Choreographers identify and articulate an important opportunity that will advance their dance careers, such as residencies, research trips, conferences, training, tours, publication, equipment, documentation, or mentorship.
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Get matched →The New England Dance Fund awards grants between $1,500 and $2,500 to New England-based choreographers of all genres and backgrounds who identify an opportunity that will advance their careers in dance. Funding supports timely opportunities with priority given to a diverse group of artists from a range of cultures, disciplines, aesthetics, and career stages throughout all six New England states.
Grants may support residencies, research trips, conferences, workshops or trainings that build creative or administrative skills, tour planning, publication expenses, fees for music/musicians, process documentation or archival projects, equipment purchases, videography/photography shoots and editing, artist fees for presentation preparation, hiring consultants, and mentorship.
A complete grantee report is due 40 days after project completion. Grantees who do not submit on time will not be eligible to apply to any NEFA programs until the report is submitted and approved. Grants are taxable income and reportable to the IRS; recipients will receive a 1099.
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