Opportunity Information: Apply for NEAPS1604
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant opportunity titled "NEA Poetry Out Loud: 2018 National Finals Competition" (Funding Opportunity Number NEAPS1604; CFDA 45.024) is a discretionary funding solicitation to select a single organization to serve as the NEA's cooperator for producing and administering the Poetry Out Loud (POL) 2018 National Finals. The award is structured as a Cooperative Agreement, meaning the selected organization would work in close coordination with the NEA and its partners rather than operating entirely independently. Only one proposal may be submitted per organization under this solicitation.
The purpose of the award is operational and programmatic: the cooperator will be responsible for planning, producing, and coordinating the three-day National Finals event scheduled for April 23-25, 2018, in Washington, DC. This event represents the culminating stage of the nationwide Poetry Out Loud program, which reaches more than 365,000 high school students each year by encouraging them to engage with classic and contemporary poetry through memorization and performance. Students participate through a tiered, "pyramid" competition structure that begins with classroom and school-level contests, advances to state competitions, and ultimately sends one champion from each state plus champions from the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to compete at the National Finals for the title of National Poetry Out Loud Champion.
A key logistical detail built into the solicitation is that the primary event infrastructure is partially pre-arranged: the National Finals venue and the official hotel have already been reserved to ensure space availability. The selected cooperator would therefore be expected to build and manage the full event experience around those secured locations, coordinating the competition and associated activities in partnership with the NEA and other program partners, and ensuring the event runs smoothly for participating students, guests, and stakeholders traveling from across all participating jurisdictions.
The anticipated period of performance begins no earlier than June 1, 2017, and may extend up to 15 months, allowing time for pre-event planning, coordination, and post-event wrap-up. The application deadline listed for this opportunity is January 5, 2017. The award ceiling is $195,000, indicating the maximum federal amount that may be provided under the Cooperative Agreement for the work described.
Eligibility is broad across public and nonprofit sectors, reflecting the national and educational nature of Poetry Out Loud. Eligible applicants include nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations (other than higher education institutions where applicable), units of state or local government (including state, county, city/township, and special district governments), independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, the six U.S. regional arts organizations, and federally recognized tribal communities or tribes. Overall, the opportunity is geared toward an organization with demonstrated capacity to manage a high-profile national youth arts event, coordinate multi-jurisdiction participation, and deliver a live competition in collaboration with a federal agency and national partners.Apply for NEAPS1604
- The National Endowment for the Arts in the arts sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NEA Poetry Out Loud: 2018 National Finals Competition" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.024.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2016-09-28.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-01-05. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $195,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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