FY 2016 Creative Arts Exchange

The summary for the FY 2016 Creative Arts Exchange 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 Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
FY 2016 Creative Arts Exchange: Creative Arts Exchange (CAE) initiatives are arts-based people-to-people exchanges that support and further U.S. Department of State foreign policy objectives. In FY 2016, CAE will focus on the following themes:

Theme 1: Hip Hop Collaboration
The Bureau intends to award one Cooperative Agreement for approximately $800,000 to develop and administer an international exchange program with hip hop artists that incorporates artistic collaboration, entrepreneurial skills-building, and outreach to youth to explore and address conflict resolution strategies. This project will incorporate multi-disciplinary hip hop collaborations to provide innovative opportunities to engage youth and underserved communities overseas. This initiative consists of programming approximately 20 to 25 U.S. professional hip hop artists who will lead two to three-week programs in each of the approximately five countries selected by ECA. In addition to the overseas programming, the initiative will bring approximately five foreign artists from the same countries to the United States for one to two weeks to participate in a professional development program. The professional development program should develop the entrepreneurial skills of the artists, deliver youth leadership and conflict resolution trainings, and provide networking opportunities with other artists and educators in the industry.

Theme 2: Community Arts Incubation
The Bureau intends to award one Cooperative Agreement for a total of approximately $500,000 to design, implement and administer an exchange program that sends approximately six to eight American artists abroad to collaborate with local youth and underserved populations on community-based art projects in new media and/or digital arts. Projects should be designed to impart art and technology skills, and explore entrepreneurial themes while addressing a local community issue, such as women's empowerment, social inclusion, conflict resolution, or the environment. Each of the selected artists will conduct a project of three to four weeks in countries to be determined by ECA. After the completion of the overseas component, approximately six to eight foreign artists from the designated countries will travel to the United States for one to two weeks to participate in a professional development program focused on entrepreneurship and community development through the arts.

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Federal Grant Title: FY 2016 Creative Arts Exchange
Federal Agency Name: Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Grant Categories: Other
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: ECA-ECAPEC-16-046
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 321076
CFDA Descriptions: Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges
Current Application Deadline: May 26, 2016 No Explanation
Original Application Deadline: May 26, 2016 No Explanation
Posted Date: Apr 15, 2016
Creation Date: Apr 15, 2016
Archive Date: Jun 25, 2016
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $800,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $0
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Category Explanation
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Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility
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FY 2016 Creative Arts Exchange
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