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W.A.R. GENERAL BODY MEETING AGENDA
1/23/2011
4:00 PM
Directors Conference Room Sterne Library
Agenda
I. Call to Order 4:00
II. Roll Call:
III. Approval of Last Meeting’s Minutes
IV. Executive Committee Report
a. Hip Hop Festival: will table pending meeting this Tuesday.
b. All the information for the formation of the organization has been
turned in. Patrick Summey is the student contact and Tia Gardner is
our student advisor. Patrick is graduating so we will need a new one
for next year. Tia is possibly leaving in a couple months as well so
just in case we need to have and advisor on stand by.
c. I need the addresses/ phone numbers to these people to send out the
letter:
i. Dr. Adams: music- 1st inductee in ajhf
ii. Pastor Van: respected member of community and can fundraise
iii. Pastor Mike Sr or Jr: respected member of community and can
fundraise
iv. Shelia Smoot
v. Alan hunter or Elizabeth hunter
vi. Bobbi knight or Gary burley
vii. j j Pruitt or Tracey Hanes
viii. director of the alabama department of tourism
ix. Alys stephen center: Adam Stermer/ Eric Jamison
x. BMA: Gail- executive director
xi. Henry Panion
xii. JoseCarr
xiii. Ona
xiv. Cleave Eaton
xv. Foxy Fats
xvi. Ruben/ Taylor/ Bo Bice
xvii. Charles Barkely
xviii. Bo Jackson
xix. Tanita Cain
xx. Sidney Summey
xxi. Cathy Crenshaw
xxii. Jonathan Austin
xxiii. Carole Smitherman
xxiv. Mike Boland
xxv. Tim James
xxvi. an accountant
xxvii. Maranda Joseph
xxviii. A 501 c 3 lawyer
xxix. Shaun Pryor
xxx. a proposal writer
V. Treasury Committee Report
a. Budget overview from treasurer
b. Due due
VI. CAUCH Committee:
a. Update on activities
i. Fred and Reggie
1. Please update
ii. Brian: poetry class
1. Official update
VII. Go Green For Arts
a. Let’s really jump on this. If we need to take a day and scout
Birmingham for places to pick up recycled material together, let’s do
that.
b. Is there anything that we are missing and / or still need.
VIII. WAR at UAB
a. Review USGA packet and come up with 3 events to start off with. We
need this to get funding for next year. I can turn it in tomorrow.
IX. Grants
a. There are 3 grants that I saw online that I think we should look
into.
X. Dilla Day
a. We will be partnering with Bama Love Soul for Dilla day 2011 at
Plum Bar on Feb. 10th. From 7-11. WAR Rtists Marika will be doing
live art at the show.
XI. Events Committee
a. Press Passes
i. I made the changes to the press pass. Attached
XII. Publicity Committee
a. Update on I am because we are SLAP process.
XIII. Youth Committee
a. Updates:
i. Update
ii. Are we still going to meet the school board?
XIV. Community Calendar
a. Past Events Review
XV. Ideas:
a.
XVI. New Events:
a.
XVII. Progress
XVIII. Adjournment-
GRANTS
Grants:
http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/OurTown/index.html
Our Town
CFDA No. 45.024
2011NEAOT
Statement of Interest Deadline: March 1, 2011
Invitation to Apply Issued: March 25, 2011
Formal Application Deadline: April 25, 2011
Grant Program Description
Art works to improve the lives of America’s citizens in many ways.
Communities across our nation are using smart design and leveraging
the arts to create livable, sustainable neighborhoods with enhanced
quality of life, increased creative activity, distinct identities, a
sense of place, and vibrant local economies. The NEA defines these
efforts as Creative Placemaking:
"In creative placemaking, partners from public, private, nonprofit,
and community sectors strategically shape the physical and social
character of a neighborhood, town, city, or region around arts and
cultural activities. Creative placemaking animates public and private
spaces, rejuvenates structures and streetscapes, improves local
business viability and public safety, and brings diverse people
together to celebrate, inspire, and be inspired."
Ann Markusen, Markusen Economic Research Services
Anne Gadwa, Metris Arts Consulting
From Creative Placemaking
Through Our Town, based on the availability of funding, the National
Endowment for the Arts will provide a limited number of grants,
ranging from $25,000 to $250,000, for creative placemaking projects
that contribute toward the livability of communities and help
transform them into lively, beautiful, and sustainable places with the
arts at their core. Our Town will invest in creative and innovative
projects in which communities, together with their arts and design
organizations and artists, are looking to increase their livability,
and specifically are seeking to:
• Improve their quality of life.
• Encourage creative activity.
• Create community identity and a sense of place.
• Revitalize local economies.
A key to the success of creative placemaking involves the arts in
partnership with a committed governmental leadership and the
philanthropic sector. All Our Townapplications must reflect a
partnership that will provide leadership for the project. These
partnerships must involve at least two organizations: one a nonprofit
design or cultural organization, and one a government entity.
Additional partners are encouraged and may include an appropriate
variety of entities such as foundations, arts organizations and
artists, nonprofit organizations, design professionals and design
centers, educational institutions, developers, business leaders, and
community organizations, as well as public and governmental entities.
Federal agencies cannot be monetary partners.
In addition, each Our Town project must have:
• A systemic approach to civic development with a persuasive vision
for change.
• Clearly defined civic development goals and objectives that
recognize and enhance the role the arts play at the center of
community life.
• An action plan aligned with the project vision and civic development
goals.
• A funding plan that is appropriate, feasible, indicates strong
community support, and includes a well-conceived sustainability
strategy.
Funding under Our Town is not available for:
• Projects that do not involve a partnership of at least two
organizations (one a nonprofit design or cultural organization, and
one a government entity) that are willing to provide leadership for
the project.
• Activities that are not tied directly to long-term civic development
goals.
• Projects where the arts, design, or cultural activity are not core
to the project’s plan.
• Capacity building initiatives for artists that are not integral to a
broader civic development strategy.
• Construction, purchase, or renovation of facilities.
(Predevelopment, design fees, and community planning are eligible;
however, no Arts Endowment or matching funds may be directed to the
costs of physical construction or renovation or toward the purchase
costs of facilities or land.)
• Subgranting or regranting.
• Financial awards to winners of design competitions.
Note: The Grants for Arts Projects guidelines provide additional
information on whatwe do not fund; see "Administrative Requirements"
for more information.
Projects
Each project should represent the distinct character and quality of
its community.
The Arts Endowment plans to support a variety of diverse projects,
across the country in urban and rural communities of all sizes.
Projects may include planning, design, and arts engagement activities
such as:
Planning
• The development of plans for cultural and/or creative sector growth.
This includes activities such as planning for arts/cultural districts
and creative industry hubs/districts/clusters, cultural asset mapping,
and other cultural planning activities.
• The engagement of artists and/or arts organizations in place-based
planning such as community engagement activities.
Design
• The use of design to enhance/revitalize public spaces. This includes
design activities such as charrettes, competitions, community
engagement, and the development of design specifications for
streetscapes, pedestrian bridges, sustainable parks, and landscapes,
or for the renovation, restoration, or adaptive reuse of existing
structures to be used as cultural facilities or for mixed use purposes
(e.g., for affordable housing for artists and others, artist studios,
or live/work space).
Arts Engagement
• New arts activities to foster interaction among community members,
arts organizations, and artists, including festivals, outdoor
exhibitions, innovative programming, performances in public spaces,
and activities that encourage the activation of existing cultural and
community assets and facilities.
• The commissioning and/or installation of new art to improve public
spaces. This includes the commissioning of permanent and/or temporary
site-specific public art such as murals and sculptures, sculpture
gardens, and waterfront art.
All phases of a project -- planning, development, design, and
implementation -- are eligible for support. Applicants generally
should limit their projects to a single phase.
If relevant to your project, you will be required to provide
information in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
and/or the National Historic Preservation Act. See here for more
information.
Through Our Town projects, the Arts Endowment intends to achieve the
following outcome: Livability: American communities are strengthened
through the arts. Applications should reflect the results expected to
be achieved by the project. If a grant is received, grantees also will
be asked to provide evidence of those results.
The anticipated long-term results for Livability projects are
measurable community benefits, such as growth in overall levels of
social and civic engagement; arts- or design-focused changes in
policies, laws, and/or regulations; job and/or revenue growth for the
community; and changes in in-and-out migration patterns. Given the
nature of Livability projects, benefits are likely to emerge over time
and may not be fully measureable during the period of a grant. If a
grant is received, at the end of the project grantees will need to
provide evidence of progress toward achieving improved livability as
appropriate to the project. Before applying, please review
thereporting requirements for Livability.
Evaluation
Grantees will be required to participate in an evaluation of Our Town
(see “Administrative Requirements” for more information).
Award Information
Grant Amounts and Matching Funds
The Arts Endowment anticipates awarding approximately 35 grants, based
on the availability of funding.
Organizations must request a grant amount at one of the following
levels: $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, $150,000, $200,000, or $250,000.
All grants require a nonfederal match of at least 1 to 1.
Period of Support
The Arts Endowment’s support of a project may start anytime between
July 1 and December 31, 2011. A grant period is not expected to exceed
one year.
No pre-award costs are allowable in the Project Budget. Project costs
that are incurred before the project start date will be removed from
the Project Budget.
Applicant Eligibility
Partnerships involving a minimum of two organizations (one a nonprofit
design or cultural organization, and one a governmental entity) are
required of all applications. Additional partners are welcomed.
One of the partners must act as the official applicant (lead
applicant). This lead applicant must meet the eligibility
requirements, submit the application, and assume full responsibility
for the grant.
Eligible lead applicants are:
• County or local (city, town, village) governments. Each application
must include a statement from the nonprofit design or cultural
organization serving as the required partner reflecting its support
for and involvement in the project.
