Deadline: 17-Jan-23
The National Endowment for the Arts has launched the applications for Program Solicitation: Poetry Out Loud National Finals Competition.
Through this Program Solicitation, the National Endowment for the Arts seeks a Cooperator to produce and administer the three-day 2024 Poetry Out Loud (POL) National Finals competition to take place in Spring 2024 in Washington, DC.
The National Finals are the culmination of the nationwide Poetry Out Loud program that encourages hundreds of thousands of high school students each year to learn about classic and contemporary poetry through memorization and performance. Students select, memorize, and recite poems from an anthology and compete for the title of National Poetry Out Loud Champion.
The program starts at the local level, with competitions hosted by schools, libraries, or non-profit organizations. Local winners advance to a state and/or regional competition, and ultimately to the National Finals, where one student from every state, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands compete for the national championship.
Scope of Work
- The Cooperator will produce and coordinate the three-day (3-day) 2024 POL National Finals competition, in conjunction with the NEA and its partners. The National Finals will take place in Spring 2024 in Washington, DC.
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In brief, the Cooperator will:
- Produce the semi-final and final student competitions (the “National Finals”), including the production of a live webcast of the National Finals.
- Coordinate program components such as participant registration and other events for program participants.
Note: If activities in this program solicitation are scheduled to take place in-person, they must occur in accordance with applicable health guidelines. However, it is expected that all such activities will be designed to be adaptable to an accessible, virtual format, as agreed to in writing by the parties. It is also expected that the Cooperator will plan activities to minimize or avoid cancellation costs that might occur if they are not conducted in-person, since such costs cannot be included in the project budget.
Funding Information
- The NEA expects to award one Cooperative Agreement of up to $247,200, contingent upon the availability of funds.
- This Cooperative Agreement will begin on or after July 1, 2023, and may extend for up to 14 months.
Eligibility Criteria
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Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes may apply. To be eligible, the applicant organization must:
- Meet the NEA’s Legal Requirements at the time of application.
- An organization may submit only one proposal under this program solicitation.
- You may apply to other NEA funding opportunities, including Grants for Arts Projects, in addition to this program solicitation. In each case, the request must be for a distinctly different project. No project costs or staff time may overlap with activities executed as part of other federal awards.
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For more information, visit https://www.arts.gov/program-solicitation-poetry-out-loud-national-finals-competition