Special Topics Webinar: Grants for Arts Projects & Digital Technology Projects

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET STARTED. I AM SO EXCITED  TO OFFICIALLY WELCOME YOU ALL TO TODAY'S SPECIAL TOPIC WEBINAR ABOUT ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY  PROJECTS FOR THE GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. MY NAME IS EMMA BARTLEY AND I'M ONE  OF TWO MEDIA ARTS SPECIALISTS HERE AT THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. FOR A VISUAL DESCRIPTION,  I'M A WHITE WOMAN WITH LONG BLONDE HAIR WEARING A BLACK BUTTON-UP SHIRT. I'M JOINED TODAY BY MY  COLLEAGUES AVRIL CLAYTOR WHO IS THE OTHER MEDIA ARTS SPECIALIST,

AND JAX DELUCA, DIRECTOR OF  MEDIA ARTS. AND ALSO JOINING US IS OUR DIVISION COORDINATOR SARAH METZ AND OUR BRAND-NEW ASSISTANT  GRANTS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST CHLOE AKAZAWA. BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I'LL GO OVER  A COUPLE HOUSEKEEPING NOTE.S SO, WE DO LOVE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY OF ARTS  ORGANIZATIONS AND PRACTITIONERS HERE AT THE WEBINAR SO YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO RENAME YOURSELF  TO INCLUDE YOUR ORGANIZATION AFFILIATION. YOU ARE ALSO WELCOME TO USE THE CHAT FUNCTION.  YOU CAN USE IT NOW TO INTRODUCE

YOURSELF, BUT PRIMARILY WE'LL BE USING THAT THROUGHOUT THE  SESSION. YOU CAN PUT IN COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. JUST KNOW THAT WE WILL PROBABLY, WE'RE GOING TO  HOLD THE QUESTIONS TO THE END OF THE MEETING. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A DEDICATED Q&A. CLOSED  CAPTIONING IS BEING PROVIDED. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY TECHNICAL ISSUES PLEASE GO AHEAD AND SEND A  MESSAGE TO SARAH METZ AND SHE CAN TRY TO ASSIST. SO, WITH THAT LET'S ALSO DO A QUICK AGENDA  OVERVIEW FOR THE NEXT HOUR THAT WE HAVE TOGETHER - THAT'S ON THE NE

XT SLIDE.SO WE'LL  START WITH SOME BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT FOR TODAY'S WEBINAR FOLLOWED BY THE GRANTS FOR ARTS  PROJECTS ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY FUNDING PRIORITIES. WE'LL TALK THROUGH SOME BASICS ABOUT  HOW TO APPLY AND THEN, AS I MENTIONED, WE'LL OPEN UP THE SESSION FOR Q&A AT THE END. AND  THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ABOUT THE ARTS AND TECH PROGRAM FOCUS. BUT ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT  THERE MAY BE SOME NEW APPLICANTS ON THE CALL OR FIRST-TIME APPLICANTS, YOU'RE ALSO WELCOME TO ASK  MORE GENERAL QUES

TIONS ABOUT THE GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS PROGRAM, HOW TO APPLY, HOW TO STRUCTURE  YOUR APPLICATION, AND YOU KNOW ANYTHING THAT WE THAT WE WENT OVER TODAY. SO GONNA GO AHEAD AND  PASS IT OVER TO MEDIA ARTS DIRECTOR, JAX DELUCA. AWESOME. THANK YOU, EMMA. WE ARE SO  EXCITED TO, TO BE HERE AND JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT  TO WHY ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY IS AN AREA OF SPECIAL INTEREST FOR OUR AGENCY RIGHT  NOW. SO, THERE'S TWO MAIN REASONS. ONE, WE'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN SUPPORTI

NG PROJECTS  THAT ADDRESS CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WERE SURFACED THROUGH  THE RECENT ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY FIELD SCAN WHICH WE CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KNIGHT  FOUNDATION AND FORD FOUNDATION. AND, SECOND, THIS IS ACTUALLY A SPECIAL FOCUS THAT IS OUTLINED  IN OUR RECENT NEA STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS 2022 TO 2026. SO, I'LL JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO  BRIEFLY TOUCH UPON BOTH OF THESE ELEMENTS. FROM 2019 TO 2021, THE ARTS ENDOWMENT  CONDUCTED AN ARTS AND TECHNOLOG

Y FIELD SCAN WHICH IS A NATIONAL RESEARCH STUDY  LAUNCHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FORD FOUNDATION AND NIGHT FOUNDATION. THE RESULT  OF THIS FIELD SCAN WAS, WAS PUBLISHED IN A REPORT TITLED TECH AS ART SUPPORTING ARTISTS  WHO USE TECHNOLOGY AS A CREATIVE MEDIUM. AND THIS REPORT OFFERED INSIGHTS FOR THE BROADER ARTS  AND CULTURAL FIELD FOR BOTH SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH TO DISCOVER SHARED GOALS AND  PRIORITIES WITH TECHNOLOGY-CENTERED ARTISTS AND RELATED PRACTICES. SO, HOPEFULLY,

THERE ARE A LOT  OF YOU ON THIS CALL THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THIS. THE ARTISTS THAT WERE PROFILED IN THIS REPORT  ESTABLISHED A RANGE OF CULTURALLY RELEVANT ARTS PROJECTS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE BRIDGING  DIGITAL DIVIDES AND BUILDING 21ST CENTURY SKILL SETS. AND THESE ARE ALL SERVICES THAT ARE  A PROFOUND IMPORTANCE TO COMMUNITIES ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO DIGITAL TRAINING  AND EDUCATION. SO, THIS IS A RESOURCE THAT WE HOPE THAT YOU LOOK AT AND REFER TO. IT ALSO HAS  A LOT OF DIF

