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.
Donor Name: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
States: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/17/2023
Size of the Grant: $247,200
Grant Duration: 14 months
Details:
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.
The NEA and the Poetry Foundation support the day-to-day administration of the program and create educational materials for students, teachers, and organizers.
Award Information
The NEA expects to award one Cooperative Agreement of up to $247,200, contingent upon the availability of funds.
Period of Performance
This Cooperative Agreement will begin on or after July 1, 2023, and may extend for up to 14 months.
Eligibility Criteria
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.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.