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National Dance Project-supported Antoine Hunter and Capacitor | photo by Eric Raeber 

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NEFA invests in artists and communities and fosters equitable access to the arts, enriching the cultural landscape in New England and the nation.

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New Grant Program, Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color

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National Dance Project Production Grant Accepting Applications

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MA-based Artists: Register for Making It Public - a Free, Virtual Workshop

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Upcoming Grant Application 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 Production Grant

Preliminary Application: February 28
NDP Production Grants fund the creation and U.S. touring of 20 new dance projects annually.

New England States Touring (NEST) Grant

March 3, 2025
Funds nonprofit organizations to present touring artists in venues across New England.

Jazz Road Tours

March 5, 2025
Designed for emerging and mid-career artists around the entire country, Jazz Road Tours support small, three- to six-site tours at an array of venue types, often in rural communities and other areas traditionally underserved by the genre.

Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color

March 19, 2025
Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color supports folklife and traditional arts rooted in communities by investing in artists/practitioners and the community organizations that

New England Presenter Travel Fund

Rolling Deadline
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.
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Dance

New England Dance Fund Awards 50 Grants to Dance Makers

On behalf of the National Dance Project (NDP) Team, I am pleased to share the newest cohort of New England Dance Fund (NEDF) Grant Recipients. Through the fund, NEFA awards grants of $500 to $1,000 directly to choreographers who identify and articulate an important opportunity that will
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Theater

Meet the 2025 National Theater Project Creation and Touring Grant Semifinalists

With the FY25 application being the last round of National Theater Project (NTP) Creation & Touring Grants in the current form ( read a message from our executive director Harold Steward from September 2024), we want to pause to highlight our applicants at each step of the process. The National
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New Grant Invests in Folklife in Communities of Color

(Boston, MA) The US Regional Arts Organizations (USRAOs) today announced a new program, Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color. The program will award significant nonmatching grants to traditional artists, practitioners, and keepers of traditional knowledge that show a deep
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New Grants Application and Reporting Portal

We are excited to announce that our new Grants Application and Reporting portal is now live! Applicants for New England States Touring (NEST) and National Dance Project Production grants will be the first to use the new portal to apply. What’s new? The new Grants Application and Reporting portal
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CreativeGround

CreativeGround spotlights the creative people and places at work in New England: cultural nonprofits like libraries and theaters, creative businesses like recording studios and design agencies, and artists of all disciplines such as performing arts, visual arts, and crafts.

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Center Stage

Center Stage is among the most successful programs to bring contemporary international performing artists into direct contact with people across a wide range of U.S. communities, and to share these experiences globally.

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