The Commission's Organizational Support Program (OSP) administers funding provided by the City of San Diego's hotel/motel room tax (Transient Occupancy Tax - T.O.T.) to nearly 90 arts and culture organizations for reimbursement of personnel and operating expenses. The program seeks to foster the vitality and stability of the City's prominent and established arts organizations and cultural institutions. This funding also enables arts and cultural organizations to promote San Diego as a cultural destination. At the same time this funding is used to create an environment which attracts and nurtures new and emerging arts and cultural organizations. Funding in this category allows diverse organizations to stabilize and advance toward institutional status.

• FY09 Organizational Support Program Intent to Apply Form (PDF: 20K)
• FY2009 Organizational Support Program Application and Guidelines (PDF: 682KB)
• FY09 OSP Application Workbook Instructions (PDF: 13K)
• FY2009 OSP Application Workbook (.xls)
• The Diversity Commitment and OSP Application Evaluation Process (PDF: 15K)
• FY08 Allocations Agreement (PDF: 47K)
• Panel Handbook (PDF: 337K)

• FY 2008 List of Organizational Support Program Contractors (PDF: 114K) - ("Subject to change" - The Commission for Arts and Culture is not responsible for any change in data after July 2007.)

Current Contractor Forms

The following forms are for current contract holders with the Commission's Organizational Support Program.

Samples of the quarterly Request for Payment and final Financial and Performance Reports are now available online in PDF format. These forms are to be downloaded and printed on your printer for manual completion. NOTE: If you view and complete the forms with Adobe Acrobat Reader, your data will be erased when you exit the PDF file or use the "Back" button on your browser.

Forms/Instructions:

• FY08 Contract Initiation and Exhibit A Instructions (PDF: 17K)
• Contracts Goals and Objectives Worksheet (PDF: 17K)
• FY08 OSP Exhibit A Form (PDF: 13K)
• FY08 Contractor Information Sheet (PDF: 114K)
• April 10, 2007 Insurance Requirements Memo (PDF: 17K)
• Periods 1-3 OSP Request for Payment Form (PDF: 23K)
• Periods 1-3 OSP Request for Payment instructions (PDF: 20K)
• FY08 OSP Final Performance Report (PDF: 28K)
• FY08 Final Request for Payment Form (PDF: 22K)
• FY08 Final Request for Payment instructions (PDF: 20K)
• FY08 OSP Contractor Survey (PDF: 11K)

Final Financial Statement Samples and Instructions:

• Statement of Financial Position (PDF: 52K)
• Statement of Activities (PDF: 51K)

For more information regarding the Organizational Support Program reporting process, contact Teresa Holm, Contract Coordinator at tholm@sandiego.gov or 619-236-6803. *If you would like a Word version of the Request for Payment Form, please email Teresa Holm at the address above.

For more information regarding the Commission's Organizational Support Program, contact Nigel Brookes, Art Management Associate at nbrookes@sandiego.gov or 619-236-6798.

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