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Regional Dance Development Initiative: New England Now

A dancer, in a tutu, on a city street, poses in color burst powder. — Doppelgänger Dance Collective, by James Lastwoski

New England Now focuses on the alignment of New England resources, relationships, and opportunities in support of New England dance makers.

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NEFA INVESTS IN ARTISTS + COMMUNITIES

40+

Years Supporting the Arts

445

Grants Awarded in 2018

$3.75 M

Amount in Grants Given

30,000+

Profiles on CreativeGround

Upcoming Grant Deadlines

NEFA offers grants to artists and organizations to support the creation and presentation of work. These are the grants with upcoming deadlines.

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National Dance Project Presentation Grant

Presentation Grants are made to eligible organizations to support up to 50% of the artist fee and travel expenses per engagement of NDP awarded projects on tour.

By invitation only, November 22, 2019

In a fiedl, Karim wearing a tunic plays a drum strapped around his shoulder.

New England States Touring (NEST) Grant

Funds nonprofit organizations to present New England performing artists.

December 2, 2019

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National Dance Project Travel Fund

National Dance Project Travel Fund provides monetary assistance for U.S. based presenters, curatorial staff, and residency directors or for current NDP artist grantees to connect in person to explore feasibility of presenting NDP-funded works.

Rolling Deadline

Two women dance while two more sit at a bar flirting. Another woman poses as if she is walking through the bar.

National Theater Project Presentation Grant

Presentation Grants are made to invited U.S. presenters and support up to 50% of the artistic fee for NTP projects.

Rolling Deadline

Wearing bright colors, a crowd dances on a stage. Many of them are jumping up and down.

National Theater Project Presenter Travel Grant

Grants provide monetary assistance for travel to promote the touring of NTP funded projects.

Rolling Deadline

On stage, four people sing into a single microphone.

New England Presenter Travel Fund

Presenter Travel Fund enhances the performing arts in the region by supporting travel costs associated with researching artistic work that may eventually be presented in New England.

Rolling Deadline

What's Happening

2019 National Theater Project Creation & Touring Grant Recipients

Regional Dance Development Initiative "New England Now" Launches

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Regional Dance Development Initiative: New England Now

NEFA INVESTS IN ARTISTS + COMMUNITIES

Upcoming Grant Deadlines

National Dance Project Presentation Grant

New England States Touring (NEST) Grant

National Dance Project Travel Fund

National Theater Project Presentation Grant

National Theater Project Presenter Travel Grant

New England Presenter Travel Fund

What's Happening

Conversation with Arts Leaders: Larry Simpson

November 2019 Jobs & Opportunities

Regional Touring and Dance Support Opportunities

Seven CreativeGround Profiles We Love: October 2019

On the CreativeGround with Toby MacNutt

NEFA’s Expeditions and NEST (New England States Touring) Programs to Merge

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