Deadline– 6 May 2013
Proposals are invited by Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) for Creative Arts Exchanges program. The objective of this program is to enhances cross-cultural understanding and opens new avenues of dialogue and collaboration between individuals and nations. Goals of this program are as follows-
- Promote mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries
- Provide unique opportunities for artistic collaboration, engagement and/or performance between American artists and international participants
- Convey the diversity and high artistic merit of the arts in America as well as increasing awareness and understanding of American art, culture, values and society for international participants and audiences;
- Foster opportunities for educational outreach and community engagement with diverse and undeserved communities, especially youth, women, and persons with disabilities;
- Engage participants in instructive and informative experiences in their art form; and
- Create opportunities for sustaining relationships and collaboration between U.S. and international artists and institutions that endure beyond program duration.
Thematic areas-
- Economic Statecraft and the Arts
- Arts in Collaboration
- Community Engagement through the Arts
- Professional Development in the Arts
Eligibility & Criteria-
Applications may be submitted by public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3).
For more information, visit grants.gov and search by funding opportunity number.ECA-PE-C-CU-13-26
