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NEFA'S ONLINE GRANT FORMS

Before you start: Read the eligibility and funding criteria for the grant to which you are applying.
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Questions? Contact the appropriate NEFA staff.

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Project Name: This is the name that appears on your home page when you return to edit an application or to check its status. Please enter a name that will allow you to identify this application and will differentiate it from other NEFA applications.

Applicant Organization: Enter information below for the organization (or individual, if program eligibility permits) that would be awarded the grant. If you are submitting a grant application on behalf of the applicant, then please indicate your relationship to the applicant.

Applicant Contact: Provide information for the applicant organization’s primary contact below. This is the individual NEFA will contact regarding this grant application.

Payee: Enter information below for the organization to which the grant will be paid, if awarded. The Payee can be the applicant organization, a parent organization, or a fiscal sponsor. Include information for your contact at that organization.

Artist: Enter information for the artist/ensemble below.

Artist Agent: Enter information for the artist agent below. If the artist is not represented, leave this section blank.

Budget Help: Enter projected project expenses and revenue below.

Include only cash expenses. In-kind contributions should be entered in a separate section.
Round figures to the nearest dollar.
Total Revenue must be equal to or greater than total cash expenses.
Grant request may not exceed 50% of the total artistic fee.

Additional Contacts: List members of your organization (other than yourself) who will need to access this form.

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WORK SAMPLES
Click NEW and follow the instructions to add links to your work samples.

VIDEO Work Sample Guidelines:

Applicants may submit one five-minute work sample.
NEFA recommends submitting a work sample that contains at least one continuous two to five-minute section from a single work. If you wish the panel to see multiple works or multiple sections of one work, the individual sections should be at least one minute each and should utilize original audio, if available. Please limit the number of clips to three or fewer.
When possible, submit samples of the actual work named in the application or, if this is not possible, submit work that is similar (i.e. a multi-disciplinary work sample for an application proposing a multi-disciplinary work, a site-specific work sample for an application proposing a site-specific work, etc.). If neither is possible, please explain how the submitted work sample relates to the proposed project in the Work Sample Description section below.
Work samples should be of recent work (i.e. within the last four years).
NEFA strongly prefers that applicants send prepared work samples (i.e. one file with only the five minutes to be shown to the panel). If this is not possible, please clearly indicate cue times in the Work Sample Cue Times section below.
Promotional videos and/or video montages will not be accepted.

IMAGE Work Sample Guidelines:
NEFA recommends submitting images of art work that are *related to your project*. Please send only hi-res images (300 dpi). These may be uploaded as attachments.

AUDIO Work Sample Guidelines:
Please submit up to three tracks that best represent the artist work.

AUDIO Instructions:
Use the url fields below to link to your audio files saved online. (e.g. uploaded to a personal website or audio sharing website like SoundCloud.)

NDP PRODUCTION GRANT

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PRIMARY PRESENTER PARTNER

All Production Grant applicants must list at least one presenter partner -- a U.S. based nonprofit presenting organization that supports the development and/or touring of the proposed project. Examples of support a presenter partner may provide include, but are not limited to:

commissioning fees
residency space
audience for work-in progress showings
administrative guidance or support
marketplace advocacy
tour planning assistance
leveraging additional funds for the project

Note: Additional presenter partners may be added on the 'Additional Information' tab of this application.

POTENTIAL TOUR SITES

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 this application, NEFA asks that the applicant has received permission from the presenter to be listed on the application.

Note: The presenter partner listed above may also be listed as one of the tour sites below. Additional tour sites may be entered on the 'Additional Information' page of this application.

NARRATIVE INFORMATION

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.

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.

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.

In what ways will the presenter partner(s)* named in your application support the development and/or touring of the work?

**Responses to the following questions will not affect your Production Grant application.**

PRD grants support the refinement of new dance projects in later stages of development in order to produce works that are more fully realized and ready to tour. PRD grants may be used to support production residencies where artists, in collaboration with residency partners, can receive access to technical facilities and staff and gain significant artistic, directorial, and/or dramaturgical input. Production residencies should take place prior to the work's premiere or post-premiere and prior to its tour.

For the purposes of PRD funding, production residencies should:

Make a significant impact on the refinement of the new work during the later stages of its development
Be part of a coherent developmental process that aims toward a premiere-ready and/or tour-ready work
Reflect a strong relationship and/or level of investment between the artist and residency partner
Enable the artist to focus primarily on the new work rather than teaching or conducting other outreach activities unconnected to the development of the work
Preferably be at least one week or more in length.

