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State cultural capital foundation (sccf)
Where
Latvia
Latvia
When
2012
2012
Who
The council of the sccf, the expert bodies of the sccf
The council of the sccf, the expert bodies of the sccf
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Description of the policy/measure
The sccf announces and administers culture projects’ competitions several times a year, allots life long grants for culture and arts workers and gives financial support to short term educational, creative or scientific travels abroad. there are also programmes within the sccf dedicated to children and youth, as well as regional programmes and support programmes for professional culture ngos.the sccf is managed by the council of the foundation, its activities are ensured by its director and the culture projects are evaluated by experts of 8 branches: literature, music and dance, theatrical arts, film arts, visual arts, cultural heritage, traditional culture, design and architecture, interdiscliplinary.challenges identified in the implementation of this measure:2009 saw a sharp reduction in the sccf budget to 5.8 million eur and in 2010 - to 3 million eur, which was by 72% less than in 2008. the budget of the sccf in 2006 was 9.9 million eur, in 2007- 10.3 million eur, and in 2008 - 10.7 million eur. in 2011, the buget was 3,4 million eur. in 2012, the budget of the sccf is 4,2 million eur.
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Evaluation of the policy/measure
In 2010 there was a sharp cut of funding for the sccf (2006 - eur 9.9 million, 2007 - eur 10.3 million, 2008 - 10.7 million, 2009 - 5.8 million, 2010 - eur 3 million), which led to the fact that there was a limited number of projects which were approved and the demand from the sector many times exceeded the sccf fundind possibilities.