The Arts Midwest is seeking applications for its Shakespeare in American Communities: Juvenile Justice.
Donor Name: Arts Midwest
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/09/2023
Size of the Grant: $15,000 to $25,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Shakespeare in American Communities is a theater program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. Through grants to theater companies that produce Shakespeare’s works, this program supports high-quality productions and educational activities in middle schools, high schools, and juvenile justice facilities throughout the United States.
Funding Information
Applicants may request grant awards ranging from $15,000 to $25,000.
Grant Period
Arts Midwest is currently accepting applications for events occurring between August 1, 2023, and July 31, 2024.
Project Requirements
- Conduct educational theater programming that explores and illuminates Shakespeare’s text, addressing his work in modern context through frequent contact over a significant number of visits.
- Examples of activities may include workshops, discussions, seminars, and residencies.
- Activities may be in-person, socially distanced, or virtual.
- Partner with at least one facility to reach youth in the juvenile justice system.
- Examples of eligible facilities include detention centers, correctional facilities, court-appointed programs, treatment centers, transition centers, group homes, or educational schools/programs specifically for juvenile offenders or incarcerated youth.
- Juvenile offenders are defined as youth (age 17 or younger) who have been found guilty of committing a delinquent act.
- Engage a minimum of two teaching artists, staff, or personnel in theater education programming.
- Activities must be be led by experienced teaching artists, staff, or personnel with strong credentials and experience working within the justice system.
- Teaching artists will be required to complete a survey at the conclusion of the programming to evaluate the impact on youth.
Examples of eligible projects
- An organization partners with the county’s juvenile correctional facility, offering a residency for youth that culminates in a performance for the youth’s families.
- A theater company performs Romeo and Juliet at a boarding school for juvenile offenders, followed by weekly workshops for the duration of the semester.
- An organization offers ongoing, twice-a-week workshops and theatre exercises at a short-term youth detention center.
Funding may support:
- Fees for for educators, actors, facilitators, etc.
- Production costs of props, costumes, set, etc.
- A prorated portion of staff salaries.
- Other direct costs associated with the production and educational programming.
Criteria
Arts Midwest welcomes applications from all eligible organizations, including first-time applicants; organizations serving communities of all sizes, including rural and urban areas; and organizations with small, medium or large operating budgets.
Applicants must:
- Be a 501c3 nonprofit, professional theater company located in the U.S. and the Native nations that share this geography.
- Have a minimum of two years’ experience partnering with the justice system to provide theater education programs.
- Compensate all professional personnel at no less than the prevailing minimum compensation. (This requirement is in accordance with the regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor in part 505 of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations.)
- Agree to acknowledge Arts Midwest and the National Endowment for the Arts in all programs and press materials related to funded engagements.
- Have a valid Unique Entity ID via SAM.gov (free to acquire).
- Comply with Federal eligibility requirements.
For more information, visit Juvenile Justice.
