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NDP Production Grants

PREVIEW: APPLICATION GRANT FORM QUESTIONS
Preview the questions below and access your online grant form by visiting the NDP Production Grants page.

Applicant Information
1. Organization Information
  The fields for Organization Address, Phone/Email/Website, and Contact will pre-populate based on the login used. Edits should be made on the form as needed.
2. DBA or AKA for Applicant Organization
3. Additional or Fiscal Agent Information (if different)
  NDP can only award grants to organizations with nonprofit status. Production grants may be paid either directly to an incorporated dance company and/or to a fiscal agent (such as the presenter partner). If you will use a fiscal agent, list that organization’s name, address, EIN#, U.S. Congressional District as well as a contact name, phone, and email, if different from Organization above.
4. Applicant’s Federal Employee ID Number
  Is this Federal EIN for a fiscal agent or parent organization? Yes/No
5. Applicant’s U.S. Congressional District Number
6. Organization Status
  Choose the best descriptors for your organization from the drop-down menus provided.
7. Discipline
  Choose the best descriptors for your organization from the drop-down menus provided.
8. Description
  Choose the best descriptors for your organization from the drop-down menus provided.
9. DUNS number
  Enter the Organization of Fiscal Agent's DUNS number
  NEFA's partnership agreement with the NEA requires that NEFA cannot make a grant award to any organization that does not have a DUNS number, which is recognized as the universal standard for identifying organizations worldwide. For more information on obtaining a DUNS number, please refer to this guide from the federal government. The process to obtain a DUNS number takes about ten minutes by phone and is free of charge. Note that any individual who applies as a natural person (i.e., unrelated to any business or non-profit organization he or she may own or operate in his or her name) is exempt from the DUNS number requirement.
Artist/Group and Agent Information
Follow instructions on the page to select artist or ensemble and agent (if applicable).
Presentation Summary
1. Project Title
  Enter project title as you would like it to appear on your application. If the project is yet to be titled, please enter, “New Work by (Choreographer’s name)”
2. Choreographer Name(s)
  Please enter choreographer’s first and last names. If the project has multiple choreographers, please list all choreographers separated by commas.
3. Project Summary
  Enter a brief summary of the project. Example: "Title of project is a collaboration by Choreographer A with Composer B and Videographer C, exploring themes found in the poetry of Rumi." Limit answer to 200 characters, including spaces.
  Project Beginning and Ending dates
  Enter the date work on the project begins in the Beginning Date box and the premiere date in the Ending Date box.
4. Tour Availability
  List dates that the project will be available to tour. Dates must be within the funded touring period.
5. Projected Development Costs
  Enter estimated costs to develop the work only (does not include premiere and touring).
6. Presenter Partner (Preliminary Application)
  Enter the name and address of your presenter partner as well as your presenter partner contact's name, email, and phone number.
  Presenter Partners (Full Proposal Application)
  List three presenters committed to or strongly interested in this project.
7. Tour Sites (Full Proposal Application)
  To demonstrate the project's potential to tour, we ask applicants to name three nonprofit presenting organizations that have expressed interest in presenting the proposed project on tour. Though no formal documentation of the presenter's commitment is required for the full proposal application, NEFA asks that the applicant has received permission from the presenter to be listed on the application.
  List three presenters committed to or strongly interested in this project (Note that the presenter partner listed above may also be listed as one of the tour sites.)