• A public entity or a nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.
Each application must include a statement from the relevant government
that reflects its support for and involvement in the project
A government arts agency can serve as both the government entity and
the cultural organization. However, these organizations must have at
least one additional nonprofit partner. Potential partners for any
project may include an appropriate variety of entities such as
foundations, arts organizations and artists, nonprofit organizations,
design professionals and design centers, educational institutions,
developers, business leaders, and community organizations, as well as
public and governmental entities. Federal agencies cannot be monetary
partners.
The designated fifty state and six jurisdictional arts agencies (SAAs)
and their regional arts organizations (RAOs) may serve as partners,
but not lead applicants, in Our Town projects. However, all grant
funds must be passed on to the other partners.
To be eligible, the lead applicant organization must:
• For an organization other than a county or local government, have a
three-year history of programming prior to the application deadline.
• Meet the Arts Endowment's "Legal Requirements," including nonprofit,
tax-exempt status, as detailed in the FY 2012 Grants for Arts Projects
guidelines, at the time of application.
• Have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s)
for all Arts Endowment award(s) previously received.
All applicants must have a DUNS number (www.dnb.com) and be registered
with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR, www.ccr.gov) and
maintain an active CCR registration until the application process is
complete, and should a grant be made, throughout the life of the
award.
Mayors' Institute on City Design 25th Anniversary Initiative grantees
may apply forOur Town, but must come in with a different phase of a
project or a different project from that which was funded.
Each county or local government -- whether applying directly or as
part of a partnership with some other lead organization -- is limited
to one Statement of Interest and, if invited to apply, one
application. Each government must coordinate internally to ensure that
only one application per government is submitted. The chosen project
from a municipality or region must be identified by a formal
endorsement letter from the mayor or county executive. For example,
ABC City may submit or be a partner in only one application -- not one
through the mayor’s office and another through the parks and
recreation department. Governments with multiple applications will not
be considered.
An application in response to this announcement does not preclude an
organization from applying under other Arts Endowment funding
opportunities including Grants for Arts Projects. In each case, the
request must be for a distinctly different project, which includes a
distinctly different phase of a project.
How to Prepare and Submit a Statement of Interest
The application begins with a three-page Statement of Interest
submitted through Grants.gov, the federal government’s online
application system, no later than March 1, 2011. Following review of
these statements, selected organizations will be invited, by March 25,
2011, to submit formal applications. Formal applications must be
submitted through Grants.gov and will be accepted through April 25,
2011. The application requirements will be the same as those for the
Art Works category in the FY 2012 Grants for Arts Projects guidelines.
Before you submit through Grants.gov for the first time, you must be
registered. This is a multi-step process for which you should allow at
least two weeks. Registration must be completed before you can apply.
See "Get Registered" for details.
Your Statement of Interest document can be a maximum of three pages.
Label the top of page one with your organization’s name, address, and
the name, phone number, and e-mail of the contact person for the
project. Label the top of pages two and three with the name of your
organization. Leave a margin of at least one inch at the top, bottom,
and sides of all pages. Do not reduce type below 12 point font size.
Excess pages will be removed and will not be reviewed.
The document should begin with a one-page formal endorsement letter
from the mayor or county executive. For applications from groups other
than county or local governments, describe the relationship with the
government and its involvement in the project. For verification
purposes, include the name, phone number, and e-mail of a contact
person with the county or local government. For applications from
county or local governments, describe the relationship with the
nonprofit design or cultural organization serving as the required
partner and its support for and involvement in the project. For
verification purposes, include the name, phone number, and e-mail of a
contact person with the design or cultural organization.
Follow the cover letter with up to two pages detailing your project.
Use the boldfaced language below as headings for each item and
organize your response a), b), c), etc. For example, "Budget. The ABC
city requests..."
Include information on:
a. Budget. State the amount that you are requesting ($25,000, $50,000,
$100,000, $150,000, $200,000, or $250,000). Provide a general outline
of the project budget, and describe community funding support for the
project and your sustainability strategy. Remember that all grants
require a nonfederal match of at least 1 to 1, which must be reflected
in your total project budget. For example, if you request a $50,000
grant, the total eligible project costs must be at least $100,000 and
you must provide at least $50,000 toward the project from nonfederal
sources. If you are invited to submit a formal application, you will
be required to provide a detailed budget.
b. Major project activities. Be as specific as possible about the
activities that will take place during the project period. Discuss
your action plan and the creative placemaking strategies that will be
implemented (including the approach to civic development), the
anticipated impact on the community's livability, and, if possible,
how the project can serve as a model for other communities. Include
information on the location(s) of the proposed activity and any
special resources that will be used.
c. Outcome(s) and Measurements. Discuss how your project directly
addresses the NEA outcome for Livability: Strengthening communities
through the arts. You may also address a secondary NEA outcome
(Creativity, Engagement, or Learning) and/or any additional outcomes
of your own that you have established for the project.
Detail the performance measurements that you will use to provide
evidence that the NEA outcome was achieved.
d. Schedule of key project dates by month or quarter.
e. Partners, key organizations, individuals, and works of art that
will be involved in the project. List the partners for the project and
note whether they are committed to or merely proposed for the project.
(If you are invited to submit a formal application, you will be
required to provide commitment letters from each listed partner.)
Provide details on the required partners (a nonprofit design or
cultural organization and one government entity) and how they will
work together to provide leadership for the project. Describe the
responsibilities of your other partners and the resources that all
partners will provide. Indicate any artists, design professionals,
other individuals, or nonprofit or commercial organizations that will
be involved in the project, and note whether they are committed to or
merely proposed for the project. Where relevant, describe their
involvement in the development of the project to date. Describe the
process and criteria for the selection of artists, design
professionals, organizations, and, where relevant, artworks. Where key
individuals or organizations remain to be selected, describe the
procedures that you plan to follow and the qualifications that you
seek.
f. The target community. Discuss the anticipated engagement with the
target community. If actual figures or reasonable estimates can be
secured, indicate the number of people the project will serve. Ensure
that your estimates are consistent with the information that you
provide on the NEA Organization & Project Profile form. Have you
worked with this target community before? Has the target community
been involved in the planning for and implementation of the project?
Describe any underserved groups or areas that will benefit.
g. Discuss how the National Environmental Policy Act and/or the
National Historic Preservation Act may impact the project and the
status of any documentation that may be required for the project to
move forward. If you are invited to submit a formal application, you
will be required to provide documentation that the project is in
compliance.
h. Plans for promoting, publicizing, and/or disseminating the proposed
project, as appropriate.
i. Plans for documenting, evaluating, and disseminating the project
results, as appropriate.
j. If this is a continuing project, evidence of impacts achieved for
the community. Include any social, cultural, and/or economic impact
data so far collected and analyzed.
k. If your organization received a Mayors' Institute on City Design
25th Anniversary Initiative grant and your Our Town request is for a
different phase of the same project, provide as a fourth page a status
report on the current project and state when completion is expected.
If any of this activity is included in a current NEA application or
award, include the applicable application or award number. NOTE:
Organizations may not receive more than one Arts Endowment grant for
the same expenses. There can be no overlapping project costs within
the submitted budget with other federally sponsored projects.
The Statement of Interest must be submitted as a PDF (portable
document format) file. If you don't already have software to convert
your file to PDF, there are many low-cost and free software packages
that can do this. To learn more, go to PDF Conversion Programs. Do not
create a PDF of your electronic document by scanning. Do not embed
images or non-printable media files (video and/or sound) in your PDF
document. Please do not enable any document security settings or
password-protect the PDF file you submit to us. The Statement of
Interest should be no more than 1 MB.
Do not send work samples or supplementary material with your Statement
of Interest; they will not be reviewed.
Go to the instructions for submitting the Statement of Interest
through Grants.gov.
Application Review
Applications are reviewed on the basis of artistic excellence and
artistic merit.
The following are considered during the review of Statements of
Interest and, in more detail, during the review of applications:
The merit of the project, which includes the
• Potential of the project to achieve results consistent with the NEA
outcome for Livability: Strengthening communities through the arts.
This includes the potential:
o To contribute to the livability of the community and integrate
design and the arts into the fabric of community life.
o For lasting impact and, as appropriate, the ability to serve as a
model for other communities.
o Impact on the community, artists, design professionals, and arts
organizations.
• Appropriateness of the proposed performance measurements and their
ability to provide evidence that the NEA Livability outcome was
achieved.
• Quality of the proposed partnership, including the required
partners, and engagement of the private and public sectors in support
of the project.
• Appropriateness of the project to the distinct character and
qualities of the community.
• Extent to which the project engages the public in planning for and
participating in the project.
• Appropriateness of the project to the organization's mission.
• As appropriate, plans for documentation, evaluation, and
dissemination of the project results.
• Ability to carry out the project based on such factors as the:
o Appropriateness of the budget and its community funding support and
sustainability strategy.
o Quality and clarity of the project goals and design.
o Resources involved.
o Qualifications of the project's personnel.
o Readiness to meet requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act and/or the National Historic Preservation Act, where relevant.
o Likelihood that the project will be completed within the proposed
period of support.
• Where appropriate, potential to reach underserved populations such
as those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by
geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability.
The excellence of the project, which includes the:
• Quality of the artists, design professionals, arts organizations,
works of art, or services that the project will involve, as
appropriate.
What Happens to Your Application
All applications are reviewed by an advisory panel. Panel
recommendations are forwarded to the National Council on the Arts,
which then makes recommendations to the Chairman of the National
Endowment for the Arts. The Chairman reviews the Council’s
recommendations and makes the final decision on all grant awards.
Pending the availability of funding, it is anticipated that applicants
will be notified of award or rejection in June 2011.
