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The Regional Touring Program (RTP) is designed to support projects by organizations working with artists of all disciplines including, but not limited to, folk and traditional, performing, visual, or literary residing or incorporated in the Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) region.

RTP projects engage and deepen the impact of arts programming on regional audiences through exposure, interaction and outreach engagement. Through this grant program, M-AAA supports up to 50% of an artist's contract fees for projects that take place between October 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026.

Eligible Applicants must:

be a 501c3 tax-exempt nonprofit organization, a unit of state or local government, or a federally recognized tribal community;
have a valid Unique Entity Identifier generated through SAM.gov
be located in the M-AAA region (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, or Texas); and
be in good standing with M-AAA with no overdue or delinquent reports or documentation.

Eligible Projects must:

feature an in-region artist from outside the applicant's home state in at least one feature presentation a minimum of 60 minutes in length that is open to the general public;
offer at least one outreach engagement a minimum of 30 minutes in length that builds an appreciation for the featured artist or their creative discipline and provides additional direct interaction between an audience and the artist or art form;
identify other funding sources for the project which can include, but is not limited to, ticket sales, entry fees, cash contributions, grants and/or organizational funding;
take place in an accessible facility or on an accessible online streaming platform that allows for artist and audience interaction before, during or after the feature presentation and/or outreach engagement/ and
attempt to engage audiences who lack access to the arts due to geography, economic conditions, ethnicity, disability, or age, including but not limited to underrepresented cultural groups, immigrants, veterans and active military, persons in institutions, those living below the poverty line and youth at risk.

For more information about the RTP grant please refer to M-AAA's Regional Touring Program website or email rtp@maaa.org.

M-AAA recommends using the latest version of Google Chrome or Firefox as your internet browser to complete this application form.

APPLICANT SURVEY

Choose that which best reflects the organization's relationship with M-AAA:

How did the organization learn about this grant opportunity?

M-AAA website or communicationM-AAA Facebook or TwitterArkansas Arts Council website or communicationKansas Creative Industries Commission website or communicationMissouri Arts Council website or communicationNebraska Arts Council website or communicationOklahoma Arts Council website or communicationTexas Commission on the Arts website or communicationOther

Would you like to receive M-AAA’s monthly e-newsletter for updates on additional opportunities?

May we share your contact information with touring artists who request a Presenter’s List to extend their booking efforts in M-AAA’s region?

APPLICANT INFORMATION

1. Provide the applicant organization's legal name.

This is the organization's name as it appears on its Federal IRS 501(c)3 Determination Letter.

2. Provide the applicant's mailing address.

P.O. Boxes are not accepted.

City

State

Zip Code

Does the organization have an address different from its mailing address?

Provide the applicant's other address.

Street, Avenue, etc. or P.O. Box.

City

State

Zip code

Provide the applicant's phone number.

Provide the applicant organization's email address.

Provide the applicant's website.

ORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP POSITION

3. Provide the applicant's Executive/Artistic Director (or equivalent) contact information and demographics.

First Name

Middle Initial

Last Name

Title or Artistic Discipline

Work Phone Number

Email Address

Select all the demographics that describe the applicant's Executive/Artistic Director (or equivalent) leadership position.

Race/Ethnicity

American Indian/Alaska NativeArab/Middle Eastern/North AfricanAsian/South Asian/Southeast AsianBiracial/Multiracial/Mixed HeritageBlack/African AmericanHispanic/LatinxNative Hawaiian/Other Pacific IslanderWhite/Caucasian/EuropeanPrefer to self-describePrefer not to say

Describe the leadership person's race/ethnicity.

Gender

FemaleMalePrefer to self-describePrefer not to say

Describe the leadership person's gender.

Age

18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465 and overPrefer not to say

Education

Some high schoolHigh school diploma or GEDSome collegeTwo year college degreeFour year college degreeAdvanced college degree (graduate, Ph.D., etc.)Vocational/Trade schoolPrefer to self-describePrefer not to say

Describe the leadership person's education.

Additional Identifiers

English as a second languageLGBTQPerson with a DisabilityVeteran/Active Duty MilitaryPrefer to self-describePrefer not to sayNone of the above

Describe the leadership person's additional identifiers.

