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Overview AMD Touring Grants provide funding for the distribution and presentation (touring) of dance work. Funds support artists costs related to touring the work. Touring grant subsidies can be up to 30% of the contracted artistic fee and are paid directly to presenters. Touring Grants fall into two categories:
Touring Grants for projects that have received an AMD Reconstruction Grant, listed in the 2007 AMD Grant Guidelines [604k].
Touring Grants for Tour Only supported projects that have not received an AMD Reconstruction Grant, but have been nominated for AMD Tour Only Support.
AMD Touring Grants Receipt Deadline for Letters of Intent and Tour Grids: February 8, 2008
Receipt Deadline for Presenter Applications: April 1, 2008
AMD Touring Grants support the distribution and presentation (touring) of AMD-funded projects. Performing arts presenters may receive fee subsidy grants for the presentation of any of the season's AMD-supported touring projects, which are listed in the 2007 AMD Grant Guidelines [604k].
AMD Touring Grants are paid directly to performing arts presenters to cover a percentage (up to 30%) of the artistic fee. Performing arts presenters interested in presenting a project from the Guidelines in the 2008-2009 season are elegible to apply for AMD Touring Grants.
Eligibility
Only one application per company will be accepted, although the project can include multiple works by multiple choreographers as long as they fit the AMD criteria.
Presenters must have given their permission to be listed on the application form.
A United States tour of the project must occur in the season for which Tour Only Support is awarded, which is June 1, 2008 - August 31, 2009.
U.S. Performing arts presenters with nonprofit status are eligible to apply for AMD Touring Grants.
AMD Touring Grants are awarded for the presentation of AMD-funded projects.
Engagements must include at least one public performance, and tours must include at least three presenters.
There is no limit to the number of AMD Touring Grants a presenter may receive.
How to Apply
To apply for AMD Touring Grants, please review the list of AMD-funded projects in the 2007 AMD Grant Guidelines [604k]. These projects have met AMD Reconstruction criteria and have advanced through AMD's competitive, two-stage review process to receive reconstruction support. In selecting projects, AMD also considers scale, geography, and the representation of diverse ethnicities and artistic forms.
Presenters interested in booking any of these AMD-funded projects for the 2008-2009 season (June 1, 2008 - August 31, 2009) should begin by contacting project Tour Coordinators to arrange agreements. Presenters must submit a signed Letter of Intent to the Tour Coordinator for each project they will present, which the Tour Coordinator must send to NEFA by February 8, 2008. This letter must state the negotiated artistic fee (inclusive of travel and lodging costs), dates of engagement, venue for the engagement and a brief description of the engagement. Letters of Intent should be typed on presenter letterhead, and signed by both the presenter and the artist or their representative. The should be sent directly to the project's Tour Coordinator.
Tour Coordinators will add the information from each Letter of Intent to an overall tour plan using the downloadable AMD Tour Grid document, which must be submitted to AMD for review and funding consideration. It is the role of the project's Tour Coordinator to submit the project's full tour plan, and copies of each Letter of Intent. These items must be received by AMD by 5:00 p.m. EST February 8, 2008. Late materials or those sent by fax or email will not be accepted.
Once AMD has allocated funding, notification letters and the AMD Touring Grant Reserved Funding Application Packet [295k] are mailed to presenters by late February. The AMD Touring Grant Reserved Funding Packet contains instructions, crediting requirements, and the application form. Remember, this form is ONLY for those that have been notified of a Touring Grant award by AMD. Presenters need to complete the application packet and submit to AMD by April 1, 2008 (receipt deadline). This application form is an interactive PDF file that can be typed into and then printed for submission, or may be printed and filled out using a typewriter. The form must by typed; hand-written forms will disqualify the application. AMD Touring Grant Application for Reserved Funding forms must be received by AMD by 5:00 p.m. EST April 1, 2008. Late forms or those sent by fax or email will not be accepted.
Send Touring Grant Applications to:
New England Foundation for the Arts
American Masterpieces: Dance
145 Tremont Street, 7th floor
Boston, MA 02111
AMD Tour Only Support Receipt Deadline for Tour Only Support Nominations: November 1, 2007
AMD Tour Only Support will be awarded to a limited number of projects that are fully created and ready to tour nationally, but were developed independent of AMD Reconstruction Grant funding. AMD Touring Grants are paid directly to the performing arts presenters to cover a percentage (up to 30%) of the artistic fee. Tour Only support is awarded to between 4 and 8 dance projects annually.
Tour Only support is awarded to dance projects based on nominations AMD receives from presenters, artists, artist managers, and agents. Choreographers, dance artists, or dance companies can self-nominate. Projects considered are those that meet the listed criteria and that are seen to enhance the list of tours currently being supported in the same season (these projects are listed in the 2007 AMD Grant Guidelines [604k]). When selecting projects, AMD considers scale, geography, and the representation of diverse ethnicities and artistic forms.
Criteria
Projects nominated for AMD Tour Only support should:
1.) Be fully developed and available for touring;
2.) Involve artists of regional or national significance;
3.)
Enhance the range of AMD-funded projects with regard to scale, potential for geographic reach and/or representation of diverse artistic styles;
4.) Have a minimum of three presenters from at least two states committed to the tour.
Eligibility
Only one nomination per choreographer, artist or company will be accepted.
However the project can include multiple works by multiple choreographers, as long as they fit the AMD criteria (listed above).
Presenters must have given their permission to be listed on the Nomination Form.
An artist, choreographer, company, or project may not apply for AMD Tour Only support if it is currently receiving AMD Touring support.
An artist, choreographer, company, or project may not apply for AMD Tour Only support if it is currently receiving AMD Reconstruction and Touring support or Tour Only support, and has not yet completed it's AMD-supported touring season.
A United States tour of the project must occur in the season for which Tour Only support is awarded. (For the November 1, 2006 deadline, touring season is June 1, 2008 - August 31, 2009.)
How to Apply
To nominate a project for AMD Tour Only support, please complete the AMD Tour Only Support Nomination[243k]. This form is an interactive PDF file that can be typed into and then printed for submission, or may be printed and filled out using a typewriter. The form must be typed; hand-written forms will be disqualified. Do not include additional pages; doing so will disqualify the nomination. Submit it to NEFA by 5:00 p.m. EST on November 1 (or, if November 1 falls on a weekend, the first working day following). This is a receipt deadline.
Nominators may be artists, artist managers, presenters, or agents. Choreographers, dance artists, or dance companies may self-nominate. Please send a five-minute representative work sample on DVD or VHS (cued to start) clearly labeled with company name and title of piece(s).
Send Nominations to: New England Foundation for the Arts
American Masterpieces: Dance
145 Tremont Street, 7th floor
Boston, MA 02111
Receipt deadline for AMD Touring Grant Presenter Applications and Revised Tour Grids (if applicable).
May 2008:
AMD Touring Grant award letters sent to presenters on each AMD-supported tour, securing funding.
Evaluation If you have received an AMD Touring Grant, you will be asked to complete an evaluation form as stated in your award package. This evaluation is due 3 weeks following the engagement.
All Touring Grants are paid on a reimbursement basis, after the engagement is complete and an evaluation has been submitted to AMD.
