The National Endowment for the Arts provides national
recognition and support to significant projects of artistic excellence in the
visual, literary, media, design, and performing arts, thus preserving and
enhancing our Nation's diverse cultural heritage. This mission will be
accomplished through grants to nonprofit arts organizations and to individual
literary artists in fiscal years (FY) 2002 and 2003. Organizations will be
supported through the following categories: 1) Grants to Organizations
(aligned with the four agency program goals of Creativity, Organizational
Capacity, Access, and Heritage and Preservation); 2) Arts Learning, formerly
Education (a fifth program goal); and 3) The Arts on Radio and Television
(significant arts programs for national distribution on radio or television).
Projects addressing the Access goal will be funded as 45.027 Challenge America
Grants beginning in fiscal year 2003. The Endowment also may undertake
short-term, targeted funding initiatives in support of a program goal, e.g.,
Resources for Change: Technology, which addresses Organizational Capacity.
Grants to individuals are awarded through Fellowships for Creative Writers,
awards to published creative writers and literary translators of exceptional
talent.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Grants to Organizations: All grants will be awarded for specific projects that
address the four program goals. The applicant must designate the goal most
relevant to the purpose of the project. Arts Learning focuses on the
advancement of learning in the arts for children and youth, targeting early
childhood, school- or community-based projects. The Arts on Radio and
Television supports development, production, and national distribution of arts
programs demonstrating artistic excellence and merit in content and use of the
medium. Resources for Change: Technology supports a small number of model
projects that demonstrate technological advances to benefit the entire arts
field. Grants to Individuals: Fellowships for Creative Writers are awarded to
writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction to allow them to devote
time to writing, research, travel, and to advance their writing careers.
Fellowships for Translation Projects are awarded to writers for specific
projects to translate into English works by creative writers insufficiently
represented in the language. Awards in the genres of prose and poetry
alternate each year. In fiscal years 2002 and 2004, fellowships will be
awarded to writers and translators of prose and in fiscal years 2003 and 2005,
to writers and translators of poetry. (For complete information, consult the
guidelines for the area of interest.)
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility: Awards to organizations:
Nonprofit tax- exempt organizations meeting the following conditions may
apply: 1) No part of any earnings may benefit a private stockholder or
individual, and 2) donations to the organization qualify as charitable
deductions under Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. Examples of
eligible organizations are arts institutions, arts service organizations,
local arts agencies, official units of State and local governments, federally
recognized tribal communities and Indian tribes. Consortia of such
organizations also may apply. Grants to Organizations: Generally an
organization may submit, on its own behalf, one application for a single
project under one of the four goal deadlines each year. Arts Learning:
Requirements are basically the same as for Grants to Organizations. An
organization generally may not apply under both Arts Learning and Grants to
Organizations in the same fiscal year. The Arts on Radio and Television:
Requirements are basically the same as for Grants to Organizations. An
organization may submit, or be a consortium member in, no more than a total of
two applications for funding under these guidelines and the Grants to
Organizations or Arts Learning Guidelines. Each request must be for a
distinctly different media project. Resources for Change: Technology: The
project must be completely different from all other projects for which an
applicant has received or is seeking Endowment funding. For Individuals:
Literature fellowship applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents
and, according to Public Law 89-209, Section 5(c), must demonstrate
exceptional talent. They also must be published creative writers. (See
respective guidelines for specific eligibility information.)
Beneficiary Eligibility: Awards to organizations:
Nonprofit organizations, local governments, and local arts agencies, federally
recognized tribal communities and Indian tribes. Through activities and
services supported, beneficiaries include artists and the general public.
Awards to individuals: Individual literary artists.
Credentials/Documentation: Awards to
organizations: Nonprofit organizations are required to submit a copy of their
Internal Revenue Service tax exemption determination letter with their
applications. For institutions of higher education, allowable costs will be
determined according to OMB Circular No. A-21; for other nonprofit
organizations making application, allowable costs will be determined according
to OMB Circular No. A-122. For local governments, costs will be determined in
accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87. Awards to individuals: Literature
fellowship applicants must be published writers.
Pre-application Coordination: This program is
excluded from coverage under E.O.12372, "Intergovernmental Review of
Federal Programs." Applicants should consult current guidelines for the
funding area under which they intend to apply. Resources for Change:
Technology: Interested organizations must submit a letter of interest;
following Endowment review, applications will be invited from the most
competitive candidates.
Application Procedure: Applicants must adhere to
instructions and use standard application forms in current guidelines. Awards
to organizations: This program is subject to provisions of OMB Circular No.
