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This Funder Tool Kit specifically highlights the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). It includes news, priorities, funding opportunities, and award history, as well as proposal guidance and resources. The Funder Tool Kits are a collaborative effort between the UCF Libraries and OR Research Development Team.
LIBRARY RESOURCES
eBooks
The Musician’s Journey - Chapter 8: Grant Writing by
In Chapter 8, the author turns to the subject of grant writing for musicians, and the unique skills needed to acquire funding for a temporal art form. Here, the author explores the ins and outs of producing a winning funding proposal; understanding the essentials of budgets; discovering key resources that list private foundations; government and corporate funding sources; and identifying the persuasive writing style required. Moreover, the author includes the nonprofit world since most artists at some time during their careers will work with these entities, either as partners in a funding project or even by adding a nonprofit arm to their own work. This chapter is also geared to the artist who is new to grant writing. There is an extensive narrative that includes how to find funding sources; what kind of grants typically support musical projects; how musicians can build their own consortium of support, building on the funding from many sources, and more. Additional scholarly sources are listed in this chapter as well. As the author points out, grant writing is not a special talent but rather a skill; a skill that can be acquired. Chapter 8 prepares you for the development of that skill.
Publication Date: 2023
Writing Proposals and Grants by Publication Date: 2024
The Grants Register 2024 by
The Grants Register 2024 is the most authoritative and comprehensive guide available of postgraduate and professional funding worldwide. It contains international coverage of grants in almost 60 countries, both English and non-English speaking; information on subject areas, level of study, eligibility and value of awards; and information on over 6,000 awards provided by over 1,300 awarding bodies. Awarding bodies are arranged alphabetically with a full list of awards to allow for comprehensive reading. The Register contains full contact details including telephone, fax, email and websites as well as details of application procedures and closing dates. It is updated annually to ensure accurate information.
Publication Date: 2023
The How to Grants Manual: : Successful Grantseeking Techniques for Obtaining Public and Private Grants by
This book provides the user with a system for pre-determining the likelihood of grants success before investing time in proposal preparation. The exhibits, tables and figures keep new and veteran grantseekers focused on the process and on obtaining the critical information they need to decide whether to complete a proposal. The interactive exhibits that are downloadable provide the worksheets users needs to win grants This book shows readers how and when to use the research they gather on prospective grantors to increase their chances of success. Instruction is provided on why and how to gather information on past grantees, scoring systems, and reviewers, and on how to make preproposal contact to dramatically increase success rates. The deceptively simple techniques outlined in the exhibits, and the use of the project planner to present an orderly proposal in a timely manner, are worth the whole investment in the book. Bauer does not start with how to write a grant, but rather how proposal development fits the grantseeker's career plan, and relates to the mission of his or her nonprofit, university, college, department or program. The emphasis on the book is not on money, but on creating a winning match between the grantor, the grantee, and his or her institution/organization. The reader is provided with strategies and techniques to create strong teams, build productive consortia, and match grantseeking tasks to group member skills. This is particularly relevant now given grantors' growing interest in funding interdisciplinary and multiple site projects and research that uses grant monies more efficiently. Those readers that teach or coach grantseeking will also find strategies in the book that are essential to creating success for others in the grants process. As the hunt for grants gets more competitive and hectic, the need for a system that uses time effectively and provides organizational techniques and other strategies for increasing grants success rates, is critical. The step-by step process presented in the book plus the free downloadable worksheets make the purchase of this book a very cost-effective investment.
ISBN: 9781475853940Publication Date: 2021
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PROPOSAL PREPARATION
FIND INFORMATION: News, Funding Opportunities, and Past Awards
NEA Strategic Plan, FY 2018-2022
NEA Facts & Figures - Includes fact sheets by discipline/field, reports, and more.
NEA News:
NEA Informational Videos - A selection is included below. Many more available.
- About Us - Learn about NEA's work in communities across the country.
- Grant Process - Learn more about how NEA makes grants.
- Creativity Connects - How arts sector and non-arts sector partnerships intersect to further common goals.
Publications - Hard copies and PDFs
NEA Budgets, Planning, and Other Resources:
Pivot database (NEA saved search) - find, track, and share current/anticipated funding opportunities
Emergency Funding Announced for Arts Communities in FL, PR, TX, and VI
Guide to the National Endowment for the Arts
NEA Application Deadlines - Grants for Organizations
Grants for Organizations: Eligibility, by program, for Organizations:
Grants.gov (NEA search) - Browse current/forecasted NEA funding opportunities
Recent Grant Announcements - Information about individual grant announcements, grants made to individuals, and review panelists.
NEA Grant Search - A searchable database of all awarded NEA grants.
NEA Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Guide:
- Text of the Freedom of Information Act
- FOIA Regulations
- Privacy Act Guide
- FOIA Exemptions
- FOIA Resources
- FOIA Contacts
- Sample FOIA Request
- NEA FOIA Fee Schedule
- Agency FOIA Reports and Logs
- NEA FOIA Reading Room, Frequently Requested Records
Sample NEA Application Narratives:
- Arts Education
- Artist Communities
- Challenge America
- Dance
- Design
- Folk and Traditional Arts
- Literature
- Local Arts Agencies
- Media Arts
- Museums
- Opera
- Our Town
- Music
- Musical Theater
- Opera
- Presentations and Multidisciplinary Work
- Research
- Theater and Musical Theater
- Visual Arts
The OR Research Development Team maintains a library of internal/external submitted proposals and can assist with securing a sample and submitting FOIA requests. Contact Research Development for more information.