Award Administration
Crediting Requirement
Grantees must clearly acknowledge support from the National Endowment
for the Arts in their programs and related promotional material
including publications and Web sites. Organizations that receive
grants may be provided with specific requirements for acknowledgment
of this initiative.
Administrative Requirements
Before submitting an application, organizations should review the
Grants for Arts Projects guidelines and General Terms & Conditions for
detailed information on legal requirements, financial reviews and
audits, and other administrative matters that pertain to this
announcement.
Grantees will be required to participate in an evaluation of Our Town
that may include:
• Collection of baseline and post-project profile data about the
grantee's community.
• Use of standard definitions and reports to track and analyze data
about the effectiveness and impact of the initiative.
• Participation in surveys, site visits, and interviews, and
assistance in publicizing and promoting those data collection efforts
as necessary.
Agency Contacts
If you have questions, please contact the staff at O...@arts.gov or
202/682-5091.
Reporting Burden
The public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated at an average of 4 hours per response for Statements of
Interest and 32 hours per response for Formal Applications including
the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information. The Arts Endowment welcomes
any suggestions that you might have on improving the guidelines and
making them as easy to use as possible. Send comments regarding this
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: Office of
Guidelines & Panel Operations, Room 620, National Endowment for the
Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20506-0001. Note:
Applicants are not required to respond to the collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid U.S. Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
January 2011
OMB No. 3135-0112 Expires 11/30/2013
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Washington, DC 20506
http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/GAP12/Challenge.html
Challenge America Fast-Track
Introduction
The Challenge America Fast-Track category offers support primarily to
small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach
of the arts to underserved populations -- those whose opportunities to
experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or
disability. Age alone (e.g., youth, seniors) does not qualify a group
as underserved; at least one of the underserved characteristics noted
above also must be present. Grants are available for professional arts
programming and for projects that emphasize the potential of the arts
in community development.
This category encourages and supports the following two outcomes:
• Engagement: Public engagement with diverse and excellent art.
• Livability: The strengthening of communities through the arts.
Applicants will be asked to select the outcome that is most relevant
to their project (they also will be able to select a secondary
outcome). When making selections, applicants should identify the
outcome(s) that reflect the results expected to be achieved by their
project. If a grant is received, grantees also will be asked to
provide evidence of those results.
Challenge America Fast-Track grants:
• Extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations.
• Are limited to the specific types of projects outlined below.
• Are for $10,000 each.
• Receive an expedited application review. Organizations are notified
whether they have been recommended for a grant approximately six
months after they apply; projects may start shortly thereafter.
Partnerships can be valuable to the success of these projects. While
not required, applicants are encouraged to consider partnerships among
organizations, both in and outside of the arts, as appropriate to
their project.
To ensure that Challenge America Fast-Track funding reaches new
organizations and communities, the NEA has implemented a policy to
limit consecutive-year funding.
Starting with grants that were awarded in FY 2011 (as indicated by a
grant letter dated on or after October 1, 2010, and a grant number
beginning with "11 - 78"), an organization that receives Challenge
America Fast-Track grants for three years in a row is not eligible to
apply to the Fast-Track category for the following one-year period.
Therefore, an organization that has received grants in FY 2009, 2010,
and 2011 maynot apply under these FY 2012 guidelines. That
organization may apply for FY 2012 support under other Arts Endowment
funding opportunities including Art Works. The organization would be
able to apply to the Challenge America Fast-Track category again in FY
2013.
Deadline
May 26, 2011, Application Deadline
January 1, 2012, Earliest Beginning Date for Arts Endowment Period of
Support
If your organization applies to the Challenge America Fast-Track
category, it may not submit another application to the Art Works
category. See "Applicant Eligibility/Application Limits" for further
information.
Contact
Challenge America Fast-Track Specialists: fast...@arts.gov or
202/682-5700
Projects
This category supports focused, distinct projects that take place over
limited periods of time and involve limited geographic areas. Such
projects generally are smaller in scale and shorter in duration than
those in the Art Works category.
All projects must extend the reach of the arts to underserved
populationsthat have limited access to the arts due to geography,
ethnicity, economics, or disability. The involvement of professionally
trained, experienced artists and arts professionals is essential.
Each applicant must present a simple, straightforward project that
reflects only one of the project types below. Fast-Track grants are
available only for:
Engagement: Americans throughout the nation experience art.
• An arts event or events that will feature one or more guest artists.
The project (such as a festival, exhibit, recital, reading,
performance, screening, broadcast, lecture) must include the
participation of guest artist(s). Artistic staff and resident artists
of an applicant organization do not qualify as guest artists. In
addition to artists' fees, the project may include public relations,
professional documentation, and program enhancements that are integral
to the event. Examples of program enhancements include interpretive
material, transportation, program accommodations (e.g., sign language
interpretation, audio description), catalogues, brochures, or
publications. Other enhancements such as specific lecture-
demonstrations, pre- or post-event talks, or workshops relevant to the
proposed arts event also are eligible. NOTE: Projects that involve
curriculum-based arts instruction are not eligible (see Arts Education
in the Arts Works category).
• The unified promotion of community-wide arts activities and
resources to enhance cultural tourism or activities in cultural
districts. Unified promotion is defined as the professional
assessment, design, and/or distribution of public relations tools
(calendars, Web sites, brochures, rack cards, signage, etc.) designed
to benefit several local organizations. NOTE: Promotional projects for
a single organization are not eligible.
• The development of professionally directed public art projects. This
project type is for visual arts projects only (such as murals,
sculptures, or environmental art) that are developed through community
engagement. Evidence of community involvement in the planning, design,
or fabrication of the work must be apparent.
The anticipated results for Engagement projects are direct experiences
with the arts for the public. If a grant is received, at the end of
the project grantees will need to describe the participants'
experiences as well as provide evidence of the participant group as
underserved. If the nature of the project does not allow for the
documentation of participants' experiences explicitly, grantees may
document the composition of the participant group and the number of
participants and activities, and describe the activities used to
engage the public with art. Before applying, please review the
reporting requirements for Engagement.
Livability: American communities are strengthened through the arts.
• Design activities for new or existing cultural facilities or civic
spaces. Projects may include the preliminary planning or design
process for new cultural facilities or spaces, as well as the
engagement of professional design services such as streetscapes,
wayfinding signage, or landscape architecture. Work may consist of,
but is not limited to, architectural studies, charrettes (design
workshops), design competitions, or facility feasibility or
predevelopment studies. Activities also may include all design stages
for the renovation, restoration, or adaptive reuse of existing
structures to be used as cultural facilities. Funding is not available
for fund raising, donor research, or actual renovation or construction
costs.
Please note that certain types of Livability activities will require
applicants to provide information in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Actand/or the National Historic Preservation Act.
See here for more information.
The anticipated long-term results for Livability projects are
measurable community benefits, such as growth in overall levels of
social and civic engagement; arts- or design-focused changes in
policies, laws, and/or regulations; job and/or revenue growth for the
community; and changes in in-and-out migration patterns. Given the
nature of Livability projects, benefits are likely to emerge over time
and may not be fully measureable during the period of a grant. If a
grant is received, at the end of the project grantees will need to
provide evidence of progress toward achieving improved livability as
appropriate to the project and documentation of ways in which the
project addresses underserved communities. Reporting requirements for
Livability are different from -- and more extensive than -- the
reporting requirements for the other outcomes. Before applying, please
review the reporting requirements for Livability.
Applicants are encouraged to contact staff if they are
consideringLivability as a primary outcome.
Application Review
Applications are submitted to the Challenge America Fast-Track staff
and are reviewed by a diverse group of arts experts and other
individuals with broad knowledge of the specific types of projects in
this funding area.
Applications are reviewed on the basis of artistic excellence and
artistic merit. For more detailed information on how artistic
excellence and artistic merit will be evaluated, see the "Review
Criteria." You can find additional information in the "Application
Review" section of the "Frequently Asked Questions."
We Do Not Fund
In addition to the "We Do Not Fund" section for all Grants for Arts
Projects applicants, funding under the Challenge America Fast-Track
category is not available for:
• Consortium applications (see "Application Limits").
• Activities that occur over an extended period (e.g., projects that
span a full season, long-term residencies, most large-scale projects).
• Competitions other than design competitions.
• Projects that involve curriculum-based instruction in the arts.
• Subgranting or regranting.
• The same organization (parent or component) for more than three
consecutive years, even if for different projects.
The Arts Endowment encourages organizations with operating budgets of
less than $50,000 and organizations that have not applied for public
funds previously to consider applying to local or state sources to
gain practical experience with managing public funds.
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Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 2011NEA01AW1
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 13, 2011
Creation Date: Jan 13, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 10, 2011 Deadline:
March 10, 2011 “The Grants.gov system must receive your validated and
accepted application no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on March
10, 2011.”
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 10, 2011 Deadline: March
10, 2011 “The Grants.gov system must receive your validated and
accepted application no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on March
10, 2011.”
Archive Date: Apr 09, 2011
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $100,000
Award Floor: $10,000
CFDA Number(s): 45.024 -- Promotion of the Arts_Grants to
Organizations and Individuals
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than
institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or
local government; or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes
may apply. Applicants may be arts organizations, local arts agencies,
arts service organizations, local education agencies (school
districts), and other organizations that can help advance the goals of
the Arts Endowment. To be eligible, the applicant organization must: •
Meet the Arts Endowment's "Legal Requirements" including nonprofit,
tax-exempt status at the time of application. (All organizations must
apply directly on their own behalf. Applications through a fiscal
agent are not allowed.) • Have a three-year history of programming
prior to the application deadline. • Have submitted acceptable Final
Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts Endowment grant(s)
previously received. An organization whose primary purpose is to
channel resources (financial, human, or other) to an affiliated
organization is not eligible to apply if the affiliated organization
submits its own application. The prohibition applies even if each
organizations has its own 501(c)(3) status. For example, the “friends
of ABC Museum” may not apply if the ABC Museum applies. All applicants
must have a DUNS number (www.dnb.com) and be registered with the
Central Contractor Registration (CCR, www.ccr.gov) and maintain an
active CCR registration until the application process is complete, and
should a grant be made, throughout the life of the award.