A-110, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements
with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit
Organizations." It is also subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No.
A-102, "Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local
Governments." Applicants must adhere to instructions in current funding
guidelines. (See appropriate guidelines for special requirements and
information about supplemental materials.) Awards to individuals: Literature
fellowships: A manuscript of the applicant's own work in the genre in which
eligibility is established must be submitted as part of the application.
Award Procedure: Awards to organizations:
Applications are reviewed in closed session by advisory panelists. Each panel
comprises a diverse group of arts experts and other individuals with broad
knowledge in related areas, including at least one knowledgeable layperson.
Panel funding recommendations are reviewed in open session by the National
Council on the Arts, the advisory body to the Endowment. The Council's
decision not to fund an application is final. All applications the Council has
recommended for funding are then considered by the Endowment's Chairman, who
makes the final award decisions. Awards to individuals: Literature
fellowships: The process is the same as for organizations, except the
panelists are from the literature field.
Deadlines: Applications must be received by
following dates: FY 2003 Grants to Organizations: Creativity - March 25, 2002;
organizational Capacity - March 25, 2002; Access - August 12, 2002; Heritage
and reservation - August 12, 2002. Arts Learning - August 12, 2002. The Arts
on Radio and Television - September 13, 2002. Resources for Change: Technology
- letters of interest by 11/5/02, invited applications by 2/28/03. Literature
Fellowships: Creative Writing Fellowships for Poetry and Translation Projects
in Poetry - March 11, 2002. Creative Writing Fellowships for Fiction and
Creative Nonfiction and for Translation Projects in Prose - March 2003
(tentative).
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Dependent on
meetings of the National Council on the Arts.
Appeals: Information on requests for
reconsideration may be obtained from the headquarters office.
Renewals: None.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching Requirements: Awards to
organizations: Require match of at least 1:1. All matches must be made with
nonfederal funds. Awards to individuals: None.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Grants to
Organizations and Arts Learning: Grant period is generally up to two years.
Resources for Change: Technology and the Arts on Radio and Television:
Projects may extend up to three years. Literature Fellowships: Projects may
extend up to two years. (See pertinent guidelines for details about start
date/period of support.) Timing of fund disbursements will vary according to
the project. Requests for payment to cover immediate project expenses
generally may be received at any time.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports: Awards to organizations: Progress reports
are required for all grants, and must be submitted at the time the cumulative
amount requested exceeds two-thirds of the grant amount. Final reports,
comprising financial and narrative components, are required for all grants
within 90 days of the end of the grant period. In some instances, products of
grant projects also may be required as part of the final report. Grantees also
must report on geographic location of grant activity within 30 days of award
receipt. Awards to individuals: Literature Fellowships: Progress reports are
required for all grants, and must be submitted at the time the cumulative
amount requested exceeds two-thirds of the grant amount. Final reports,
comprising financial and narrative components, are required from all
literature fellowship recipients within 90 days of the end of the grant
period.
Audits: Awards to organizations: Regarding
applicant and grantee-initiated audits: All grantees must comply with audit
requirements mandated by OMB Circular No. A-133, "Audits of States, Local
Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations." Nonprofit institutions
expending $300,000 or more a year in Federal awards shall have an audit made
in accordance with A-133's provisions. Local governments expending $300,000 or
more in Federal awards within the State's fiscal year shall have an audit made
for that year in accordance with A-133's provisions. Awards to individuals:
None.
Records: Grant-related records must be retained
by grantee for three years following submission of the final financial status
report.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification: 59-0100-0-1-503.
Obligations: (Grants) Grants to Organizations
(includes Arts Learning and Resources for Change: Technology): FY 01
$35,473,500; FY 02 est $32,242,000; and FY 03 est Not separately identifiable.
The Arts on Radio and Television: FY 01 $3,020,000; FY 02 est $3,815,000; and
FY 03 est Not separately identifiable. Literature Fellowships: FY 01 $800,000;
FY 02 est $820,000; and FY 03 est Not separately identifiable.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Fiscal
year 2002: Grants to Organizations (includes Arts Learning): $5,000 to
$150,000. The Arts on Radio and Television: Radio projects - $20,000 to
$100,000. Television projects: research and development - $20,000 to $50,000;
single documentaries - $25,000 to $50,000; multi-part series - generally up to
$200,000, depending on complexity of project. Resources for Change:
Technology: $60,000 to $200,000. Literature Fellowships: Creative Writers -
$20,000. Translators -$10,000 or $20,000 depending upon scope of project.