  Additional Tour Sites (Full Proposal Application)
  If additional tour sites have committed to present the project or have expressed strong interest in it, you may include those sites on the application.
8. Premiere Date (if known) (Full Proposal Application)
  Enter the project's premiere date (if known), as well as the premiere venue's name, city, state, and U.S. Congressional District.
Project Budget (Full Proposal Application Only)
1. Estimated Expenses (include only cash expenses)
  1. Artistic Design Fees: (include fees for choreographers and artistic collaborators)
  2. Rehearsal Fees (including fees associated with space, dancers, and equipment required for rehearsal)
  3. Travel
  4. Lodging
  5. Per Diem (lodging and meals)
  6. Costumes
  7. Music
  8. Sets
  9. Promotional Materials
  10. Administration (explain what is included in administrative expenses)
  11. Documentation
  12. Other Expenses (explain what is included in other expenses)
  13. Total Cash Expenses: Sum of expenses 1-12
2. Estimated Revenue
  1. Corporate Contributions
  2. Foundations Grants
  3. Other Private Contributions
  4. Government Grants: list federal, state, and local separately
  5. Commissioning/Presenter Contributions
  6. Other Revenue: Any monies received from any other sources
  7. Total Applicant Revenue: Sum of lines 14–18
  8. Total NEFA Grant Award: amount of your NEFA grant award, as listed in your award letter
  9. Total Revenue: Sum of Revenue lines 19 and 20.
3. Estimated In-Kind Contributions
  Total of any in-kind contributions (goods and services donated to the project).
Project Narrative (Preliminary Application)
Space is provided in the online form to respond to the prompts below. Please read the Production Grant Funding Criteria and NDP Funding Priorities before responding to the narrative prompts. The total text should not exceed one page of text (approximately 5,000 characters total, including spaces). NEFA strongly recommends composing and saving your narrative in Microsoft Word, copying and pasting in to a text-only utility (such as Notepad) to remove formatting, and copying and pasting from Notepad into the form.
Narrative Questions
1. Briefly describe the proposed new work and its potential to engage audiences.
  1a. Answer if applicable: If the new work will involve other artistic forms besides dance, or incorporate the use of new technologies in its creation, describe and include information about collaborators, if known.
2. Briefly outline any preliminary plans for touring the new work.
3. Describe your relationship with the presenter partner (named on page three of the application) in the development of this work.
Project Narrative (Full Proposal Application)
Space is provided in the online form to respond to the prompts below. Please read the Production Grant Funding Criteria and NDP Funding Priorities before responding to the narrative prompts. The total text should not exceed two pages of text (approximately 8,000 characters total, including spaces). NEFA strongly recommends composing and saving your narrative in Microsoft Word, copying and pasting in to a text-only utility (such as Notepad) to remove formatting, and copying and pasting from Notepad into the form.
Narrative Questions
1. Describe the proposed work and the proposed process and timeline for development. Note the current status (i.e. projected, committed...) of the work's proposed collaborators.
2. Address the 'tourability' of the work in terms of scale (large/small, traditional/non-traditional venues), company size, other requirements, estimated presenter fee range, and your strategy for touring this work nationally.
3. Describe the work's potential to engage audiences and any live or virtual strategies that will be used during the development and/or touring of the work to connect the artist and the public.
4. In what ways will the presenter partner(s)* named in your application support the development and/or touring of the work?
Artist(s) Biography