FERENT WAYS THAT DIVERSIT, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY ARE COMMON  THEMES IN THIS GROWING FIELD OF PRACTICE. SO, THERE'S A LOT OF DATA THAT WE CAPTURED IN THESE  REPORTS THAT WE HOPE THAT YOU UTILIZE TO HELP BOTH SERVICE SUPPORT FOR YOUR PROJECTS.  AND THE REPORT IS ALSO A NICE RESOURCE THAT HELPS SUMMARIZE AND HIGHLIGHT THE TYPES OF  CROSS-SECTORAL PRACTICES OF TECHNOLOGY-CENTERED ARTISTS AND THEIR ABILITIES TO ENGAGE COMMUNITIES  ACROSS ARTS AND NON-ART SECTORS AS WELL AS ACROSS PH

YSICAL DIGITAL AND VIRTUAL SPACES AND ALSO TO  ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS AND SOCIAL ISSUES. SO, WE REALLY HOPE THAT YOU LOOK AT THIS REPORT IF  YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, AND REALLY LOOK AT THOSE FINDINGS THAT ARE SOURCED BY HUNDREDS OF ARTISTS,  ARTS ORGANIZATIONS WORKING AT THIS INTERSECTION. AND THIS REPORT ALSO IS INTENDED TO GIVE NEWCOMERS  TO THIS FIELD AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRY POINT INTO THIS CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM. AND, SO, YOU CAN REALLY  EXPECT THIS TO BE A FUN AND DIGESTIBLE DOCUMENT WHICH ALSO INCLUD

ES A HELPFUL GLOSSARY AND CASE  STUDIES AND VIDEOS AND ALSO A LIST OF FREQUENTLY MENTIONED ORGANIZATIONS. AND WHAT I'M GOING TO DO  JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE CAN READ THESE SLIDES, WE HAVE A REQUEST TO GO INTO  PRESENTATION MODE. ALL RIGHT. SO, IN THIS DOCUMENT AS I WAS SAYING THERE'S A  GLOSSARY AND CASE STUDIES, VIDEOS, AND ALSO A LOT OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND NETWORKS THAT  SUPPORT THAT INTERSECTION OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY. SO, HOPEFULLY, THOSE CAN HELP YOU IDENTIFY FUTURE  COLLABORATIV

E PARTNERS FOR SOME OF YOUR PROJECTS. WE ALSO HAVE A REGIONAL TRENDS REPORT WHICH IS  SOURCED BY THE SEVEN REGIONAL ROUNDTABLES WE HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MANY ARTS AND CULTURAL LEADERS  FROM DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE ARTS AND CULTURAL FIELD TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS TO ADDRESS  CHALLENGES NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES. SO, YOU'LL SEE THAT IT'S RICH WITH A LOT OF STARTING POINTS TO  HELP YOU BOLSTER MORE SUPPORT FOR YOUR PROJECTS. AND ALL OF THIS IS ON THE MEDIA ARTS IMPACT  PAGE. AND WILL ALSO DROP

LINKS INTO THE CHAT. AND THE SECOND AREA OF FOCUS IS OUR NEA  STRATEGIC PLAN. AS I HAD MENTIONED EARLIER, AND IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT THAT PLAN WHICH IS  AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, OUR STRATEGIC GOAL IS TO BUILD CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN  THE ARTS SECTOR THROUGH KNOWLEDGE SHARING TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES. AND ONE  OF THOSE OBJECTIVES IS SPECIFICALLY TO INVEST IN THE CAPACITY OF ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS TO  SERVE A BROAD PUBLIC THROUGH DIGITAL OR EMERGENT TECHN

OLOGY. SO, THIS IS, CAN BE TRANSLATED IN SO  MANY DIFFERENT WAYS BUT WE ARE VERY AWARE OF THE WAYS THAT ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS USE DIGITAL  AND EMERGENT TECHNOLOGY AS A CREATIVE MEDIUM. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC  ACCELERATED THE NEED FOR HYBRID ARTS PROGRAMMING OPTIONS FOR BRIDGING DIGITAL DIVIDES IN THE ARTS  AND ALSO IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT YOU ALL SERVE. AND, ALSO, WE ARE VERY AWARE THAT ARTS  ORGANIZATIONS NEED INVESTMENTS TO INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY MORE EFFECTIVELY AND TO IMPR

OVE  CONDITIONS FOR ACCESSIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN THE CREATION AND DELIVERY OF ART. SO YOU CAN READ MORE  ABOUT THIS OBJECTIVE AND GOALS BY CHECKING OUT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. AND WE'LL PUT A LINK IN THE CHAT.  AND I WILL NOW PASS THIS OVER TO OUR OTHER MEDIA ARTS SPECIALIST, AVRIL CLAYTOR TO TALK ABOUT  SOME BASICS ABOUT THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. THANKS, JAX. IN THIS SECTION WE'LL COVER  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY. WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT  BASIC OVERVIEW AND ELIGIBI

LITY AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE FUNDING PRIORITIES FOR  ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY FOCUSED PROJECTS. WE'LL GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF PREVIOUSLY  SUPPORTED ARTS AND TECH PROJECTS AND THEN WE'LL ALSO TALK ABOUT SOME  ASPECTS OF COMPETITIVE PROJECTS. SO, TO TALK ABOUT OUR BASIC OVERVIEW AND  ELIGIBILITY, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT SINCE THIS IS A SPECIAL TOPICS WEBINAR, WE WILL  NOT SPEND A LOT OF TIME GOING OVER BASIC DETAILS ABOUT GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS. YOU CAN ACCESS  THE GAP PROGRAM GUIDELINES AND

INSTRUCTIONS ON OUR WEBSITE. AND HERE'S A VIEW FROM OUR HOMEPAGE  ARTS.GOV. FROM THERE YOU CAN CLICK ON GRANTS AND THEN SELECT GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS. THIS IS  OUR FUNDING OPPORTUNITY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE LANDING PAGE FOR GRANTS  FOR ARTS PROJECTS. AND THEN ON THE LEFT THERE IS A SIDEBAR WITH LINKS TO EACH SECTION OF OUR  GUIDELINES. AS ALWAYS ,WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW THE INFORMATION ON THESE  PAGES BEFORE BEGINNING YOUR APPLICATION. YOU CAN ALSO ACCESS A

