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Touring Grants AMD Touring Grants support the distribution and presentation (touring) of AMD-funded projects. Performing arts presenters may receive fee subsidy grants for the presentation of any of the season's AMD Reconstruction Projects or AMD Tour Only Projects. AMD Touring Grants are paid directly to performing arts presenters to cover a percentage of the artistic fee. Performing arts presenters interested in presenting a project from the booklet in 2008–2009 season are eligible to apply for AMD Touring Grants. AMD Touring Grants will be awarded as follows: up to thirty percent of the artistic fee, paid by NEFA; up to twenty percent of the artistic fee, paid by M-AAA. Eligibility
How to Apply
2. Presenters interested in booking any of these AMD-funded projects within the Mid-America Region for the 2008–2009 season (July 1, 2008–June 30, 2009) should begin by contacting project Tour Coordinators to arrange agreements. Presenters need to submit a signed Letter of Intent to the Tour Coordinator and to Mid-America Arts Alliance for each project they will present. This letter must state the negotiated artistic fee (inclusive of travel and lodging costs), dates of engagement, venue for the engagement and a brief description of the engagement. Letters of Intent should be typed on presenter letterhead, and signed by both the presenter and the artist or their representative. The Letter of Intent should be sent directly to the project's Tour Coordinator, with a copy to Mid-America Arts Alliance. 3. Tour Coordinators will add the information from each Letter of Intent to an overall tour plan, which must be submitted to AMD and M-AAA for review and funding consideration. It is the role of the project's Tour Coordinator to submit the project's full tour plan, and copies of each Letter of Intent. These items must be received by AMD and M-AAAA by 5:00 p.m. EST February 8, 2008. Late materials or those sent by fax or email will not be accepted. 4. Once AMD has allocated funding, notification letters and the AMD Touring Grant Reserved Funding Application Packet will be mailed to presenters by late February. The AMD Touring Grant Reserved Funding Packet contains instructions, crediting requirements, and the application form. Remember, this form is ONLY for those that have been notified of a Touring Grant award by AMD. Presenters need to complete the application packet and submit to NEFA and Mid-America Arts Alliance by April 1, 2008 (receipt deadline). The form must by typed; hand-written forms will disqualify the application. AMD Touring Grant Application for Reserved Funding forms must be received by AMD by 5:00 p.m. EST April 1, 2008. Late forms or those sent by fax or email will not be accepted. Send a copy of your touring grant application to BOTH of the following addresses: |
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New England Foundation for the Arts |
Mid-America Arts Alliance |
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Deadlines and Calendar
February 8, 2008: Receipt deadline for Letters of Intent and AMD Tour Grids from Tour Coordinators of all AMD touring projects. Late February 2008: Allocation Letters (including instructions on how to access the online AMD Touring Grant for Reserved Funding Application Packet sent to presenters on each AMD tour to secure funding. April 1, 2008: Receipt deadline for presenters' completed AMD Touring Application Packets and, if applicable, revised Tour Grids. May 31, 2008: Touring Grant award letters sent to presenters on each AMD-supported tour, securing funding.
Evaluation If you have received an AMD Touring Grant, you will be asked to complete an evaluation form for both the New England Foundation for the Arts and Mid-America Arts Alliance, as stated in your award package. This evaluation is due 3 weeks following the engagement. All Touring Grants are paid on a reimbursement basis, after the engagement is complete and an evaluation has been submitted to AMD. Questions If you have questions about AMD Touring Grants, please contact: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New England Foundation for the Arts |
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Receipt Deadline for Letters of Intent and Tour Grids: February
8, 2008
1. Select a project eligible for AMD touring
support, as outlined in AMD Touring Grants above.
Dance images, top to bottom: Channing Cook Holmes of Jazz Tap Ensemble, Lynn Dally Artistic Director; Tent by Nikolais Dance Theatre; Tapestry Dance Company.