Please provide biographies of the artist/choreographer, company/ensemble, and any lead collaborators in the space below. Be sure to include a summary of the artist and company/ensemble's touring history and include any significant accomplishments or accolades.

NDP Production Grants

GRANT REQUIREMENTS FOR FINAL PAYMENT

Copies of program and publicity materials showing required crediting
Completed and submitted online Production Grant Evaluation Form (access here)
DVD of the completed work
(Strongly Encouraged) Hi-res photos of the NDP-funded engagement emailed to copperman@nefa.org or a photo CD mailed to NEFA c/o NDP

NDP Production Grants

PREVIEW: EVALUATION GRANT FORM QUESTIONS
Preview the questions below and access your online grant form by visiting the NDP Production Grants page.

Grantee Information
Organization Information
The fields for Organization Address, Phone/Email/Website, and Contact will pre-populate based on the login used. Edits should be made on the form as needed.
1. Fiscal Agent Information (if different)
  List the name, address, EIN#, you would like to appear on your check, as well as a contact name, phone, and email, if different from Organization above.
2. DUNS number
  Enter the organization’s or fiscal agent’s DUNS number.
  NEFA's partnership agreement with the NEA requires that NEFA cannot make a grant award to any organization that does not have a DUNS number, which is recognized as the universal standard for identifying organizations worldwide. For more information on obtaining a DUNS number, please refer to this guide from the federal government. The process to obtain a DUNS number takes about ten minutes by phone and is free of charge. Note that any individual who applies as a natural person (i.e., unrelated to any business or non-profit organization he or she may own or operate in his or her name) is exempt from the DUNS number requirement.
Artist Information & Project Summary
1. Project Title and Choreographer Name(s)
2. Project Beginning and Ending dates
  Enter the date work on the project begins in the Beginning Date box and the premiere date in the Ending Date box.
  Performance Information
  Enter information for the project's premiere performance as well as information for up to two additional performances below. Include date, venue, city, state, and U.S. Congressional District for each performance.
3. Total number of artists
  Enter the total number of artists supported through this project's artist fee.
4. Number of activities by artist
  Enter the total number of activities by artist during creation/production process for each of the categories listed. Please discuss these activities in the narrative section of the evaluation.
5. Community Participation
  Enter the total number of community members participating in all artist-led activities noted in section d, categorized as Adults, Youth (18 & younger), and Older Adults (65 & older).
6. Arts Education
  Choose the percentage of the project’s activities that are directed toward “an organized and systematic educational effort with the primary goal of increasing an identified learner's knowledge of and/or skills in the arts with measurable outcomes.”
7. Discipline
  Choose the discipline that best fits the project’s activities.
Demographic Information
1. Organization Race
  Choose the predominant racial characteristic of your organization.
2. Project Race
  Choose the predominant racial characteristic of the project.
3. International Activity
  Indicate if the project included international activity based on the description provided.
4. Target Audience
  Indicate the target audience for whom the project was created. If no specific audience was targeted, select “No Single Group.”
5. Optional: Artist Age Range
  Select age range of artist.
Project Budget
1. Actual Expenses (include only cash expenses)
  1. Artistic and Design Fees: Include fees for choreographer(s) and artistic collaborators.
  2. Rehearsal Fees: Include fees associated with space, dancers, and equipment required for rehearsal.
  3. Travel
  4. Per Diem
  5. Costumes
  6. Music
  7. Sets
  8. Promotional Materials
  9. Administration: Please explain what is included in administration expenses.
  10. Documentation
  11. Rights/Permissions
  12. Other Expenses: Please explain what is included in other expenses.
  13. Total Cash Expenses: Sum of expense lines 1-12
2. Actual Revenue
  1. Corporate Contributions
  2. Foundations Grants: Any monies received from foundations other than NEFA
  3. Other Private Contributions
  4. Government Grants: list federal, state, and local separately
  5. Commissioning/Presenter Contributions: Include any funds contributed by artist’s organization to offset expenses.
  6. Other Revenue: Please explain what is included in other revenue.
  7. Subtotal Applicant Revenue: Sum of revenue lines 14 – 19
  8. Total NEFA Grant Award: amount of your NEFA grant award, as listed in your award letter
  9. Total Revenue: Sum of Revenue lines 13 and 14.
    ** Total Revenue (line 22) must be greater than or equal to Total Cash Expenses (line 13). If this amount is less than line13, adjust Commissioning/Presenter Contributions (line 18). **
3. Actual In-Kind Contributions
  Total of any in-kind contributions (goods and services donated to the project).
Evaluation Narrative
Space is provided in the online form to respond to the following prompts. The total text should not exceed 3 pages (approximately 10,500 characters). NEFA strongly recommends composing and saving your narrative in Microsoft Word, copying and pasting in to a text-only utility (such as Notepad) to remove formatting, and copying and pasting from Notepad into the form.
1. Summarize the creative process of the funded project; list the important elements of developing the piece, such as rehearsal periods and residencies, as well as work with partners, collaborators, and audiences. Include what worked well, any challenges, and any surprises. Please note ways in which the final project differed from the original proposal.
2. What community connections, networking opportunities, or partnerships with local organizations or individuals (e.g. artists, local businesses, schools, or other nonprofit, social service, or governmental organizations) developed from this project?
3. What effect did the NDP Production Grant have on you and your creative process?
4. Please describe any documentation or media coverage of this project.
5. NDP Production Grants fund the development of new dance work that will tour. What activities, if any, are still necessary post-premiere to prepare your work for touring? (e.g. further development or modification of the piece through rehearsal/residency work; further development of audience engagement strategies; development of presenter partner relationships; etc…)
6. What other private or public funds have been raised to specifically support this project? Please list donors/sources and funding amounts.
7. In an effort to improve the administration of this grant and our service to you, we encourage your comments and suggestions regarding NEFA and our grant process.

