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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.

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.

March 2, 2020

Two dancers leap towards each other, but their legs are held in place by dancers on the ground.

National Dance Project Production Grant

NDP Production Grants fund the creation and U.S. touring of new dance works. Grants are highly competitive and are awarded to approximately 20 projects annually.

March 2, 2020

Three men control puppets that lean on each other's foreheads.

National Theater Project Creation & Touring Grant

Provides funds for creation and U.S. touring of artist-led, ensemble, devised projects. These grants are highly competitive and are awarded to eight projects annually.

March 9, 2020 11:59PM Eastern

A woman in a multicolored gown dances in a space that reflects multicolored light like a rainbow

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, April 2020

Six people sit and stand around a table. There are posters with stickies on them in the background.

Public Art Learning Fund

The Public Art Learning Fund aims to strengthen the field of public art in New England by providing professional development support directly to artists.

April 21, 2020

Ballet dancers perform on a stage in purple costumes.

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

Regional Dance Development Initiative "New England Now" Launches

2019 National Theater Project Creation & Touring Grant Recipients

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Regional Dance Development Initiative: New England Now

NEFA INVESTS IN ARTISTS + COMMUNITIES

Upcoming Grant Deadlines

New England States Touring (NEST) Grant

National Dance Project Production Grant

National Theater Project Creation & Touring Grant

National Dance Project Presentation Grant

Public Art Learning Fund

National Dance Project Travel Fund

National Theater Project Presentation Grant

National Theater Project Presenter Travel Grant

New England Presenter Travel Fund

What's Happening

December 2019 Jobs & Opportunities

On the CreativeGround with Orlando Hernández

Creative Communities Exchange (CCX) 2019: Recap, Part 1

New Application & Report Portal: What You Need to Know

Conversation with Arts Leaders: Larry Simpson

November 2019 Jobs & Opportunities

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