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

Services to the Field offers support to organizations for projects that provide managerial, artistic, or information services to individual writers and/or literary organizations. These services may include professional development, administrative support, shared informational resources such as database compilations, projects that utilize technology, and field-wide initiatives beyond the scope of an organization's core activities. Applicants must have paid project staff.

Application Instructions

Application Narrative Questions

Artistic/Programmatic

1. Program Summary
Briefly describe the service and how it relates to other programs in your organization. Where relevant, describe how it distinguishes itself from comparable programs.

Managerial/Fiscal

2. Project Staff
Describe the staff, advisors and consultants providing the service, summarizing their credentials and roles. If selection of project personnel is pending, describe the qualifications of individuals being sought.

3. Finances
Describe plans, projects, and activities to meet the expenses of the proposed program.

Service to the Public

4. Audience
Describe the audience for this service, in terms of target population, volume and level of use. Summarize the selection process, if one is required for participation in the project. Note whether participants are required to join your organization in order to receive services, and the cost of membership.

5. Delivery
Describe the organization's technical, administrative, and information capacity to deliver the service. If a website, listserv, or other electronic medium is involved, how will it support the service(s) and how will it be maintained?

6. Marketing
How is your organization marketing this service?

7. Evaluation
Describe your methods for ongoing assessment and evaluation. If the proposed project is a one-time event, what are your intended outcomes and how will they be assessed? Where relevant, describe how this project distinguishes itself from comparable programs.

Support Materials

9. 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 application deadline. Please direct them to your appropriate contact at: NYSCA, 175 Varick Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10014 or rzukerman@nysca.org or cleahy@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. Sample brochures or publications.

2. Sample questionnaires, in-take forms or evaluations of the services.

3. Résumé of Project Director.