Launched in 2005 by the National Association of Latino Arts and
Cultures with major support from the Ford Foundation, the NALAC Fund for
the Arts provides a variety of grants to assist US-based Latino artists
and arts organizations in the development, creation, presentation and
sustainability of artistic excellence, as well as the opportunity to
participate in activities that contribute to professional and
organizational growth.
The NFA is a national grant program open to US-based Latino working
artists, ensembles and small to mid-sized Latino arts organizations that
demonstrate artistic excellence in pursuit of social justice through
the arts. To date, the NFA has awarded over one million dollars to a
diverse range of artists and organizations representing every discipline
and region of the country. Applying to the NFA is a benefit of NALAC
Membership. To establish or renew your membership visit:
https://www.nalacstore.org/
NFA Grants for Latino Artists and Ensembles
Project Grant $1,000-$10,000
Fellowship $1,000-$5,000
Master Artist Grant $10,000-$20,000
NFA Grants for Latino Arts Organizations
Project Grant $1,000-$10,000
General Operating Support $1,000-$10,000
Festival $10,000-$20,000
For more information visit: NALAC Fund for the Arts
NALAC Transnational Cultural Remittances (TCR)
Transnational Cultural Remittances funding supports exemplary cultural
exchanges that promote grassroots artistic collaboration and strengthen
social networks between the United States, Mexico and Central America.
The competitive TCR grant program is open to individuals, collectives
and community-based organizations in the United States, Mexico and
Central America. Successful projects demonstrate a continuous and
ongoing exchange whereby artistic activity supports, preserves or
extends the cultural practices between linked communities in two or more
of the following countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and the United States. To date, the
TCR grant program has awarded more than a quarter-million dollars
reaching sixty communities.
Grant Award $2,000-$20,000
For more information visit: Transnational Cultural Remittances
Programa de Subvención: Remesas Transnacionales Culturales (TCR)
Creado en 2008 con el apoyo de la Fundación Ford, el programa de
subvención Remesas Culturales Transnacionales (TCR) apoya intercambios
culturales ejemplares que promueven la base de la colaboración artÃstica
y fortalecen las redes sociales entre los Estados Unidos, México y
América Central.
El programa de becas TCR es competitivo, y está abierto a individuos,
colectivos y organizaciones de base comunitaria en los Estados Unidos,
México y América Central. Proyectos exitosos demuestran un intercambio
continuo mediante el cual la actividad artÃstica apoya, conserva o
extiende a las prácticas culturales entre las comunidades vinculadas en
dos o más de los siguientes paÃses: Belice, Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá y los Estados Unidos.
Hasta la fecha, el programa TCR de subvención ha otorgado mas de
$250,000 dolares USD en sesenta comunidades.
Becas $2,000 - $20,000 USD
Para mas información visite: Remesas Transnacionales Culturales
About NALAC
The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures is the nation’s
only multidisciplinary Latino arts service organization. For 23 years,
NALAC has provided critical advocacy, funding, networking opportunities
and professional development training to build the capacity and
sustainability of the Latino arts and cultural field to sustain artists
and arts organizations in every region of the country.
NALAC’s membership is a multiethnic, multigenerational, and
interdisciplinary community that includes thousands of Latino artists
and more than 900 large and small not-for-profit Latino arts and
cultural organizations in the United States. NALAC artists and arts
organizations specialize in a diverse range of disciplines which include
visual arts, theater, dance, music, performance art, literature and
mixed media.
Since its founding, NALAC has bolstered leadership and training in the
Latino arts field, hosting eight National Conferences, 26 Regional Arts
Training Workshops, and 12 Leadership Institutes with more than 200
alumni across the country. Additionally, over $1 million dollars have
been distributed to the Latino arts community through direct grant
programs.
