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16 USC SECTION 1e
TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND
SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER I - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
There is hereby established under the direction of the National
Park Service a program to support and enhance artistic and cultural
activities in the National Capital region. Eligibility for grants
shall be limited to organizations of demonstrated national
significance which meet at least two of the additional following
criteria:
(1) an annual operating budget in excess of $1,000,000;
(2) an annual audience or visitation of at least 200,000
people;
(3) a paid staff of at least one hundred persons; or
(4) eligibility under the Historic Sites Act of 1935 (16 U.S.C.
462(e)).
Public or private colleges and universities are not eligible for
grants under this program.
Grants awarded under this section may be used to support general
operations and maintenance, security, or special projects. No
organization may receive a grant in excess of $500,000 in a single
year.
The Director of the National Park Service shall establish an
application process, appoint a review panel of five qualified
persons, at least a majority of whom reside in the National Capital
region, and develop other program guidelines and definitions as
required.
The contractual amounts required for the support of Ford's
Theater and Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts shall be
available within the amount herein provided without regard to any
other provisions of this section.
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