NDP Presentation Grants

PREVIEW: APPLICATION GRANT FORM QUESTIONS
Preview the questions below and access your online grant form by visiting the NDP Presentation Grants page.

Applicant Information
1. Organization Information
  The fields for Organization Address, Phone/Email/Website, and Contact will pre-populate based on the login used. Edits should be made on the form as needed.
2. DBA or AKA for Applicant Organization
3. Applicant Organization's Federal Employee ID Number
  Is this a Federal EIN for a parent organization? (Yes/No)
  Choose yes if the EIN number is for an umbrella organization and the applicant organization is a department or one of many entities under that larger organization.
4. Applicant U.S. Congressional District Number
5. Applicant Organization Status
  Choose the best descriptors for your organization from the drop-down menus provided.
6. Discipline
  Choose the best descriptors for your organization from the drop-down menus provided.
7. Description
  Choose the best descriptors for your organization from the drop-down menus provided.
8. Applicant Organization's DUNS number
  Enter the Organization of Fiscal Agent DUNS number
  NEFA's partnership agreement with the NEA requires that NEFA cannot make a grant award to any organization that does not have a DUNS number, which is recognized as the universal standard for identifying organizations worldwide. For more information on obtaining a DUNS number, please refer to this guide from the federal government. The process to obtain a DUNS number takes about ten minutes by phone and is free of charge. Note that any individual who applies as a natural person (i.e., unrelated to any business or non-profit organization he or she may own or operate in his or her name) is exempt from the DUNS number requirement.
9. Additional or Fiscal Agent Information (if different)
  NDP can only award grants to organizations with nonprofit status. If using a fiscal agent, please enter the fiscal agent's name, address, EIN number, DUNS number, and U.S. Congressional District as well as the fiscal agent contact's name, phone, and email below.
Artist Group Information
Select Artist or ensemble the organization plans to present from a list of NDP awardees.
Presentation Summary
1. Project Title
2. Choreographer Name(s)
3. Engagement Duration
  List the beginning and end dates of the engagement or residency. If this was a two or more part residency, list the first beginning and last end date. If this was a one-day engagement, please list the beginning and the end date as the same day.
4. Tickets sold
  Enter whether tickets will be sold, the total number of tickets (not including complimentary tickets), and the ticket price(s).
5. Total number of artists
  List the total number of participating artists anticipated, including all performers and artistic collaborators accompanying the artist on site during the performance or other artist activities.
6. Anticipated number of activities by artist
  Fill in the number of activities of each different type that the artist(s) engaged in. If there are activities outside of those listed, please discuss the activities in narrative section 5.
7. Anticipated audience
  Enter total number of individuals participating in all artist-led activities noted in section f (including performances), categorized as Adults, Youth (18 & younger), and Older Adults (65 & older).
8. Performance Information
  Enter venue, date, city, state, and U.S. Congressional District information for up to three performances. (Information for one performance is required.)
9. Arts Education
  Choose the percentage of the project’s activities that are directed toward “an organized and systematic educational effort with the primary goal of increasing an identified learner's knowledge of and/or skills in the arts with measurable outcomes.”
10. Discipline
  Choose the discipline that best fits the project’s activities.
Presentation Budget
1. Estimated Expenses (include only cash expenses)
  1. Total Artistic Fees: (separated as stipulated in contract with Artist)
    Artist Fee (fee from contract with Artist)
    Artist Expense – Per diem
    Artist Expense – Accommodations
    Artist Expense – Travel
    Artist Expense - Visas
    ** Please note that your grant amount is based on this artistic fee. If the artist fee changes, please contact NEFA immediately. **
  2. Other Project Expenses: Any expenses incurred from performance/residency production costs
  3. Space Rental: Any expenses incurred from performance/residency space rental
  4. Marketing/Publicity: Any expenses incurred from marketing this performance/residency
  5. Total Expenses: Sum of expenses 1-4
2. Estimated Revenue
  1. Admissions: Any monies received from admissions/ticket sales
  2. Corporate Contributions
  3. Foundations Grants: Any monies received from foundations other than NEFA
  4. Other Private Contributions
  5. Government Grants: list federal, state, and local separately
  6. Other Revenue: Any monies received from any other sources
  7. Applicant Cash/Contribution: Any out of pocket expense incurred by your organization to break even, if revenue is less than expenses
  8. Total Applicant Revenue: Add lines 6 – 12 and place the total here
  9. Total NEFA Grant Award: amount of your NEFA grant award, as listed in your award letter
  10. Total Revenue: Sum of Revenue lines 13 and 14.
    ** Total Revenue (line 15) must be greater than or equal to Total Cash Expenses (line 5). If this amount is less than line 5, adjust applicant cash (line 12). **
3. Estimated In-Kind Contributions
  Total of any in-kind contributions (goods and services donated to the project).
Presentation Narrative
Space is provided in the online form to respond to the following prompts. Narrative responses are limited to 2,000 characters each, including spaces. Please limit total responses to about 1 page of text. NEFA strongly recommends composing and saving your narrative in Microsoft Word, copying and pasting in to a text-only utility (such as Notepad) to remove formatting, and copying and pasting from Notepad into the form.
1. Describe the project, including planned performances and residency activities.
2. Describe your audience engagement plan, including the potential use of live and virtual strategies to connect the artists and the public.
3. How will this project enable you to increase and/or diversify your audiences?
4. What connections/networking/partnerships with community or area dance resources may be developed from this project?

