Administered by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) in partnership with the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), the NYC Women’s Fund for Theatre is a signature initiative that addresses the underrepresentation of women in the entertainment industry.
Donor Name: New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
State: New York
City: New York City
Boroughs: Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens, Manhattan,
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $50,000
Details:
The Fund provides grants to encourage and support the creation of content that reflects the voices and perspectives of all who identify as women.
Funding Information
The maximum potential grant for the Theatre category is $50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Projects must be made by, for, or about women and woman-identified individuals. Projects are eligible if they include and/or feature any of the following: a prominent woman-identified perspective, a meaningful woman-identified producer credit, a meaningful woman-identified writing credit, and/or a woman-identified protagonist(s).
- Must be an original play or book of a musical (with dialogue, lyrics and music) that has not been produced previously.
- Must be able to project a professional staging (including paid cast and crew) of the developed work by March 31, 2025 for a minimum of 5 performances in New York City.
- Must be rehearsed and performed in New York City.
- Productions can either be presented to an in-person live audience, and online live audience, or a hybrid of both.
- The applicant (or, if different, the recipient of the funds) must reside in any of the five boroughs of New York City. Companies may be incorporated elsewhere, but must have a New York City business address.
- Applicants can be theatre companies, commercial or not-for-profit producers, or playwrights planning to self-produce.
- All recipients must complete an Interim Report and Final Report clearly outlining how the NYC Women’s Fund was used to complete the project, along with sharing information on attendance numbers and public access plans or outcomes.
- Funds must be used to complete the project outlined in the application form. Funds may be allocated as the applicant needs to complete the project. However, funds cannot be used to purchase capital goods.
For more information, visit NYFA.