VARIETY OF RESOURCES AND  LINKS TO PRE-RECORDED WEBINARS ABOUT THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ON THE APPLICANT RESOURCES PAGE ON  THE WEBSITE. FULL GAP GUIDELINES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN SPANISH BY CLICKING ON THE  EN ESPANOL LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SIDEBAR. SO, TO TALK ABOUT BASIC ELIGIBILITY: IN  ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS AN ORGANIZATION MUST BE BASED  IN THE UNITED STATES AND BE A 501C3 NON-PROFIT, A UNIT OF STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OR A  FEDERALLY

RECOGNIZED TRIBE OR TRIBAL COMMUNITY. ORGANIZATIONS MUST HAVE COMPLETED THREE YEARS  OF ARTS PROGRAMMING PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION DEADLINE. HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT NEED  TO HAVE BEEN A 501C3 FOR ALL THOSE THREE YEARS, YOU JUST NEED TO HAVE THE 501C3 STATUS AT THE  TIME OF APPLICATION. GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS DOES NOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS  INCLUDING THOSE SUBMITTED BY FISCAL SPONSORS ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S BEHALF. KEEP IN MIND, THOUGH,  AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS DIRECTLY IN

VOLVED IN A PROPOSED PROJECT COULD BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY AND  INCLUDE FEES FOR ARTISTS WHO MIGHT BE WORKING ON THE PROJECT. TYPES OF INVOLVEMENT FROM AN  APPLICANT ORGANIZATION WHICH WOULD AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT  MIGHT INCLUDE PRODUCING OR CO-PRODUCING, THE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION COULD BE PARTNERING WITH  AN ARTIST ON CREATIVE DIRECTION OR DEVELOPMENT. THE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION COULD BE ORGANIZING  WORKSHOPS OR PUBLIC SHOWINGS OR BE INVOLVED IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF W

ORK. OR THEY COULD BE  PROVIDING SOCIAL NETWORKING STRATEGIES OR WEB IMPLEMENTATION AS PART OF THE PROJECT. YOU  CAN READ MORE ABOUT HOW TO AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF A FISCAL SPONSORSHIP BY USING THE LINK  THAT WE'LL PROVIDE IN THE CHAT FOR YOU. ALSO, IN TERMS OF ELIGIBILITY, COMMERCIAL OR  FOR-PROFIT ENTERPRISES ARE INELIGIBLE TO APPLY. SO, FOR ANYONE WHO IS WONDERING WHAT TO DO IF YOU  DON'T MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, WE DO HAVE SOME TIPS. DO YOU HAVE A PROJECT PARTNER WHO  DOES MEET THE

ELIGIBLE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA? SOME EXAMPLES MIGHT BE PRESENTING PARTNERS, HOSTS  FOR ACTIVITIES OUTREACH PARTNERS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS, PARTNERS WHO MIGHT BE  WORKING WITH YOU ON PRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION. LOCAL, REGIONAL, OR NATIONAL NETWORKS OR  ALLIANCES. LOCAL UNIVERSITIES OR COLLEGES OR ANY OTHER ELIGIBLE ENTITY DIRECTLY INVOLVED  WITH THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN SOME GENUINE WAY. IF YOU FIND THAT YOU DO HAVE AN ELIGIBLE  PROJECT PARTNER WHO COULD APPLY, THEY SHOULD INCLUDE CO

MPENSATION FOR YOUR TIME  IN THE PROJECT BUDGET AND THIS COULD BE IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. SOME EXAMPLES COULD INCLUDE A  BUDGET LINE FOR AN OVERALL ARTIST FEE. IT COULD INCLUDE A CONSULTING FEE OR PARTNERSHIP STIPEND  TO CONDUCT A SCOPE OF WORK AS PART OF THE PROJECT. SO, YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT ELIGIBILITY ON  THE SIDEBAR OF THE GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECT'S LANDING PAGE WHICH WE SHOWED YOU ON THE PREVIOUS  SLIDES. AND I'M NOW GOING TO PASS THIS BACK TO EMMA WHO WILL GO OVER A FEW MORE BASICS OF  THE

GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU, AVRIL. SO, FOR THOSE  OF YOU UNFAMILIAR WITH THE GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY I'M  GOING TO BRIEFLY GO OVER FUNDING AMOUNTS. APPLICANTS MAY REQUEST. AN AMOUNT BETWEEN TEN  THOUSAND AND A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.AND APPLICANTS MUST DEMONSTRATE A MINIMUM  ONE-TO-ONE COST SHARE MATCH. AND, SO, WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY ONE-TO-ONE COST SHARE  MATCH? FOR EXAMPLE, A TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR REQUEST MEANS YOU MUST SHOW AT LEAST TEN THOUSAND

DOLLARS  IN MATCHING FUNDS AND YOUR TOTAL PROJECT COST MUST BE AT LEAST TWENTY THOUSAND. AND THOSE MATCHING  FUNDS CAN COME FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES INCLUDING PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS,  TICKET SALES, IN-KIND SOURCES AMONG OTHERS. HOWEVER, FEDERAL FUNDS MAY NOT BE USED AS PART OF  YOUR COST SHARE MATCH AND WE SEE THAT A LOT WITH NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES. YOU CANNOT  USE THAT AS A MATCH YOUR ONE-TO-ONE-MATCH. AND FUNDS FROM LOCAL, STATE, OR REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS  MAY