NDP Presentation/FUSED Grants

GRANT REQUIREMENTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT

EVALUATION MATERIALS FOR SUBMISSION

Copies of program and publicity materials (read details)
Completed and submitted online Presentation Grant Evaluation Form (read details; preview the questions: Presentation Grant, FUSED Grant; access the form: Presentation Grant, FUSED Grant
Signed Receipt Form (read details; access the form)
IRS W-9 Form (see www.irs.gov for current version)
(Strongly Encouraged) Photos of the NDP-funded engagement emailed to copperman@nefa.org or a photo CD mailed to NEFA c/o NDP

INSTRUCTIONS FOR REQUESTING PAYMENT
Because we report to several funders, including both state and federal agencies, we are obligated to keep carefully documented records. We, in turn, require the grantee to fulfill certain requirements before we are able to make payment on the grant. You must comply with the following in order to receive your grant award:

You must acknowledge support from the New England Foundation for the Arts and additional sponsors on all program and publicity materials. Please provide a copy of these materials to NEFA showing the required acknowledgment of the funding support as described in the grant award letter. Please highlight the credit line on these materials.
You must submit one completed Evaluation Form for each grant, which includes several narrative questions and a final accounting section for expenditures associated with the presentation and/or residency. Do not combine figures for more than one grant on a single form. For series/festivals or collaborations, please approximate proportions of audience figures, expenses, etc. for each event for which NEFA funding directly applies. Please note that guidance on how to properly fill out your evaluation form is contained in the help buttons on the online grant evaluation form. Following these instructions will prevent NEFA from having to contact you for corrections, which could delay the payment of your grant.
NEFA must be notified of any changes in fee paid to the artist(s) as far in advance of the event as possible. Your grant award is calculated as a percentage of that artistic fee. It should not be considered a one-to-one "matching grant." If the fee is reduced, you must provide an explanation in writing. Reduction in the artist fee may result in the reduction or cancellation of your grant award. Artistic fees do not include in-kind contributions.
You must submit a completed Receipt Form acknowledging your payment of the artist(s) as well as an IRS W-9 form. The receipt form must be signed by an authorized representative of the artist(s) and by an authorized representative of your organization. Please note that the receipt form has 3 separate lines for the artist(s) to review and sign; the artistic fee paid in cash, the cost of housing provided, and the cost of transporting the artist(s) to and from the engagement. An artistic fee may be inclusive of these costs, however if housing and transportation is negotiated, outlined in the contract, and paid for directly by the presenter, the costs must be listed in separate spaces on the receipt form. If separated on the form, the three amounts combined MUST match the total artistic fee as it appears on your Application Form, contract with the artist(s), and the Evaluation Form (Page 6, Line 1). Please also note that check copies are not acceptable as proof of payment. Receipts must be available upon request for any cost incurred by the organization for housing or transportation above and beyond the artistic fee.

