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How to Apply - Technical Assistance PAE

Technical Assistance - Performing Arts Exchange (PAE)

STEP 1:Find out if your project fits our requirements

STEP 2: Download the application form (If you have problems editing the PDF application, contact Nikki Estes for a MS Word version.)

STEP 3: Submit all of the required materials

STEP 4: Submit by the deadline

 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES

  1. Only NEW (first-time) PAE presenter participants, or presenters who have not attended PAE since 2003 are eligible to apply.  Participation is defined by organizational participation (not individual participation).  For example:  if you have never attended PAE but a representative from your organization attended in 2006, you are NOT eligible to apply.
  2. Applicants are required to attend the conference from Thursday, September 25, 2008 through Saturday, September 27, 2008.
  3. Only not-for-profit presenting organizations in SAF's nine-state region are eligible to apply.  SAF's nine-state region includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
  4. Presenting organizations must have not-for-profit, tax-exempt status or be an official unit of local, county or state government.  Applicants must provide proof of not-for-profit or government status.
  5. Individuals who have already registered for PAE are NOT eligible to apply.

 

PLEASE NOTE

  • Technical Assistance grants are NOT transferable.
  • A Final Report is required that should document a minimum of $1,000 in expenses (expenses can include your time).
  • As a grant recipient, you are required to share your PAE experience with other presenters and/or presenting networks in your communities, and include this information in your report.
  • Special consideration will be given to presenters in underserved communities.  Underserved communities include 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.
  • All grant requests are subject to funding availability.

 

IN ORDER TO APPLY

Please submit the following:

  • Completed application form with original signature.  (If you have problems editing the PDF application, contact Nikki Estes for a MS Word version.)
  • Narrative
  • A copy of the organization's 501 (c)(3) letter or proof of government status

Mail application materials to:
Nikki Estes
Southern Arts Federation
1800 Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 808
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

DEADLINE

Applications must be RECEIVED by Friday, August 1, 2008.  The Southern Arts Federation strictly adheres to application deadlines and will NOT accept applications that are late, faxed, incomplete, or illegible.  Applicants will be notified of funding decisions in writing by August 15, 2008.


 

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