How would you foresee utilizing a production residency in order to ready the work for either its premiere or its tour? What would you expect to learn or get out of the production residency?

How would you foresee utilizing a production residency in order to ready the work for either its premiere or its tour? What specific elements of the creation and/or touring of your project would a production residency allow you to address?

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PERFORMANCE(S)

Click NEW to add information about your Premier, then add the date (if known); venue name, city, state.

ADDITIONAL PRESENTER PARTNERS FOR THIS PROJECT

Click NEW to add any Presenter Partners for this project that you would like to name in addition to the Primary Presenter Partner listed on the Details page of your application. Reminder: *At least one presenter partner must be U.S. based. Presenter partners are nonprofit presenting organizations that support the development and/or touring of the proposed project.

ADDITIONAL TOUR SITES TO THOSE LISTED IN THE APPLICATION

Click NEW to add information about nonprofit presenting organizations who have expressed interest in presenting the proposed project on tour. Reminder: Tour Sites may also be listed as Presenter Partners above.

NTP PRESENTATION

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NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES BY ARTIST(S)

Anticipated number of activities by artist/ensemble: Enter the number of activities for each that apply. Please discuss these activities in the narrative section of the application.

AUDIENCE ANTICIPATED

Anticipated Audience: Anticipated audience attending or participating in all artist-led activities noted above, including performances.

NARRATIVE INFORMATION

Describe the engagement, including performances and residency activities.

Explain why your organization is choosing to present this artist group and this work.

Describe the promotion and marketing plans for the project.

How can this project enable you to increase and diversify audiences in the context of your organization's audience development plan?

What community connections/networking/partnerships could be developed from this project?

TAB 2

List other members of your organization who should have full access to all of your NEFA grant forms. Other contacts or collaborators for this project should be added on the 'Additional Information' tab and not here.

TAB 3

MAIN PERFORMANCE

Click NEW to add information about your Main Performance, then add the date, venue name, city, and state.

NDP PRODUCTION RESIDENCIES (PRD)

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NARRATIVE INFORMATION
Describe the stages and timeline for the overall development of the work and the specific goals for the proposed production residency.

Describe how the production residency activities will strengthen the work in advance of its premiere and/or its tour.

Describe the anticipated artist's and the residency partner's roles and responsibilities during the residency and how these will be determined. Indicate any conversations or agreements that are currently in place.

Identify your proposed residency site and contact (your residency partner). Describe your relationship (new or existing) and how the production residency will result in a stronger partnership.

NEW ENGLAND PRESENTER TRAVEL FUND

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NARRATIVE INFORMATION
Summarize the value of this travel to your arts organization.

Address the reason(s) for your interest in the work to be seen and a statement of your organization’s financial need.

Include brief biographical information of the person for whom funding is being requested.

NDP TOURING AWARD

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COMMITTED PRESENTERS
List the three presenters committed to this project. These organizations have given permission for you to include them on this application.

Additional presenters who have expressed strong interest in this project may be listed on the 'Additional Information' tab of this application.

NARRATIVE INFORMATION
Describe the work, its current stage of development, and any lead collaborators. If the work is still in development, what is still needed to prepare it for tour and when will it be tour-ready?

Discuss the presenters named as tour sites on the application and their respective levels of commitment to presenting the work. Include a brief summary of the current status of negotiations between the artist(s)/ensemble and each presenter (e.g. still in talks, signed letter of intent, signed contract, etc..).

Describe the work’s potential to engage audiences and any live or virtual strategies the artist/company will use during the tour to connect with the public.

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ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL TOUR SITES
Click NEW to add any presenters that are interested in presenting this project on tour. A Touring Presenter is the operator of a venue that offers the work to an audience, including but not limited to: arts spaces, presenting organizations, producing theaters that also offer touring productions, and festivals.

NEW ENGLAND STATES TOURING (NEST)

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ARTIST AGENT INFORMATION
How will this project be made accessible to persons with disabilities, taking into account the physical access, programmatic access via large print and signage, sign language interpretation, assistive listening devices, transportation, etc.?

If yes: What collaborative planning has occurred among the presenters on the tour to date? Identify all New England presenters participating in the tour.

NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES BY ARTIST(S)
Anticipated number of activities by artist/ensemble: Enter the number of activities for each that apply. Discuss these activities in the narrative section of the application.

AUDIENCE ANTICIPATED
Anticipated Audience: Anticipated audience attending or participating in all artist-led activities noted above, including performances.

NARRATIVE INFORMATION
How does this project fit into your arts programming? Describe the overall project and the rationale for selecting this artist/group for your community

What populations in your community will be served by this project? What planning has been done to reach portions of your community whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, economics, or disability?

How will contextual, educational, and adjunct activities meaningfully engage various sectors of the community and enhance understanding of the artist’s work? Please specify the activities planned in addition to the public performance.

What are your promotional and marketing plans and how will they extend and deepen the reach of this project?

TAB 3

MAIN PERFORMANCE
Click NEW to add information about your Main Performance, then add the date, venue name, city, and state.

NATIVE ARTS NATIONAL EXCHANGE

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EXCHANGE ARTIST INFORMATION
Exchange Artist: Help text goes here for the Exchange Artist section.

NARRATIVE INFORMATION
Provide a detailed explanation of the exchange project plans.

Provide a detailed explanation addressing the goals of the exchange.

Provide a detailed explanation of how the project and travel is beneficial to both artists.

NDP PRESENTATION GRANT

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NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES BY ARTIST(S)
Anticipated number of activities by artist/ensemble: Enter the number of activities for each that apply. Discuss these activities in the narrative section of the application.

AUDIENCE ANTICIPATED
Anticipated Audience: Anticipated audience attending or participating in all artist-led activities noted above, including performances.

NARRATIVE INFORMATION
Describe the project, including planned performances and residency activities.

What community connections/networking/partnerships could be developed from this project?

Describe your audience engagement plan, including the potential use of live and virtual strategies to connect the artists and the public.

How will this project enable you to increase and/or diversify your audiences?

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PERFORMANCE(S)
Cick NEW to enter information for up to 3 performances. For each add the date, venue name, city, and state.

NDP CONTEMPORARY ART CENTERS (CAC)

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NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES BY ARTIST(S)
Anticipated number of activities by artist/ensemble: Enter the number of activities for each that apply. Please discuss these activities in the narrative section of the application.

AUDIENCE ANTICIPATED
Anticipated Audience: Anticipated audience attending or participating in all artist-led activities noted above, including performances.

NARRATIVE INFORMATION
Describe the project, including planned performances and residency activities.

What community connections/networking/partnerships could be developed from this project?

Describe your audience engagement plan, including the potential use of live and virtual strategies to connect the artists and the public.

How will this project enable you to increase and/or diversify your audiences?

NTP PRESENTER TRAVEL

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NARRATIVE INFORMATION
Summarize the value of this travel to your arts organization.

Address the reason(s) for your interest in the work to be seen and a statement of your organization’s financial need.

Include brief biographical information of the person for whom funding is being requested.

NDP FRENCH-US EXCHANGE IN DANCE (FUSED)

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AUDIENCE ANTICIPATED
Anticipated Audience: Anticipated audience attending or participating in all artist-led activities noted above, including performances.

NARRATIVE INFORMATION
Describe the goals and activities of the engagement, including any performances and residency activities that will take place. List works to be performed/developed (if known) and note opportunities for exchange with local artists and communities.

Describe the impact this cultural exchange will make on the artist/company, your organization, and/or the local community.

Describe the promotion, marketing, and any audience development plans for the project.

Describe how the artist/company was selected and detail any prior history working together. Note whether or not the artist/company has appeared or toured before in the U.S. and in what capacity.

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PERFORMANCE(S)
If the project will include any performances, please enter information for up to three performances. Click NEW to add information about your each performance, then add the date, venue name, city, and state.

NTP CREATION & TOURING

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PRIMARY PRODUCING/DEVELOPMENTAL PARTNER
Enter the primary producing/developmental partner for this project. A producing/developmental partner is the collaborator who agrees to partner with an artist-led ensemble during the development phase to help get a work ready to tour; could be a commissioner of new work.

A producing/developmental partner relationship is one in which, during the development of a work, the partner may provide a variety of resources including, but not limited to: residency space, audience for work-in-progress showings, administrative guidance or support, marketplace advocacy, tour planning assistance, and the leveraging of additional funds for the project. It is understand that the need and level of assistance between developmental partners and artists varies from artist to artist, but NTP believes strongly in partnerships which can greatly benefit the development and distribution of devised, collaborative theater.