Please note that you must complete the appropriate grant evaluation form and email, fax, or mail supporting material within the time frame listed on your award letter or risk forfeiture of the grant and all pending NEFA grants. If you anticipate a delay in forwarding completed report forms and materials within this time period, please contact Cheri Opperman at 617.951.0010 x524 (copperman@nefa.org). Should any changes in the project, fees or budget occur, NEFA must be notified in writing. In the event of performance or program cancellation, the grant award will be withdrawn.

NEFA encourages you to send photos of funded performances, events, and outreach as these help us in building the case for continued funding. NEFA reserves the right to use these images in promotional materials and documents. Photos should be high quality, hi-res (300 dpi) digital images with photographer credits and year. Mail a CD or email as attachments to Cheri Opperman at copperman@nefa.org.

NDP Presentation Grants

PREVIEW: EVALUATION GRANT FORM QUESTIONS
Preview the questions below and access your online grant form by visiting the NDP Presentation Grants page.

Grantee Information
Organization Information
The fields for Organization Address, Phone/Email/Website, and Contact will pre-populate based on the login used. Edits should be made on the form as needed.
1. Fiscal Agent Information (if different)
  List the name, address and EIN# you would like to appear on your check, as well as a contact name, phone, and email, if different from Organization above.
2. DUNS number
  Enter the Organization’s or fiscal agent’s DUNS number.
  NEFA's partnership agreement with the NEA requires that NEFA cannot make a grant award to any organization that does not have a DUNS number, which is recognized as the universal standard for identifying organizations worldwide. For more information on obtaining a DUNS number, please refer to this guide from the federal government. The process to obtain a DUNS number takes about ten minutes by phone and is free of charge. Note that any individual who applies as a natural person (i.e., unrelated to any business or non-profit organization he or she may own or operate in his or her name) is exempt from the DUNS number requirement.
Artist Information & Project Summary
1. Artist Name, Project Title, and Choreographer Name(s)
2. Beginning and ending date(s) of artist engagement
  List the beginning and end dates of the project. If this was a two or more part residency, list the first beginning and last end date. If this was a one-day engagement, please list the beginning and the end date as the same day.
3. Tickets sold
  Enter whether tickets were sold, the total number of tickets sold (not including complimentary tickets), and the price(s) of tickets sold.
4. Total number of artists
  Enter the total number of participating artists including all performers and artistic collaborators accompanying the artist on site during the performance or other artist activities.
5. Number of activities by artist
  Fill in the number of activities of each different type that the artist(s) engaged in. If there are activities outside of those listed, please discuss the activities in narrative section 5.
6. Audience
  Enter total number of individuals participating in all artist-led activities noted in section e (including performances), categorized as Adults, Youth (18 & younger), and Older Adults (65 & older).
7. Arts Education
  Choose the percentage of the project’s activities that are directed toward “an organized and systematic educational effort with the primary goal of increasing an identified learner's knowledge of and/or skills in the arts with measurable outcomes.”
8. Discipline
  Choose the discipline that best fits the project’s activities.
Demographic Information
1. Organization Race
  Choose the predominant racial characteristic of your organization.
2. Project Race
  Choose the predominant racial characteristic of the project.
