Please note:

Artists who received funding from the NFA during the 2008-2009 cycle must wait one year before applying to the NFA again. Grantees from 2008-2009 are eligible to apply to the NFA once again in 2010-2011 cycle. 

For a complete list of eligibility, please view the Guidelines .

Application Materials

When mailing your complete packet, your grant application must include:

a.      Three (3) copies of the Basic Information Form

b.      Three (3) copies of the application Narrative Form 

c.       Three (3) copies of the project Budget Detail Form

NOTE: The amount of your request should be no more than 50% of your project budget.

d.      Three (3) copies of the Artist  Bios

e.      Three (3) copies of the Artist statement

f.       Two (2) copies of letters of commitment (if applicable) 

g.      Relevant work samples

Depending on your discipline, please use the following as a guideline for your narrative and in submitting your support materials:

Dance

Provide a clear sample of your recent work within the past 3 years
DVD Format prefered - When submitting DVD's longer than five minutes, please include chapters.
Include instructions on what part of the DVD you’d like the panel to view

Interdisciplinary Arts

Provide a clear sample of your recent work within the past 3 years
DVD and/or CD format preferred. - When submitting DVD's longer than five minutes, please include chapters.
Include instructions on what part of your audio visual sample you’d like the panel to view
A short written sample of current and/or previous works

Literary Arts

A short work sample of your current project (if applicable)
Submit three 3-5 page samples which you consider to be your strongest or most represetative work

Media Arts

Please provide a synopsis and a treatment of your project (if applicable). A synopsis is a two or three paragraph description of the project. A treatment is a written description of how the story is translated to the screen.
Indicate where you are in production
Include what stage you’ll be in when you use the funds from the NFA
DVD format preferred. When submitting DVD's longer than five minutes, please include chapters.
Please make sure your website is updated - include clips of your work. 

Multidisciplinary Arts   

Provide a clear sample of your recent work within the past 3 years
DVD and/or CD format preferred. - When submitting DVD's longer than five minutes, please include chapters.
Include instructions on what part of your audio visual sample you’d like the panel to view
A short written sample of current and/or previous works

Music

Provide a clear sample of your recent work within the past 3 years
CD format preferred
Include instructions on what track you’d like the panel to hear
Please make sure your website is updated and include relevent clips of your work.

Performance Art

Provide a clear sample of your recent work within the past 3 years
DVD format preferred - When submitting DVD's longer than five minutes, please include chapters.
Include instructions on what part of the DVD you’d like the panel to view
Please make sure your website is updated and include relevent clips of your work.

Theater Arts

Provide a clear sample of your recent work within the past 3 years
DVD format preferred - When submitting DVD's longer than five minutes, please include chapters.
Include instructions on what part of the DVD you’d like the panel to view

Visual Arts

Submit up to five (5) work samples.
Please submit your work samples as high resolution digital images of 300dpi or 2MB
Photo copies are not acceptable.
Please include a description of each of your work samples that include the title, year, medium and dimensions.

Arts in Education

Submit a curriculum outline (include educational standards met by content)
Letters of support from the school districts or a letter of support from a master teacher.
Resume or CV of the class teacher

Additional Information

One copy of the following OPTIONAL materials are welcomed and strongly encouraged:

               Relevant clippings (within the past three years)

               Relevant awards or recognition (within the past three years)