You have some track record of having piloted the concept/program/event You have outsiders to attest to the value of the project You have gotten some support outside your organization (even if that is in-kind donations of time, space, buy-in, or other resources – doesn’t have to be cash! Could be endorsements by local leaders.) You have some way of explaining why this project is singular to your local area, to your audiences, and therefore within a pool of other competing projects. You have a sense that how your project might be viewed in a national cohort, and you have a sense of strengths and weaknesses. Are you ready? You are not applying for organizational support. (NEA supports projects not organizations.) You have read through the NEA Guidelines. You know which NEA discipline category best fits your project. You registered for grants.gov 8-10 weeks before the application is due. You completed your System Award Management (SAM) registration process or updated your contact email in SAM at least 5 weeks before the deadline. In a university, you planned for university application processing through your Office of Sponsored Research. In a university or large organization, you checked whether the “one application per limit has been assigned to your project. year” If an NEA submission, you have at least 10 weeks to you’ve never written work on the application and familiarize yourself with what is required. You did not take another grant narrative and cut and paste! You know who will be involved in the project, which artists, participants/target population, project managers or staff. You have developed a draft timeline with a breakdown of project activities If you are asking for two years support, activities are not repeated in the second year. Your can articulate your project in terms of artistic excellence or artistic merit. If your project is involved in other goals, you might want to look at different funding sources. You have articulated or demonstrated how your project has national significance or could be a national model in your field. You have considered underserved populations related to your project. You know how the project will be disseminated to the public. You have matching funds. Your match does not come from another federal agency. Your budget items align with what is described in the project narrative
You have some track record of having piloted the concept/program/event You have outsiders to attest to the value of the project You have gotten some support outside your organization (even if that is in-kind donations of time, space, buy-in, or other resources – doesn’t have to be cash! Could be endorsements by local leaders.) You have some way of explaining why this project is singular to your local area, to your audiences, and therefore within a pool of other competing projects. You have a sense that how your project might be viewed in a national cohort, and you have a sense of strengths and weaknesses. Are you ready? You are not applying for organizational support. (NEA supports projects not organizations.) You have read through the NEA Guidelines. You know which NEA discipline category best fits your project. You registered for grants.gov 8-10 weeks before the application is due. You completed your System Award Management (SAM) registration process or updated your contact email in SAM at least 5 weeks before the deadline. In a university, you planned for university application processing through your Office of Sponsored Research. In a university or large organization, you checked whether the “one application per year” limit has been assigned to your project. If you’ve never written an NEA submission, you have at least 10 weeks to work on the application and familiarize yourself with what is required. You did not take another grant narrative and cut and paste! You know who will be involved in the project, which artists, participants/target population, project managers or staff. You have developed a draft timeline with a breakdown of project activities If you are asking for two years support, activities are not repeated in the second year. Your can articulate your project in terms of artistic excellence or artistic merit. If your project is involved in other goals, you might want to look at different funding sources. You have articulated or demonstrated how your project has national significance or could be a national model in your field. You have considered underserved populations related to your project. You know how the project will be disseminated to the public. You have matching funds. Your match does not come from another federal agency. Your budget items align with what is described in the project narrative
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