3. International Activity
  Indicate if the project included international activity based on the description provided.
4. Race Classification of Audience
  List estimated percentages of the racial characteristics of your total audience.
5. Race Classification Collection
  For NEFA’s information purposes, please include how this information was collected.
Presentation Budget
1. Actual Expenses (include only cash expenses)
  1. Total Artistic Fees: (separated as stipulated in contract with Artist)
    Artist Contract Fee (fee from contract)
    Artist Expense – Per diem (meals and other per diem costs)
    Artist Expense – Accommodations
    Artist Expense – Travel
    ** Please note that your grant amount is based on this artistic fee. If the evaluation fee is lower than the fee in your application, the grant amount may be lowered. **
  2. Other Project Expenses: Any expenses incurred from performance/residency production costs
  3. Space Rental: Any expenses incurred from performance/residency space rental
  4. Marketing/Publicity: Any expenses incurred from marketing this performance/residency
  5. Total Cash Expenses: Sum of expenses 1-4
2. Actual Revenue
  1. Admissions: Any monies received from admissions/ticket sales
  2. Corporate Contributions
  3. Foundations Grants: Any monies received from foundations other than NEFA
  4. Other Private Contributions
  5. Government Grants: list federal, state, and local separately
  6. Other Revenue: Any monies received from any other sources
  7. Applicant Cash/Contribution: Any out of pocket expense incurred by your organization to break even, if revenue is less than expenses
  8. Total Applicant Revenue: Add lines 6 – 12 and place the total here
  9. Total NEFA Grant Award: amount of your NEFA grant award, as listed in your award letter
  10. Total Revenue: Sum of Revenue lines 13 and 14.
    ** Total Revenue (line 15) must be greater than or equal to Total Cash Expenses (line 5). If this amount is less than line 5, adjust applicant cash (line 12). **
3. Actual In-Kind Contributions
  Total of any in-kind contributions (goods and services donated to the project).
Evaluation Narrative
Space is provided in the online form to respond to the following prompts. The total text should not exceed 3 pages (approximately 10,500 characters). NEFA strongly recommends composing and saving your narrative in Microsoft Word, copying and pasting in to a text-only utility (such as Notepad) to remove formatting, and copying and pasting from Notepad into the form.
1. Reflect on the project activity; include what worked well, any challenges, and any surprises. Please note ways in which the final project differed from the original proposal.
2. Describe the audience response and/or interaction with the project. Please include specific feedback you received from the community/ies. (i.e. stories, anecdotes)
3. What community connections, networking opportunities, or partnerships with local organizations or individuals (e.g. local businesses, schools, artists, or other nonprofit, social service, or governmental organizations) developed from this project?
4. Please describe working with this artist including: effectiveness of the booking agent/tour coordinator, quality and availability of promotional materials, and ease of production logistics.
5. Over the past three years has your organization increased, decreased, or kept steady the number of dance artists presented? Other than NDP Presentation Grants, how are dance artist engagements funded (e.g. private donations, corporate support, foundation support, ticket sales, etc...)? If no other dance was presented in the past three years, please briefly explain why.
6. Do you have plans to increase dance programming at your venue? What are the challenges or resources needed to fulfill that plan?
7. In an effort to improve the administration of this grant and our service to you, we encourage your comments and suggestions regarding NEFA and our grant process.

