Presentation Grants are made to eligible organizations to support up to 50% of the artist fee and travel expenses per engagement of NDP awarded projects on tour.
Presentation Grants are made to U.S. nonprofit presenting organizations to support the engagements of NDP awarded projects on tour by subsidizing up to 50% of the artist’s fee (including housing, per diem, and travel). View current eligible projects in our directory or in the annual publication.
NDP Presentation grants are made directly to U.S. nonprofit organizations (a.k.a. presenters) presenting NDP projects on tour to support up to 50% of the artist’s fee, including housing, per diem, and travel. These grants support the dance field by making it possible for presenters to bring artists and companies into their communities, enabling audiences across the nation to experience work by some of today’s most creative and compelling dance artists. Each year, 25 to 30 NDP projects are featured in engagements in an average of 250 communities across the country. These touring engagements create new connections between the public and artists, offer unique opportunities for artistic growth, and increase access to the arts and the creative process.
Deadlines – note there are two annual application deadlines:
*Each NDP supported project has its own designated tour period. Tour periods may differ. Please contact the tour coordinator for specific timelines. For general questions about NDP tour periods, please contact NDP staff.
- September, 2018–February, 2019: Eligible organizations interested in presenting an NDP project should contact tour coordinators to engage in planning and negotiations listed in the directory.
- March 15, 2019: Tour Plan Deadline. Tour coordinators should submit Tour Plans with allocations for performances taking place after June 1, 2019 to copperman@nefa.org.
- April 19, 2019: Presentation Grant application deadline (applications for engagements taking place between June 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019 must be received by this deadline). Invited applicants apply online and must submit their application by 11:59pm EST on the deadline.
- May 2019: Presentation Grant recipients notified.
- August 2019: NDP Production Grant projects announced and released in the August 2019 National Dance Project and National Theater Project Award publication; eligible organizations interested in presenting an NDP project should contact tour coordinators to engage in planning and negotiations.
- August 2019-October 2019: Eligible organizations interested in presenting an NDP project should contact tour coordinators to engage in planning and negotiations listed in the directory.
- October 18, 2019: Plan deadline. Tour coordinators should submit Tour Plans with allocations for performances taking place after January 1, 2020 to copperman@nefa.org.
- November 22, 2019: Presentation Grant application deadline (applications for engagement taking place between January 1, 2020 – June 30, 2020 must be received by this deadline). Invited application apply online and must submit their application by 11:59pm EST on the deadline.