Agency Name
National Endowment for the Arts
Description
An organization may submit only one application through one of the
following FY 2012 Grants for Arts Projects categories: Art Works or
Challenge America Fast-Track. The Arts Endowment's support of a
project may start on or after January 1, 2012. Introduction The NEA’s
guiding principle is embodied in one sentence: “Art works.” “Art
works” is a noun; the creation of works of art by artists. “Art works”
is a verb; art works on and within people to change and inspire them.
“Art works” is a statement; arts jobs are real jobs that are part of
the real economy. Art Works encourages and supports the following four
outcomes: • Creation: The creation of art that meets the highest
standards of excellence, • Engagement: Public engagement with diverse
and excellent art, • Learning: Lifelong learning in the arts, and •
Livability: The strengthening of communities through the arts.
Applicants will be asked to select the outcome that is most relevant
to their projects (they also will be able to select a secondary
outcome). When making selections, applicants should identify the
outcome(s) that reflect the results expected to be achieved by their
project. If a grant is received, grantees also will be asked to
provide evidence of those results. 1. Creation: The portfolio of
American art is expanded. Support is available for projects to create
art that meets the highest standards of excellence across a diverse
spectrum of artistic disciplines and geographic locations. Through the
creation of art, these projects are intended to replenish and
rejuvenate America’s enduring cultural legacy. Creation activities may
include: • Commissioning, development, and production of new work. •
Design competitions and design or planning projects for new arts or
cultural spaces or landscapes. • Workshops and residencies for artists
where the primary purpose is to create new art. • Opportunities for
writers and translators to create or refine their work. • Projects
that employ innovative forms of art-making and design. The anticipated
results for Creation projects are new works of art. If a grant is
received, at the end of the project grantees will need to provide
evidence of the new art works created. If the project activities do
not lead to the creation of completed works of art within the period
of a grant, grantees may demonstrate progress toward the creation of
art by describing the artists’ participation and work accomplished by
the end of the grant. Before applying, please review the reporting
requirements for Creation. 2. Engagement: Americans throughout the
nation experience art. Support is available for projects that provide
public engagement with artistic excellence across a diverse spectrum
of artistic disciplines and geographic locations. These projects
should engage the public directly with the arts, providing Americans
with new opportunities to have profound and meaningful arts
experiences. Engagement activities may include: • Exhibitions,
performances, concerts, and readings. • Film screenings. • Touring and
outreach activities. • Restaging of repertory and master works of
historical significance. • Art fairs and festivals. • Documentation,
preservation, and conservation of art work. • Public programs that
raise awareness of cultural heritage. • Broadcasts or recordings
through Web sites; live streaming, audio- and video-on-demand,
podcasts, MP3 files, or other digital applications; television; and
radio. • Design charrettes. • Publication, production, and promotion
of digital, audio, or online publications; books; magazines;
catalogues; and searchable information databases. • Services to
artists and arts organizations. • Projects that extend the arts to
underserved populations -- those whose opportunities to experience the
arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. •
Projects that employ innovative forms of art and design delivery. The
anticipated results for Engagement projects are direct experiences
with the arts for the public. If a grant is received, at the end of
the project grantees will need to describe the participants’
experiences as well as the composition of the participant group. If
the nature of the project does not allow for the documentation of
participants’ experiences explicitly, grantees may document the
composition of the participant group and numbers of participants and
activities, and describe the activities used to engage the public with
art. Before applying, please review the reporting requirements for
Engagement. 3. Learning: Americans of all ages acquire knowledge or
skills in the arts. Support is available for projects that provide
Americans of all ages with arts learning opportunities across a
diverse spectrum of artistic disciplines and geographic locations.
These projects should focus on the acquisition of knowledge or skills
in the arts, thereby building public capacity for lifelong
participation in the arts. Learning activities may include: • Lifelong
learning activities for children, adults, and intergenerational
groups. • Standards-based arts education activities for K-12 students.
• Workshops and demonstrations. • Mentorships and apprenticeship
programs. • Professional development for artists, teaching artists,
teachers, and other educators. • Assessments and evaluations of arts
learning. • Online courses or training. • Lectures and symposia. •
Production, publication, and distribution of teachers’ guides. •
Innovative practices in arts learning for Americans of all ages. The
anticipated results for Learning projects are increases or
improvements in the participants’ knowledge or skills in the arts. If
a grant is received, at the end of the project grantees will need to
describe the participants’ learning, the composition of the
participant group, and the numbers of participants and activities, as
well as the activities used to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge
or skills in the arts. Grantees who receive support through the Arts
Education discipline for standards-based projects will be required to
report on additional measurable results, including identifying
specific learning outcomes, describing the assessment method, and
reporting on the number of participants who demonstrated learning.
Before applying, please review the reporting requirements for
Learning. 4. Livability: American communities are strengthened through
the arts. Support is available for projects that incorporate the arts
and design into strategies to improve the livability of communities.
Livability consists of a variety of factors that contribute to the
quality of life in a community such as ample opportunities for social,
civic, and cultural participation; education, employment, and safety;
sustainability; affordable housing, ease of transportation, and access
to public buildings and facilities; and an aesthetically pleasing
environment. The arts can enhance livability by providing new avenues
for expression and creativity. Arts- and design-related Livability
activities may include: • The development of plans for cultural and/or
creative sector growth. • The enhancement of public spaces through
design or new art works. • Arts or design activities that are intended
to foster community interaction in public spaces. • Cultural
sustainability activities that contribute to community identity and
sense of place. • The engagement of artists, designers, and/or arts
organizations in plans and processes to improve community livability
and enhance the unique characteristics of a community. • Innovative
community-based partnerships that integrate the arts with livability
efforts. Please note that certain types of Livability activities will
require applicants to provide information in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act and/or the National Historic
Preservation Act. See here for more information. The anticipated long-
term results for Livability projects are measurable community
benefits, such as growth in overall levels of social and civic
engagement; arts- or design-focused changes in policies, laws, and/or
regulations; job and/or revenue growth for the community; and changes
in in-and-out migration patterns. Given the nature of Livability
projects, benefits are likely to emerge over time and may not be fully
measureable during the period of a grant. If a grant is received, at
the end of the project grantees will need to provide evidence of
progress toward achieving improved livability as appropriate to the
project. Reporting requirements for Livability are different from --
and more extensive than -- the reporting requirements for the other
outcomes. Before applying, please review the reporting requirements
for Livability. Innovation The NEA recognizes that arts and design
organizations are often in the forefront of innovation in their work
and strongly encourages innovation within the outcomes listed above.
Innovative projects are characterized as those that: • Are likely to
prove transformative with the potential for meaningful change, whether
in the development or enhancement of new or existing art forms, new
approaches to the creation or presentation of art, or new ways of
engaging the public with art; • Are distinctive, offering fresh
insights and new value for their fields and/or the public through
unconventional solutions; and • Have the potential to be shared and/or
emulated, or are likely to lead to other innovations. To provide new
leadership in the area of innovation and to ensure that innovative
ideas and formats for artistic expression are supported, the NEA is
requiring that Consortium applications be for innovative projects (see
"Application Limits/Consortium applications" for more information).
Consortium applications must demonstrate how their projects meet the
definition of innovation above.
Link to Full Announcement
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please contact:
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ARTIST COMMUNITIES
The National Endowment for the Arts is committed to providing
assistance to artist communities for projects that encourage and
nurture the development of individual artists and foster and inspire
their creative processes. For the Arts Endowment's purposes, an artist
community is defined as an organization, whether focused on a single
discipline or multidisciplinary, whose primary mission is to provide
artist residencies.
Support is available for artist communities that:
• Provide space, time, and resources to artists for incubation,
thought, or creativity in a retreat setting in an urban or rural
location.
• Foster and support the creative process of art making by providing
studio facilities and assistance with living accommodations to enable
artists to live and work concurrently.
• Utilize a competitive application process to recruit and select
participants, and rotate a wide range of artists in order to encourage
the highest standards of creativity.
Funding Opportunities in Artist Communities
Grants for Arts Projects
CFDA No. 45.024
The National Endowment for the Arts' primary funding opportunities for
organizations can be found here. An organization may submit only one
application through the following FY 2012 Grants for Arts
Projectscategory (see "Application Limits" for the few exceptions to
this rule). For most organizations, this category represents the full
range of funding options for the entire year.
• Art Works: To support the creation of art that meets the highest
standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent
art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of
communities through the arts. Within these areas, innovative projects
are strongly encouraged. An organization may request a grant amount
from $10,000 to $100,000. The application is due on March 10, 2011.
There is no August deadline for artist community projects.
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Our Town
CFDA No. 45.024
Organizations may apply for creative placemaking projects that
contribute to the livability of communities and place the arts at
their core. An organization may request a grant amount from $25,000 to
$250,000. (Statement of Interest deadline: March 1, 2011)
CONTINUE >>
National Youth Arts and Humanities Program Awards
Outstanding community arts and humanities programs that celebrate the
creativity of America's young people may apply for these awards.
(Receipt deadline: January 31, 2011.)
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The Arts on Radio and Television
CFDA No. 45.024
Supports projects for radio and television arts programs that are
intended for national broadcast. Grants generally range from $10,000
to $200,000. (Deadline: September 2, 2010)
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Grants are available to support the development, production, and
national distribution of radio and television programs on the arts.