PLAN YOUR PROPOSAL: Guidance and Resources
National Endowment for the Arts Guide - the NEA Guide provides details on the programs and activities that the NEA supports, as well as funding deadlines for our various grants.
Note: See each tab for program-specific instructions and resources.
Project Budget
- Project Budget Form
- Project Budget Instructions
- Tips for Preparing Your NEA Project Budget
- UCF Office of Research Budget Guidance
The OR Research Development Team can provide support with proposal coordination, templates, samples, supplemental documents, reviews, and more. Visit our website for more information.
This resource tab provides specific information on two NEA programs:
- Grants for Arts (see below)
- Research: Grants in the Arts (see below)
Grants for Arts
To support the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts. Matching grants generally range from $10,000 to $100,000. A minimum cost share/match equal to the grant amount is required.
- Grant Program Description
- What We Fund/Do Not Fund
- Application Calendar
- Award Information
- Applicant Eligibility
- Review Criteria
- Award Administration
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Applicant Resources
- Accessibility Information
- Accessibility Checklist
- Accessibility Questions - required form for all NEA awards
- Contacts
Research: Grants in the ArtsResearch Grants in the Arts support research studies that investigate the value and/or impact of the arts, either as individual components of the U.S. arts ecology or as they interact with each other and/or with other domains of American life.
- Grant Program Description
- Application Calendar
- Award Information
- Applicant Eligibility
- Review Criteria
- Other Requirements and Priorities
- Required Data Management Plan for Research: Grants in the Arts Projects
- UCF Library Support - The UCF library maintains a Data Management Research Guide. You can schedule a consultation to meet with a librarian for an in-depth one on one consultation specific to your research topic.
- Crafting the Data Management Plan - led by Lee Dotson
- DMP Tool - Create, review, and share DMPs that meet institutional and funder requirements. The DMP Tool Blog and Webinar Series provide helpful guidance.
- STARS - UCF researchers are eligible to submit materials to STARS, a university-wide digital repository hosted on the Digital Commons platform (a comprehensive hosted solution for storing, managing, and sharing data). Click here to visit the researcher portion of the FAQs for STARS.
- re3data.org - The Registry of Research Data Repositories is a tool for helping identify and locate online repositories of research data.
- Required Data Management Plan for Research: Grants in the Arts Projects
- Award Administration
- Applicant Resources
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Research Awards Guidelines Webinar
- Research: Grants in the Arts Study Findings - working papers, publications, and presentations from NEA research grants
- Publicly Available Data Sources
- Sample Application Narratives
- Accessibility Information
- Accessibility Checklist
- Accessibility Questions - required form for all NEA awards
- Contacts
How to Apply:
Challenge America
To support projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations. Matching grants are for $10,000. A minimum cost share/match equal to the grant amount is required.
Important Information:
- Grant Program Description
- What We Do Not Fund
- Application Calendar
- Award Information
- Applicant Eligibility
- Review Criteria
- Award Administration
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Applicant Resources
- Program Evaluation Resources
- Sample Application Narratives
- Accessibility Information
- Accessibility Checklist
- Accessibility Questions - required form for all NEA awards
- Contacts
How to Apply:
Our Town
Our Town is the National Endowment for the Arts’ creative placemaking grants program. These grants support projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into efforts that strengthen communities by advancing local economic, physical, and/or social outcomes. These projects require a partnership between a local government entity and nonprofit organization, one of which must be a cultural organization; and should engage in partnership with other sectors (such as agriculture and food, economic development, education and youth, environment and energy, health, housing, public safety, transportation, and workforce development). Cost share/matching grants range from $25,000 to $150,000, with a minimum cost share/match equal to the grant amount.
- Grant Program Description
- Required Partnerships
- Strengthening Communities
- What We Do Not Fund
- Application Calendar
- Award Information
- Applicant Eligibility
- Review Criteria
- Award Administration
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Applicant Resources
- Program Evaluation Resources
- Our Town Creative Placemaking
- Creative Placemaking Resources
- Our Town Projects - Spring 2021
- Past Our Town Knowledge Building Grants
- Accessibility Information
- Accessibility Checklist
- Accessibility Questions - required form for all NEA awards
- Contacts
POINTS OF CONTACT
NEA Point of Contact at UCF
This point of contact is very familiar with NEA priorities/processes and can give helpful advice to increase the competitiveness of your proposal.
Kristin Wetherbee
Director of Research Programs/Services
College of Arts & Humanities
University of Central Florida
(407) 823-0908
kristin@ucf.edu
Additionally, information on Office of Research points of contact related to contracts, proposal submission, compliance, tech transfer, IRB, and IACUC is available at research.ucf.edu
Support from UCF Librarians
General Proposal Support from Research Development Team
Now that you have found the perfect funding opportunity, let us help you build the perfect proposal. The OR Research Development team can help with planning, preparation assistance, draft review feedback, informational resources, and more! Visit our website for next steps information.
EARLIER - Support for Large, Complex Proposals with Significant Impact
A unique approach to supporting large, complex proposal submissions.
Find Potential Collaborators
Find potential collaborators with the PIVOT Database - Run a search or View tutorials
Find scholarship by NEA Awardees with the Web of Knowledge -
View tutorial or Search now
See awardees using the NEA Award Database - Search all NEA Awards
The OR Research Development Team would be happy to help search for potential collaborators at UCF. Visit our website for more information.