The NALAC Fund for the Arts: Artist & Organization Grants.

All Primary Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria in these guidelines to be considered for an award. NALAC defines the Primary Applicant as the individual artist who is seeking funding for their own artistic project or on behalf of their artist ensemble. An artist ensemble is a group of individual artists working together on one project proposal.

Please note that artist ensembles are distinct from organizations. NALAC defines an organization is a group of arts administrators working together with artists.

Primary Applicants may submit one application per NFA grant cycle and can be awarded one NFA Grant per year.

General Requirements for Eligibility

All Primary Applicants must meet the following criteria before applying to the NFA.

Individuals applying to the NFA:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be based in the U.S. or Puerto Rico
• Must be a Latinx artist, ensemble, or cultural worker
• Must being and end their proposed project activities within the grant period beginning on
  March 1, 2024 and ending February 28, 2025.
• Must have an active NALAC membership.
  If you do not have an active NALAC membership or your existing membership has expired,
  please take a moment to activate you membership. Membership fees are $35.00 for Individuals
  and $45.00 for Families and renew on an annual cycle.

If you have previously received a NALAC Grant:

• Must have submitted all Final Reports and/or completed all evaluation and reporting requirements for any previously awarded NALAC Grants.
• Grant recipients of the 2022 - 2023 (15th cycle) NFA are not eligible to apply.

If you were a grantee of the last grant cycle, you must wait for one full grant cycle to be
considered again.

Deadline: Monday, September 25, 2023 11:59PM Central Time

IMPORTANT: CHECK YOUR TIME ZONE. NALAC’s online application system will automatically close at 11:59PM Central Time. All application materials must be submitted electronically via the online system by the posted deadline.

All individuals interested in applying to the NALAC Fund for Arts must visit the NALAC Submissions Manager (www.nalac.submittable.com) and create a Submittable account.

The online application will request the following:

1. Eligibility Assessment
   To access the rest of the application, applicants must first answer a screening questionnaire based on the NFA eligibility requirements.
2. Applicant Profile
   Applicants will provide their name, contact information, and some demographic information. Please ensure that the contact information is up to date.
3. Project Narrative
   Applicants will then select a grant category and answer questions about the project proposal. The form will ask for a description of the proposed activities and goals, project outcomes, and venues or locations, among other details.
4. Project Budget
   Applicants will be asked to outline project expenses in a budget narrative section and demonstrate how award funds will be distributed using the Budget Form template.
5. Collaborating Partners (optional)
   Applicants may specify any number of collaborators for the proposed project. All partners must have already confirmed their intent to collaborate on the project at the time of the application’s submission.
6. Questions Specific to the Adan Medrano Legacy Award in Film Category (if applicable)
   Applicants to the Adan Medrano Award in Film category will be asked to share additional
   details about their film production.
7. Work Samples
   At least one and up to a total of five work samples will further contextualize the project
   proposal and represent the artistic quality of the individual’s or ensemble’s work.
8. Supporting Documents (optional)
   Applicants may upload any additional documents that will help to better understand the
   organization and proposal.

Click here to view the 2024 NFA Application Overview for Artists & Ensembles

NALAC defines the Primary Applicant as the organization that is seeking funding from the NFA. U.S. and Puerto Rico-based organizations whose primary mission is focused on Latinx arts and culture in any artistic discipline may apply.

Primary Applicants may submit one application per NFA grant cycle and can be awarded one NFA Grant per year.

An organization is a group of arts administrators working together with artists. An artist ensemble is distinct from an organization and is defined as a group of individual artists working together on one project proposal.

General Requirements for Eligibility

All organizations must meet the following criteria before applying to the NFA.

Organizations applying to the NFA:

• Must have a mission that is explicitly focused on Latinx art and culture.
• Must be based in the U.S. or Puerto Rico.
• Must have an Executive or Artistic Director who is Latinx and/or a Board of Directors that is comprised of at least 51% Latinx individuals. Must have 501(c)(3) nonprofit status or have a fiscal sponsor with a 501(c)(3) status.
• Must have an active NALAC Organization Membership.

If your organization does not have an active NALAC Membership or it has expired, please take a moment to activate your membership. Membership fees are scaled depending on your organization’s budget size and start at $60.00. Membership fees renew on an annual cycle.

• Must have at least one full year of programming history.

If your organization has previously received a NALAC Grant:

• Must have submitted all Final Reports and/or completed all evaluation and reporting requirements for any previously awarded NALAC Grants.
• Grant recipients of the 2022 - 2023 (15th cycle) NFA are not eligible to apply.

If you were a grantee of the last grant cycle, you must wait for one full grant cycle to be
considered again.

Deadline: Monday, September 25, 2023 11:59PM Central Time

IMPORTANT: CHECK YOUR TIME ZONE. NALAC’s online application system will automatically close at 11:59PM Central Time. All application materials must be submitted electronically via the online system by the posted deadline.

All individuals interested in applying to the NALAC Fund for Arts must visit the NALAC Submissions Manager (www.nalac.submittable.com) and create a Submittable account.

The online application will request the following:

1. Eligibility Assessment
   To access the rest of the application, applicants must first answer a screening questionnaire based on the NFA eligibility requirements.
2. Organization Profile
   Applicants will provide their name, contact information, and some demographic information. Please ensure that the contact information is up to date.
3. Proposal Narrative
   Applicants will then select a grant category and answer questions about the project proposal. The form will ask for a description of the proposed activities and goals, project outcomes, and venues or locations, among other details.
4. Beneficiaries & Collaborators
   Applicants may specify any number of collaborators for the proposed project. All partners must have already confirmed their intent to collaborate on the project at the time of the application’s submission.
5. Project Budget
   Applicants will be asked to outline project expenses in a budget narrative section and demonstrate how award funds will be distributed using the Budget Form template.
6. Work Samples
   At least one and up to a total of five work samples will further contextualize the project
   proposal and represent the artistic quality of the individual’s or ensemble’s work.
7. Supporting Documents (optional)
   Applicants may upload any additional documents that will help to better understand the
   organization and proposal.

Click here to view the 2024 NFA Application Overview for Organizations.