4. Provide the applicant's Development Director/Project Manager (or equivalent) contact information and demographics.

First Name

Middle Initial

Last Name

Title or Artistic Discipline

Work Phone Number

Email Address

Select all the demographics that describe the applicant's Development Director/Project Manager (or equivalent) position.

Race/Ethnicity

Describe the person's race/ethnicity.

Gender

FemaleMalePrefer to self-describePrefer not to say

Describe the person's gender.

Age

18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465 and overPrefer not to say

Education

Describe the person's education.

Additional Identifiers

English as a second languageLGBTQPerson with a DisabilityVeteran/Active Duty MilitaryPrefer to self-describePrefer not to sayNone of the above

Describe the person's additional identifiers.

5. Provide the applicant's U.S. Congressional House of Representatives District Number for the organization's address.

Numbers only. Search https://pluralpolicy.com/find-your-legislator/?address=

6. Provide the applicant's State House Legislative District Number for the organization's address.

Commonly referred to as the lower chamber. Numbers only. Search https://pluralpolicy.com/find-your-legislator/?address=

7. Provide the applicant's State Senate District Number for the organization's address.

Commonly referred to as the upper chamber. Numbers only. Search https://pluralpolicy.com/find-your-legislator/?address=

8. Choose the kind of institution that best describes the applicant.

9. How many full-time staff, part-time staff, contract personnel, volunteer personnel, and Board of Directors members did the applicant have in its most recently completed fiscal year?

Full-time staff

Part-time staff

Contract personnel

Volunteers

Board of Directors members

10. Choose all that describe the applicant's full-time staff demographics.

American Indian/Alaska/Indigenous NativeArab/Middle Eastern/North AfricanAsian/South Asian/Southeast AsianBiracial/Multiracial/Mixed HeritageBlack/African AmericanHispanic/LatinxNative Hawaiian/Other Pacific IslanderWhite/Caucasian/European

11. Choose all that describe the applicant's part-time staff demographics.

12. Choose all that describe the applicant's contract personnel demographics.

13. Choose all that describe the applicant's volunteer personnel demographics.

14. Choose all that describe the applicant's Board of Directors demographics.

15. Choose the population range of the applicant's service area.

Less than 50,000 people50,000 or more people

16. Choose the category that describes the applicant's legal status.

17. Provide the applicant's Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN).

9-digit numbers only, NO dash or hyphen.

18. Does the applicant have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)?

Provide the applicant's Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).

12-character alpha-numeric identifier only.

Provide confirmation of UEI Registration. This can be an email or screenshot from SAM.gov.

19. Choose the applicant's most recently completed fiscal year operating budget range.

20. Did the applicant spend $1 million or more in federal funding in its most recently completed fiscal year?

Upload Single Audit or Subpart F Audit.

21. Choose the applicant's primary discipline area of work in the arts.

22. Provide the applicant's mission statement.

23. Provide information about the applicant's accessibility.

a. The Organization has a stated policy or mission statement regarding accessibility.

b. The Organization has accessible information/accommodations with appropriate disability symbols included in all publicity about the project.

c. The Organization has an accessible website, including alt tags and captioned audio.

d. The Organization has a designated staff member responsible for overseeing accessibility and Section 504/ADA compliance.

e. The Organization has an access committee that includes people with various disabilities to advise on access issues.

f. The Applicant answered "Not Applicable" or "No" to one or more of the statements above, please explain.

PROJECT INFORMATION

24. Provide the project title.

25. Provide the project start date.

Date of first public facing activity.

Provide the project end date.

Date of last public facing activity.

26. Choose the project's primary creative discipline.

27. Choose the project's primary type of activity.

28. Choose strategic outcome intended as a result of the project.

29. Choose the statement that best describes the amount of arts education involved in the project.

30. Will the project take place in person?

YesNo

Provide information about the accessibility of the project's in-person activities.

a. Persons using wheelchairs will be able to participate in the project.

b. A sign language interpreter, an assistive listening system, or other assistance for persons with hearing impairments will be provided upon request.

c. Large print materials or descriptive audiotapes will be available upon request for persons with visual limitations.

d. Seats near the speaker/performer/interpreter will be available for persons with hearing and/or visual limitations along with their companions.

e. The Applicant answered "Not Applicable" or "No" to one or more of the statements above, please explain.

