|
|
|
|
|
Application guidelines are made available on the Arts Endowment's Web site and through Grants.gov. 
|
Applications that met the deadline are assigned an application number. Applicant receives acknowledgment of application receipt. Applications are forwarded to Program staff
|
Staff reviews applications for completeness and eligibility and may contact an applicant for clarification and additional information. Application materials are sent to panelists several weeks before the panel meeting. Work samples may be distributed in advance or may be held for review at the panel.
|
Panels generally meet from one to five days, depending on application load. Each panel is made up of experts with knowledge and experience in the area under review. Each application is reviewed and rated in accordance with the published review criteria.
|
The staff reconciles the panel recommendations with available funds and forwards them to the National Council on the Arts, where they are reviewed in open session.
The Council makes recommendations on which applications to fund and which applications to reject. Fast-Track Review Grants receive an expedited review. Following panel and staff review, recommendations are forwarded to the Chairman who makes the final decision on all grant awards.
|
A letter is sent to applicants not recommended for funding. Applicants recommended may be contacted first for revisions to the project. Fast-Track Grant applicants will receive a preliminary letter of notification. Grantees later receive an official grant award notification with information about legal and reporting requirements.
|
 |
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||
MEDIA ARTSThe National Endowment for the Arts supports organizations that are involved in a broad spectrum of activity in the media arts -- film, video, audio, and other forms of digital and Web-based media -- including the production, exhibition, distribution, and preservation of work; the provision of services to the field; and the training of artists. The media arts encompass a variety of genres including narrative, documentary, experimental and animated film, as well as video and audio art, and digital and Web-based art work. The Arts Endowment is committed to encouraging the artists and organizations that participate in advancing and preserving the media arts, and to supporting the production of media art works.
Funding Opportunities in Media Arts"Art Works" Logo Design Propose a design for an "Art Works" logo for the National Endowment for the Arts and produce a finished design that may be reproduced by the Agency in print and online. (Deadline: February 26, 2010) Grants for Arts Projects The National Endowment for the Arts' primary funding opportunities for organizations can be found here. An organization may submit only one application through one of the following FY 2011 Grants for Arts Projects categories (see "Application Limits" for the few exceptions to this rule). For most organizations, these categories represent the full range of funding options for the entire year. Applicants should examine the goal and purposes of their project as well as the review criteria of these three categories, and apply to the one category that is most relevant. The Arts Endowment will not transfer applications between categories.
(Organizations proposing arts programs that are intended for national broadcast on television or radio should apply under the FY 2011 Arts on Radio and Television guidelines. New guidelines will be available on the Arts Endowment's Web site in June, 2010. Until that time, the expired guidelines are on our Web site for informational purposes. See below.) The NEA Mayors' Institute on City Design
25th Anniversary Initiative Since 1986, the Mayors' Institute on City Design (MICD) has helped transform communities through design by preparing mayors to be the chief urban designers of their cities. To build on the momentum created by the MICD over its history, a limited number of grants, ranging from $25,000 to $250,000, will be made to showcase and celebrate the goals of the MICD during its anniversary in 2011. (Deadlines: Statement of Interest Deadline: March 15, 2010; Invitation to Apply Issued: April 8, 2010; Formal Application Deadline: May 10, 2010) Coming Up Taller Nominate outstanding community arts and humanities programs that celebrate the creativity of America's young people. (Receipt deadline: January 29, 2010) Coming Up Taller Nominate outstanding community arts and humanities programs that celebrate the creativity of America's young people. (Receipt deadline: January 29, 2010) The Arts on Radio and Television Supports projects for radio and television arts programs that are intended for national broadcast. Grants generally range from $20,000 to $200,000. (Deadline: September 3, 2009) Note: The link below goes to the expired guidelines for information purposes only. The next deadline will be September 2, 2010; new guidelines will be posted late May/early June. Save America's Treasures Grants for preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and nationally significant historic structures and sites. (Receipt deadline: May 22, 2009) National Endowment for the Arts · an independent federal agency |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
