Opportunity Information: Apply for 2014NEA03LFCW
Apply for 2014NEA03LFCW
- The National Endowment for the Arts in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NEA Literature Fellowships Poetry, FY 2015" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.024 Promotion of the ArtsGrants to Organizations and Individuals.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 13, 2014 and posted on Jan 13, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 12, 2014 The Grants.gov system must receive your validated and accepted application no later than 1159 p.m., Eastern Time, on March 12, 2014.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $25,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Individuals.
- The Arts Endowment s support of a project may begin any time between January 1, 2015, and January 1, 2016, and extend for up to two years. Applicant Eligibility Creative writers who meet the publication requirements that are listed below are eligible to apply. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. See How to Prepare and Submit an Application LINK for the documentation that is required to demonstrate eligibility. Ineligible applications will be rejected without panel review. You may submit only one application per year. Multiple applications will be deemed ineligible. You may not apply for a Literature Fellowship (in poetry or prose) and a Translation Fellowship in the same year. You are not eligible to apply if you have received two or more Fellowships (in poetry, prose, or translation) from the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition, you may not apply if you have received any Arts Endowment Literature Fellowship (in poetry or prose) or Translation Fellowship on or after October 1, 2005 (FY2006). Former grantees must have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts Endowment award(s) previously received.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Literature Fellowships program for FY 2015 is a competitive federal grant opportunity that supports published creative writers in poetry. Each fellowship provides a fixed award of $25,000, intended to give writers meaningful time and flexibility to focus on their work. The funding can support activities that help advance a writing career, including dedicated writing time, research, travel, and other efforts that contribute to artistic development. For FY 2015, the fellowship category is poetry, reflecting the program's alternating two-year cycle in which poetry and prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) are offered in different years. Prose fellowships were scheduled to return in FY 2016 under separate guidelines.
A key feature of this opportunity is the NEA's anonymous review process. Applications are evaluated without identifying information so that the work itself drives the decision-making. The only criteria used in panel review are artistic excellence and artistic merit. To conduct the reviews, the NEA convenes a new advisory panel each year, and the agency emphasizes that panels are diverse in terms of geography, race and ethnicity, and artistic perspectives. The program is widely known for its high level of competition: the NEA typically receives more than 1,000 applications in this category and makes awards to fewer than 5 percent of applicants, so applicants are encouraged to realistically assess whether their work is positioned to compete at a national level.
Eligibility is limited to individual creative writers who meet the NEA's publication requirements (referenced in the full application instructions). Applicants must be United States citizens or permanent residents, and they must provide the documentation required by the NEA to demonstrate eligibility. The program also enforces strict limits on how often a writer may apply and receive support. An applicant may submit only one application per year, and multiple submissions in the same year are deemed ineligible. Applicants may not apply for a Literature Fellowship and a Translation Fellowship in the same year. In addition, writers are not eligible if they have received two or more NEA fellowships of any of the covered types (poetry, prose, or translation). There is also a ten-year restriction: writers who have received any NEA Literature Fellowship (poetry or prose) or Translation Fellowship on or after October 1, 2005 (FY 2006) are not eligible for this FY 2015 competition. Past NEA awardees must also be current on required final reports for any prior NEA funding, with acceptable final report packages submitted by the stated deadlines, or they may be blocked from receiving new support.
The NEA makes clear that certain types of work are not funded through this fellowship program. In particular, the fellowship does not support news reporting, scholarly writing, or work undertaken to fulfill academic degree requirements. Writers whose primary focus is scholarly work are directed toward the National Endowment for the Humanities as a potentially more appropriate federal funder. The purpose here is specifically to support creative writing, rather than journalism, academic research, or degree-related projects.
From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is a discretionary grant from the National Endowment for the Arts under CFDA number 45.024 (Promotion of the Arts - Grants to Organizations and Individuals). It does not require cost sharing or matching funds. The award amount is fixed, with both the floor and ceiling listed as $25,000, meaning awards are not smaller or larger than that amount. The funding opportunity number is 2014NEA03LFCW, and the opportunity was posted on January 13, 2014. Applications had to be submitted through Grants.gov, and the system needed to receive a validated and accepted application by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 12, 2014. For successful applicants, NEA support for the proposed activities could begin any time between January 1, 2015, and January 1, 2016, and the period of support could extend for up to two years, providing room for longer-term writing plans.
Overall, the FY 2015 NEA Literature Fellowships in Poetry offer a single, substantial $25,000 award to help established, published poets create new work and advance their careers, with selection based purely on artistic quality through an anonymous, panel-based national competition and with firm eligibility rules designed to keep the program open to writers who have not recently received NEA fellowship support.