30. Will the project take place streaming online?

YesNo

Provide information about the accessibility of the project's on-line activities.

a. Real-time captioning will be provided for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.

b. Automatic captioning or subtitles will be provided and synced up in post-production for later streaming.

c. Real-time on screen American Sign Language interpretation will be provided.

d. Real-time audio or visual description will be provided.

e. Images will include alternative text tags for people who are blind or have low vision that use screen-reading software.

f. Screen reader support will be available.

g. The Applicant answered "Not Applicable" or "No" to one or more of the statements above, please explain.

PROJECT NARRATIVE

31. Provide a project description.

Describe all project activities. Be as specific as possible about the feature presentation and outreach activities that will take place between the project start and end dates. Do not describe unrelated organizational programming.

32. Describe the process and/or the criteria for the selection of the artist/personnel involved in the project. Where relevant, describe their involvement in the development of the project to date.

33. How will the applicant promote and publicize the project?

34. Describe how the applicant, the artist, audiences including the underserved, and/or the applicant's partners will benefit from, be included in, or invited to attend the project.

35. Describe how the applicant defines and will measure the success of the project.

36. Will the project change if the applicant does not receive this funding?

Tell us how the project may change.

ARTIST INFORMATION

37. Provide the feature presentation artist/ensemble's stage name.

The feature presentation artist CANNOT be from the applicant organization's state.

38. Choose the feature artist/ensemble's primary creative discipline.

39. Provide the feature presentation artist/ensemble's website address.

40. Is the feature presentation artist/ensemble on a regional state arts agency touring or teaching artist roster?

On which state arts agency touring or teaching roster is the artist listed?

41. Provide the feature artist/ensemble's contact person information.

First Name

Middle Initial

Last Name

Title or Artistic Discipline

Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

Work Phone Number

Email Address

42. Provide the feature presentation artists/ensemble's biography.

43. Upload the feature artist/ensemble's contract or agreement.

44. Provide the total number of artists included in the feature presentation artist/ensemble's contract.

45. Is the outreach engagement led by the feature presentation artist/ensemble?

Outreach Engagement Artist/Personnel Contact Information

If applicable, provide the outreach engagement artist stage name.

First Name

Middle Initial

Last Name

Title

Street address

City

State

Zip Code

Work Phone Number

Email Address

Website Address

Provide the outreach artist/personnel's biography.

Choose the outreach engagement artist/personnel's primary creative discipline.

Upload the outreach engagement artist/personnel contract or agreement.

Provide the total number of artists included in the outreach artist/personnel's contract.

Schedule of Activities: Feature Presentation

46. Will the feature presentation take place in person?

YesNo

Feature Presentation: In-Person Activity

Feature Presentation Activity Title

Start Date

End Date

How many in-person feature presentation activities will take place between the start and end dates?

Provide the artist/ensemble's name for this in-person activity?

Provide a brief description of this in-person feature presentation activity.

Feature Presentation Venue Name

This is the venue at which this activity takes place.

Venue Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

Provide information about the accessibility of this feature presentation venue.

a. The venue has designated accessible parking spaces with adjoining curb cuts and an accessible route from parking to the venue entrance.

b. The venue has ground-level entry, ramped access, and/or elevators.

c. The venue has integrated and dispersed wheelchair seating in assembly areas with companion seating.

d. The venue has signage at inaccessible entrances with directions to accessible entrances.

e. The venue has a wheelchair-accessible toilet stall, including a 60" diameter or T-turn clear floor space, free of the door swing.

f. The venue has accessible emergency exits and audio/visual emergency alarms.

g. The Applicant answered "Not Applicable" or "No" to one or more of the statements above, please explain.

46. Will the feature presentation take place streaming online?

YesNo

Feature Presentation: On-Line Activity

Feature Presentation Activity Title

Start Date

End Date

How many on-line feature presentation activities will take place between the start and end dates?

Provide the artist/ensemble's name for this activity.

Provide a brief description of this on-line feature presentation activity.

What on-line streaming platform will be used for this activity?

e.g., Zoom, YouTube, Facebook Live, etc.

Schedule of Activities: Outreach Engagement

47. Will the outreach engagement take place in person?

YesNo

Outreach Engagement: In-Person Activity

Start Date

End Date

How many in-person outreach activities will take place between the start and end dates?

Provide the artist/ensemble's name for this in-person outreach activity.

Outreach Activity Title

Provide a brief description of this in-person outreach activity.

