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Opportunity Information: Apply for 2011NEAOT

• The National Endowment for the Arts in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NEA Our Town Applications, FY 2011" 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, 2011 and posted on Jan 13, 2011.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 1, 2011 Deadline March 1, 2011 The Grants.gov system must receive your validated and accepted statement of interest no later than 1159 p.m., Eastern Time, on March 1, 2011.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2024.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $250,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments Special district governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Independent school districts County governments Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
• Applicant Eligibility Partnerships involving a minimum of two organizations (one a nonprofit design or cultural organization, and one a governmental entity) are required of all applications. Additional partners are welcomed. One of the partners must act as the official applicant (lead applicant). This lead applicant must meet the eligibility requirements, submit the application, and assume full responsibility for the grant. Eligible lead applicants are County or local (city, town, village) governments. Each application must include a statement from the nonprofit design or cultural organization serving as the required partner reflecting its support for and involvement in the project. A public entity or a nonprofit tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization. Each application must include a statement from the relevant government that reflects its support for and involvement in the project. A government arts agency can serve as both the government entity and the cultural organization. However, these organizations must have at least one additional nonprofit partner. Potential partners for any project may include an appropriate variety of entities such as foundations, arts organizations and artists, nonprofit organizations, design professionals and design centers, educational institutions, developers, business leaders, and community organizations, as well as public and governmental entities. Federal agencies cannot be monetary partners. The designated fifty state and six jurisdictional arts agencies (SAAs) and their regional arts organizations (RAOs) may serve as partners, but not lead applicants, in Our Town projects. However, all grant funds must be passed on to the other partners. To be eligible, the lead applicant organization must For an organization other than a county or local government, have a three year history of programming prior to the application deadline. Meet the Arts Endowment s Legal Requirements, including nonprofit, tax exempt status, as detailed in the FY 2012 Grants for Arts Projects guidelines, at the time of application. Have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts Endowment award(s) previously received. All applicants must have a DUNS number (www.dnb.com) and be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR, www.ccr.gov) and maintain an active CCR registration until the application process is complete, and should a grant be made, throughout the life of the award. Mayors Institute on City Design 25th Anniversary Initiative grantees may apply for Our Town, but must come in with a different phase of a project or a different project from that which was funded. Each county or local government whether applying directly or as part of a partnership with some other lead organization is limited to one Statement of Interest and, if invited to apply, one application. Each government must coordinate internally to ensure that only one application per government is submitted. The chosen project from a municipality or region must be identified by a formal endorsement letter from the mayor or county executive. For example, ABC City may submit or be a partner in only one application not one through the mayor s office and another through the parks and recreation department. Governments with multiple applications will not be considered. An application in response to this announcement does not preclude an organization from applying under other Arts Endowment funding opportunities including Grants for Arts Projects. In each case, the request must be for a distinctly different project, which includes a distinctly different phase of a project. How t

Apply for 2011NEAOT

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