Arts and Culture Network Program Október 6. utca 12., 1051 Budapest, Hungary Tel: (36 1) 327-3100, Fax: (36 1) 327-3101
GRANTS PROGRAM GENERAL INFORMATION The Arts and Culture Network Program (ACNP) makes grants to individuals and organizations to support projects that draw on the power of culture, in particular artistic and expressive culture, to help build and maintain open societies. Grants are awarded in three program areas: 1. Enhancing Collaborative Practices: Professional Development Collaborative Artistic Production 2. Developing Public Cultural Spaces: Capacity-Building Public Cultural Events 3. Roma Cultural Program: Professional Development Individual or Collaborative Artistic Production Capacity-Building Public Cultural Events Enhancing Collaborative Practices and Developing Public Cultural Spaces support projects that include activities in one or more of the following countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The Roma Cultural Program supports projects that include activities in one or more of the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Preference will be given to applicants based in these countries, although partners or collaborators in other countries may be included as participants in grant-supported activities. Former grantees of the Arts and Culture Network Program may apply to any program on the condition that a final report from the previous grant period has been submitted and approved. For applicants from all eligible countries except Turkey, aggregate funding from ACNP and all other Soros Foundation/OSI entities should not exceed 75% of the total project budget. For applicants from Turkey, funding from ACNP and all other Soros Foundation/OSI entities should not exceed 33% of the total project budget. In-kind contributions may be included as a percentage of the total project budget. Applications will be reviewed approximately every two months, and applicants will be notified of ACNP's funding decision within one month of review. Applicants will be advised of the anticipated notification date upon submission of an application. Applications must be submitted electronically, in English or Russian, on the downloadable Application Form available at www.soros.org/initiatives/arts. For instructions on application procedures, see section `HOW TO APPLY'. For additional information about Enhancing Collaborative Practices and Developing Public Cultural Spaces, please contact Daniela Bolganschi at [email protected] or at 00 3613273100 extension 2182. For additional information about the Roma Cultural Program, please contact Eniko Soos at [email protected] or at 00 3613273100 extension 2478. PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS I. ENHANCING COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES A. Professional Development Grants (up to $10,000) Professional development grants provide opportunities for professionals working in any domain of cultural management, cultural policy, or artistic production to expand their knowledge and skills through a project or production involving travel. Funds may be requested for participation in conferences, seminars, courses, and training workshops as well as curatorial research, cultural documentation, and other forms of research and development leading to the production of artistic work. Applicants should clearly explain how the proposed project will advance their professional development. Eligible expenses include travel, conference/seminar/course fees, and modest living expenses for the duration of the stay indicated in the application. Funding may not be used to pay salaries or purchase equipment. While ACNP's contribution cannot exceed $10,000 per application, no limit applies to the duration or destination of travel. Applicants should furnish a letter of intent from the inviting organization or collaborating partner confirming arrangements specified by the applicant. B. Grants for Collaborative Artistic Production (up to $25,000) Grants for collaborative artistic production aim to stimulate creative work characterized by a sophisticated critical or reflexive sensibility and high level of craft. This category is open to all forms of artistic creation, for example music, visual arts, multimedia, theater, film, radio, puppetry, animated film, cartoons. Collaborative activities may involve artists in different nations, regions, and communities, or artists working in different media or disciplines. Preference will be given to projects with a long-term trajectory that hold the promise of making a strong social impact. II. DEVELOPING PUBLIC CULTURAL SPACES A. Capacity-Building Grants (up to $25,000) Grants are offered for up to three years, renewable annually, to build the capacity of autonomous cultural spaces. Priority is given to projects that support institutional development, for example by building audiences, reaching out to underrepresented groups, strengthening governance, or developing management skills. Applicants should include a 3-year strategic plan that describes how they plan to build their organization, as well as a narrative and financial report about the organization's activities in the year preceding submission of the application. Applicants will also be expected to provide up-to-date business information about the organization, including number of employees, annual budget, partnerships, sources of income, and a copy of the official registration document. B. Grants for Public Cultural Events (up to $10,000) Funding is available for public events that may take the form of festivals, performances, series of public forums, lectures, debates, and other kinds of public engagement. Research that contributes to such events is also eligible for funding. Priority is given to public cultural events that are part of a continuing program or project, and that have the potential for long-term impact. Applications should explain the rationale of the proposed event or research, and provide a detailed description of the implementation strategy and follow-up plan. Proposals should clearly identify the event's target audience, and describe how the project's organizers envision reaching and engaging them. III. ROMA CULTURAL PROGRAM IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE, AFGHANISTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, TAJIKISTAN, TURKEY, TURKMENISTAN AND UZBEKISTAN The Roma Cultural Program accepts proposals from self-identified Roma individuals and organizations as well as proposals from non-Roma-identified individuals and organizations whose professional work engages Roma culture through music, visual arts, theater, film, radio, puppetry, animated film, cartoons, or other artistic media. Applications may be submitted for the four program areas described above (Enhancing Collaborative