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Find similar grantsNational Dance Project (NDP) Presentation Grant is sponsored by New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA). Supports U. S.
nonprofit presenting organizations by subsidizing up to 50% of the artist's fee for NDP awarded projects on tour.
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National Dance Project | NEFA The National Dance Project (NDP) supports the creation and U.S. touring of new dance projects and connects artists, cultural organizations, and audiences across the nation.
NDP-supported Joti Singh with Stephanie Chen, Shabnam Sigman, Rasika Kumar, Jessica Pfisterer, and Angel Adedokun | photo by Scott Tsuchitani Now in its third decade, National Dance Project is widely recognized as one of the country’s major sources of funding and field building for dance. NDP has invested more than $38.
5 million in funding primarily to support the creation and touring of new dance works, as well as other initiatives, including production residencies and regionally focused professional development for dance artists . NEFA's National Dance Project is guided by a rotating group of advisors who are leaders in the dance field, including dance artists, presenters and administrators.
NDP advisors serve as the grant review and selection panel for NDP support, and work with applicants as they prepare their final proposals. In addition, NDP advisors serve as a policy council and are ambassadors for the program in their communities. Selection of NDP advisors takes into account geography, gender, cultural and racial equity, and includes new and established leaders in the field.
NDP Production Grant Panel Review Process (Dah-ree-uh You-duh-kuf-skee) For 30 years, a series of programs at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) supported dance creation and touring in the U.S. As a result of the culture wars of the early 90's, congressional cuts to these programs left a void in financial support for dance that threatened the future of dance touring and - ultimately - dance as an art form.
In immediate response to the changes, NEFA created a regional program in 1995 to support dance touring in New England called the New England Dance Project. The goal of this program was to develop audiences for dance in New England communities by supporting the touring of dance artists and companies to the region. But it soon became clear that this program needed the support of a national effort.
NEFA began conversations with peers and advisors in the dance field to discuss the development of a national program. Dance/USA, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, and many other peers participated in the design of the National Dance Project (NDP). As designed, NDP's purpose would be to link the creation and touring of new work by building upon artist/presenter partnerships.
This approach - linking all aspects of producing a dance work - was created to ensure that a diversity of projects would realize their potential. Linking the support for creation and touring of work not only assists in meeting artists' and presenters' objectives but also fosters the working relationships between the two. NEFA launched NDP in March 1996 with a two-year leadership grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Mellon Foundation provided support with a three-year grant for dance touring in New England, which was later renewed for another three years. The John S. and James L.
Knight Foundation provided funds for touring activity in the first two years. The Philip Morris Companies, Inc. provided support for touring from 1997-2002, and the Doris Duke Foundation has granted generous support for production and touring activity since 1999. View NDP's current funders below.
The National Dance Project is generously supported with lead funding from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation, with funding for special initiatives from the Aliad Fund at the Boston Foundation.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: U. S. nonprofit presenting organizations (for Presentation Grant); dance artists and companies (for other NDP grants). Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
National Dance Project (NDP) Presentation Grant is funded by New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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