Author: National Endowment for the Arts

Publication Year: 1978

Media Type: Report

Summary:

Abstract:

This booklet describes the National Endowment for the Arts and its funding activities--what the agency does, for whom, and why. Descriptions of the endowment's programs and grant categories in Part II should help individuals and organizations determine whether their projects are eligible for funding and, if so, under which programs. Part III, Functions and Purpose, details the structure of the agency, its policies and purpose, how applications are considered, and the methods by which the Endowment funds artists and arts activities. (p. 4)

CONTENTS
Part I. Introduction. 

How To Use this Booklet. 
The Endowment: An Overview. 
What the Endowment Funds.

Part II. The Programs. 

Architecture, Planning, and Design. 
Dance. 
Education. 
Expansion Arts. 
Federal-State Partnership. 
Folk Arts. 
Literature. 
Media Arts: Film/Radio/Television. 
Museums. 
Music. 
Opera-Musical Theater. 
Special Projects. 
Theater. 
Visual Arts.

Part III. Functions and Purpose. 

Organization. 
National Council on the Arts. 
Statement of Goals and Policies. 
Advisory Panels. 
Legal Requirements for Applicants. 
Application Review Process. 
Methods of Funding (Program Funds, Treasury Fund, and Challenge Grants).
Endowment Fellowship Program. 
International Activities (Cultural Exchange Program and Artists' Exchange Programs). 
Minority Affairs. 
Special Constituencies.

Part IV. Appendix. 

Regional Coordinators. 
Regional Arts Organizations. 
Phone Directory of Endowment Offices. 
For Further Information.

Arts & Intersections:

Categories: Funding