If you have questions about your application, please contact the Media
Arts staff: Laura Welsh at wel...@arts.gov or 202/682-5738.
Recent grantees: 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010
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1/23/2011
4:00 PM
Directors Conference Room Sterne Library
Agenda
I. Call to Order 4:00
II. Roll Call:
III. Approval of Last Meeting’s Minutes
IV. Executive Committee Report
a. Hip Hop Festival: will table pending meeting this Tuesday.
b. All the information for the formation of the organization has been
turned in. Patrick Summey is the student contact and Tia Gardner is
our student advisor. Patrick is graduating so we will need a new one
for next year. Tia is possibly leaving in a couple months as well so
just in case we need to have and advisor on stand by.
c. I need the addresses/ phone numbers to these people to send out the
letter:
i. Dr. Adams: music- 1st inductee in ajhf
ii. Pastor Van: respected member of community and can fundraise
iii. Pastor Mike Sr or Jr: respected member of community and can
fundraise
iv. Shelia Smoot
v. Alan hunter or Elizabeth hunter
vi. Bobbi knight or Gary burley
vii. j j Pruitt or Tracey Hanes
viii. director of the alabama department of tourism
ix. Alys stephen center: Adam Stermer/ Eric Jamison
x. BMA: Gail- executive director
xi. Henry Panion
xii. JoseCarr
xiii. Ona
xiv. Cleave Eaton
xv. Foxy Fats
xvi. Ruben/ Taylor/ Bo Bice
xvii. Charles Barkely
xviii. Bo Jackson
xix. Tanita Cain
xx. Sidney Summey
xxi. Cathy Crenshaw
xxii. Jonathan Austin
xxiii. Carole Smitherman
xxiv. Mike Boland
xxv. Tim James
xxvi. an accountant
xxvii. Maranda Joseph
xxviii. A 501 c 3 lawyer
xxix. Shaun Pryor
xxx. a proposal writer
V. Treasury Committee Report
a. Budget overview from treasurer
b. Due due
VI. CAUCH Committee:
a. Update on activities
i. Fred and Reggie
1. Please update
ii. Brian: poetry class
1. Official update
VII. Go Green For Arts
a. Let’s really jump on this. If we need to take a day and scout
Birmingham for places to pick up recycled material together, let’s do
that.
b. Is there anything that we are missing and / or still need.
VIII. WAR at UAB
a. Review USGA packet and come up with 3 events to start off with. We
need this to get funding for next year. I can turn it in tomorrow.
IX. Grants
a. There are 3 grants that I saw online that I think we should look
into.
X. Dilla Day
a. We will be partnering with Bama Love Soul for Dilla day 2011 at
Plum Bar on Feb. 10th. From 7-11. WAR Rtists Marika will be doing
live art at the show.
XI. Events Committee
a. Press Passes
i. I made the changes to the press pass. Attached
XII. Publicity Committee
a. Update on I am because we are SLAP process.
XIII. Youth Committee
a. Updates:
i. Update
ii. Are we still going to meet the school board?
XIV. Community Calendar
a. Past Events Review
XV. Ideas:
a.
XVI. New Events:
a.
XVII. Progress
XVIII. Adjournment-
GRANTS
Grants:
http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/OurTown/index.html
Our Town
CFDA No. 45.024
2011NEAOT
Statement of Interest Deadline: March 1, 2011
Invitation to Apply Issued: March 25, 2011
Formal Application Deadline: April 25, 2011
Grant Program Description
Art works to improve the lives of America’s citizens in many ways.
Communities across our nation are using smart design and leveraging
the arts to create livable, sustainable neighborhoods with enhanced
quality of life, increased creative activity, distinct identities, a
sense of place, and vibrant local economies. The NEA defines these
efforts as Creative Placemaking:
"In creative placemaking, partners from public, private, nonprofit,
and community sectors strategically shape the physical and social
character of a neighborhood, town, city, or region around arts and
cultural activities. Creative placemaking animates public and private
spaces, rejuvenates structures and streetscapes, improves local
business viability and public safety, and brings diverse people
together to celebrate, inspire, and be inspired."
Ann Markusen, Markusen Economic Research Services
Anne Gadwa, Metris Arts Consulting
From Creative Placemaking
Through Our Town, based on the availability of funding, the National
Endowment for the Arts will provide a limited number of grants,
ranging from $25,000 to $250,000, for creative placemaking projects
that contribute toward the livability of communities and help
transform them into lively, beautiful, and sustainable places with the
arts at their core. Our Town will invest in creative and innovative
projects in which communities, together with their arts and design
organizations and artists, are looking to increase their livability,
and specifically are seeking to:
• Improve their quality of life.
• Encourage creative activity.
• Create community identity and a sense of place.
• Revitalize local economies.
A key to the success of creative placemaking involves the arts in
partnership with a committed governmental leadership and the
philanthropic sector. All Our Townapplications must reflect a
partnership that will provide leadership for the project. These
partnerships must involve at least two organizations: one a nonprofit
design or cultural organization, and one a government entity.
Additional partners are encouraged and may include an appropriate
variety of entities such as foundations, arts organizations and
artists, nonprofit organizations, design professionals and design
centers, educational institutions, developers, business leaders, and
community organizations, as well as public and governmental entities.
Federal agencies cannot be monetary partners.
In addition, each Our Town project must have:
• A systemic approach to civic development with a persuasive vision
for change.
• Clearly defined civic development goals and objectives that
recognize and enhance the role the arts play at the center of
community life.
• An action plan aligned with the project vision and civic development
goals.
• A funding plan that is appropriate, feasible, indicates strong
community support, and includes a well-conceived sustainability
strategy.
Funding under Our Town is not available for:
• Projects that do not involve a partnership of at least two
organizations (one a nonprofit design or cultural organization, and
one a government entity) that are willing to provide leadership for
the project.
• Activities that are not tied directly to long-term civic development
goals.
• Projects where the arts, design, or cultural activity are not core
to the project’s plan.
• Capacity building initiatives for artists that are not integral to a
broader civic development strategy.
• Construction, purchase, or renovation of facilities.
(Predevelopment, design fees, and community planning are eligible;
however, no Arts Endowment or matching funds may be directed to the
costs of physical construction or renovation or toward the purchase
costs of facilities or land.)
• Subgranting or regranting.
• Financial awards to winners of design competitions.
Note: The Grants for Arts Projects guidelines provide additional
information on whatwe do not fund; see "Administrative Requirements"
for more information.
Projects
Each project should represent the distinct character and quality of
its community.
The Arts Endowment plans to support a variety of diverse projects,
across the country in urban and rural communities of all sizes.
Projects may include planning, design, and arts engagement activities
such as:
Planning
• The development of plans for cultural and/or creative sector growth.
This includes activities such as planning for arts/cultural districts
and creative industry hubs/districts/clusters, cultural asset mapping,
and other cultural planning activities.
• The engagement of artists and/or arts organizations in place-based
planning such as community engagement activities.
Design
• The use of design to enhance/revitalize public spaces. This includes
design activities such as charrettes, competitions, community
engagement, and the development of design specifications for
streetscapes, pedestrian bridges, sustainable parks, and landscapes,
or for the renovation, restoration, or adaptive reuse of existing
structures to be used as cultural facilities or for mixed use purposes
(e.g., for affordable housing for artists and others, artist studios,
or live/work space).
Arts Engagement
• New arts activities to foster interaction among community members,
arts organizations, and artists, including festivals, outdoor
exhibitions, innovative programming, performances in public spaces,
and activities that encourage the activation of existing cultural and
community assets and facilities.
• The commissioning and/or installation of new art to improve public
spaces. This includes the commissioning of permanent and/or temporary
site-specific public art such as murals and sculptures, sculpture
gardens, and waterfront art.
All phases of a project -- planning, development, design, and
implementation -- are eligible for support. Applicants generally
should limit their projects to a single phase.
If relevant to your project, you will be required to provide
information in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
and/or the National Historic Preservation Act. See here for more
information.
Through Our Town projects, the Arts Endowment intends to achieve the
following outcome: Livability: American communities are strengthened
through the arts. Applications should reflect the results expected to
be achieved by the project. If a grant is received, grantees also will
be asked to provide evidence of those results.
The anticipated long-term results for Livability projects are
measurable community benefits, such as growth in overall levels of
social and civic engagement; arts- or design-focused changes in
policies, laws, and/or regulations; job and/or revenue growth for the
community; and changes in in-and-out migration patterns. Given the
nature of Livability projects, benefits are likely to emerge over time
and may not be fully measureable during the period of a grant. If a
grant is received, at the end of the project grantees will need to
provide evidence of progress toward achieving improved livability as
appropriate to the project. Before applying, please review
thereporting requirements for Livability.
Evaluation
Grantees will be required to participate in an evaluation of Our Town
(see “Administrative Requirements” for more information).
Award Information
Grant Amounts and Matching Funds
The Arts Endowment anticipates awarding approximately 35 grants, based
on the availability of funding.
Organizations must request a grant amount at one of the following
levels: $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, $150,000, $200,000, or $250,000.
All grants require a nonfederal match of at least 1 to 1.
Period of Support
The Arts Endowment’s support of a project may start anytime between
July 1 and December 31, 2011. A grant period is not expected to exceed
one year.
No pre-award costs are allowable in the Project Budget. Project costs
that are incurred before the project start date will be removed from
the Project Budget.
Applicant Eligibility
Partnerships involving a minimum of two organizations (one a nonprofit
design or cultural organization, and one a governmental entity) are
required of all applications. Additional partners are welcomed.
One of the partners must act as the official applicant (lead
applicant). This lead applicant must meet the eligibility
requirements, submit the application, and assume full responsibility
for the grant.