BE USED IN YOUR MATCH AS LONG AS THOSE FUNDS DID NOT ORIGINATE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. SO, YOU  CAN JUST INDICATE THAT IN YOUR APPLICATION. AND MOVING ON. AS I'M SURE MOST OF YOU ALL  KNOW, NEA GRANTS ARE FEDERAL AND AS SUCH COME WITH COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE THAT  EVERYTHING WE FUND ADHERES TO FEDERAL REGULATIONS. SO, WHEN PREPARING YOUR APPLICATION,  YOU WANT TO KEEP THE FOLLOWING IN MIND: FIRST, ALL PROJECTS MUST BE PROGRAMMATICALLY AND PHYSICALLY ACCESSIBLE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH  DISAB

ILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW INCLUDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES  ACT IN SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT. AND WHILE APPLICANTS OR APPLICATIONS MAY FOCUS ON  A PARTICULAR GROUP OR DEMOGRAPHIC, THEY MAY NOT BE EXCLUSIONARY UNDER FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS  AND POLICIES PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION. AND, SO, THAT EXTENDS TO HIRING PRACTICES, ARTIST  SELECTION PROCESSES, AND AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT. AND, THEN, IN ADDITION, PROJECTS THAT TAKE PLACE  INSIDE OF OR NEAR A HISTORIC SITE OR

OUTDOORS MAY BE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL STAFF REVIEW JUST  TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT AS WELL  AS THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT. AND YOU CAN FIND LINKS TO PRE-RECORDED  WEBINARS ABOUT EACH ONE OF THESE THREE TOPICS ON OUR WEBSITE ON THE APPLICANT  RESOURCES PAGE. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU, YOU CHECK OUT EACH OF THESE WEBINARS. THEY'RE  FILLED WITH TONS OF HELPFUL INFORMATION FROM OUR ACCESSIBILITY TEAM AND FROM OUR LEGAL  TEAM THAT

REALLY GETS INTO ALL THE DETAILS. BUT I WILL PASS IT BACK TO AVRIL TO TALK ABOUT THE  APPLICATION CALENDAR AND APPLICATION LIMITS. THANKS, EMMA. GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS  ACCEPTS APPLICATIONS AT TWO DEADLINES EACH YEAR. WE TYPICALLY HAVE ONE IN  FEBRUARY AND THEN ANOTHER IN JULY. SO, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT THIS UPCOMING JULY  DEADLINE. YOU CAN SEE THE CALENDAR HERE. THE APPLICATION SUBMISSION PROCESS IS  A TWO-PART PROCESS. SO, YOU'LL SEE THE FIRST STEP OF THE PROCESS IS DUE ON JULY 6TH BY  11

:59 PM EASTERN TIME. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ANY FIRST-TIME APPLICANTS TO USE THE RESOURCES  FOR FIRST-TIME APPLICANTS ON OUR APPLICANT RESOURCES PAGE AND START THE PROCESS EARLY TO  ENSURE THERE ARE NO ISSUES THAT PREVENT YOU FROM BEING ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT PART ONE OF THE  PROCESS. AND YOU CAN BE DOING THAT NOW EVEN IF YOU'RE STILL IRONING OUT DETAILS OF THE PART TWO  OF YOUR APPLICATION. BUT IF YOU DON'T SUBMIT THAT PART ONE YOU CAN'T SUBMIT PART TWO. SO, AFTER YOU  SUBMIT PART ONE THE SECOND PAR

T, WHICH INCLUDES SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION NARRATIVE AND WORK  SAMPLE MATERIALS IN THE NEA APPLICANT PORTAL, THAT WILL BE OPEN BETWEEN JULY 11TH AND JULY 18TH.  SO, THIS IS REALLY THE BULK OF YOUR APPLICATION. THE EARLIEST ALLOWABLE START DATE FOR PROPOSED  PROJECT ACTIVITIES AT OUR UPCOMING DEADLINE IS JUNE 1ST OF 2024. THIS DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE  ACTIVITY COULDN'T HAVE STARTED PREVIOUS TO THIS PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE - IT SIMPLY MEANS THAT YOU  SHOULD NOT REQUEST ANY FUNDING TO COVER ACTIVITI

ES PRIOR TO THE DATE. THESE DETAILS ARE COVERED  IN THE APPLICATION MATERIALS, SPECIFICALLY IN THE SECTION RELATED TO PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND  PROJECT TIMELINE. WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT APPLICATION LIMITS NOW. WE GET THIS QUESTION ABOUT  THIS A LOT. GENERALLY, AN ORGANIZATION IS LIMITED TO ONE APPLICATION PER YEAR IN THE GRANTS FOR ARTS  PROJECTS CATEGORY. HOWEVER, AN ORGANIZATION OF ANY ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE MAY SUBMIT ONE ADDITIONAL  APPLICATION IN THE GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS CATEGORY THROU

GH THE MEDIA ARTS DISCIPLINE AT THIS  UPCOMING JULY DEADLINE. THIS MEANS IF YOU ALREADY APPLIED IN FEBRUARY TO GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS OR  WE'RE ALREADY PLANNING TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL THIS JULY FOR A DIFFERENT PROJECT, YOU ARE ELIGIBLE  TO SUBMIT ONE ADDITIONAL APPLICATION IN THE MEDIA ARTS DISCIPLINE SO LONG AS IT ALIGNS WITH THE  PRIORITIES RELATED TO ARTS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY. IF THIS APPLIES TO YOU, REGARDLESS OF YOUR CORE  ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE, IN ORDER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS ADDITIONAL

APPLICATION YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT  TO THE MEDIA ARTS DISCIPLINE. IT ALSO MEANS YOU NEED TO DOWNLOAD AND USE THE APPLICATION PDF  INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MEDIA ARTS DISCIPLINE WHEN PREPARING YOUR APPLICATION MATERIALS AND YOUR  WORK SAMPLES. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS PDF FROM THE HOW TO APPLY PAGE.  WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THIS AS SOON AS YOU'RE ABLE AND IF YOU'RE THINKING OF APPLYING  SO YOU CAN REVIEW THE APPLICATION QUESTIONS AND WORK SAMPLES SUGGESTIONS IN ADVANCE AND R

