Grants & Programs
DANCE at NEFA
NEFA plays a leadership role in contemporary dance through grantmaking and other programs that support and sustain a vibrant national ecology for dancemakers and presenters.
NDP 2012 Touring Awards work samples
Dance
NEFA plays a leadership role in contemporary dance through grantmaking and other programs that support and sustain a vibrant national ecology for dancemakers and presenters.
Grants
For artists
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Funds artists for developing new dance work that will tour nationally.
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Enhances partnerships between artists and residency sites to prepare new works for touring.
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Supports the national tours of new dance works, reserving up to $40,000 in funding for each artist and company.
For presenters
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Funds nonprofit organizations’ project planning, allowing time to build interest among other nonprofit presenting organizations.
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Funds nonprofit organizations to present performing artists from around the world.
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Funds nonprofit organizations in the U.S. for presenting French dance artists and companies.
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Funds nonprofit organizations for presenting projects that received National Dance Project Touring Awards.
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Funds nonprofit organizations to present New England performing artists.
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Funds nonprofit organizations for investigating new or unfamiliar artists.
Programs
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Supports nonprofit organizations in New England for the tour planning or touring of performing artists from around the world.
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Supports artists and nonprofit organizations in the creation and touring of contemporary dance.
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Promotes projects that model innovative multi- and cross-disciplinary collaborations.
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Provides professional growth for artists in regions across the U.S.
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Funds nonprofit organizations to present New England performing artists.
