National Dance Project Production Grants annually support the creation/development and U.S. touring/sharing of new dance projects.
Donor Name: New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/16/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
In recognition of NDP’s 30 years of dedicated service to the field of dance, this year’s Production Grant cycle will award 30 NDP Production Grantees and 30 NDP Finalists.
Funding Information
Artists/choreographers and/or companies/collectives apply to receive a framework of support that includes:
- $45,000 for the creation of a new dance project
- $10,000 in general operating support for the artist/company
- $20,000 to support a U.S.tour of the project.
Grant Period
October 1, 2026 – December 31, 2028.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be professional choreographers or companies. Preference is given to U.S.-based dance artists and companies, but artists and companies based outside the U.S. may apply.
- Have nonprofit status or a nonprofit fiscal sponsor who will act on their behalf. If you are not a 501(c)(3) organization, then you should list a non-profit organization, with 501(c)(3) status, who agrees to be the fiscal sponsor as the ‘Payee‘ in the form, and upload their completed and signed W-9 form.
- Propose a new dance project to be developed and toured/shared. Projects may be interdisciplinary and can include creators in other artistic forms.
- Submit or appear in only one application per choreographer or company, including applications for a project that will be created by a guest choreographer on another company. If you are a company interested in submitting an application with a guest choreographer, please be in touch with that choreographer to ensure that they themselves will not be applying or that they have not given permission to another company.
- Fulfill the Requirements & Reports for Grant Recipients.
For more information, visit NEFA.
