Provides funds for creation and U.S. touring of artist-led, ensemble, devised projects. These grants are highly competitive and are awarded to eight projects annually.
- The National Theater Project will consider projects submitted by U.S.-based theater ensembles and individual theater artists with identified collaborators. Only one application per ensemble or artist will be accepted per year.
- Organizations must be able to prove nonprofit status; for individual artists, an organizational partner may serve as the fiscal agent.
- All projects must have one committed development partner relationship.*
- Projects which are awarded touring support must allocate the funds among tour sites within 2 years of receiving the grant.
- Preference is given to those projects which are within 18 months of being ready to tour from the NTP award date.
- Preference is given to those projects with at least one interested presenting partner.**
- Returning Artists: All NTP-supported presentations are completed and it has been one year since the last NTP-supported presentation.
- Applicant must be able to fulfill the Requirements & Reports for Grant Recipients if awarded.
Theater artists apply to receive support for both the development and U.S. touring of artist-led, ensemble, devised theater projects. Grants support the development of the project, costs and incentives needed to establish a plan for touring, and subsidies for presentation of the work. Funded projects are expected to complete an evaluation within one month of the project premiere as designated in the contract.
Awards range from $80,000 to $130,000. Part of the award is distributed directly to the artist to support creation and development. The remaining grant amount is set aside as artist-directed allocations distributed to presenters of their choice to cover part of their artist fee (Presentation Grants).
* Development partners provide a variety of resources during the development of a work 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 development partners and artists varies from artist to artist, but NTP believes strongly that partnerships greatly benefit the development and distribution of devised, ensemble theater.
** A presenting partner is the operator of a venue that offers the work to an audience, including but not limited to U.S. arts spaces, presenting organizations, producing theaters that also present touring productions, and festivals.
The Creation & Touring grant selection process is divided into two rounds:
Preliminary Round
- January 4, 2019: NTP Creation & Touring Grant inquiry application available.
- March 11, 2019 11:59PM Eastern: NTP Creation & Touring Grant inquiry application deadline.
- May: Applicants are notified of preliminary decisions. Finalists are invited to submit in the full proposal round and are paired with a NTP advisor who serves as the project’s advisor during full proposal development.
Full Proposal Round
- Mid May: NTP Creation & Touring Grant request application available to finalists.
- June 17, 2019 11:59PM Eastern: NTP Creation & Touring Grant request application deadline.
- July/August: NEFA announces NTP Creation & Touring Grant recipients.
- September: NEFA publishes details of NTP Creation & Touring Grant recipients and projects.
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