Opportunity Information: Apply for NEAPS1802
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant opportunity titled "NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert and Ancillary Events, FY2020" (Funding Opportunity Number NEAPS1802; CFDA 45.024) invites an eligible organization to serve as the NEA's cooperator under a Cooperative Agreement. The purpose is to produce and coordinate a free, public Tribute Concert along with related ancillary events that honor the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship awardees. The NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship is described as the highest national honor given to a jazz musician or jazz advocate, and the program has recognized major figures in jazz since 1982, with 149 fellowships awarded up to that point. For 2020, the NEA anticipated honoring four individuals, typically three jazz musicians and one jazz advocate, and the concert programming is expected to meaningfully highlight each honoree's musical legacy, career impact, and/or advocacy contributions.
A central feature of the solicitation is flexibility in where the Tribute Concert can be staged, as long as it takes place in a U.S. city likely to draw a strong audience and support a high-quality jazz event. While proposals are welcomed from across U.S. cities, states, and territories, the NEA specifically signals interest in venues in a wide range of locations, with particular attention to the middle region of the country. The agency also notes an interest in potentially rotating the concert to different cities in future years, assuming additional Cooperative Agreements are awarded later, which suggests the NEA is looking not only for a one-time producer but also for an approach and organizational capacity that could support a traveling or rotating national platform over time.
Timing and public access are major requirements. The Tribute Concert must occur in the winter or spring of 2020, and it may be scheduled to align with Jazz Appreciation Month in April 2020 if that timing fits the proposed plan. The concert must be free and open to the public, reinforcing the NEA's emphasis on broad public engagement. In addition to the main concert, the selected cooperator can propose ancillary activities during the same timeframe, including events that connect with other jazz programming the organization already produces, such as an established jazz festival. This allows applicants to integrate the NEA Jazz Masters celebration into a wider set of community-facing activities, potentially expanding reach through lectures, conversations, educational components, receptions, media events, or other mission-aligned public programs, as long as they support the core goal of honoring the Jazz Masters.
Artistically and programmatically, the NEA encourages applicants to use innovative approaches to present the honorees and to strengthen visibility for the NEA Jazz Masters brand. The solicitation points to both event design and event-related marketing and public relations as areas where creativity and strategy matter, implying that applicants should be ready to demonstrate how they will attract audiences, generate attention, and frame the honorees' achievements in compelling ways. The concert may include performances by leading jazz artists that celebrate the 2020 honorees' bodies of work, history, or style, leaving room for tribute sets, collaborations, repertoire drawn from the honorees' catalogs, stylistic retrospectives, or other formats that connect audiences directly to what the honorees contributed to the art form.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the National Endowment for the Arts using a Cooperative Agreement, which typically means the NEA expects an active partnership role rather than a hands-off grant relationship. The maximum award amount (ceiling) is listed as $425,000. The opportunity was created on June 14, 2018, with an original application closing date of August 15, 2018. Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that specific nonprofit category). Overall, the opportunity targets organizations with the capacity to produce a nationally significant, high-visibility jazz event, manage complex production and coordination needs, and deliver a strong public-facing celebration of the NEA Jazz Masters honorees.Apply for NEAPS1802
- The National Endowment for the Arts in the arts sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert and Ancillary Events, FY2020" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.024.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2018-06-14.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-08-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $425,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert and Ancillary Events, FY2020
What is the official name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert and Ancillary Events, FY2020."
Who is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
What type of funding instrument is used?
This opportunity uses a Cooperative Agreement, which generally indicates an active partnership role for the NEA rather than a hands-off grant relationship.
What is the purpose of the Cooperative Agreement?
The purpose is to select an eligible organization to serve as the NEA's cooperator to produce and coordinate a free, public NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert and related ancillary events honoring the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship awardees.
What is the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship?
The NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship is described as the highest national honor given to a jazz musician or jazz advocate. The program has recognized major figures in jazz since 1982 and had awarded 149 fellowships up to the point described in the opportunity.
How many honorees were anticipated for 2020?
For 2020, the NEA anticipated honoring four individuals, typically three jazz musicians and one jazz advocate.
What is required of the Tribute Concert programmatically?
The concert programming is expected to meaningfully highlight each honoree's musical legacy, career impact, and/or advocacy contributions.
Does the Tribute Concert have to be free to attend?
Yes. The Tribute Concert must be free and open to the public.
When must the Tribute Concert take place?
The Tribute Concert must occur in the winter or spring of 2020.
Can the event be scheduled to align with Jazz Appreciation Month?
Yes. The concert may be scheduled to align with Jazz Appreciation Month in April 2020 if that timing fits the proposed plan.
Where can the Tribute Concert be staged?
The solicitation allows flexibility in location as long as the concert takes place in a U.S. city likely to draw a strong audience and support a high-quality jazz event.
Are proposals accepted from any particular parts of the United States?
Proposals are welcomed from across U.S. cities, states, and territories. The NEA also signals interest in venues in a wide range of locations, with particular attention to the middle region of the country.
Is the NEA interested in changing host cities in future years?
Yes. The NEA notes interest in potentially rotating the concert to different cities in future years, assuming additional Cooperative Agreements are awarded later.
What are "ancillary events" in this opportunity?
Ancillary events are related activities proposed by the selected cooperator during the same timeframe as the Tribute Concert. These activities should support the core goal of honoring the NEA Jazz Masters.
What types of ancillary activities can be included?
Examples mentioned include lectures, conversations, educational components, receptions, media events, or other mission-aligned public programs, as long as they support honoring the Jazz Masters.
Can an organization connect the Tribute Concert to other jazz programming it already produces?
Yes. The selected cooperator can propose ancillary activities that connect with other jazz programming the organization already produces, such as an established jazz festival.
What does the NEA encourage in terms of artistic approach and presentation?
The NEA encourages innovative approaches to present the honorees and to strengthen visibility for the NEA Jazz Masters brand.
Does the opportunity emphasize marketing and public relations?
Yes. The solicitation points to event design as well as event-related marketing and public relations as areas where creativity and strategy matter, including how applicants will attract audiences, generate attention, and frame the honorees' achievements.
What kinds of performances might be appropriate for the Tribute Concert?
The concert may include performances by leading jazz artists that celebrate the 2020 honorees' bodies of work, history, or style. The format can include tribute sets, collaborations, repertoire drawn from the honorees' catalogs, stylistic retrospectives, or other approaches that connect audiences to the honorees' contributions.
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount (ceiling) is $425,000.
Is this a discretionary funding opportunity?
Yes. It is described as a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the NEA.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is NEAPS1802.
What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 45.024.
When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on June 14, 2018.
What was the original application closing date?
The original application closing date was August 15, 2018.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility includes state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that specific nonprofit category).
What kind of organizational capacity does the NEA appear to be looking for?
The opportunity targets organizations with the capacity to produce a nationally significant, high-visibility jazz event, manage complex production and coordination needs, and deliver a strong public-facing celebration of the NEA Jazz Masters honorees.
What is the main public-facing requirement reflected throughout the solicitation?
A major requirement is broad public access and engagement, centered on a free, public Tribute Concert and supported by related public-facing ancillary events.
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