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DANCE

American dance is encyclopedic in scope and international in its aesthetic traditions. The National Endowment for the Arts is committed to advancing the nation's full range of dance artistry.

The Arts Endowment assists all forms of professional concert dance by funding dance companies and presenters, and projects of all sizes. Dance projects funded by the Arts Endowment represent a multiplicity of forms, styles, techniques, and histories that come from every continent in the world and the many different styles -- neoclassical ballet, modern dance, jazz, folkloric, tap, hip-hop, and other contemporary forms -- that can be found in the United States.

 

Pacific Northwest Ballet Company dancers in Christopher Wheeldon's Polyphonia. Photo by Angela Sterling.

 

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company performers in Siesta, choreographed by Charlotte Boye-Christensen. Photo by Al Hartmann.

Funding Opportunities in Dance


Grants for Arts Projects
CFDA No. 45.024

The National Endowment for the Arts' primary funding opportunities for organizations can be found here. An organization may submit only one application through one of the following FY 2009 Grants for Arts Projects categories (see "Application Limits" for the few exceptions to this rule). For most organizations, these categories represent the full range of funding options for the entire year. Applicants should examine the goal and purposes of their project as well as the review criteria of these three categories, and apply to the one category that is most relevant. The Arts Endowment will not transfer applications between categories.

  • Access to Artistic Excellence: To encourage and support artistic excellence, preserve our cultural heritage, and provide access to the arts for all Americans. An organization may request a grant amount from $5,000 to $150,000. (Deadlines: March 10 and August 11, 2008)
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  • Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants: To support projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations. Grants are for $10,000. (Deadline: June 2, 2008)
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  • Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth: To advance arts education for children and youth in school-based or community-based settings. An organization may request a grant amount from $5,000 to $150,000. (Deadline: June 9, 2008)
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The Arts on Radio and Television
CFDA No. 45.024

Supports projects for radio and television arts programs that are intended for national broadcast. Grants generally range from $20,000 to $200,000. (Deadline: September 5, 2008)

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Save America's Treasures
CFDA No. 15.929

Grants for preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and nationally significant historic structures and sites. (Receipt deadline: May 20, 2008)

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Coming Up Taller

Nominate outstanding community arts and humanities programs that celebrate the creativity of America's young people. (Receipt deadline: January 31, 2008)

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American Masterpieces: Dance

American Masterpieces: Dance celebrates the extraordinary and rich evolution of dance and choreography in the United States.  With its partners, New England Foundation for the Arts and Dance/USA, the Arts Endowment will sponsor select performances, tours, and educational programs that will reach large and small communities throughout the United States. (Multiple deadlines.)

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