Practices: Professional Development Grants, Grants for Collaborative Artistic Production; Developing Public Cultural Spaces: Capacity-Building Grants, Grants for Public Cultural Events), as well as for the following program area available only under the Roma Cultural Program: Grants for Artistic Production (up to $10,000) The Roma Cultural Program supports projects submitted by artists who self-identify as Roma, as well as projects submitted by non-Roma artists who engage Roma culture through music, visual arts, theater, film, radio, puppetry, animated film, cartoons, or other artistic media. HOW TO APPLY A single application form may be used to apply to all ACNP grant programs. This form is available at www.soros.org/initiatives/arts. The application form may only be used to apply to a single grant program. Applicants who wish to apply to more than one program should complete a separate application form for each program. The Application Form should preferably be completed in English, however forms completed in Russian will also be accepted. The Application Summary sheet, which serves as the cover page of the application, must be completed in English. Please use 12-point print size in Times New Roman font. Please limit total length of Application form to 5 A4-size pages. If the proposed project includes a collaborative aspect, applicants must submit a letter from the proposed collaborator or partner confirming the arrangement described by the applicant. Please submit completed application forms via e-mail to OSI's national Arts and Culture Coordinator (addresses provided below) if you are applying from one of the following countries: Afghanistan: Nilofar Sakhi [email protected] Armenia: Laura Gevorgyan [email protected] Azerbaijan: Jahangir Selimkhanov [email protected] Georgia: Nino Kiknavelidze [email protected] Kazakhstan: Margarita Amvrosova [email protected] Kyrgyzstan: Jildiz Kudaibergen [email protected] Mongolia: Ariunaa Tserenpil [email protected] Tajikistan: Gulandom Nabieva [email protected] Turkey: Esra A. Aysun - [email protected] If you are applying from Belarus, Uzbekistan or Turkmenistan, please submit your applications to Daniela Bolganschi at [email protected]. If you are applying to the Roma Cultural Program, please submit your application to Eniko Soos at [email protected]. Biographies of principal project personnel should be submitted as an appendix to the application form. Please note that incomplete applications (that is, applications missing one or more of the required components) will not be considered for funding. NOTE: Applications will be reviewed and evaluated by the relevant OSI national foundation as well as by an independent expert whose recommendations will be submitted to the Arts and Culture Sub-Board. Funding decisions will be made within three months of the date on which ACNP confirms receipt of an application. All applicants will receive individual notification of the funding decision concerning their application. Please apply using the Application Summary and Application Form you may find below: ARTS AND CULTURE NETWORK PROGRAM Október 6. utca 12., 1051 Budapest, Hungary Tel: (36 1) 327-3100, Fax: (36 1) 327-3101 NOTE: This page must be submitted in English APPLICATION SUMMARY Type of Grant for which you are applying (please mark): Enhancing Collaborative Practices: Professional Development Collaborative Artistic Production Developing Public Cultural Spaces: Capacity-Building Public Cultural Events Roma Cultural Program: Professional Development Collaborative Artistic Production Capacity-Building Public Cultural Events Individual Artistic Production Name of Applicant: Is the organization a past grantee of OSI? (if yes, please specify the supported project and year) Project Title: Project Period: Total Budget: Requested Amount: Project Summary (up to 250 words): Letters of intent (List the names of partner organizations, whose letters of intent are attached to your application): Names of other funding sources (Provide names of other funding sources and amount of support pledged or contributed): BUDGET SUMMARY OSI FUNDING OTHER FUNDING TOTAL EXPENSES 1. Personnel $0 $0 $0 2. Professional fees (consultants, professional services, etc.) $0 $0 $0 3. Travel $0 $0 $0 4. Conference/workshop/course fees $0 $0 $0 5. Supplies $0 $0 $0 6. Communications $0 $0 $0 7. Publicity and Marketing $0 $0 $0 8. Publications $0 $0 $0 9. Other (please specify) $0 $0 $0 Total: $0 $0 $0 APPLICATION FORM TYPE OF GRANT FOR WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING: 1. Project Title: 2. Applicant Information: Name: Address: Phone and fax numbers: E-mail: If project is collaborative, list participating individuals and organizations (provide the following information for each): Name: Address: Phone and fax numbers: E-mail: 3. For Organizations: Provide a copy of the organization's mission statement (aims, objectives). Note: Individual applicants whose proposals include collaboration with an organization should provide a copy of the organization's mission statement. 4. Narrative Description of Project (maximum length: 2 pages) Your description should address the following points: Aim or objective of the project. Activity or event(s) through which project will be realized. Please present a clear action plan, and indicate location(s) in which project will take place. For collaborative projects, describe division of responsibility among or between collaborators. Anticipated results. Who will benefit from the project, and how? Evaluation: describe quantitative and/or qualitative indicators you will use to evaluate results. Follow-up or next steps in development of project beyond the grant period. 5. Project Schedule Please provide a detailed project schedule indicating dates of proposed activities. Use an asterisk (*) to indicate activities for which ACNP funding is requested. 6. Detailed Budget Please provide a detailed budget for the entire project using the following schematic. Amounts should be indicated in dollars. Budget Item Requested from ACNP Contributed by Other Funders In-Kind Contribution For funds contributed by other funders, indicate funding status (not yet applied; decision pending; funds committed). For funds already committed, please provide copy of letter confirming funding commitment. For in-kind contributions, indicate source. 7. Application Checklist ⪠Application Summary completed in English. ⪠Narrative Description of Project includes all information requested. ⪠Budget Summary (in Application Summary) and Detailed Budget are complete. ⪠Biographies of principal project personnel are included. ⪠Letters of intent from collaborators or partners are included. ⪠Letters confirming contributions from other funding sources are included. Laura Husti-Radulet lhusti-radulet[at]soros[dot]ro