EALLY  BE THINKING ABOUT HOW TO FRAME YOUR PROJECT. I'M NOW GOING TO PASS THIS BACK OVER TO  JAX. AWESOME. THANK YOU, AVRIL AND EMMA. FOR THE FUNDING PRIORITIES FOR ARTS AND  DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE SUPPORTING INITIATIVES  THAT DO ONE OR EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING OR BOTH. ONE IS BUILDING THE CAPACITY AND  EXPERTISE OF ORGANIZATIONS AND/OR ARTISTS TO SERVE A BROAD PUBLIC THROUGH DIGITAL  OR EMERGENT TECHNOLOGY OR INITIATIVES THAT BUILD SUPPORT FOR TECHNOLOGY-C

ENTERED  CREATIVE PRACTICES. SO, THAT LANGUAGE, AGAIN, REFLECTS WHAT'S IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. AND SINCE  GAP FUNDING, GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS FUNDING, IS PROJECT-BASED YOUR APPLICATION SHOULD  BE FOR A SPECIFIC SET OF ACTIVITIES. SO THOSE PROJECT ACTIVITIES SHOULD  DO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: ONE IS DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS,  AUDIENCES, AND LEARNERS TO CREATE ACCESS OR EXPLORE CROSS-DISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS AT  THE INTERSECTION OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY. PROPOSALS MAY CONTAIN A

CTIVITIES THAT IMPLEMENT  INITIATIVES THAT DEVELOP NETWORKS ACROSS ARTS DISCIPLINES AND RELEVANT INDUSTRIES THAT  INVEST IN TECHNOLOGY-CENTERED CREATIVE PRACTICES AND ARTIST-DRIVEN EXPLORATIONS  OF DIGITAL OR EMERGING TECHNOLOGY. PROPOSALS CAN BUILD THE CAPACITY OF ARTS  ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER TECH-CENTERED DIGITAL AND HYBRID ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING  TO AUDIENCES AND LEARNERS. ACTIVITIES MAY ALSO SUPPORT DIGITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE  AT THE LOCAL, REGIONAL, OR NATIONAL LEVEL

THROUGH CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION, PROGRAMMATIC  PARTNERSHIPS, TRAINING, OR KNOWLEDGE SHARING. PROPOSALS MAY ALSO INTEGRATE THE ARTS  WITH TECHNOLOGY TO BRIDGE DIGITAL DIVIDES, INCREASE DIGITAL LITERACY, OR  BROADEN ENGAGEMENT WITH COMPUTER SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITIES OR  ACROSS DIFFERENT SEGMENTS OF THE ARTS SECTOR. SO, IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A SPECIFIC PROJECT TO  PROPOSE BUT IF YOU'RE UNSURE IF THE ACTIVITIES FIT WITHIN OUR FUNDING PRIORITIES YOU ARE  WELCOME TO ASK US DURING T

HE Q&A PORTION. WE ALSO HAVE VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS COMING UP  NEXT MONTH. AND YOU CAN ALSO REACH OUT TO US. TO GIVE YOU A GENERAL IDEA OF SOME OF THE PROJECTS  THAT WE HAVE SUPPORTED IN THE PAST THAT INVOLVE ARTS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, WE THOUGHT IT  WOULD BE USEFUL TO GO OVER A FEW SPECIFIC EXAMPLES BECAUSE I'M SURE MANY OF YOU  HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT YOU'RE THINKING OF. SO, I'LL PASS THIS  OVER TO AVRIL FOR THE FIRST EXAMPLE. THANKS, JAX. OUR FIRST EXAMPLE IS FROM MUSICAL  THEAT

ER FACTORY. THEY'RE BASED IN NEW YORK CITY. THE PROPOSAL THEY SUBMITTED FOCUSED ON, ON SUPPORT  FOR NT, MTF XR WHICH IS A PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS MEDIA ARTISTS, THEATER PRACTITIONERS,  AND CREATIVE TECHNOLOGISTS TO ADVANCE THE INTERSECTION OF MUSICAL THEATER AND EMERGING  IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES. THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, WORKSHOPS,  FACILITIES ACCESS, RESIDENCIES, AND COMMISSIONS AND A HACKATHON. PARTICIPANTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY  TO EXCHANGE KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES

TO NETWORK AND DEVELOP EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS EXPLORING THE USE  OF VIRTUAL MIXED AND AUGMENTED REALITY IN NEW MUSICAL THEATER WORKS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES  OF THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES WERE THE PARTICIPATING ARTISTS WITH A FOCUS ON THEATER PRACTITIONERS,  NEW MEDIA ARTISTS, AND CREATIVE TECHNOLOGISTS. AND THE OUTCOME OF THIS PROJECT REALLY WAS TO  STRENGTHEN OUR CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROVIDE SOME UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CROSS-DISCIPLINARY  COLLABORATIONS AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARTS AND

TECHNOLOGY. AND I'LL PASS THIS TO EMMA  WHO WILL GIVE ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE. YEAH. THIS NEXT EXAMPLE IS FROM THE MUSEUM  OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT BASED IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. SO, THIS PROPOSAL FOCUSED ON, ON SUPPORT FOR THEIR  ARTIST AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING AND EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR CENTRAL TEXAS  ARTISTS TO LEARN CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY SKILLS. THE PROJECT PROVIDED ARTISTS FROM A VARIETY OF  DISCIPLINES WITH ACCESS TO TECHNICAL FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND MENTORSHIP FROM ESTABLISHED 

CREATIVE TECHNOLOGISTS TO PRODUCE NEW TECHNOLOGY-BASED ARTWORKS. ARTISTS AND MENTORS  HAD OFFERS, OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESENT PROJECTS AND SHARE SKILLS DURING AN IN-PERSON, ONLINE  PRESENTATIONS HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES  OF THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES WERE ARTISTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS IN CENTRAL TEXAS AS WELL  AS CREATIVE TECHNOLOGISTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION. IN ADDITION, LOCAL AND ONLINE AUDIENCES  BENEFITED FROM THESE ACTIVITIES THRO

