Deadline: 18 April 2017
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is seeking applications to select an organization to develop a web-based toolkit designed to provide resources for job seeks and employers to help reduce barriers to careers in the arts for people with disabilities.
People with disabilities experience many barriers to careers in the arts, such as inaccessible work spaces, fluctuating job stability and health benefits, and attitudinal barriers about employment opportunities.
Funding Information
Estimated Total Program Funding:
- Award Ceiling: $75,000
- Award Floor: $75,000
Scope of Work
- Develop a toolkit of online resources specific to careers in the arts for people with disabilities. The toolkit’s primary audience will include: individual artists and arts workers with disabilities; arts organizations; K-12 schools, universities, and community arts education programs; and disability employment programs/agencies.
- Coordinate a webinar series featuring disability employment experts, arts employment experts, artists with disabilities, etc., addressing relevant topics.
- Conduct a field scan and develop a public directory of programs that provide education, job training, career services, and job opportunities in the arts for workers with disabilities.
- Assist in the development and implementation of a comprehensive communications and promotion strategy for the toolkit.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- County governments
- State governments
- Independent school districts
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.