Registration deadline: February 22, 2011
Application deadline: April 1, 2011

Support is available for activities designed to improve technical, programmatic, and managerial practices in the folk arts. Requests may include promotional materials and services for folk artists, technical assistance, professional development workshops, and training in documentation, archiving, and public programs. Priority is given to services for individual folk artists and activities of regional or statewide impact and significance.

Application Instructions

Application Narrative Questions

Artistic/Programmatic

1. Project Overview
Briefly describe this service activity and its relationship to other programs in your organization.

2. Workshops
If you are requesting support for a workshop, briefly outline the workshop syllabus, noting speakers or instructors. Indicate how you will recruit and select participants, and the projected number of participants.

3. Technical Assistance Programs
If you are requesting support for a technical assistance program, indicate the eligibility and evaluative criteria for applicants, criteria for selection of applicants, selection process and minimum/maximum amount for award. How many requests were submitted and what were the number of grants awarded for each of the past two years? What is the reporting procedure for consultants, and for recipients of technical assistance?

Managerial/Fiscal

4. Project Personnel
Describe the staff, advisors and consultants involved in this service activity, summarizing their qualifications and roles. If you are currently recruiting for key project personnel, provide a job description.

5. Finances
Detail the plans for meeting project expenses. Please utilize the Budget Notes section of the Project Budget to indicate sources of contributed income and to itemize principal expense items, including personnel, marketing and remaining operating expenses.

Service to the Public

6. Audience
Describe the audience for this service, in terms of users and level of activity. Summarize the selection process, if one is required for participation in the service.

7. Marketing
How is your organization promoting and marketing this service?

Support Materials

8. Support Materials
Please list all of the support materials and/or work samples you are submitting. These materials are critical to your application's assessment.

Support Material

Support material must be postmarked, hand-delivered or made available online by the deadline. Please direct them to your appropriate contact at: NYSCA, 175 Varick Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10014 or rbaron@nysca.org or rputnam@nysca.org.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Refer to the Instructions for Work Samples and Support Materials prior to submission.

NYSCA encourages the submission of Web-based Work Samples and Support Material whenever possible.

1. Résumés of key project personnel.

2. For requests for promotional materials, sample of graphic designer's or web designer's work and an outline of the content of the materials.

3. For technical assistance programs, application forms and materials used to promote this program.