The Special Presenter Initiatives provide additional opportunities for the support of small to mid-sized performing arts presenters in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia, and Native nations that share this geography.
Donor Name: Mid Atlantic Arts
State: Delaware, District of Columbia, West Virginia
County: All Counties
Territory: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/13/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Fee support is available for engagements of performing artists based anywhere worldwide. Engagements include performances as well as community activities that offer meaningful exchanges between touring artists and a presenter’s community.
Presenters based in partner states/jurisdictions listed above can receive up to 50% subsidy for the presentation of an artist/company plus support for other eligible project expenses.
Funding Information
Engagement support of up to 50% of artists fees. Minimum of $750. Maximum of $2,000 in DC, DE, and WV. Maximum of $5,000 in PR and USVI. Additionally, presenters may request eligible expenses of up to $2,000 to support direct project expenses.
Grant Period
July 1, 2025- June 30, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for a Special Presenter Initiatives grant award, presenters must:
- be based in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia, and the Native nations that share this geography;
- be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or be a unit of state or local government or Federally recognized Indian tribal government;
- demonstrate organizational administrative capacity to complete all required project components;
- be in good standing with Mid Atlantic Arts at the time of application, with no overdue or outstanding required reports and/or grant documents;
- not be a State/Jurisdictional Arts Agency, considering the adjudication role Agencies play in the selection process for this program
- Note: For the FY26 cycle, the number of applications you can submit varies based on your location:
- Presenters based in Delaware, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands may submit applications for a maximum of two Special Presenter Initiatives projects per annual application cycle
- Presenters based in Washington, DC and West Virginia may submit applications for a maximum of one Special Presenter Initiatives project per annual application cycle.
For more information, visit Mid Atlantic Arts.
