FY19 Regional Touring Program Grant

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The Regional Touring Program is designed to support organizations and artists across the Mid-America Arts Alliance region (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas) in their efforts to engage and deepen the impact of arts programming on regional and underserved audiences through exposure to, interaction with, and outreach created to support a combination of activities.

For more information please refer to M-AAA's Regional Touring Program website.

Choose that which best reflects the applicant's relationship with M-AAA:

How did the applicant learn about this grant opportunity?

M-AAA website or communicationM-AAA Facebook or TwitterArkansas Arts Council website or communicationKansas Creative Industries Commission website or communicationMissouri Arts Council website or communicationNebraska Arts Council website or communicationOklahoma Arts Council website or communicationTexas Commission on the Arts website or communicationOther

Applicant Contact Person Information

First Name

Last Name

Title or Artistic Discipline

Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

Phone Number

Fax

Email Address

Organization's Accessibility Information

The Organization has a stated policy or mission statement regarding accessibility.

The Organization has accessible information/accommodations with appropriate disability symbols included in all publicity about the project.

The Organization has an accessible website, including alt tags and captioned audio.

The Organization has a designated staff member responsible for overseeing accessibility and Section 504/ADA compliance.

The Organization has an access committee that includes people with various disabilities to advise on access issues.

If Applicant answered "Not Applicable" or "No" to any of the statements above, please explain.

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II. GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION

Project Priority

Organizations submitting more than one RTP application should designate funding priority. Organizations can receive three different RTP grants per fiscal year.

Project Title

Project Start Date

Project End Date

Project Primary Discipline

Project Primary Activity

Choose the one strategic outcome intended as a result of the project.

Choose the statement that best describes the amount of arts education involved in the project.

Project Accessibility

Persons using wheelchairs will be able to participate in the project.

A sign language interpreter, an assistive listening system, or other assistance for persons with hearing impairments will be provided upon request.

Large print materials or descriptive audiotapes will be available upon request for persons with visual limitations.

Seats near the speaker / performer / interpreter will be available for persons with hearing and/or visual limitations along with their companions.

If Applicant answered "Not Applicable" or "No" to any of the statements above, please explain.

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III. PROJECT NARRATIVE

Project Description

Describe both the feature presentation and the outreach activities that will take place between the project start and end dates. A schedule and venue information is required elsewhere in this application. Do not describe unrelated organizational programming.

Selection of Artists / Outreach Personnel

Briefly describe the process and/or criteria for the selection of the artists and outreach personnel involved in this project.

Selection of Organizational Partners

An organizational partner is an outside entity that will provide resources (other than money) to support the project. Funders are not excluded from being partners, but they must also supply human resources or information capital, or actively participate in the project in some way. Briefly describe the process and criteria for the selection of key organizations that will be involved in the project.

Project Promotion and Publicity

Briefly describe your plans for promoting and publicizing the project. Be specific; name newspapers, radio stations, etc.

Intended Beneficiaries (Applicant/Audience/Participants/Partners/Community)

Who will benefit from the project and how? Include how the applicant organization, the artist, audiences, and/or organizational partners will benefit. Describe how and which underserved audiences will be included or invited to attend.

Project Evaluation

How will the success of the project be measured? Describe any plans for program evaluation, working collaboratively with consultants, program evaluators, and/or any other plans for performance measurement related to the project.

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IV. ARTIST INFORMATION

Feature Presentation Artist/Ensemble Stage Name

The feature presentation artist CANNOT be from the applicant organization's state.

Artist/Ensemble Primary Discipline

Artist/Ensemble Website

If the artist is on a regional state arts agency roster, the link to that listing will suffice.

Artist Agent or Lead Contact Person Information

First Name

Last Name

Street Address

City / Town

State

Zip Code

Phone Number

Email Address

Is this Artist on a regional state arts agency touring or teaching roster?

On which state arts agency roster is the artist listed?

Featured Artist/Ensemble Bio

Include a brief professional biography for the artist that might be used in the program or press release for the project.

Feature Presentation Artist Contract

Number of artists included in this contract

Is the Outreach Activity lead by the Feature Presentation Artist/s?

YesNo

OUTREACH ARTIST/PERSONNEL INFORMATION

The outreach artist/personnel CAN be from the applicant's state.

Outreach Artist Stage Name

Primary Discipline

Title

First Name

Last Name

Street Address

City / Town

State

Zip / Postal Code

Phone Number

Fax

Email Address

Website

Outreach Personnel Bio

Include a brief professional biography for the outreach personnel that might be used in the program or press release for the project.

Outreach Artist / Personnel Contract

Number of artists included in this contract

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V. Schedule of Activities

Feature Presentation Activity

Start Date

End Date

Artist Name

Activity Description

Venue Name

This is the venue at which this activity takes place.

Venue Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

Feature Presentation Venue Accessibility

The venue has designated accessible parking spaces with adjoining curb cuts and an accessible route from parking to the venue entrance.

The venue has ground-level entry, ramped access, and/or elevators.

The venue has integrated and dispersed wheelchair seating in assembly areas with companion seating.

The venue has signage at inaccessible entrances with directions to accessible entrances.

The venue has a wheelchair-accessible toilet stall, including a 60" diameter or T-turn clear floor space, free of the door swing.

The venue has accessible emergency exits and audio/visual emergency alarms.

If Applicant answered "Not Applicable" or "No" to any of the statements above, please explain.

Schedule of Outreach Activities

Feature PresentationOutreach Activity

Start Date

End Date

Artist/Personnel Name

Activity Description

Venue Name

This is the venue at which this activity takes place.

Venue Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

Outreach Venue Accessibility

The venue has designated accessible parking spaces with adjoining curb cuts and an accessible route from parking to the venue entrance.

The venue has ground-level entry, ramped access, and/or elevators.

The venue has integrated and dispersed wheelchair seating in assembly areas with companion seating.

The venue has signage at inaccessible entrances with directions to accessible entrances.

The venue has a wheelchair-accessible toilet stall, including a 60" diameter or T-turn clear floor space, free of the door swing.

The venue has accessible emergency exits and audio/visual emergency alarms.

If Applicant answered "Not Applicable" or "No" to any of the statements above, please explain.

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V. PROJECT BUDGET

Include information that is relevant to the project described in this grant application.

Round all amounts up to the nearest dollar.

Project Expenses

Artist/Outreach Personnel Fees

$

This should reflect the total amount noted in the feature presentation and outreach activity contracts.

Direct Costs: Other

$

Include compensation for administrative and artistic personnel paid on a salary basis and other contract services directly involved in the activities that will take place between the start and end dates noted.

Total Project Expenses

$

Project Income

M-AAA RTP Grant Request

$

Federal Funding

$

State Funding

$

Local Funding

$

Direct Income

$

Total Project Income

$

Certification

The applicant hereby certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that it and its principals:

A.) are not presently declared ineligible, or excluded from receiving federal assistance from any federal agency; 

B.)  do not currently owe a debt to the federal government for outstanding taxes; 

C.) have not, within a three-year period preceding this project been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining or attempting to obtain public funds;

D.) are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a government entity with commission of any of the offenses noted above. 

By virtue of checking the box below and submitting this form online I, the representative of the applicant, certify that all information contained in this application is true.

Certification Agreed

Name of Person Certifying Application

Certifying Person's Email Address

Asian	Black/African American
Hispanic/Latino	American Indian/Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	White

Asian	Black/African American
Hispanic/Latino	American Indian/Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	White

Under $25,000	$25,000-$50,000	$50,001-$100,000
$100,001-$500,000	$500,001-$1,000,000	Over $1,000,000