 In order to determine interest in the program, route the
tour, and help the dancers prepare, a two-step application
process will be utilized. Please review the program guidelines
listed below before applying.
1. Download, complete,
and return the Intention
to Apply Form by November 30, 2006.
Begin to arrange for performance venue.
2. Discuss with Headlong Dance Theater
the terms of a letter of intent, review the technical specifications
for the
piece, and continue to arrange for performance venue.
3. Download, complete, and return the
Project
Application Form
by January 31, 2007.
Program
Guidelines Applicant Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must reside in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska,
Oklahoma, or Texas and be legally incorporated as a not-for-profit
organization with IRS 501(c)(3) status or a unit of a
state, local, or tribal government.
Project Eligibility Requirements
• Takes place between July
1, 2007 and June 30, 2008.
• Includes at least one performance open and promoted to
the general public.
•
Features Hotel Pool, Shosha, Mixed Tape for
a Bad Year, or other works developed and performed
by Headlong Dance Theater.
 • Includes at least one Educational Activity separate from
the performance: The educational activity must create a
connection between the public performance and the community
and may consist of a workshop, master class, lecture-demonstration,
pre- or post-performance lecture or discussion, performance
for students (separate from public performances), in-school
activity involving students, or other similar activity.
If, for scheduling reasons, Headlong Dance Theater is unable
to provide a suitable educational activity, you may use
artists or scholars/educators from your community to provide
this service. This activity must clearly relate to the
visiting artist’s performance. Please include applicable
resumes or biographical information. Our staff will be
happy to provide guidance and technical assistance in developing
your educational activities.
• Serve underserved audiences: Through its public performance(s)
or educational activity(ies), the project must serve audiences
that lack access to performing arts and other cultural
activities due to geography, economic conditions, ethnic
background, disability, age, or other factors. Project
must include this component in order to meet standards
set by the National Endowment for the Arts. You will be
required to include this information in your application
narrative and Final Evaluation report.
Levels of Support
The maximum award will be $7,500. Applicants will receive
the following percentage of the artist fee listed in
the artist contract (subject to the above limit and available
funding.)
• 50% of the total artist
contract fee, including travel.
Note: Additional support of 5% of the artist contract
fee may be awarded if the applicant is located in a rural
community, pending funding availability. Rural status is
determined by information from the U.S. Department of Commerce
and based on the MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) rating
for each county.
Ineligible Applications
•
Artists appearing as part of benefits or fundraisers are
not eligible for funding.
•
Producing arts organization, such as orchestras and theater
and opera companies, may not request fee support for guest
artists appearing as part of the institution’s performances.
Additional Information
• Applicants who have
received funding for Regional Touring Program, Meet the Composer, and
other Mid-America Arts
Alliance programs are eligible to apply. 
• Small and mid-sized
presenters and presenters that do not usually present
dance will be given priority.
• Creative use of project
in building or expanding dance audiences, use of educational
activity, and use of outreach activity will be considered
in making award determinations.
• Funding availability
is based upon applicant’s state. Early submission
will increase the likelihood of funding.
• Performance
of Hotel Pool is not restricted to hotels;
college, community center, and other pools are acceptable
as well.
Note: A presenter is not required to book Hotel
Pool to
participate in the pilot year grant program; Headlong Dance
Theater is also offering two more traditional works, Shosha and
Mixed Tape for a Bad Year.
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