UGH THEIR EXHIBITION COMPONENT AND THE OPPORTUNITY  TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE ARTIST-LED WORKSHOPS. THE OUTCOME OF THE, OF THESE PROJECT  ACTIVITIES STRENGTHENED OUR CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE BY OFFERING VALUABLE  OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS, ARTS LEARNERS, AND AUDIENCES TO ENGAGE WITH DIGITAL  TECHNOLOGY. JAX, I'LL PASS IT TO YOU NEXT. GREAT. SO, FOR OUR THIRD EXAMPLE, WE ARE INCLUDING  MUD FOUNDATION WHICH IS BASED IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. AND THIS PROPOSAL FOCUSED ON SUPPORT FOR A  HYBRID IN-PERSON AND V

IRTUAL EXHIBITION OF NEW MEDIA ARTWORKS EXAMINING DIGITAL CULTURE, THE  INTERNET, AND DATA. AND THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR GENERAL AUDIENCES TO  ENGAGE WITH NEW MEDIA ARTISTS THROUGH THE CREATION OF SITE-SPECIFIC ARTWORKS THAT USED VIRTUAL  AND MIXED REALITY TECHNOLOGIES. AND THE NEW, NEWLY CREATED WORKS WERE PRESENTED IN A FREE  PUBLIC EXHIBITION WHICH WERE ACCESSED IN BOTH A PHYSICAL VENUE THROUGH THE EXHIBITION  AND ALSO THROUGH A VIRTUAL PLATFORM. THE INITIATIVE BENEFI

TED AUDIENCES BASED IN THE  MIAMI AREA THAT WERE INTERESTED IN ARTS, GAMING, AND TECHNOLOGY. AND THE PROJECT ALSO BENEFITED  ONLINE AUDIENCES AND THE EXHIBITING ARTISTS WHICH WERE PAID AS STIPEND FOR THEIR TIME. AND THE  OUTCOME OF THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES STRENGTHENED OUR CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE BY OFFERING  OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS, ARTS LEARNERS, AND AUDIENCES TO ENGAGE WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY.  AND, SO, YOU MIGHT BE SENSING A TREND WITH THE OUTCOMES OF MANY OF THESE PROJECTS. I'LL PASS  THIS

OVER TO AVRIL FOR ANOTHER EXAMPLE. SURE. NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT A PROJECT  FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS BASED IN WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA.  THIS PROPOSAL FOCUSED ON SUPPORT FOR AN ARTIST'S RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT THE MEDIA AND EMERGING  TECHNOLOGY LAB WHICH IS A LAB BASED WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL FOR THE  ARTS. THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES BROUGHT TOGETHER A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY TEAM OF RESIDENT ARTISTS  COMPRISED OF A TECHNICAL ARTIST, A SOFTWA

RE ENGINEER, AND A SCREENWRITER. THE PARTICIPATING  ARTISTS HAD ACCESS TO PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, AND MENTORSHIP FROM FACULTY AND  UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY LEADERS. THE RESIDENT ARTISTS ALSO RECEIVED A STIPEND TO CREATE NEW  IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING WORKS WHICH WERE MADE PRIMARILY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ONLINE. THE  PROJECT PRIMARILY BENEFITED THE PARTICIPATING ARTISTS WITH A FOCUS ON SOME EARLY CAREER  PROFESSIONALS IN THIS IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING SPACE. AND THE OUTCOME OF THIS PROJECT I

S  THAT IT REALLY IS STRENGTHENING OUR CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE BY OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR  ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES TO ENGAGE WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY THROUGH THE ARTS. EMMA, WOULD  YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER EXAMPLE? YEAH. SO, OUR LAST EXAMPLE HERE IS FROM  THE PASEO PROJECT IN TAOS, NEW MEXICO. SO, THIS PROPOSAL FOCUSED ON SUPPORT FOR THE PASEO  FESTIVAL WHICH IS A FREE OUTDOOR ARTS FESTIVAL THAT FEATURES PROJECTIONS, NEW MEDIA INSTALLATION,  AND PERFORMANCE ART FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE P

ROJECT ACTIVITIES ALSO INCLUDED WORKSHOPS  FOCUSED ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, THE ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS, AND IN-CLASS PROGRAMS  FOR STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTY. AND THE, THE PROJECT PRIMARILY BENEFITED RESIDENTS  FROM TAOS COUNTY AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE OUTCOME OF THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES  STRENGTHENED OUR CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE BY OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS AND  AUDIENCE TO ENGAGE WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY THROUGH THE ARTS. AND BEFORE WE CLOSE THIS EXAMPLE  SECTION

UP, I WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT CURRENT AND PREVIOUS  GRANTEES USING OUR RECENT GRANTS DATABASE OR RECENT GRANT SEARCH ON OUR WEBSITE. SO, IT  COULD BE HELPFUL TO LOOK UP THESE PROJECTS USING SOME KEYWORDS LIKE TECHNOLOGY OR TECH AS YOU  DECIDE ON THE SCOPE OF YOUR PROJECT ACTIVITIES. AND I THINK SOMEBODY IS GOING TO  ADD A LINK IN THE CHAT TO THAT. SO, BECAUSE THIS IS A SPECIAL TOPIC  WEBINAR WE WON'T GO, AS AVRIL SAID, WE WON'T REALLY GO INTO A TON OF DETAIL ABO

