FY 2007 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships

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	Federal Grant Title:	FY 2007 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships
	CFDA Number:	45.024
	CFDA Description:	Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individuals
	Federal Agency Name:	NEA Cooperative Agreements Office
	Category of Funding Activity:	Arts
	Category Explanation:	The National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships are the highest honors that our nation bestows upon jazz musicians. These fellowships are given in recognition that this magnificent art form, so profoundly based in American culture, is on
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NEA-JM-FY2007
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Other Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 12, 2005
	Creation Date:	Apr 12, 2005
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 31, 2006 How to Submit a Nomination Nominations may be made by submitting a one-page letter that details the reasons that the nominee should receive a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship. Describe the nominees contributions and explain why this individual deserves national recognition. Include with your nomination letter a resume or a short biography that outlines the career of the nominee and your name and e-mail address. An individual may submit only one nomination in each round of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships. No one may nominate him/herself. Deadline for Nominations Nominations must be received (not postmarked) at the Arts Endowment no later than 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 31, 2006. Grant fellowships will be announced in the fall of 2006. Send your nomination to: Jazz Masters Fellowships National Endowment for the Arts 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 703 Washington, DC 20506-0001 Phone: 202/682-5438
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Mar 02, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	6
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$150,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$25,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Individuals
Additional Information on Eligibility: For the NEA Jazz Masters, the selection criteria are the excellence and significance of the nominees contributions to the development and performance of jazz. The Arts Endowment will honor musicians who represent a range of styles and instruments. These awards will be categorical; e.g., a rhythm instrumentalist, pianist, solo instrumentalist, vocalist, and an arranger or composer will be honored each year. In addition, one fellowship will be given to a jazz advocate; that is, an individual who has made major contributions to the appreciation, knowledge, and advancement of the American jazz art form. Beginning in 2006, this fellowship will be called the A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Master Award for Jazz Advocacy after the National Endowment for the Arts own noted jazz writer, accomplished poet, and innovative arts administrator, who has dedicated much of his life to bringing the joy and artistry of jazz to as many Americans as possible. NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships are not open to application. Fellowships are awarded to living individuals on the basis of nominations from the public, including the jazz community. The recipients must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Posthumous fellowships will not be awarded. Each award is $25,000.
Grant Description: Review of Nominations Once a nomination has been submitted to the Arts Endowment, it is reviewed by an advisory panel of jazz experts and at least one knowledgeable layperson. 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 Councils recommendations and makes the final decision on all the award recipients. Nominations remain active for five years. The nominee will be reviewed annually during this period. The recipients must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: FY 2007 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships
http://www.arts.gov/national/jazz/index.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Music, Discipline, Staff, Phone 202/682-5438, Email @ @ Music, Discipline
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