Production funding / grants
Funding for companies, ensembles etc.
Programme funding / grants
Funding for theatres to be able to invite companies, ensembles etc.
Application
A request to provide money in order to (partly) finance a musical activity or art project
Estimate / budget
Overview of estimated expenses (and potential revenues)
Board
Supervisor of the Fund
Commission
Group of experts responsible for giving advice about applications
Labeled money
Money that can only be spent on activities that have been determined beforehand
Instrument funds
Funds providing money for the purchase of an instrument or placing an instrument at one's disposal
Government funds
Funds supervised by a government institution.
Dutch situation: the national (NFPK), provincial (f.e. Friesland) or local authorities (f.e. Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst) . The money given by the government is called subsidy. The government always uses experts for advice on applications. In The Netherlands the governement usually doesn't judge art. This principle is called the Thorbecke principle.
Private Fund
Fund supervised by a private institution, that isn't restricted by government policy
Project subsidies
Subsidy for producers or companies of performing arts for singular activities such as productions, repeats of performances, presenations abroad, research for and preparation of music productions.
Structural subsidy
Subsidy for unlimited time
Subsidy
Money from government funds (granted by national, provincial or local authorities)
Thorbecke principle
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (1798-1872) Dutch statesman, is more or less seen as the founder of the Dutch parliamentary democracy. Thorbecke's statement: "'The Art is not a matter of the Government since the Government has nore judgement, nore any authority in the area of the Art"
Ever since the Dutch government has followed this principle in relation to art: no quality judgements are made about art.
Terms
Conditions an appliction must fulfil