In short
The Ohio Arts Council (OAC) is a State of Ohio agency. It allows grant applicants to use AI when writing or editing proposal text. The content must be accurate and must reflect the applicant's own work and intent. Applicants are asked to disclose any third-party AI used in an application or its attachments. OAC's policy also says AI content cannot be the sole or determinative basis for any grant eligibility, scoring, or award recommendation.
Varies by program. The rule is set in each program's guidelines, so check the one you are applying to.
For applicants
- Applicants to the Ohio Arts Council may use AI to help write or edit grant proposal text. The individuals, whether artists or organizations, who authorize and submit each proposal are responsible for its content. All information must be accurate and truthful, and it must reflect the applicant's or organization's own work and intent. [1]
- Applicants are asked to disclose any third-party AI used to develop an application or its attachments. Tools built into an agency grant application platform are excluded from this request. [1]
For reviewers
- OAC's AI policy does not allow AI content to be the sole or determinative basis for any grant eligibility, scoring, or award recommendation. [1]
Sources
Ohio Arts Council — Artificial Intelligence (AI) Usage Policy (opens in a new tab)
Grant applicants to the OAC may use AI to assist in writing or editing grant proposal text, with the individuals (artists or organizations) authorizing and submitting each proposal responsible for ensuring that all information represents the applicant’s or organization’s own work and intent, and that all content is accurate and truthful.
Grant applicants are asked to disclose when any third-party AI was used in the development of an application or its attachments (apart from any tools integrated into an agency grant application platform).
AI content serving as the sole or determinative basis for any grant eligibility, scoring, or award recommendation
This page summarizes what the funder has published and is not legal advice. Policies change, and one solicitation can add its own rules. Confirm against the funding announcement before you apply.