These grants are highly competitive and are awarded to approximately 20 projects annually. Grants generally range from $25,000 to $40,000. To date, Production grants have supported 231 new works by 161 artists and dance companies. 

Because NDP views distribution and engagement as essential to the vitality of the dance field, projects supported by Production grants also receive Touring support for the season following the work's creation.

• Make possible the creation of regionally or nationally significant work that will tour
• Offer potential to engage audiences
• If appropriate, explore collaborations within and across disciplines
• Involve creative and dynamic partnership with one or more U.S. presenter partners* in the development of the work.
  * Presenter/artist partnerships are relationships between U.S. presenters and dance artists in the creation of new work, and often in the touring of that work. In the development process, a presenter 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 understood that the need and level of assistance between presenting partners and artists varies from artist to artist, but NDP believes strongly in presenter/artist alliances, which can greatly benefit the development and distribution of dance projects.

Eligibility

• Choreographers, artists, and companies are eligible to apply for Production grants. Only one application per artist/group will be accepted Projects must have a U.S. presenter partner, as outlined in the funding criteria (below). The presenter partner does not have to be an NDP Hub Site, nor will preference be given to those projects that have Hub Sites involved.
• Artists who have received NDP Production grants for two consecutive cycles are not eligible to apply in the following third cycle (two seasons), but will gain back eligibility in the fourth cycle.

Program Parameters

• NDP can only award grants to organizations with nonprofit status. Production grants may be paid either directly to an incorporated dance company and/or to a fiscal agent (such as the presenter partner)
• Artists receiving an NDP Production grant in any given season are not eligible to apply for another NDP grant in the following season. Once an artist has completed the NDP-supported tour of the project, that artist may again be eligible for another NDP Production grant.
• Work on the project must occur in the season the grant is awarded. The work should be completed and ready to tour in the U.S. the following season. In some instances, and only with prior consent from NDP, touring support may be deferred for one season.

Deadline: March 2, 2010. For more information and details please visit their web site.

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