Project Plan 20
CRITERION 4: Quality of Project Evaluation 5
CRITERION 5: Relationship with Audience/Community 25
TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS 100

OGP 3 & 4 REVIEW CRITERIA

Review Criteria Maximum Point Value
CRITERION 1: Artistic Quality of Organization 35
CRITERION 2: Managerial Excellence 15
CRITERION 3: Quality of Project Plan 20
CRITERION 4: Quality of Project Evaluation 5
CRITERION 5: Defined/Addressed Community Need 25
TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS 100