Eligible lead applicants are:
• County or local (city, town, village) governments. Each application
must include a statement from the nonprofit design or cultural
organization serving as the required partner reflecting its support
for and involvement in the project.
• A public entity or a nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.
Each application must include a statement from the relevant government
that reflects its support for and involvement in the project
A government arts agency can serve as both the government entity and
the cultural organization. However, these organizations must have at
least one additional nonprofit partner. Potential partners for any
project may include an appropriate variety of entities such as
foundations, arts organizations and artists, nonprofit organizations,
design professionals and design centers, educational institutions,
developers, business leaders, and community organizations, as well as
public and governmental entities. Federal agencies cannot be monetary
partners.
The designated fifty state and six jurisdictional arts agencies (SAAs)
and their regional arts organizations (RAOs) may serve as partners,
but not lead applicants, in Our Town projects. However, all grant
funds must be passed on to the other partners.
To be eligible, the lead applicant organization must:
• For an organization other than a county or local government, have a
three-year history of programming prior to the application deadline.
• Meet the Arts Endowment's "Legal Requirements," including nonprofit,
tax-exempt status, as detailed in the FY 2012 Grants for Arts Projects
guidelines, at the time of application.
• Have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s)
for all Arts Endowment award(s) previously received.
All applicants must have a DUNS number (www.dnb.com) and be registered
with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR, www.ccr.gov) and
maintain an active CCR registration until the application process is
complete, and should a grant be made, throughout the life of the
award.
Mayors' Institute on City Design 25th Anniversary Initiative grantees
may apply forOur Town, but must come in with a different phase of a
project or a different project from that which was funded.
Each county or local government -- whether applying directly or as
part of a partnership with some other lead organization -- is limited
to one Statement of Interest and, if invited to apply, one
application. Each government must coordinate internally to ensure that
only one application per government is submitted. The chosen project
from a municipality or region must be identified by a formal
endorsement letter from the mayor or county executive. For example,
ABC City may submit or be a partner in only one application -- not one
through the mayor’s office and another through the parks and
recreation department. Governments with multiple applications will not
be considered.
An application in response to this announcement does not preclude an
organization from applying under other Arts Endowment funding
opportunities including Grants for Arts Projects. In each case, the
request must be for a distinctly different project, which includes a
distinctly different phase of a project.
How to Prepare and Submit a Statement of Interest
The application begins with a three-page Statement of Interest
submitted through Grants.gov, the federal government’s online
application system, no later than March 1, 2011. Following review of
these statements, selected organizations will be invited, by March 25,
2011, to submit formal applications. Formal applications must be
submitted through Grants.gov and will be accepted through April 25,
2011. The application requirements will be the same as those for the
Art Works category in the FY 2012 Grants for Arts Projects guidelines.
Before you submit through Grants.gov for the first time, you must be
registered. This is a multi-step process for which you should allow at
least two weeks. Registration must be completed before you can apply.
See "Get Registered" for details.
Your Statement of Interest document can be a maximum of three pages.
Label the top of page one with your organization’s name, address, and
the name, phone number, and e-mail of the contact person for the
project. Label the top of pages two and three with the name of your
organization. Leave a margin of at least one inch at the top, bottom,
and sides of all pages. Do not reduce type below 12 point font size.
Excess pages will be removed and will not be reviewed.
The document should begin with a one-page formal endorsement letter
from the mayor or county executive. For applications from groups other
than county or local governments, describe the relationship with the
government and its involvement in the project. For verification
purposes, include the name, phone number, and e-mail of a contact
person with the county or local government. For applications from
county or local governments, describe the relationship with the
nonprofit design or cultural organization serving as the required
partner and its support for and involvement in the project. For
verification purposes, include the name, phone number, and e-mail of a
contact person with the design or cultural organization.
Follow the cover letter with up to two pages detailing your project.
Use the boldfaced language below as headings for each item and
organize your response a), b), c), etc. For example, "Budget. The ABC
city requests..."
Include information on:
a. Budget. State the amount that you are requesting ($25,000, $50,000,
$100,000, $150,000, $200,000, or $250,000). Provide a general outline
of the project budget, and describe community funding support for the
project and your sustainability strategy. Remember that all grants
require a nonfederal match of at least 1 to 1, which must be reflected
in your total project budget. For example, if you request a $50,000
grant, the total eligible project costs must be at least $100,000 and
you must provide at least $50,000 toward the project from nonfederal
sources. If you are invited to submit a formal application, you will
be required to provide a detailed budget.
b. Major project activities. Be as specific as possible about the
activities that will take place during the project period. Discuss
your action plan and the creative placemaking strategies that will be
implemented (including the approach to civic development), the
anticipated impact on the community's livability, and, if possible,
how the project can serve as a model for other communities. Include
information on the location(s) of the proposed activity and any
special resources that will be used.
c. Outcome(s) and Measurements. Discuss how your project directly
addresses the NEA outcome for Livability: Strengthening communities
through the arts. You may also address a secondary NEA outcome
(Creativity, Engagement, or Learning) and/or any additional outcomes
of your own that you have established for the project.
Detail the performance measurements that you will use to provide
evidence that the NEA outcome was achieved.
d. Schedule of key project dates by month or quarter.
e. Partners, key organizations, individuals, and works of art that
will be involved in the project. List the partners for the project and
note whether they are committed to or merely proposed for the project.
(If you are invited to submit a formal application, you will be
required to provide commitment letters from each listed partner.)
Provide details on the required partners (a nonprofit design or
cultural organization and one government entity) and how they will
work together to provide leadership for the project. Describe the
responsibilities of your other partners and the resources that all
partners will provide. Indicate any artists, design professionals,
other individuals, or nonprofit or commercial organizations that will
be involved in the project, and note whether they are committed to or
merely proposed for the project. Where relevant, describe their
involvement in the development of the project to date. Describe the
process and criteria for the selection of artists, design
professionals, organizations, and, where relevant, artworks. Where key
individuals or organizations remain to be selected, describe the
procedures that you plan to follow and the qualifications that you
seek.
f. The target community. Discuss the anticipated engagement with the
target community. If actual figures or reasonable estimates can be
secured, indicate the number of people the project will serve. Ensure
that your estimates are consistent with the information that you
provide on the NEA Organization & Project Profile form. Have you
worked with this target community before? Has the target community
been involved in the planning for and implementation of the project?
Describe any underserved groups or areas that will benefit.
g. Discuss how the National Environmental Policy Act and/or the
National Historic Preservation Act may impact the project and the
status of any documentation that may be required for the project to
move forward. If you are invited to submit a formal application, you
will be required to provide documentation that the project is in
compliance.
h. Plans for promoting, publicizing, and/or disseminating the proposed
project, as appropriate.
i. Plans for documenting, evaluating, and disseminating the project
results, as appropriate.
j. If this is a continuing project, evidence of impacts achieved for
the community. Include any social, cultural, and/or economic impact
data so far collected and analyzed.
k. If your organization received a Mayors' Institute on City Design
25th Anniversary Initiative grant and your Our Town request is for a
different phase of the same project, provide as a fourth page a status
report on the current project and state when completion is expected.
If any of this activity is included in a current NEA application or
award, include the applicable application or award number. NOTE:
Organizations may not receive more than one Arts Endowment grant for
the same expenses. There can be no overlapping project costs within
the submitted budget with other federally sponsored projects.
The Statement of Interest must be submitted as a PDF (portable
document format) file. If you don't already have software to convert
your file to PDF, there are many low-cost and free software packages
that can do this. To learn more, go to PDF Conversion Programs. Do not
create a PDF of your electronic document by scanning. Do not embed
images or non-printable media files (video and/or sound) in your PDF
document. Please do not enable any document security settings or
password-protect the PDF file you submit to us. The Statement of
Interest should be no more than 1 MB.
Do not send work samples or supplementary material with your Statement
of Interest; they will not be reviewed.
Go to the instructions for submitting the Statement of Interest
through Grants.gov.
Application Review
Applications are reviewed on the basis of artistic excellence and
artistic merit.
The following are considered during the review of Statements of
Interest and, in more detail, during the review of applications:
The merit of the project, which includes the
• Potential of the project to achieve results consistent with the NEA
outcome for Livability: Strengthening communities through the arts.
This includes the potential:
o To contribute to the livability of the community and integrate
design and the arts into the fabric of community life.
o For lasting impact and, as appropriate, the ability to serve as a
model for other communities.
o Impact on the community, artists, design professionals, and arts
organizations.
• Appropriateness of the proposed performance measurements and their
ability to provide evidence that the NEA Livability outcome was
achieved.
• Quality of the proposed partnership, including the required
partners, and engagement of the private and public sectors in support
of the project.
• Appropriateness of the project to the distinct character and
qualities of the community.
• Extent to which the project engages the public in planning for and
participating in the project.
• Appropriateness of the project to the organization's mission.
• As appropriate, plans for documentation, evaluation, and
dissemination of the project results.
• Ability to carry out the project based on such factors as the:
o Appropriateness of the budget and its community funding support and
sustainability strategy.
o Quality and clarity of the project goals and design.
o Resources involved.
o Qualifications of the project's personnel.
o Readiness to meet requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act and/or the National Historic Preservation Act, where relevant.
o Likelihood that the project will be completed within the proposed
period of support.
• Where appropriate, potential to reach underserved populations such
as those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by
geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability.
The excellence of the project, which includes the:
• Quality of the artists, design professionals, arts organizations,
works of art, or services that the project will involve, as
appropriate.
What Happens to Your Application
All applications are reviewed by an advisory panel. Panel
recommendations are forwarded to the National Council on the Arts,
which then makes recommendations to the Chairman of the National
Endowment for the Arts. The Chairman reviews the Council’s
recommendations and makes the final decision on all grant awards.
