GENERAL

If I have a question, who can I contact?

When should I expect a response?

Can Dance/NYC review a draft of my application?

Is it possible to find out what questions the application contains before applying to the program?

When is the application deadline?

What are Dance/NYC’s values of justice, equity, and inclusion?

Does Dance/NYC have any advice on submitting an application?

What if I can’t attend a webinar or one-on-one session?

Who has access to my grant application?

Why is the budget range between $25,000-$250,000 for eligible dance makers? How does a grant of $6,000-$40,000 annually impact a dance maker with a budget of $250,000 and address economic inequality in the dance ecology?

How is Dance/NYC meeting the actual needs of the field in the development and administration of this program?

Should video samples be edited, or should it be unedited footage?

ELIGIBILITY

My dance company is a 501(c)(3). Am I eligible to apply?

My dance group is not a 501(c)(3) but uses a fiscal sponsor. Is it eligible?

My dance business is an LLC or sole proprietorship. Am I eligible to apply?

I have multiple fiscal sponsors because my fiscal sponsorship is project based. Am I still eligible to apply?

What if I am in the process of obtaining my 501(c)(3) status and have since ended my fiscal sponsorship?

What kind of documentation do you require as proof of 501(c)(3) status?

What kind of documentation do you require as proof of fiscal sponsorship?

What if my organization is not based in NYC?

What if I am not headquartered in the metropolitan New York City area, but perform and rehearse in the New York City area?

Are organizations that are headquartered in the metropolitan New York City area, with a history of performing in New York City, still eligible to apply if they have recently been performing outside of New York City?

Does my fiscal sponsor need to be locally based?

What if my organization is not strictly a dance-making organization?

What if my organization is a multi-purpose service organization?

What if my organization works with students who take our classes and perform?

What if my organization is not artistically led or otherwise creating work by African, Latina/o/x, Asian, Arab and Native American (ALAANA) and/or LGBTQ+ and/or women-identifying, gender nonconforming and/or nonbinary and/or disabled and/or immigrant artists, which are indicated as priorities in the call for proposals?

I cannot confirm that my organization is ADA compliant. Am I still eligible to apply?

What is meant by “year founded”?

EQUITY MATRIX

Why is the application asking for information about the demography of my organization and collaborators?

What is meant by “immigration demographics” in the Equity Matrix?

My organization works with dancers and other kinds of collaborators (e.g. musicians, lighting designers, etc.). Should they be included in the Equity Matrix?

I am an individual fiscally sponsored artist without a staff or Board, and I make my work by collaborating with others. How should I fill out the Equity Matrix as an independent artist?

Where do I include my dancers within the Equity Matrix?

How are Artistic Staff/Contractors and Administrative Staff/Contractors defined in the Equity Matrix form?

How should I count staff that carry out multiple roles (artistic and administrative) in the Equity Matrix?

I am a fiscally sponsored artist, and I do not have my own Board. Should I include my fiscal sponsor's Board in the Equity Matrix?

FINANCIAL AND GOVERNANCE MATERIALS

What is an operating expense budget? How do I know if my expense budget is between $25,000-$250,000?

How are income and expenses factored into the annual expense budget?

Do budgets submitted need to reflect January to December calendar year expenses?

What if I use my own money to fund my organization?

How are in-kind and/or donated goods and services contributions classified in the organizational budget?

How should I account for staff that carry out multiple roles (administration, artistic, and production) in the Financial Information Form?

What if I don’t have an audit?

What if I don’t have a 990?

What if I don’t have a recent 990?

My organization is a 501(c)(3) with gross receipts of less than $50,000 and files a 990N. Does this satisfy the 990 requirement of the application?

My organization has an IRS letter of determination that is older than three years. What additional proof should we submit to show that we have current 501(c)(3) status?

What if I have not operated with 501(c)(3) and/or fiscal sponsorship status (or a combination thereof) for the last three years?

I have more than one fiscal sponsor. Do I submit the proof of fiscal sponsorship for each?

How is Key Staff defined in the biography section of the application?

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING AND COHORT DEVELOPMENT

Can I choose who I want to work with as a consulting partner if I am selected as a grantee?

Can I continue working with my consulting partner beyond the grant period?

I am interested in many different areas of consulting/coaching. Can I work with my consulting partner on more than one focus area?

The call for proposals and application mention grantee cohort meetings. How regular are the meetings?

REVIEW PROCESS AND GRANTEE DETERMINATION

Who makes grant determinations?

What is the review process for applications?

When might I expect to receive notification if I am selected as a grantee?

PAYMENT DISTRIBUTION

How are the award amounts dispersed?

Is my private information secure?

What happens to my private information if I am not selected for a grant?

When might I expect to receive grant funds if I am selected as a grantee?

Why is Dance/NYC providing an honorarium to eligible, complete applicants regardless of award status?

If I am not selected as a grantee, when can I expect to receive the honorarium?

I made a mistake in the banking information I provided. How can I correct it?

Is there any preference for a proposed use of grantee funds?

How are award amounts determined?