National Endowment for the Arts Grant Opportunities

Arts Indemnity Program:

The National Endowment for the Arts administers the U.S. Government's Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program on behalf of the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. The Indemnity Program was created by Congress in 1975 for the purpose of minimizing the costs of insuring international exhibitions. In twenty-seven years, the program has indemnified 713 exhibitions, saving the organizers $157 million in insurance premiums.  Museums or other non-profit organizations which are planning to bring works of art and artifacts from abroad to this country, or send works of art abroad, for temporary exhibition should contact the Indemnity Administrator at (202)682-5574 to determine the eligibility of the exhibition.   For more information, go to the NEA Website

Literature Fellowships :

Creative Writing Fellowship - Enables recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. These non-matching grants are for $20,000 and are the only competitive, non-nominated awards given to individual artists. Program operates on a two-year cycle with fellowships in prose available one year and fellowships in poetry available the next.

NEXT DEADLINE: March 1, 2006

For more information, go to the NEA Website

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Southern Arts Federation Grant Opportunities

Note:  All grant awards require a dollar-for-dollar match.  This match may include in-kind contributions of not more than 20%. Generally each applicant can receive no more than $15,000 per Southern Arts Federation fiscal year.  Eligible projects must take place in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina or Tennessee.

National Endowment for the Arts/Southern Arts Federation Regional Touring Grant Program

The Southern Arts Federation, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, promotes the touring of regional, national and international performing artists.  This program offers an opportunity for presenting arts organizations to receive fee support to present performing artists from outside their states.  Touring support is awarded to theatre, music, opera, musical theatre, literary, and dance projects that contain both a public performance and an educational component.  The maximum award is 50% of the artist fee, up to $7,500 for dance projects or $5,000 for all other projects.  Projects must take place between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007.  Please visit the Southern Arts Federation Web site for additional important information.

Application Deadline:  Wednesday, March 1, 2006

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Technical Assistance

This program provides opportunities for contracting with outside consultants.  The maximum award is 50% of the consultant fee, up to $2,500.  Applications accepted beginning May 2006.

Application Deadline:  60 days prior to the project start date

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Southern Fast Track Touring

This program offers arts organizations the opportunity to receive fee support to present performing artists from outside their states.  Aimed at smaller presenters, this program seeks to establish an active arts environment in underserved communities.  The maximum award is 50% of the artist fee, up to $2,500.  Applications accepted beginning May 2006.

Application Deadline:  60 days prior to the project start date

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Meet the Composer/South

This program educates Southern communities about the arts of composing. By providing presenters with financial assistance to sponsor a composer, this program encourages structured interaction between the composer and audience. Applications accepted beginning May 2006.

Application Deadline:  60 days prior to the project start date

For additional information, including application forms, visit www.southarts.org or contact Nikki Tucker at 404.874.7244 ext.16 or via e-mail. 

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Other Grant Opportunities

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