Pending the availability of funding, it is anticipated that applicants
will be notified of award or rejection in June 2011.
Award Administration
Crediting Requirement
Grantees must clearly acknowledge support from the National Endowment
for the Arts in their programs and related promotional material
including publications and Web sites. Organizations that receive
grants may be provided with specific requirements for acknowledgment
of this initiative.
Administrative Requirements
Before submitting an application, organizations should review the
Grants for Arts Projects guidelines and General Terms & Conditions for
detailed information on legal requirements, financial reviews and
audits, and other administrative matters that pertain to this
announcement.
Grantees will be required to participate in an evaluation of Our Town
that may include:
• Collection of baseline and post-project profile data about the
grantee's community.
• Use of standard definitions and reports to track and analyze data
about the effectiveness and impact of the initiative.
• Participation in surveys, site visits, and interviews, and
assistance in publicizing and promoting those data collection efforts
as necessary.
Agency Contacts
If you have questions, please contact the staff at O...@arts.gov or
202/682-5091.
Reporting Burden
The public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated at an average of 4 hours per response for Statements of
Interest and 32 hours per response for Formal Applications including
the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information. The Arts Endowment welcomes
any suggestions that you might have on improving the guidelines and
making them as easy to use as possible. Send comments regarding this
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: Office of
Guidelines & Panel Operations, Room 620, National Endowment for the
Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20506-0001. Note:
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Challenge America Fast-Track
Introduction
The Challenge America Fast-Track category offers support primarily to
small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach
of the arts to underserved populations -- those whose opportunities to
experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or
disability. Age alone (e.g., youth, seniors) does not qualify a group
as underserved; at least one of the underserved characteristics noted
above also must be present. Grants are available for professional arts
programming and for projects that emphasize the potential of the arts
in community development.
This category encourages and supports the following two outcomes:
• Engagement: Public engagement with diverse and excellent art.
• Livability: The strengthening of communities through the arts.
Applicants will be asked to select the outcome that is most relevant
to their project (they also will be able to select a secondary
outcome). When making selections, applicants should identify the
outcome(s) that reflect the results expected to be achieved by their
project. If a grant is received, grantees also will be asked to
provide evidence of those results.
Challenge America Fast-Track grants:
• Extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations.
• Are limited to the specific types of projects outlined below.
• Are for $10,000 each.
• Receive an expedited application review. Organizations are notified
whether they have been recommended for a grant approximately six
months after they apply; projects may start shortly thereafter.
Partnerships can be valuable to the success of these projects. While
not required, applicants are encouraged to consider partnerships among
organizations, both in and outside of the arts, as appropriate to
their project.
To ensure that Challenge America Fast-Track funding reaches new
organizations and communities, the NEA has implemented a policy to
limit consecutive-year funding.
Starting with grants that were awarded in FY 2011 (as indicated by a
grant letter dated on or after October 1, 2010, and a grant number
beginning with "11 - 78"), an organization that receives Challenge
America Fast-Track grants for three years in a row is not eligible to
apply to the Fast-Track category for the following one-year period.
Therefore, an organization that has received grants in FY 2009, 2010,
and 2011 maynot apply under these FY 2012 guidelines. That
organization may apply for FY 2012 support under other Arts Endowment
funding opportunities including Art Works. The organization would be
able to apply to the Challenge America Fast-Track category again in FY
2013.
Deadline
May 26, 2011, Application Deadline
January 1, 2012, Earliest Beginning Date for Arts Endowment Period of
Support
If your organization applies to the Challenge America Fast-Track
category, it may not submit another application to the Art Works
category. See "Applicant Eligibility/Application Limits" for further
information.
Contact
Challenge America Fast-Track Specialists: fast...@arts.gov or
202/682-5700
Projects
This category supports focused, distinct projects that take place over
limited periods of time and involve limited geographic areas. Such
projects generally are smaller in scale and shorter in duration than
those in the Art Works category.
All projects must extend the reach of the arts to underserved
populationsthat have limited access to the arts due to geography,
ethnicity, economics, or disability. The involvement of professionally
trained, experienced artists and arts professionals is essential.
Each applicant must present a simple, straightforward project that
reflects only one of the project types below. Fast-Track grants are
available only for:
Engagement: Americans throughout the nation experience art.
• An arts event or events that will feature one or more guest artists.
The project (such as a festival, exhibit, recital, reading,
performance, screening, broadcast, lecture) must include the
participation of guest artist(s). Artistic staff and resident artists
of an applicant organization do not qualify as guest artists. In
addition to artists' fees, the project may include public relations,
professional documentation, and program enhancements that are integral
to the event. Examples of program enhancements include interpretive
material, transportation, program accommodations (e.g., sign language
interpretation, audio description), catalogues, brochures, or
publications. Other enhancements such as specific lecture-
demonstrations, pre- or post-event talks, or workshops relevant to the
proposed arts event also are eligible. NOTE: Projects that involve
curriculum-based arts instruction are not eligible (see Arts Education
in the Arts Works category).
• The unified promotion of community-wide arts activities and
resources to enhance cultural tourism or activities in cultural
districts. Unified promotion is defined as the professional
assessment, design, and/or distribution of public relations tools
(calendars, Web sites, brochures, rack cards, signage, etc.) designed
to benefit several local organizations. NOTE: Promotional projects for
a single organization are not eligible.
• The development of professionally directed public art projects. This
project type is for visual arts projects only (such as murals,
sculptures, or environmental art) that are developed through community
engagement. Evidence of community involvement in the planning, design,
or fabrication of the work must be apparent.
The anticipated results for Engagement projects are direct experiences
with the arts for the public. If a grant is received, at the end of
the project grantees will need to describe the participants'
experiences as well as provide evidence of the participant group as
underserved. If the nature of the project does not allow for the
documentation of participants' experiences explicitly, grantees may
document the composition of the participant group and the number of
participants and activities, and describe the activities used to
engage the public with art. Before applying, please review the
reporting requirements for Engagement.
Livability: American communities are strengthened through the arts.
• Design activities for new or existing cultural facilities or civic
spaces. Projects may include the preliminary planning or design
process for new cultural facilities or spaces, as well as the
engagement of professional design services such as streetscapes,
wayfinding signage, or landscape architecture. Work may consist of,
but is not limited to, architectural studies, charrettes (design
workshops), design competitions, or facility feasibility or
predevelopment studies. Activities also may include all design stages
for the renovation, restoration, or adaptive reuse of existing
structures to be used as cultural facilities. Funding is not available
for fund raising, donor research, or actual renovation or construction
costs.
Please note that certain types of Livability activities will require
applicants to provide information in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Actand/or the National Historic Preservation Act.
See here for more information.
The anticipated long-term results for Livability projects are
measurable community benefits, such as growth in overall levels of
social and civic engagement; arts- or design-focused changes in
policies, laws, and/or regulations; job and/or revenue growth for the
community; and changes in in-and-out migration patterns. Given the
nature of Livability projects, benefits are likely to emerge over time
and may not be fully measureable during the period of a grant. If a
grant is received, at the end of the project grantees will need to
provide evidence of progress toward achieving improved livability as
appropriate to the project and documentation of ways in which the
project addresses underserved communities. Reporting requirements for
Livability are different from -- and more extensive than -- the
reporting requirements for the other outcomes. Before applying, please
review the reporting requirements for Livability.
Applicants are encouraged to contact staff if they are
consideringLivability as a primary outcome.
Application Review
Applications are submitted to the Challenge America Fast-Track staff
and are reviewed by a diverse group of arts experts and other
individuals with broad knowledge of the specific types of projects in
this funding area.
Applications are reviewed on the basis of artistic excellence and
artistic merit. For more detailed information on how artistic
excellence and artistic merit will be evaluated, see the "Review
Criteria." You can find additional information in the "Application
Review" section of the "Frequently Asked Questions."
We Do Not Fund
In addition to the "We Do Not Fund" section for all Grants for Arts
Projects applicants, funding under the Challenge America Fast-Track
category is not available for:
• Consortium applications (see "Application Limits").
• Activities that occur over an extended period (e.g., projects that
span a full season, long-term residencies, most large-scale projects).
• Competitions other than design competitions.
• Projects that involve curriculum-based instruction in the arts.
• Subgranting or regranting.
• The same organization (parent or component) for more than three
consecutive years, even if for different projects.
The Arts Endowment encourages organizations with operating budgets of
less than $50,000 and organizations that have not applied for public
funds previously to consider applying to local or state sources to
gain practical experience with managing public funds.
If you wish to apply:
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Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 2011NEA01AW1
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 13, 2011
Creation Date: Jan 13, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 10, 2011 Deadline:
March 10, 2011 “The Grants.gov system must receive your validated and
accepted application no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on March
10, 2011.”
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 10, 2011 Deadline: March
10, 2011 “The Grants.gov system must receive your validated and
accepted application no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on March
10, 2011.”
Archive Date: Apr 09, 2011
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $100,000
Award Floor: $10,000
CFDA Number(s): 45.024 -- Promotion of the Arts_Grants to
Organizations and Individuals
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than
institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or
local government; or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes
may apply. Applicants may be arts organizations, local arts agencies,
arts service organizations, local education agencies (school
districts), and other organizations that can help advance the goals of
the Arts Endowment. To be eligible, the applicant organization must: •
Meet the Arts Endowment's "Legal Requirements" including nonprofit,
tax-exempt status at the time of application. (All organizations must
apply directly on their own behalf. Applications through a fiscal
agent are not allowed.) • Have a three-year history of programming
prior to the application deadline. • Have submitted acceptable Final
Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts Endowment grant(s)
previously received. An organization whose primary purpose is to
channel resources (financial, human, or other) to an affiliated
organization is not eligible to apply if the affiliated organization
submits its own application. The prohibition applies even if each
organizations has its own 501(c)(3) status. For example, the “friends
of ABC Museum” may not apply if the ABC Museum applies. All applicants
must have a DUNS number (www.dnb.com) and be registered with the
Central Contractor Registration (CCR, www.ccr.gov) and maintain an
active CCR registration until the application process is complete, and
should a grant be made, throughout the life of the award.
