The Arts Endowment Department is offering NEA Literature Fellowships for Translation Projects in FY2009. This grant supports talented translators in creatively translating prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English, with a focus on underrepresented writers and literary works. Priority is given to projects translating previously untranslated material into English, emphasizing literary excellence and value. Applications should be for specific works of interest and must be submitted by Jan 07, 2008.
Opportunity ID: 40004
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 2008NEA03LFTP |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | NEA Literature Fellowships: Translations Projects, FY2009 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Arts |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 45.024 — Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individuals |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 31, 2007 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 07, 2008 Applicants must submit their applications electronically through Grants.gov, the federal government’s online application system. The Grants.gov system must receive your application no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 7, 2008. The Arts Endowment will not accept late applications. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 07, 2008 Applicants must submit their applications electronically through Grants.gov, the federal government’s online application system. The Grants.gov system must receive your application no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 7, 2008. The Arts Endowment will not accept late applications. |
| Archive Date: | Feb 06, 2008 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $20,000 |
| Award Floor: | $10,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Individuals |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Individual translators who meet the publication requirements that are listed below are eligible to apply. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
You are eligible to apply if you, alone or in collaboration, have: •Published a total of at least 20 pages of translations of creative literature into English in literary magazines, anthologies, or books; or •Published a translation into English of a novel or a volume of at least 20 pages of fiction, poetry, or belles-lettres (creative nonfiction, criticism, and essays); or •Translated into English at least one full-length play that has been produced by a professional theater company. This publication or production must have taken place between January 1, 1993, and January 7, 2008. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Endowment for the Arts |
| Description: | Through fellowships to exceptionally talented, published translators, the Arts Endowment supports projects for the translation of specific works of prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English. We encourage translations of writers and of work which are not well represented in English translation. All proposed projects must be for creative translations of published literary material into English. The work to be translated should be of interest for its literary excellence and value. Priority will be given to projects that involve work that has not yet been translated into English. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Web Site Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Web Manager
National Endowment for the Arts Email:webmgr@arts.endow.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Web Manager National Endowment for the Arts Email: webmgr@arts.endow.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.024 | NONE | None | PKG00005556 | Oct 31, 2007 | Jan 07, 2008 | View |
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Mandatory forms
40004 SF424_Individual-1.0.pdf
40004 Attachments-1.0.pdf
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