UT THE  GENERAL GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECT REVIEW CRITERIA IN THIS PRESENTATION. THAT YOU CAN REVIEW THAT ON  OUR WEBSITE OR ON THE PRE, WE HAVE A PRE-RECORDED GENERAL WEBINAR FOR GAP AVAILABLE ON THAT  APPLICANT RESOURCES SECTION ON OUR WEBSITE. AND, AGAIN, YOU'RE WELCOME TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS  ABOUT THAT AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION. HOWEVER, WE DO WANT TO GO OVER WHAT MAKES  A COMPETITIVE, WHAT MAKES FOR A COMPETITIVE PROJECT IN THE MEDIA ARTS DISCIPLINE.  AND, SO, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLID

E, THIS WOULD INCLUDE ADDRESSING ONE  OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS. SO, ONE IS INCREASING PAID AND CONTRACT-BASED OR  COMMISSION-BASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENT FILM AND MEDIA ARTISTS, CREATIVE CODERS,  ARTS COLLECTIVES, AND FREELANCE ARTS WORKERS. ADVANCING OR SUSTAINING THE CREATIVE WORK OR  CAREERS OF PEOPLE WHOSE OPPORTUNITIES MIGHT BE LIMITED BY FACTORS SUCH AS GEOGRAPHY,  RACE, ETHNICITY, ECONOMICS, OR DISABILITY. BUILDS THE CAPACITY AND EXPERTISE  OF ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, ARTS WORK

ERS, ARTISTS, OR AUDIENCES TO ENGAGE  WITH DIGITAL OR EMERGENT TECHNOLOGY. AND A RESPONSE TO THE OPPORTUNITIES CHALLENGES  AND NEEDS OF THE ARTS AND CULTURAL SECTOR. AND, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE  RECOMMENDATIONS OUTLINES IN THE NEA RESEARCH REPORTS SUCH AS THE TECH AS ART REPORT THAT  JAX'S BEEN OVER EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION. AND SINCE THIS IS INFORMATION OUR GRANT REVIEW  PANELISTS ALSO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AS THEY EVALUATE EACH APPLICATION, WE REALLY SUGGEST  THAT YOU REVIEW T

HESE ASPECTS CAREFULLY AND MAKE SURE THAT YOUR APPLICATION INCLUDES AT  LEAST ONE OF THE BULLETED THINGS LISTED HERE. SO, JAX, I'M GOING TO PASS IT BACK TO YOU. GREAT. THANKS, EMMA. SO, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT  WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR YOU TO KNOW WHEN YOU'RE APPLYING. WELL, FIRST OFF, AS  EMMA WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT, THE REVIEW CRITERIA. CERTAINLY TAKE A PEEK AT THAT. AND FOR ANY OF  YOU WHO HAVE NEVER PARTICIPATED AS A GRANT REVIEW PANELIST NOW MIGHT BE A TIME TO VOLUNTEE

R. WE ARE  ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO REVIEW APPLICATIONS AND, IN PARTICULAR, FOR THIS UPCOMING POOL.  WITH A PROBABLY A LARGE NUMBER OF ARTS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS, WE REALLY COULD USE  THAT EXPERTISE ON OUR PANELS. SO KNOW THAT THIS IS ALL UP HERE, REVIEW PANEL PROCESS. SO, IT'S  ALWAYS HELPFUL TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND THIS TYPE OF WORK TO BE REVIEWING THE PROJECTS THAT  ARE COMING INTO US. AND WE DO OUR BEST AS WELL TO PULL PRACTITIONERS FROM THE FIELD AND EXPERTS.  AND IF YOU

VOLUNTEER TO BE A PANELIST YOU WILL NOT REVIEW APPLICATIONS THAT YOU'RE AFFILIATED WITH.  IT'S TOTALLY NORMAL TO, TO KNOW SOME OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS IN THERE - IN FACT WE ACTUALLY  WOULD HOPE THAT YOU DO BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE PULLING EXPERTS FROM THE FIELD. BUT WE DO HAVE  A, A VERY STRICT AFFILIATIONS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST PROCESS TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO  DIRECT CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR EVEN THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. SO, DON'T THINK THAT  PARTICIPATING AS A REVIEW

PANELIST WOULD AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO APPLY. SO, YOU CAN DO BOTH.  YOU CAN BOTH BE A PANELIST AND AN APPLICANT. SO, I'M JUST GONNA GO OUT OF THIS SLIDESHOW REAL  QUICK AND JUST SHOW YOU WHERE TO APPLY BECAUSE I THINK THIS WILL BE USEFUL, SO THERE'S NO CONFUSION  IN TERMS OF THAT PROCESS BECAUSE WE MIGHT HAVE SOME FIRST-TIME APPLICANTS. SO, I'M JUST GOING  TO SHARE MY SCREEN AND GO ON TO THE INTERNET. ALL RIGHT. SO, AS APRIL HAD MENTIONED AT THE  BEGINNING, YOU REALLY JUST WANT TO GO TO OUR GRAN

TS FOR ARTS PROJECTS PAGE. AND THE PLACE WHERE  YOU WILL FIND THE APPLICATION PDF WITH ALL OF THE QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR WORK SAMPLES IS IN  THE HOW TO APPLY SECTION. SO, I'LL CLICK ON THAT AND THEN I WILL SHOW YOU WHERE THE APPLICATION PDF  IS. THAT IS LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE. I'M JUST GOING TO SCROLL DOWN. AND  IT'S RIGHT HERE, THE MEDIA ARTS ONE. AND WHAT WILL OPEN UP IS THIS PDF WITH  APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS. SO MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING THIS APPLICATION INSTRUCTION PACKET. 

