Funding decisions will be made according to the following criteria:

• Artists involved demonstrate artistic skill, knowledge, accomplishment, and experience
• The project description is well defined and includes exchange between identified Native artists with planned objectives and specific purposes
• The project will have a lasting benefit to one or more Native communities, including exchange between Native communities to preserve and revive art forms and to encourage contemporary expression
• The project aligns with and enhances the overall purpose of Native Arts programs at NEFA which is to strengthen and build relationships between artists, increase the visibility of Native arts nationally, and to bridge and network artists from across the United States.

Note: Meeting funding criteria does not guarantee a grant.

National Native Artist Exchange does not fund:

• Organizations
• Non-arts related projects
• Projects that do not involve artist exchanges between two native artists from two different regions of the U.S.