NDP FUSED Grants

PREVIEW: EVALUATION GRANT FORM QUESTIONS
Preview the questions below and access your online grant form by visiting the NDP International Partnerships page.

Grantee Information
Organization Information
The fields for Organization Address, Phone/Email/Website, and Contact will pre-populate based on the login used. Edits should be made on the form as needed.
1. Fiscal Agent Information (if different)
  NDP can only award grants to organizations with nonprofit status. If using a fiscal agent for payment, list the name, address and EIN# you would like to appear on your check, as well as a contact name, phone, and email, if different from Organization above.
2. DUNS and EIN update
  If any information has changed since submitting a FUSED application, enter the Organization’s or fiscal agent’s DUNS number.
  NEFA's partnership agreement with the NEA requires that NEFA cannot make a grant award to any organization that does not have a DUNS number, which is recognized as the universal standard for identifying organizations worldwide. For more information on obtaining a DUNS number, please refer to this guide from the federal government. The process to obtain a DUNS number takes about ten minutes by phone and is free of charge. Note that any individual who applies as a natural person (i.e., unrelated to any business or non-profit organization he or she may own or operate in his or her name) is exempt from the DUNS number requirement.
Artist Information & Project Summary
1. Artist Name, Project Title, and Choreographer Name(s)
2. Beginning and ending date(s) of artist engagement
  List the beginning and end dates of the project. If this was a two or more part residency, list the first beginning and last end date. If this was a one-day engagement, please list the beginning and the end date as the same day.
  Main Performance Information
  If the engagement included a performance, enter the date of the first (or main) performance as well as the performance venue name, city, state and U.S. Congressional District.
3. Tickets sold
  Enter whether tickets were sold, the total number of tickets sold (not including complimentary tickets), and the price(s) of tickets sold.
4. Total number of artists
  Enter the total number of participating artists including all performers and artistic collaborators accompanying the artist on site during the performance or other artist activities.
5. Number of activities by artist
  Fill in the number of activities of each different type that the artist(s) engaged in. If there are activities outside of those listed, please discuss the activities in narrative section 5.
6. Audience
  Enter total number of individuals participating in all artist-led activities noted in section e (including performances), categorized as Adults, Youth (18 & younger), and Older Adults (65 & older).
7. Arts Education
  Choose the percentage of the project’s activities that are directed toward “an organized and systematic educational effort with the primary goal of increasing an identified learner's knowledge of and/or skills in the arts with measurable outcomes.”
8. Discipline
  Choose the discipline that best fits the project’s activities.
Demographic Information
1. Organization Race
  Choose the predominant racial characteristic of your organization.
2. Project Race
  Choose the predominant racial characteristic of the project.
3. International Activity
  Indicate if the project included international activity based on the description provided.
4. Race Classification of Audience
  List estimated percentages of the racial characteristics of your total audience.
5. Race Classification Collection
  For NEFA’s information purposes, please include how this information was collected.
Presentation Budget
1. Actual Expenses (include only cash expenses)
  1. Total Artistic Fees: (separated as stipulated in contract with Artist)
    Artist Contract Fee (fee from contract)
    Artist Expense – Per diem (meals and other per diem costs)
    Artist Expense – Accommodations
    Artist Expense – Travel
    Artist Expense – Visas
    ** Please note that your grant amount is based on this artistic fee. If the evaluation fee is lower than the fee in your application, the grant amount may be lowered. **
  2. Other Project Expenses: Any expenses incurred from performance/residency production costs
  3. Space Rental: Any expenses incurred from performance/residency space rental
  4. Marketing/Publicity: Any expenses incurred from marketing this performance/residency
  5. Total Cash Expenses: Sum of expenses 1-4
2. Actual Revenue
  1. Admissions: Any monies received from admissions/ticket sales
  2. Corporate Contributions
  3. Foundations Grants: Any monies received from foundations other than NEFA
  4. Other Private Contributions
  5. Government Grants: list federal, state, and local separately
  6. Other Revenue: Any monies received from any other sources
  7. Applicant Cash/Contribution: Any out of pocket expense incurred by your organization to break even, if revenue is less than expenses
  8. Total Applicant Revenue: Add lines 6 – 12 and place the total here
  9. Total NEFA Grant Award: amount of your NEFA grant award, as listed in your award letter
  10. Total Revenue: Sum of Revenue lines 13 and 14.
    ** Total Revenue (line 15) must be greater than or equal to Total Cash Expenses (line 5). If this amount is less than line 5, adjust applicant cash (line 12). **
3. Actual In-Kind Contributions
  Total of any in-kind contributions (goods and services donated to the project).
Evaluation Narrative
Space is provided in the online form to respond to the following prompts. The total text should not exceed 3 pages (approximately 10,500 characters). NEFA strongly recommends composing and saving your narrative in Microsoft Word, copying and pasting in to a text-only utility (such as Notepad) to remove formatting, and copying and pasting from Notepad into the form.
1. Reflect on the project activity; include what worked well, any challenges, and any surprises. Please note ways in which the final project differed from the original proposal.
2. Describe the audience response and/or interaction with the project. Please include specific feedback you received from the community/ies. (i.e. stories, anecdotes)
3. What community connections, networking opportunities, or partnerships with local organizations or individuals (e.g. local businesses, schools, artists, or other nonprofit, social service, or governmental organizations) developed from this project?
4. Please describe working with this artist including (as applicable): effectiveness of the booking agent/tour coordinator, quality and availability of promotional materials, and ease of production or residency logistics.
5. Over the past three years has your organization increased, decreased, or kept steady the number of residencies and/or presentations of international dance artists? Other than NDP FUSED grants, how are these engagements funded (e.g. private donations, corporate support, foundation support, ticket sales, etc...). If no other international dance artists were presented in the past three years, please briefly explain why.
6. Do you have plans to increase international dance programming at your venue? What are the challenges or resources needed to fulfill that plan?
7. In an effort to improve the administration of this grant and our service to you, we encourage your comments and suggestions regarding NEFA and our grant process.