Tour Only grants are awarded to a limited number of projects that are fully created and ready to tour nationally, but were not developed with NDP Production grant funding.

Tour Only is awarded to dance projects based on applications NDP receives from presenters, artists, artist managers, and agents, and grants are made directly to presenters to cover up to 50% of the artistic fee. In selecting projects, NDP considers scale, geography, representation of diverse ethnicities and artistic forms, and createive ways of community engagement. Effective tour and engagement planning is essential for successful applications. Examples include tours to a limited number of venues (at least three in two states) that support expanded residencies and deeper involvement, or tours to a larger number of venues reaching new communities and audiences.

NDP has reserved $40,000 in touring subsidy per project to be allocated to presenters for up to 50% of the artistic fee per engagement. NDP will work to make additional funds available to projects that can utilize more than the initial allocation. Tour coordinators may indicate need for this increased allocation when they submit their initial tour grids.
 

General Process & Timeline

The Tour Only support selection process is divided into three stages:

STAGE 1

• October 16, 2009: Tour Only applications and related materials submitted to NEFA.
• November 2009: Applicants are notified. NEFA announces Tour Only selections.

STAGE 2

• December 2009 – February 2010: Performing arts presenters (and other nonprofit organizations) review the list of projects available for touring. Presenters interested in booking a project for the next season (June 1, 2010 - August 31, 2011) contact tour coordinators and engage in planning and negotiation.
• March 2, 2010: Presenters submit letters of intent to tour coordinators; tour coordinators submit interim tour grids to NEFA; initial tour grids reviewed by NEFA.

STAGE 3

• April 1, 2010: Presenters listed on the final tour grids submit Touring grant reserved funding applications to NEFA; tour coordinators submit final tour grids to NEFA.
• May 2010: Presenters are notified of grant awards.
   

Funding Criteria

Projects nominated for NDP Touring support should:

• Be fully developed and available for touring
• Involve artists of regional or national significance
• Enhance the range of NDP-funded projects in scale, potential for geographic reach, and/or representation of diverse artistic styles
• Have a minimum of three U.S. presenters from at least two states committed to the tour
   

Eligibility

• Choreographers, artists, or artist companies are eligible to apply (only one application is allowed per entity)
• Choreographers, artists, or artist companies are NOT eligible to apply if they are currently receiving other NDP support and have not yet completed the NDP-supported touring season
   

Program Parameters

• Presenters must have given their permission to be listed on the application form.
• A U.S. tour of the project must occur in the season for which Tour Only support is awarded. (For instance, for the November 2008 deadline, touring season is June 2009 – August 2010.)
• Presenters in receipt of FUSED funding cannot receive NDP touring subsidy for the same project.
   

Grant Instructions & Forms

GRANT DEADLINES

• October 16, 2009: Tour Only applications submitted to NEFA online
• March 2, 2010: Presenters submit letters of intent to tour coordinators; tour coordinators submit interim tour grids to NEFA online
• April 1, 2010: Presenters listed on the final tour grids submit Touring grant reserved funding applications to NEFA online; tour coordinators submit final tour grids to NEFA oNDP Touring Grant Reserved Funding Application

ONLINE GRANTING

PDF FORMS

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NDP WORK SAMPLE FORM
NDP TOURING EVALUATION
NDP TOUR GRID