NEA Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure Partnership

NEA Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure Partnership is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This program strengthens the state and regional infrastructure of support for the folk & traditional arts to preserve the nation's diverse cultural heritage.

NEA Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure Partnership - Federal Grant NEA Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure Partnership The summary for the NEA Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure Partnership grant is detailed below.

This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants. com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact .

If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the NEA Cooperative Agreements Office, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant. NEA Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure Partnership: For more than 25 years, the Arts Endowment has helped to create and support a network of folk & traditional arts programs.

Many of these programs are housed in SAAs, in multi-state RAOs, and in other organizations that work in partnership with SAAs or RAOs. This category advances the Arts Endowments goal to preserve our nations diverse cultural heritage by strengthening the state and regional infrastructure of support for the folk & traditional arts.

For the purposes of these guidelines, the term infrastructure refers to stable, professionally-directed programs that are responsive to a diverse folk & traditional arts heritage. Priority will be given to those projects that 1) are highly effective in expanding or strengthening a state or regions infrastructure of support for the folk & traditional arts, and 2) have the potential to make a long-term artistic contribution.

Projects might include but are not limited to: Professional folk arts positions in support of the folk & traditional arts. Such positions should have the potential to become self-sustaining within three years. The creation of long-term organizational and community partnerships that are based in the folk & traditional arts.

Discovery research to identify and document underserved folk & traditional artists and arts. Apprenticeship programs. Technical assistance to traditional artists and folk arts organizations.

Festivals, exhibitions, new technology, and other presentations of folk & traditional artists and their work. New, expanded, or existing projects are eligible.

NEA Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure Partnership NEA Cooperative Agreements Office Funding Opportunity Number: Modification to Previous Grants Notice Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individuals Current Application Deadline: Original Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2005 In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, th Maximum Federal Grant Award: Minimum Federal Grant Award: Expected Number of Awards: Cost Sharing or Matching: Applicants Eligible for this Grant 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 Each state or region is limited to one application.

Eligible applicants are: The fifty state and six jurisdictional arts agencies. Regional organizations of state arts agencies. In partnership with a state arts agency or regional arts organization, a regional, state, or local public entity or nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that supports the folk & traditional arts on a state-wide or regional basis.

Applications must include letters from the relevant state arts agency(ies) or regional arts organization that reflect their support for and involvement in the project as the state or regions only application in this category. Applications must demonstrate how the project will relate to the state or regions overall plan for the support of the arts. Consult with your SAA or RAO before preparing an application.

To be eligible, the applicant organization must: Meet the Arts Endowments "Legal Requirements," including nonprofit, tax-exempt status, at the time of application. An ineligible organization may not apply through a fiscal agent. Have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts Endowment award(s) previously received.

At the time of application, state arts agencies and regional arts organizations must be operating under plans that have been approved by the Arts Endowment.

Link to Full Grant Announcement Grant Announcement Contact Folk &, Traditional Arts, Staff, Phone 202/682-5428, Email @ @ Folk &, Traditional Arts Similar Government Grants • NEA National Heritage Fellowships Awards Program, FY 2027 • NEA Grants for Arts Projects 2, FY 2027 • NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert and Related Events, FY 2027 • NEA Research Labs, FY 2027 • NEA Research Grants in the Arts, FY 2027 • NEA Summer Schools in the Arts • Shakespeare in American Communities Phase III • Reading in America More Grants from the NEA Cooperative Agreements Office • NEA Universal Design Leadership Project FY08 • New Play Development Project • NEA International Literary Exchange • NEA Arts Journalism Institutes PS0704 • NEA Arts Journalism Institutes PS0702 Federal Grants by Category Grants for Single Mothers Small Business Grants for Women Federal Grants for College Federal Tuition Assistance