REMINDER: At least one partner must be U.S. based.

Additional producing/developmental partners for this project can be added in the 'Additional Information' section of this application.

NARRATIVE INFORMATION
Give a brief summary of the proposed project.

Describe your process for developing the work and the devised nature of your project.

What is your vision and plan for developing a tour for this piece?

Describe your touring experience.

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PERFORMANCE(S)
Click NEW to add information about any upcoming performances for this artist group. Include the date, venue name, city, and state.

ADDITIONAL PRODUCING/DEVELOPMENTAL PARTNERS
Click NEW to add Producing/developmental partners for this project in addition to the one listed in the Details section of this application. REMINDER: At least one partner must be U.S. based. A Producing/developmental partner is the collaborator who agrees to partner with an artist-led ensemble during the development phase to help get a work ready to tour; could be a commissioner of new work.

TOUR SITES - PRESENTERS INTERESTED IN THE PROJECT AT THIS TIME
Click NEW to add any presenters that are interested in presenting this project on tour. A Touring Presenter is the operator of a venue that offers the work to an audience, including but not limited to: arts spaces, presenting organizations, producing theaters that also offer touring productions, and festivals.

EXPEDITIONS TOURING PLANNING

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NARRATIVE INFORMATION
Describe the project along with an overview of artistic quality, exploration, creativity and significance of this project to the region. This should be supported by the artist(s) background, work samples and supplemental information submitted with this narrative. If the artist has not yet been identified please describe the selection process.

How will you collaborate with potential partners? Please identify presenter partners, community partners, and artist partners and clearly describe their roles.

How will planning efforts guide the development of contextual, educational, and adjunct activities to meaningfully engage with various sectors of your community?

How will planning efforts result in reaching portions of your community whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, economics, or disability?

What promotional and marketing plans do you anticipate making to build interest in the project?

What efforts will you make to attract additional funding support for the planning process and subsequent tour?

EXPEDITIONS TOURING

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AUDIENCE ANTICIPATED
Anticipated Audience: Anticipated audience attending or participating in all artist-led activities noted above, including performances.

NARRATIVE INFORMATION
Describe the overall project including an explanation of artistic quality, exploration, and creativity as well as the significance of this project touring New England - Lead applicant only.

What collaborative planning has occurred among project partners and the featured artist(s) to date? Please identify all partner organizations and their project engagement dates.

Why is your organization participating in this project? Please explain the significance of having the featured artist(s) in your community. All applicants

What contextual, educational, and adjunct activities are planned around your engagement to meaningfully engage with various sectors of your community? Please list specific planned activities.

Who will be served by this project and what has been done to diversify community participation? Please include how you plan to reach portions of your community whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, economics, or disability.

What are the promotional and marketing plans specifically for presenting this artist that will extend and deepen the reach of your organization?

How do you plan to obtain additional funding support for this engagement? Please be sure to identify funding sources in the budget revenue section.

TAB 3

MAIN PERFORMANCE
Click NEW to add information about your Main Performance, then add the date, venue name, city, and state.

NATIVE ARTS NEW ENGLAND

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NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES BY ARTIST(S)
Anticipated number of activities by artist/ensemble: Enter the number of activities for each that apply. Please discuss these activities in the narrative section of the application.

AUDIENCE ANTICIPATED
Anticipated Audience: Anticipated audience attending or participating in all artist-led activities noted above, including performances

NARRATIVE INFORMATION
Describe the plans for your project: What are the goals? Who will you work with? What will you create or share? What will your process be? What is the timeline for your project?

If your project is specifically designed to engage YOUTH in the community, please detail who will be targeted, what they will do with the project and how they will benefit:

How will your project support artistic traditions and contemporary art forms with Native communities?

What other needs of Native communities will your project address? How will the project affect you or your organization?

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Copy of documentation of Native heritage/tribal affiliation or membership. (Tribal ID card or CDIB certificate.) If you are applying as an organization, please submit documentation for the head of the board or organization.

Upload images of art work that are related to your project. Please send only hi-res images (300 dpi).

Two current and signed letters of support for your project proposal

For INDIVIDUAL applicants only, please submit an artist’s resume. An artist resume should outline your artistic background, experience and activities as they relate to this project. Do NOT include your overall job history or work that is not artistic in nature

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