She now runs only one group and is looking for alternative funding.

As a result, these stations will close within the 3 months following 30 June 2006, unless alternative funding is found.

This proposal was rejected by the county supervisors but gave Musgrove 6 months to find alternative funding for the library.

It also requires alternative funding to give challengers a fair shot.

How does she think alternative funding for the Arts should realistically be raised in a time of rapidly vanishing government subsidy?

For example, as noted above, grantees often seek alternative funding to expand services to women and children in potentially abusive situations.

"We always steer our students to try to exhaust all their federal and state loans before they look for alternative funding," Ms. Baker said.

The Council advised the group to prepare another business plan and offered to help it secure alternative funding.

This might include evidence of governance arrangements, financial controls and alternative available funding.

The people running them think it unlikely that philanthropists can be found to step in with alternative funding.