MAP’s 2022 Grant Cycle

MAP’s 2022 grant cycle will provide grants of $30,000 to 85 new, live performance projects across all regions of the United States.

Project funds ($25,000) may be used for creation, dependent care, personnel, practice, production, rehearsal, research, rest, residency, travel, and workshop costs. General operating funds ($5,000) are unrestricted.

Requirements

All applicants will complete a short eligibility form in Submittable to ensure that the proposal meets these minimum criteria:

• Applicants intend to spend the grant down beginning November 2022 towards the creation, development, or production of a new, live performance project led by working artists.
• Artists must consent to their presence in the proposal and understand that they will be responsible for choosing the grant custodian in the event of an award.
• Artists on the project team do not need to be US citizens, but the project must take place in the United States (or its territories) and the grant custodian must be US-based.

In addition to the form, MAP staff scan project proposals prior to the review process. Proposals that fall into any of the following categories are deemed ineligible:

• Restaging of work that was originally created by other artists, has already premiered, and/or is considered a “classic” within any cultural context.
• Requests to support a curated series or festival, arts education curricula, touring, or documentation of a prior, completed work.