NEA Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure Partnership

The summary for the NEA Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure Partnership Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, 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 in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	NEA Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure Partnership
	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:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NEA7550055
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Aug 31, 2005
	Creation Date:	Aug 31, 2005
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 15, 2005 In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the applications deadline for Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida has been extended to September 15, 2005. Complete application packages must be postmarked (or show other proof of mailing) no later than September 15, 2005.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Sep 16, 2005
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$50,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$10,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

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.
Grant Description: 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.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure Partnership FY 2006 Application Guidelines
http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/Partnership/index.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Folk &, Traditional Arts, Staff, Phone 202/682-5428, Email @ @ Folk &, Traditional Arts
Similar Government Grants: • NEA GAP: Art Works 2, FY2012; • NEA Arts in Media, FY2012; • Opportunity 2011NEAOT; • Opportunity 2011NEA01CAFT; • Opportunity 2011NEA01AW1; • NEA Summer Schools in the Arts; • Shakespeare in American Communities Phase III; • Reading in America; • Opera Initiative to Military Bases; • Folk Arts Coordinator Peer Session