Agency Name
National Endowment for the Arts
Description
An organization may submit only one application through one of the
following FY 2012 Grants for Arts Projects categories: Art Works or
Challenge America Fast-Track. The Arts Endowment's support of a
project may start on or after January 1, 2012. Introduction The NEA’s
guiding principle is embodied in one sentence: “Art works.” “Art
works” is a noun; the creation of works of art by artists. “Art works”
is a verb; art works on and within people to change and inspire them.
“Art works” is a statement; arts jobs are real jobs that are part of
the real economy. Art Works encourages and supports the following four
outcomes: • Creation: The creation of art that meets the highest
standards of excellence, • Engagement: Public engagement with diverse
and excellent art, • Learning: Lifelong learning in the arts, and •
Livability: The strengthening of communities through the arts.
Applicants will be asked to select the outcome that is most relevant
to their projects (they also will be able to select a secondary
outcome). When making selections, applicants should identify the
outcome(s) that reflect the results expected to be achieved by their
project. If a grant is received, grantees also will be asked to
provide evidence of those results. 1. Creation: The portfolio of
American art is expanded. Support is available for projects to create
art that meets the highest standards of excellence across a diverse
spectrum of artistic disciplines and geographic locations. Through the
creation of art, these projects are intended to replenish and
rejuvenate America’s enduring cultural legacy. Creation activities may
include: • Commissioning, development, and production of new work. •
Design competitions and design or planning projects for new arts or
cultural spaces or landscapes. • Workshops and residencies for artists
where the primary purpose is to create new art. • Opportunities for
writers and translators to create or refine their work. • Projects
that employ innovative forms of art-making and design. The anticipated
results for Creation projects are new works of art. If a grant is
received, at the end of the project grantees will need to provide
evidence of the new art works created. If the project activities do
not lead to the creation of completed works of art within the period
of a grant, grantees may demonstrate progress toward the creation of
art by describing the artists’ participation and work accomplished by
the end of the grant. Before applying, please review the reporting
requirements for Creation. 2. Engagement: Americans throughout the
nation experience art. Support is available for projects that provide
public engagement with artistic excellence across a diverse spectrum
of artistic disciplines and geographic locations. These projects
should engage the public directly with the arts, providing Americans
with new opportunities to have profound and meaningful arts
experiences. Engagement activities may include: • Exhibitions,
performances, concerts, and readings. • Film screenings. • Touring and
outreach activities. • Restaging of repertory and master works of
historical significance. • Art fairs and festivals. • Documentation,
preservation, and conservation of art work. • Public programs that
raise awareness of cultural heritage. • Broadcasts or recordings
through Web sites; live streaming, audio- and video-on-demand,
podcasts, MP3 files, or other digital applications; television; and
radio. • Design charrettes. • Publication, production, and promotion
of digital, audio, or online publications; books; magazines;
catalogues; and searchable information databases. • Services to
artists and arts organizations. • Projects that extend the arts to
underserved populations -- those whose opportunities to experience the
arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. •
Projects that employ innovative forms of art and design delivery. The
anticipated results for Engagement projects are direct experiences
with the arts for the public. If a grant is received, at the end of
the project grantees will need to describe the participants’
experiences as well as the composition of the participant group. If
the nature of the project does not allow for the documentation of
participants’ experiences explicitly, grantees may document the
composition of the participant group and numbers of participants and
activities, and describe the activities used to engage the public with
art. Before applying, please review the reporting requirements for
Engagement. 3. Learning: Americans of all ages acquire knowledge or
skills in the arts. Support is available for projects that provide
Americans of all ages with arts learning opportunities across a
diverse spectrum of artistic disciplines and geographic locations.
These projects should focus on the acquisition of knowledge or skills
in the arts, thereby building public capacity for lifelong
participation in the arts. Learning activities may include: • Lifelong
learning activities for children, adults, and intergenerational
groups. • Standards-based arts education activities for K-12 students.
• Workshops and demonstrations. • Mentorships and apprenticeship
programs. • Professional development for artists, teaching artists,
teachers, and other educators. • Assessments and evaluations of arts
learning. • Online courses or training. • Lectures and symposia. •
Production, publication, and distribution of teachers’ guides. •
Innovative practices in arts learning for Americans of all ages. The
anticipated results for Learning projects are increases or
improvements in the participants’ knowledge or skills in the arts. If
a grant is received, at the end of the project grantees will need to
describe the participants’ learning, the composition of the
participant group, and the numbers of participants and activities, as
well as the activities used to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge
or skills in the arts. Grantees who receive support through the Arts
Education discipline for standards-based projects will be required to
report on additional measurable results, including identifying
specific learning outcomes, describing the assessment method, and
reporting on the number of participants who demonstrated learning.
Before applying, please review the reporting requirements for
Learning. 4. Livability: American communities are strengthened through
the arts. Support is available for projects that incorporate the arts
and design into strategies to improve the livability of communities.
Livability consists of a variety of factors that contribute to the
quality of life in a community such as ample opportunities for social,
civic, and cultural participation; education, employment, and safety;
sustainability; affordable housing, ease of transportation, and access
to public buildings and facilities; and an aesthetically pleasing
environment. The arts can enhance livability by providing new avenues
for expression and creativity. Arts- and design-related Livability
activities may include: • The development of plans for cultural and/or
creative sector growth. • The enhancement of public spaces through
design or new art works. • Arts or design activities that are intended
to foster community interaction in public spaces. • Cultural
sustainability activities that contribute to community identity and
sense of place. • The engagement of artists, designers, and/or arts
organizations in plans and processes to improve community livability
and enhance the unique characteristics of a community. • Innovative
community-based partnerships that integrate the arts with livability
efforts. Please note that certain types of Livability activities will
require applicants to provide information in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act and/or the National Historic
Preservation Act. See here for more information. The anticipated long-
term results for Livability projects are measurable community
benefits, such as growth in overall levels of social and civic
engagement; arts- or design-focused changes in policies, laws, and/or
regulations; job and/or revenue growth for the community; and changes
in in-and-out migration patterns. Given the nature of Livability
projects, benefits are likely to emerge over time and may not be fully
measureable during the period of a grant. If a grant is received, at
the end of the project grantees will need to provide evidence of
progress toward achieving improved livability as appropriate to the
project. Reporting requirements for Livability are different from --
and more extensive than -- the reporting requirements for the other
outcomes. Before applying, please review the reporting requirements
for Livability. Innovation The NEA recognizes that arts and design
organizations are often in the forefront of innovation in their work
and strongly encourages innovation within the outcomes listed above.
Innovative projects are characterized as those that: • Are likely to
prove transformative with the potential for meaningful change, whether
in the development or enhancement of new or existing art forms, new
approaches to the creation or presentation of art, or new ways of
engaging the public with art; • Are distinctive, offering fresh
insights and new value for their fields and/or the public through
unconventional solutions; and • Have the potential to be shared and/or
emulated, or are likely to lead to other innovations. To provide new
leadership in the area of innovation and to ensure that innovative
ideas and formats for artistic expression are supported, the NEA is
requiring that Consortium applications be for innovative projects (see
"Application Limits/Consortium applications" for more information).
Consortium applications must demonstrate how their projects meet the
definition of innovation above.
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ARTIST COMMUNITIES
The National Endowment for the Arts is committed to providing
assistance to artist communities for projects that encourage and
nurture the development of individual artists and foster and inspire
their creative processes. For the Arts Endowment's purposes, an artist
community is defined as an organization, whether focused on a single
discipline or multidisciplinary, whose primary mission is to provide
artist residencies.
Support is available for artist communities that:
• Provide space, time, and resources to artists for incubation,
thought, or creativity in a retreat setting in an urban or rural
location.
• Foster and support the creative process of art making by providing
studio facilities and assistance with living accommodations to enable
artists to live and work concurrently.
• Utilize a competitive application process to recruit and select
participants, and rotate a wide range of artists in order to encourage
the highest standards of creativity.
Funding Opportunities in Artist Communities
Grants for Arts Projects
CFDA No. 45.024
The National Endowment for the Arts' primary funding opportunities for
organizations can be found here. An organization may submit only one
application through the following FY 2012 Grants for Arts
Projectscategory (see "Application Limits" for the few exceptions to
this rule). For most organizations, this category represents the full
range of funding options for the entire year.
• Art Works: To support the creation of art that meets the highest
standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent
art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of
communities through the arts. Within these areas, innovative projects
are strongly encouraged. An organization may request a grant amount
from $10,000 to $100,000. The application is due on March 10, 2011.
There is no August deadline for artist community projects.
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Our Town
CFDA No. 45.024
Organizations may apply for creative placemaking projects that
contribute to the livability of communities and place the arts at
their core. An organization may request a grant amount from $25,000 to
$250,000. (Statement of Interest deadline: March 1, 2011)
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National Youth Arts and Humanities Program Awards
Outstanding community arts and humanities programs that celebrate the
creativity of America's young people may apply for these awards.
(Receipt deadline: January 31, 2011.)
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The Arts on Radio and Television
CFDA No. 45.024
Supports projects for radio and television arts programs that are
intended for national broadcast. Grants generally range from $10,000
to $200,000. (Deadline: September 2, 2010)
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Grants are available to support the development, production, and
national distribution of radio and television programs on the arts.
If you have questions about your application, please contact the Media
Arts staff: Laura Welsh at wel...@arts.gov or 202/682-5738.
Recent grantees: 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010
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