NEA Performing Arts Global Exchange, FY2019 | NEAPS1805

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The NEA Performing Arts Global Exchange (PAGE), FY2019 (Funding Opportunity Number NEAPS1805; CFDA 45.024) is a discretionary National Endowment for the Arts program designed to bring high-quality international performing arts to communities across the United States while encouraging deeper cultural understanding through direct exposure to artists from other countries. The central idea is to expand access to global artistic traditions and contemporary work, especially in places that do not regularly have opportunities to experience international performance.

Rather than funding individual presenters directly at the top level, the NEA planned to make one cooperative agreement award to a U.S. Regional Arts Organization (RAO) that would serve as the program administrator for the 2020-2021 PAGE cycle. This selected organization, referred to as the Cooperator, would then run a subgrant program for nonprofit presenting organizations. Those presenting organizations would be able to apply for support when they book artists from an NEA-approved roster of international performing artists and ensembles. In other words, the Cooperator would act as an intermediary: establishing and managing the subgrant process, supporting presenters, and ensuring that funded engagements align with program requirements.

A strong emphasis is placed on reaching underserved communities, particularly those with limited access to international performing arts programming. The PAGE program expects funded engagements to be more than a simple show booking. Every supported engagement must include at least one public performance and also include activities that create meaningful interaction between audiences and visiting artists. These activities are intended to make the exchange feel like a true cultural dialogue, not just a touring stop, and can include public talks, workshops, master classes, demonstrations, or other audience-facing events that encourage learning and connection.

Because PAGE is framed as a global exchange initiative, the NEA also intended to work jointly with the Cooperator to choose a specific region of the world to highlight on a biennial basis and to identify which countries within that region would be eligible. Examples given in the solicitation include regions such as North Africa, Southeast Asia, or the Nordic countries. This regional focus helps concentrate attention, build curatorial cohesion, and create a recognizable program identity over the cycle while still supporting a range of artistic forms and perspectives from the selected area.

Administratively, this opportunity was offered as a Cooperative Agreement (not a standard grant), which typically indicates a closer working relationship between the NEA and the selected Cooperator during planning and execution. The award ceiling listed was $300,000, and the original application closing date was January 15, 2019, with the opportunity created on November 6, 2018. Eligibility, as provided in the source data, was limited to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), aligning with the expectation that the Cooperator and downstream presenting partners operate as charitable nonprofit entities. Overall, the program is structured to strengthen international cultural exchange at the local level by helping U.S. presenters bring vetted international artists to American audiences, with particular priority given to communities that are often left out of this kind of programming.

• The National Endowment for the Arts in the arts sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NEA Performing Arts Global Exchange, FY2019" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.024.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2018-11-06.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-01-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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