NEA Arts Endowment Grant for City Design Anniversary Initiatives

Applicant Eligibility

Eligible applicants are:

• Local governments that have participated in the Mayors’ Institute on City Design during its 25-year history, including local governments that are committed to participate in the Mayors’ Institute on City Design during 2010. A list of eligible cities can be found here.

• A state or local public entity or a nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that is designated to apply on behalf of a local government that meets the requirements above. Each application must include a statement from the relevant local government that reflects its support for and involvement in the project.

To be eligible, the applicant organization must:

• For an organization that is designated by the local government to apply on its behalf, have a three-year history of programming prior to the application deadline.
• Meet the Arts Endowment’s "Legal Requirements," including nonprofit, tax-exempt status, as detailed in the FY 2011 Grants for Arts Projects guidelines, at the time of application.
• Have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts Endowment award(s) previously received.

For projects that involve multiple organizations, one organization that meets the eligibility requirements above must act as the official applicant, submit the application, and assume full responsibility for the grant.

Each city is limited to one Statement of Interest and, if invited to apply, one application.

An application in response to this announcement does not preclude an organization from applying under other Arts Endowment funding opportunities including Grants for Arts Projects. In each case, the request must be for a distinctly different project.

Applicant Eligibility

Eligible applicants are:

• Local governments that have participated in the Mayors’ Institute on City Design during its 25-year history, including local governments that are committed to participate in the Mayors’ Institute on City Design during 2010. A list of eligible cities can be found here. DAVID—AT THE TOP OF THE LIST CAN YOU PLEASE PUT THIS NOTE: THIS LIST IS ONLY INCLUSIVE OF MICD ALUMNI CITIES WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED FROM 1986 THROUGH 2009; IT DOES NOT INCLUDE CITIES WHO MAY BE INVITED AND/OR COMMITTED TO ATTEND ANY OF THE MICD 2010 SESSIONS.

• A state or local public entity or a nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that is designated to apply on behalf of a local government that meets the requirements above. Each application must include a statement from the relevant local government that reflects its support for and involvement in the project.

To be eligible, the applicant organization must:

• For an organization that is designated by the local government to apply on its behalf, have a three-year history of programming prior to the application deadline.
• Meet the Arts Endowment’s "Legal Requirements," including nonprofit, tax-exempt status, as detailed in the FY 2011 Grants for Arts Projects guidelines, at the time of application.
• Have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts Endowment award(s) previously received.

For projects that involve multiple organizations, one organization that meets the eligibility requirements above must act as the official applicant, submit the application, and assume full responsibility for the grant.

Each city is limited to one Statement of Interest and, if invited to apply, one application.

An application in response to this announcement does not preclude an organization from applying under other Arts Endowment funding opportunities including Grants for Arts Projects. In each case, the request must be for a distinctly different project.

Since 1986, the Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) has helped transform communities through design by preparing mayors to be the chief urban designers of their cities. To build on the momentum created by the MICD over its history, the Arts Endowment is announcing the NEA Mayors’ Institute on City Design 25th Anniversary Initiative which will award a limited number of grants, ranging from $25,000 to $250,000, to showcase and celebrate the goals of the MICD during its anniversary in 2011.

MICD mayors know that the arts and culture contribute greatly as core components in building livable and sustainable communities. They have discovered that the art of place-making contributes to their communities’ economic and cultural vitality. MICD mayors also know first-hand that through design and involvement with the arts and cultural activities, citizens engage in a celebration of place and make their communities dynamic places to live and work.