Office of Research

NEA Art Works 2016

Limited Submissions

Note: This announcement is for UW academic units only. Other independent UW components as defined by the NEA (The Henry, The Burke Museum, Meany Hall) will be applying through other respective mechanisms. The UW will not put an application forward for the first (February 2016) deadline, but instead will focus on the second 1(July 2016) deadline.

 

To support the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts. Matching grants generally range from $10,000 to $100,000. A minimum cost share/match equal to the grant amount is required.

 

All pre-proposals will be submitted to the limited-submission committee for consideration.  The committee, to be comprised of experts chosen by the Divisional Dean of Social Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, Judith Howard, and Associate Dean For Research Administration and Infrastructure, College of Arts and Sciences, Steve Majeski, will select one pre-application to be developed as a full application for submission to NEA.  OSP will be informed of the selection. 

 

For more information the Art Works you can register to participate in the Art Works Webinar that will be offered on January 20, 2016, from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.  EST:

https://www.arts.gov/event/2016/art-works-guidelines-workshop-january-2016?utm_source=Visual+Arts+January+2016&utm_campaign=Visual+Arts+Jan+2016+Newsleter

Application Instructions

Please submit:

  1. a two-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach
  2. Biosketch or CV of the PI
  3. A letter of support from the Dean or Chair. This letter of support signifies that the Dean or Chair have ensured that the nominee and application are likely to be of sufficient quality to be competitive nationally

 

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Thursday, May 5, 2016. Full proposals are due to the sponsor 7/14/16, so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 7/6/16 for processing, if given the go ahead by the Proposal Review Committee.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

2016

Deadlines
05/05/2016 UW Internal Deadline Closed
07/06/2016 OSP Deadline
07/14/2016 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

National Endowment for the Arts

Funding amount

$100,000

Maximum Number of Applications

1 (1 per independent component (i.e. 1 each for The Henry, The Burke Museum, Meany Hall, UW Academic Campus))

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.