The Department of Arts Endowment is offering the NEA Our Town Grant for FY 2014 to support creative placemaking projects that enhance community livability and quality of life. Grants range from $25,000 to $200,000, aiming to revitalize economic development and foster stronger community identity through arts and design initiatives. The grant seeks to transform communities into vibrant and sustainable places by encouraging creative activity and celebrating diverse cultural experiences. Application deadline is on January 13, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 243605
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | 2014NEA01OT |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | NEA Our Town Application, FY 2014 |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Arts (see “Cultural Affairs” in CFDA) |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 45.024 — Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individuals |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | Yes |
| Version:: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date:: | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Jan 13, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Jan 13, 2014 |
| Archive Date:: | Feb 12, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | |
| Award Ceiling:: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $25,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | County governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | National Endowment for the Arts |
| Description:: | The Arts Endowment’s support of a project may start on or after September 1, 2014.Grant Program DescriptionArt works to improve the lives of Americas citizens in many ways. Communities across our nation are leveraging the arts and engaging design to make their communities more livable with enhanced quality of life, increased creative activity, a distinct sense of place, and vibrant local economies that together capitalize on their existing assets. The NEA defines these efforts as the process of Creative Placemaking:”In creative placemaking, partners from public, private, nonprofit, and community sectors strategically shape the physical and social character of a neighborhood, town, tribe, city, or region around arts and cultural activities. Creative placemaking animates public and private spaces, rejuvenates structures and streetscapes, improves local business viability and public safety, and brings diverse people together to celebrate, inspire, and be inspired.” Ann Markusen, Markusen Economic Research ServicesAnne Gadwa Nicodemus, Metris Arts ConsultingFrom Creative PlacemakingThrough Our Town, subject to the availability of funding, the National Endowment for the Arts will provide a limited number of grants, ranging from $25,000 to $200,000, for creative placemaking projects that contribute toward the livability of communities and help transform them into lively, beautiful, and sustainable places with the arts at their core. Our Town will invest in creative and innovative projects in which communities, together with their arts and design organizations and artists, seek to: Improve their quality of life. Encourage greater creative activity. Foster stronger community identity and a sense of place. Revitalize economic development.Through Our Town projects, the NEA intends to achieve the following outcome: Livability: American communities are strengthened through the arts. See “Intended NEA Outcome” for more details. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 2 | Modified URL. | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 45.024 |
| Competition ID: | NONE |
| Competition Title: | None |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00185942 |
| Opening Date: | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Closing Date: | Jan 13, 2014 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | NEA staff at OT@arts.gov |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Domestic Assistance-Short Organizational [V1.1] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] NEA Organization & Project Profile [V2.2] Attachments [V1.0] |
| optional_forms |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.024 | NONE | None | PKG00185942 | Sep 24, 2013 | Jan 13, 2014 | View | NEA staff at OT@arts.gov | Organization Applicants |