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OUR STAFF MAKES AND PUTS A LOT OF EXTRA INFORMATION IN THERE  TO HELP YOU FILL OUT YOUR APPLICATION. SO, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE NOTEWORTHY  IN HERE MIGHT BE THE ORGANIZATION BUDGET, FILLING OUT THE PROJECT ACTIVITY. YOU'LL SEE HERE  THAT YOU CAN EASILY DEVELOP ALL OF YOUR MATERIALS AHEAD OF TIME. AVRIL, EMMA, AS I'M SCROLLING  THROUGH THIS DO YOU WANT TO GIVE SOME TIPS ABOUT THIS APPLICATION PDF OR SOME OF THE THINGS  THAT MIGHT BE USEFUL FOR PEOPLE TO KEEP IN MI

ND? YEAH. I WOULD JUST REITERATE WHAT JAX SAID ABOUT  USING THESE INSTRUCTIONS. IF YOU'RE APPLYING TO MEDIA ARTS. WE REALLY DO HAVE DIFFERENT  INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE. IN PARTICULAR, THE SUGGESTED WORK SAMPLES AND  ADDITIONAL ITEMS ARE QUITE DIFFERENT FOR MEDIA ARTS THAN FROM OTHER ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES. SO, IF  YOU ARE COMING FROM A DIFFERENT DISCIPLINE THAT YOU NORMALLY APPLY UNDER, WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL  MATERIALS THAT WE SUGGEST IN THERE. SO THAT CAN BE A MISSED OPPORTUNIT

Y IF YOU, YOU DON'T SEE THOSE  ITEMS, AND WHAT WE MIGHT SUGGEST. AND WE HAVE THEM LISTED TOWARD THE END OF THAT PDF AND WE HAVE THEM  BROKEN OUT KIND OF BY PROJECT TYPE. BUT ALSO KNOW, ESPECIALLY WITH TECHNOLOGY-BASED PROJECTS,  SOMETIMES PROJECTS REALLY STRADDLE DIFFERENT TYPES. SO, IF THERE'S AN ITEM FROM ONE PROJECT  TYPE THAT SEEMS TO APPLY TO YOUR PROJECT AND THEN ANOTHER ONE FROM A DIFFERENT PROJECT TYPE  THAT SEEMS TO APPLY, YOU'RE PERFECTLY WELL, WELCOME TO CHOOSE ACROSS THOSE PROJECT  T

YPES AS APPLICABLE TO YOUR PROJECT. EMMA, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER TIPS OR SUGGESTIONS TO  ADD? NOT A LOT. I MEAN, I THINK YOU ALL COVERED A LOT. I WILL SAY A COMMON QUESTION WE GET IS HOW  DO I KNOW WHICH ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE TO APPLY TO? AND, AS AVRIL MENTIONED, BECAUSE  WE HAVE THOSE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS, ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED MATERIALS AT THE  END, LOOKING AT THOSE CAN BE A REALLY HELPFUL WAY TO DECIDE WHETHER MEDIA  ARTS IS THE RIGHT DISCIPLINE FOR YOU. AND THEN, YEAH. NO, THE ONLY OTHER THING I

  WOULD SAY IS, YOU KNOW, READ THAT, THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION ABOUT SORT OF HOW  PANELISTS ARE REVIEWING APPLICATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S ADVICE ABOUT THE WORK SAMPLES. I THINK  WE JUST PASSED IT. BUT WE REALLY, WE REALLY DO ASK FOR A LIMIT TO HOW LONG YOUR VIDEOS CAN BE  AND THAT'S BECAUSE PANELISTS ARE, YEAH, THEY'RE ASKED TO ONLY REVIEW A CERTAIN AMOUNT  OF WORK SAMPLES IN TERMS OF TIME. GREAT. SO, I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY ENOUGH  RIGHT NOW TO GET YOU STARTED ON THIS PROCESS. AGAIN

, MEDIA ARTS IS RIGHT HERE FOR ANYBODY WHO'S  ALREADY SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION TO GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS. YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT TO  MEDIA ARTS FOR ONE ADDITIONAL APPLICATION. SO, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ELIGIBILITY, AGAIN,  JUST GO TO ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA WHICH IS ON OUR WEBSITE. AND WE DO HAVE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE ABOUT  APPLICATION LIMITS WHICH WE WENT OVER EARLIER. AND HERE'S WHERE WE MENTIONED THAT AN ORGANIZATION OF  ANY ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE MAY SUBMIT ONE ADDITIONAL APPLICATION IN T

HE MEDIA ARTS DISCIPLINE DURING  THE JULY 6TH DEADLINE. AND IF THIS ALSO HYPERLINKS RIGHT TO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE  LOOKING FOR IN IN THOSE ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS. SO, WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW WHERE TO  FIND ALL OF THIS INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE. AND, SO, GOING BACK TO THE SLIDES. LAST THINGS  BEFORE WE CLOSE UP. ONE, MAKE SURE YOU'RE SURE YOU ARE ELIGIBLE. TWO, MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOAD  THE MEDIA ARTS APPLICATION PDF FROM THE HOW TO APPLY PAGE AND PREPARE APPLICATIO

N MATERIALS  AND WORK SAMPLES IN ADVANCE. AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE READY TO SUBMIT PART ONE THROUGH  GRANTS.GOV BY 11:59 PM EASTERN TIME ON JULY 6TH. AND WE DO HAVE A PLETHORA OF APPLICANT  RESOURCES THAT YOU CAN, CAN REVIEW. AND, SO, I JUST WANTED TO ALSO PUT OUR INFORMATION ON  HERE. THIS HAS OUR EMAIL ADDRESSES. BUT KNOW THAT DUE TO LIMITED STAFF CAPACITY WE DO HAVE  VERY LIMITED TIME FOR INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS, SO JUST BEFORE REACHING OUT TO STAFF JUST MAKE  SURE YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE APPLICA

NT RESOURCES ONLINE BECAUSE A LOT OF THOSE CAN HELP ANSWER  SOME OF YOUR BASIC QUESTIONS. AND IF YOU STILL HAVE AN UNANSWERED QUESTION AFTER REVIEWING ALL  OF THOSE RESOURCES, JUST OUTLINE THE SPECIFIC QUESTION IN YOUR EMAIL. THAT REALLY HELPS  US. WE ARE A VERY SMALL TEAM AT OUR AGENCY. AND WE ALSO HAVE VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS COMING UP  WHICH IS ALL ON THE APPLICANT RESOURCES PAGE.