SouthArts Fund: Southern Arts Federation Grant Opportunities
One way we accomplish this mission is through SouthArts Fund, our matching grant programs for performing and literary arts presenting organizations. With support from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the Southern Arts Federation offers grants and subsidies in an effort to strengthen presenters' organizational capacity, and to sustain and expand markets for arts organizations and artists. Through our touring dollars, we support publicly accessible performances that provide opportunities for the engagement of underserved communities. SouthArts Fund contributes to the sustainability of arts organizations and supports high artistic quality projects with strong educational and outreach components for residents across our region. In our 2009 fiscal year, we will continue to offer NEA/SAF Regional Touring, Southern Fast Track Touring, and Technical Assistance grants. In addition, we will offer special subsidies for professional development and travel to the 2008 Performing Arts Exchange (September 24-27 in Atlanta, Georgia). Eligibility
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| The NEA/SAF Regional Touring program promotes regional touring, collaborations, and community-based residencies that connect performing artists and writers to constituents in Southern communities. This program offers an opportunity for presenting arts organizations to receive fee support to present performing artists and writers from outside the presenter's state. |
These grants are limited and very competitive. Applications are due every March. The maximum request is 50% of the artist fee, up to $7,500 (dance projects) or $5,000 (non-dance projects). More...
Aimed at smaller presenters, the Southern Fast Track Touring program seeks to establish an active arts environment in underserved communities. This program offers fee support to present performing artists and writers from outside the presenter's state. These grants are limited to presenting organizations with operating budgets of $100,000 or less. Applications must be postmarked 60 days prior to the project start date. The maximum request is 50% of the artist fee, up to $2,500. More...
Technical Assistance strengthens Southern non-profit presenting organizations by providing opportunities for contracting with outside consultants. Applications must be postmarked 60 days prior to the project start date. The maximum request is 50% of the consultant fee, up to $2,500. More...
In our continued effort to enhance Southern arts organizations' capacity through technical assistance and resources, we will offer a limited number of professional development and travel subsidies for non-profit presenting arts organizations in our nine-state region to attend the 2008 Performing Arts Exchange, September 24-27 in Atlanta, Georgia. This program will provide financial support for conference expenses.
| Postmark Deadline: Applications must be postmarked by the designated deadline date. Applicants should request a legibly dated US Postal Service postmark (from a federal postal service center) or receipt from a commercial carrier. Privately metered postmarks will NOT be accepted as proof of timely mailing (Please do NOT risk ineligibility - make a visit to your local post office!). |
For each of our grant programs, only not-for-profit presenting organizations in the Southern Arts Federation’s nine-state region are eligible to apply. Eligible project events must take place in SAF’s nine-state region (in the presenter’s state). SAF’s nine-state region includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Funding is awarded to presenters targeting underserved communities* and special consideration will be given to presenters for the engagement of an in-region artist.
All of our grant awards require a dollar-for-dollar cash match. Generally an applicant can receive no more than $15,000 per SAF fiscal year.
PLEASE NOTE: Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) keeps track of more than 70 million businesses world-wide through its Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS). In recent years, the DUNS number has become increasingly important to both federal and local governments (e.g., the National Endowment for the Arts and state arts agencies) and national arts organizations (e.g., Americans for the Arts). SAF requires that all applicants have a DUNS number. Applications will not be accepted from organizations that do not have a DUNS number. Find out more about the DUNS number and how to get one.
All SAF grant publications are available in alternate formats upon request. For assistance, contact Nikki Estes, Program Director - Presenting and Touring at 404.874.7244 ext. 16.
The Southern Arts Federation is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. As always, we would like to thank our nine partner states for Supporting and Promoting the Arts in the South.
Grantsmanship: Twenty Helpful Hints
*Underserved, for the purpose of these guidelines, is defined as those communities in which people lack arts programs, services, or resources due to geography, economic conditions, cultural background, socio-political circumstances, disability, age or other demonstrable factors. The term “community” can refer to a group of people with a common heritage or characteristics, whether or not living in the same location.
Photo 1: The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts presents AXIS Dance Company at the Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center (Photo Credit: Julia Youngblood).
Photos 2 & 3 : The New Orleans Jazz Centennial Celebration presents the Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Jazz Sextet for a lecture/demonstration for elementary students at the International School of Louisiana and a performance at Snug Harbor (Photo Credit: James Estes).
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