Grants to Organizations: Fiscal year 2001 applications: 433 in Access, 1,236
in Creativity, 533 in Education, 315 in Heritage and Preservation, 141 in
Organizational Capacity. Fiscal year 2001 grants awarded: 236 in Access, 717
in Creation and Presentation, 259 in Education, 179 in Heritage and
Preservation, 89 in Organizational Capacity. Arts on Radio and Television:
Fiscal year 2001 applications: 99; grants awarded: 43. Resources for Change:
Technology: over 350 letters of interest, yielding 52 applications; 25 grants
awarded. Literature Fellowships: Fiscal year 2001 (poetry) 1,264 applications
received, 40 awards made; fiscal year 2002 (prose), 1,311 applications
received and 45 awards made.
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
Contact the Public Information office, National Endowment for the Arts,
Washington, DC 20506-0001, or visit the Endowment Web site at http://www.arts.gov
for guidelines in downloadable format. Contact the Endowment to inquire about
the availability of guidelines for future funding cycles.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters Office: Address: National Endowment
for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506-0001. Web
site: http://www.arts.gov. For general information, telephone: (202) 682-
5400. Grants to Organizations: For information about the discipline or field
appropriate to your project: Dance: (202) 682-5739. Design: (202) 682-5796.
Folk and Traditional Arts: (202) 682-5678 or 682-5726. Literature: (202)
682-5787 or 682-5771. Local Arts Agencies: (202) 682-5581 or 682-5586. Media
Arts: (202) 682-5742. Multidisciplinary: (202) 682-5658 or 682-5469. Museums:
(202) 682-5376. Music: (202) 682-5590 or 682-5487. Musical Theater: (202)
682-5509. Opera: (202) 682-5438 or 682-5600. Presenting: (202) 682-5591 or
682- 5469. Theater: (202) 682-5509, 682-5511 or 682-5020. Visual Arts: (202)
682-5555. For Arts Learning information: Early childhood and school- based
projects: (202) 682-5536; community-based projects: (202) 5026. For The Arts
on Radio and Television information: (202) 682-5738. Grants to Individuals:
For information about Literature Fellowships, (202) 682- 5034. Individuals who
are deaf or hard of hearing should call Voice/T.T.: (202) 682-5496.
Individuals unable to read conventional print should contact the Endowment's
Office for AccessAbility (202) 682-5532 for help in acquiring an audio
recording of guidelines. Use same 7-digit numbers listed above for FTS.
Web Site Address: http://www.arts.gov.
EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
In 2001-2002: Grants to Organizations: Access: Art ConText program of
residencies, exhibitions, and educational activities conducted by Rhode Island
School of Design's Museum of Art in collaboration with the Providence Public
Library System; David Taylor Dance Theatre tour of 12 rural communities in
Colorado, presenting its multimedia work "A Children's Rainforest
Odyssey." Creativity: Bates Dance Festival in Lewiston, ME, featuring new
work by four dance artists; Facets Multi-Media's production of the annual
Chicago International Children's Film Festival and related media arts programs
for children; Houston Museum of Fine Arts' touring exhibition on the history
of Japanese photography. Organizational Capacity: An arts leadership program
in Madison conducted by the Wisconsin Assembly for Local Arts; continuation
and expansion of services to emerging Humboldt County arts organizations by
Ink People (Eureka, CA). Education: professional development training for
teachers, artists, and administrators by the Cultural Education Collaborative
in Charlotte, NC; development by El Puente of an arts curriculum for
Williamsburg neighborhood youth in Brooklyn, NY. Heritage/Preservation:
Touring exhibition and catalogue "In My Country: A Gathering of Refugee
and Immigrant Fiber Traditions," produced by the International Refugee
Center of Oregon; development of Vasulkas Electronic Art Archive and Server
(Santa Fe, NM), making video art works and related materials available online.
Arts on Radio and Television: "Art for the Twenty-First Century," a
four-year public television series about contemporary visual arts in the U.S.
Resources for Change: Technology: New World Symphony (Miami, FL)
distance-learning project, using the Internet to hold master classes,
auditions, and rehearsals with participants across the country without time
delays or diminished sound quality; Contemporary American Theater Festival
(Shepherdstown, WV) will use integrated software to link its administrative,
marketing, and fundraising operations.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Primary criteria by which all applications are assessed are artistic
excellence and artistic merit. (See Grants to Organizations Guidelines, Arts
Learning, Resources for Change: Technology, and The Arts on Radio and
Television Guidelines for the full list of review criteria.) For Literature
Fellowships, the applicant's manuscript is the sole indicator of artistic
excellence and artistic merit considered by the panel. (See the Literature
Fellowships Guidelines for specifications to meet additional criteria for
translation projects).
