Deadline: 15 March 2019
The U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia has announced this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Slovenian cultural institutions and civil society organizations.
The Embassy continues to offer grants for well-designed and managed projects that encourage and promote cultural and artistic cooperation, collaboration and exchange between the United States and Slovenia.
The focus of successful projects should be the presentation and promotion of American values, culture, and/or history through art, music, literature, dance, and/or other cultural mediums, to Slovenian audiences. Projects which demonstrate cultural cooperation between Slovenia and the United States that is indicative of the strong transatlantic relationship between the two nations and their people are of particular interest.
The Embassy has historically been most interested in projects relating to:
- cultural exchanges;
- artistic and cultural performances;
- exhibitions;
- workshops;
- lectures;
- readings;
- cultural projects whose aim is to promote and deepen the understanding and appreciation of American culture in Slovenia.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $70,000
- Award Ceiling: $10,000
- Award Floor: $500
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications will be accepted from professional artists and professionals in the cultural field who are American or Slovene citizens or residents and from not-for-profit arts or cultural organizations or institutions registered in the United States of America or in Slovenia. Special consideration in regards to this last requirement may be given to applications from younger American artists.
- The evaluation of applications will be based on artistic quality, fiscal responsibility, cost-effectiveness, American content, length and variety of the proposed project and the relevance of the locations to U.S. current foreign and trade policy and, finally, the ability of the applicant to undertake an international project.
- Projects must also meet the following basic conditions:
- demonstrated high standards of professional artistic quality;
- interest abroad from reputable and credible presenters or organizations. All applications must include basic information on these presenters and their relevance to future projects;
- demonstrated cost-effectiveness in terms of the number of performances, planning, itinerary and over-all budget;
- realistic revenues generated from fees paid to the artist by the local presenters on top of any box office split or contribution to local expenses; and
- all applications must include a brief history of the artist or company and information on the proposed project including repertoire. This information must be supplied no matter how many other applications have been filed previously. Applications not containing this information will be considered incomplete.
How to Apply
Please send entire proposal package (completed application form with an original signature on the last page, as well as Proposal Narrative) at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=312334