NEA Literature Fellowships (FY 2015) - Poetry: FAQs
1) What is the NEA Literature Fellowships program for FY 2015?
It is a competitive federal grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) that supports published creative writers. For FY 2015, the fellowship category is poetry.
2) What does the FY 2015 fellowship specifically support?
FY 2015 supports creative writers in poetry. The program follows a two-year cycle where poetry and prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) are offered in different years.
3) How much funding does each fellowship provide?
Each fellowship is a fixed award of $25,000. The funding floor and ceiling are both $25,000, meaning awards are not smaller or larger than this amount.
4) Is cost sharing or a match required?
No. The opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching funds.
5) What can the fellowship funds be used for?
The award is intended to give writers meaningful time and flexibility to focus on their work. The funding can support activities that help advance a writing career, including dedicated writing time, research, travel, and other efforts that contribute to artistic development.
6) What types of work are not funded by this fellowship?
The fellowship does not support news reporting, scholarly writing, or work undertaken to fulfill academic degree requirements. The purpose is to support creative writing rather than journalism, academic research, or degree-related projects.
7) If my primary work is scholarly writing, is this the right program?
The NEA indicates that writers whose primary focus is scholarly work should consider the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as a potentially more appropriate federal funder.
8) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to individual creative writers who meet the NEA's publication requirements (as referenced in the full application instructions). Applicants must be United States citizens or permanent residents and must provide the documentation required by the NEA to demonstrate eligibility.
9) Can organizations apply for this fellowship?
Based on the information provided, eligibility is limited to individual creative writers (not organizations).
10) How often can I apply?
An applicant may submit only one application per year. Multiple submissions in the same year are deemed ineligible.
11) Can I apply for both a Literature Fellowship and a Translation Fellowship in the same year?
No. Applicants may not apply for a Literature Fellowship and a Translation Fellowship in the same year.
12) Are there limits based on past NEA fellowship awards?
Yes. Writers are not eligible if they have received two or more NEA fellowships of any of the covered types (poetry, prose, or translation).
13) What is the 10-year restriction mentioned for FY 2015?
Writers who have received any NEA Literature Fellowship (poetry or prose) or Translation Fellowship on or after October 1, 2005 (FY 2006) are not eligible for the FY 2015 competition.
14) Do past NEA awardees need to be current on reporting to apply?
Yes. Past NEA awardees must be current on required final reports for any prior NEA funding. If acceptable final report packages are not submitted by stated deadlines, an applicant may be blocked from receiving new support.
15) How are applications reviewed?
The NEA uses an anonymous review process. Applications are evaluated without identifying information so that the work itself drives the decision-making.
16) What criteria are used to evaluate applications?
The only criteria used in panel review are artistic excellence and artistic merit.
17) Who reviews the applications?
The NEA convenes a new advisory panel each year. The agency emphasizes that panels are diverse in terms of geography, race and ethnicity, and artistic perspectives.
18) How competitive is the program?
It is highly competitive. The NEA typically receives more than 1,000 applications in this category and makes awards to fewer than 5 percent of applicants. Applicants are encouraged to realistically assess whether their work is positioned to compete at a national level.
19) When was this funding opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on January 13, 2014.
20) What is the application deadline and submission requirement?
Applications had to be submitted through Grants.gov. Grants.gov needed to receive a validated and accepted application by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 12, 2014.
21) What is the earliest and latest start date for NEA support for successful applicants?
For successful applicants, NEA support for the proposed activities could begin any time between January 1, 2015, and January 1, 2016.
22) How long can the period of support last?
The period of support could extend for up to two years, allowing time for longer-term writing plans.
23) What is the funding opportunity number for this program?
The funding opportunity number is 2014NEA03LFCW.
24) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
This opportunity is under CFDA number 45.024 (Promotion of the Arts - Grants to Organizations and Individuals).
25) What type of grant is this?
It is a discretionary grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
26) Does FY 2015 include prose fellowships?
No. For FY 2015 the category is poetry. Prose fellowships were scheduled to return in FY 2016 under separate guidelines.
27) What is the overall purpose of the FY 2015 NEA Literature Fellowships in Poetry?
The program offers a single, substantial $25,000 award to help established, published poets create new work and advance their careers, with selection based on artistic quality through an anonymous, panel-based national competition and firm eligibility rules to keep the program open to writers who have not recently received NEA fellowship support.
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