Venue Name

This is the venue at which this activity takes place.

Venue Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

Provide information about the accessibility of this outreach engagement venue.

a. The venue has designated accessible parking spaces with adjoining curb cuts and an accessible route from parking to the venue entrance.

b. The venue has ground-level entry, ramped access, and/or elevators.

c. The venue has integrated and dispersed wheelchair seating in assembly areas with companion seating.

d. The venue has signage at inaccessible entrances with directions to accessible entrances.

e. The venue has a wheelchair-accessible toilet stall, including a 60" diameter or T-turn clear floor space, free of the door swing.

f. The venue has accessible emergency exits and audio/visual emergency alarms.

g. The Applicant answered "Not Applicable" or "No" to one or more of the statements above, please explain.

47. Will the outreach engagement take place streaming online?

YesNo

Outreach Engagement: Streamed On-line Activity

Outreach Activity Title

Start Date

End Date

How many on-line outreach activities will take place between the start and end dates?

Provide the artist/ensemble's name for this on-line outreach activity.

Provide a brief description of this on-line outreach activity.

What on-line streaming platform will be used for this outreach activity?

e.g., Zoom, YouTube, Facebook Live, etc.

Access Total

PROJECT FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Include information that is relevant to the project described in this grant application. Round all amounts up to the nearest dollar.

Expenses

48. Direct Costs: Artist/Outreach Personnel Fees

This should reflect the total amount noted in the feature presentation and outreach activity contracts. Round up to the nearest dollar.

49. Direct Costs: Other

This should reflect the total amount of other costs associated with carrying out the feature presentation and outreach activity. Round up to the nearest dollar.

50. Total Project Expenses

All projects should reflect a balanced budget so the project income should be equal to or greater than the Total Project Income.

51. Expense Comments

Income

52. M-AAA RTP Grant Request

Maximum $5,000. Should be 25%-50% of the total artist’s fees for both the featured presentation and outreach activity, which is dependent on the regional state arts agency roster listing status.

53. Direct Income

This includes organizational cash, other cash donations, and revenue (including ticket sales or other participation fees) that are expected for this project.

54. Federal Funds

55. State Funds

56. Local Funds

57. Total Project Income

All projects should reflect a balanced budget so the project income should be equal to or greater than the Total Project Expenses noted above.

58. Income Comments

CERTIFICATION AND ASSURANCE OF COMPLIANCE

By submitting this application, the applicant certifies that the information contained in the form is true. Furthermore, the applicant certifies that it is in compliance with the statutes outlined below and all related M-AAA regulations, will maintain records, and will submit all necessary reports.

Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion

The applicant confirms that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from receiving federal funding by any federal department or agency.

Nondiscrimination Statutes

The applicant certifies by checking the box below that all information contained in this application is true, and further, that it does not discriminate:

● on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), implemented by the National Endowment for the Arts at 45 CFR 1110;

● solely on the grounds of disability, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), as amended, implemented by the National Endowment for the Arts at 45 CFR 1151, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”) as amended, (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.);

● on the basis of age, in accordance with the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (42U.S.C.6101 et seq.), as implemented by the National Endowment for the Arts at 45 CFR 1156, and

● on the basis of sex, in any education program or activity, in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq).

Executive Orders

In addition, the applicant agrees that, if the applicant is selected and becomes a grant recipient:

● The applicant will comply with all applicable Executive Orders while the award is being administered. Executive orders are posted at whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions. However, all compliance with EO 14168 is governed on a case-by-case basis per the NEA’s predecisional guidance concerning that EO, and not by the terms of these Assurances.

● The applicant’s compliance in all respects with all applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws is material to the U.S. Government’s payment decisions for the purposes of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729(b)(4), pursuant to Executive Order No. 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, dated January 21, 2025.

● The applicant does not operate any programs promoting “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) that violate any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws, in accordance with Executive Order No. 14173.

Please acknowledge the following statement: Any use of AI in my written responses was limited to proofreading or editing. I further acknowledge that use of AI will result in disqualification or removal from consideration.

Certification Agreed

Name of person submitting this application

Email address of person submitting this application

Confirm the email address of the person submitting this application

This is the email address to which confirmation of this application will be sent.

Thank you for applying! We will review your application in the order it was received. Questions about your submitted application? Email Regional Touring Program Grant at rtp@maaa.org.

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