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GETTING A GRANT

1. Submit applicationIf the applicationmeets the deadlineit is assigned anapplication num-ber. Applicantsreceive anacknowledgement.

2. Staff reviewStaff reviews applications forcompleteness andeligibility and maycontact an appli-cant for clarificationand additionalinformation.

3. Panel reviewEach panel ismade up of expertswith knowledgeand experience inthe area underreview.

4. NationalCouncil and chairman reviewThe staff reconcilesthe panel recom-mendations withavailable funds andforwards them tothe National Councilon the Arts, wherethey are reviewed inopen session.Following panel and staff review,recommendationsare forwarded to thechairman.

5. NotificationA letter is sent to applicants notrecommended forfunding. Applicantsrecommended maybe contacted firstfor revisions to theproject.

Source: NationalEndowment for theArts

By Kathleen Wereszynski MurrayPoughkeepsie Journal

Music lovers attend-ing today’s pre-concert talks and

performances of music byFranz Liszt, Nicolo Pagani-ni and Robert Schumann atBard College can thankthe federal government inpart for the experience.

About 14 cents of everydollar in grants from theNational Endowment forthe Arts that have come toDutchess and Ulster coun-ties between 1987 and 2005have gone to Bard, accord-ing to a Poughkeepsie Jour-nal database analysis.

From its summer musicfestival to an online mag-azine for international lit-erature, Bard received$413,000 during that timeperiod, far more than anyother local arts group.

Every year, thousands

of organizations requestgrants totaling nearly aquarter of a billion dollars.Fewer than half receivegrants.

Applications for grantsfrom the National Endow-ment for the Arts arejudged on artistic excel-lence and merit. Priority isgiven to projects, produc-

tions, workshops or pro-grams that serve under-served populations. Theendowment aims to deliv-er a grant to every con-gressional district.

Federal grants are cer-tainly not the only sourceof funding for local artsgroups. But the endow-ment’s seal of approval

does carry with it a certaincachet, along with the cash.

‘‘The endorsement fromthe NEA means a great dealto us,’’ said Judy Samoff,dean of programs at Bard.

Nine out of 13 of the col-lege’s grant applicationsreceived endowment fund-ing from 2001-05. Grant dol-lars have helped support theBard Music Festival, whichopened Friday and contin-ues through Aug. 20. It hasa third weekend Oct. 27-28.This year’s festival, dedi-cated to the 19th-centurycomposer Liszt, goesbeyond a concert experi-ence to include recitals,symposia and panels.

Part of Bard’s successcan be attributed to itsdiversified programming.

‘‘I’m aware of [BardCollege President] LeonBotstein’s work, in partic-ular his in-depth approachto presenting music,’’ saidJoseph Kluger, who sat onthe endowment’s musicpanel for fiscal year 2006.

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Other:86%

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Grants receivedby Bard College

Total grants

Federal cash boosts arts scene

Darryl Bautista/Poughkeepsie Journal

Valentina Lisitsa performs a piece by Franz Liszt at the Sosnoff Theater at the Bard Music Festival on Fri-day. The theater is in the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College in Annandale.

Bard is mainrecipient locally

FREEDOM PLAINS —State police released moredetails Saturday about thebody of an unidentifiedwoman recently found on aTown of LaGrange farm.

Also released were pho-tographs of the victim’s foot-wear and a distinctive keyring, with the hope someonemight provide information onher identity.

The victim was found ina shallow grave on a farm onMountain Road, near theTaconic State Parkway onAug. 4, state police in Mill-brook said.

A forensic examination ofthe skeletal remains by ananthropologist revealed thewoman is most likely whiteor Hispanic with dark hair.

Her height was between 5feet, and 5 feet 5 inches.

Police estimate she hasbeen dead for four months toa year.

Healed fractures seenThe examination found

the victim had prior, fullyhealed injuries. They con-sisted of fractures of the fifthand 10th ribs on her left side,and a fracture of the left tibia

close to the ankle.She was found wearing size

7 black ankle-high zipperedboots with three-inch heels,and a size small Polartec dark-blue fleece vest with ‘‘OkemoMountain Resort’’ in yellowprint on the back.

The victim also had a plas-tic key ring in the shape of awhite rabbit on a greenbackground. It had thephrase ‘‘I just don’t listen’’written at the bottom.

Police ask anyone who hasinformation to call 845-677-7300.

— Michael Woyton

Help is sought in identifying dead woman

By Theresa KeeganFor the Poughkeepsie Journal

Ulster County is chal-lenging a state demand it hire11 additional, full-time cor-rection officers before it canopen its new jail, stating theexisting employees meetrequirements.

Following a review of thefacility — which is over-budget and more than twoyears behind schedule —Daniel Stewart, chairman ofthe state Commission ofCorrection, informed Sher-iff Richard Bockelmann of theneed for additional hires.

‘‘As has been conveyed toUlster County throughout thisproject, the Commission willnot establish ... a maximumfacility capacity (occupancy

permit) if the county does notmeet the requirement of 148full-time correction officers.The hiring of additional part-time correction officers willnot meet these require-ments,’’ Stewart wrote, fol-lowing his recent review.

Stand defendedBockelmann defended the

county staffing levels at ameeting before the jail sub-committee on Thursdayafternoon.

‘‘I believe this is the onlystaffing issue of its kindthat’s been issued in NewYork state,’’ he said.

Bockelmann explainedthe challenges of addressingabuses in 207 C — a state lawthat gives correction officersa long-term disability bene-fit of full pay, tax free. In somejurisdictions, officers are ondisability for more than 20years, he said.

Currently, Ulster has sevenPlease see Jail, 5A

Panelnixes jailstaffing

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These are some of the belongings of an unidentifiedwoman whose body was found in LaGrange recently.

Ulster is told to hire 11 morefor new facility

Funny face

Kathy McLaughlin/Poughkeepsie Journal

Caitlin Alberg, 4, of the Town of Poughkeepsiegets her face painted by Cuddles the Clown at theLateef Islam King Street Park Festival on Satur-day. The festival was in memory of Islam, the latecommunity leader. Story, 1B