Luciana Achugar, 2008 BUILD recipient

BUILD Stability 2010 Application and Guidelines

BUILD 2010 Application and Guidelines

BUILD 2010 Budget Form

The BUILD 2010 application cycle is now open. Please download the Application and Guidelines to find out complete information for this year's process.

We are pleased to announce a new level of support for NYC dance companies with budgets under $35,000: BUILD Stability. BUILD Stability awards emergency grants of $1000-$2,500 to small companies that are facing an immediate financial challenge.

The deadline for both grants is March 15, 2010.

BUILD awards operating grants to small and mid-sized dance companies based in New York City. These grants of $10,000 and $20,000 provide funds to choreographers seeking to enhance their companies' infrastructure and management capacity. Grants can be used for a range of activities as long as the primary focus is on infrastructure support and maintenance.

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For general information about BUILD and BUILD Stability guidelines, please read the following:

Who Can Apply?
For the purposes of application, a dance company is defined as a choreographer or artistic director who has presented work under a choreographer's or group's name for a span of three or more years prior to the date of application. Individual choreographers who have contractual agreements with dancers on a per project basis may apply. Choreographers who only produce solo performances may not apply. Note: Past BUILD recipients as well as grantees, applicants, or sponsored artists/projects of other NYFA programs and services are eligible to apply.

BUILD Category I ($10,000 grants) applicants must:
1. Be a New York City-based organization (all five boroughs are included).
2. Have current 501(c)(3) status, fiscal sponsorship, charity registration, or be incorporated at the time of application.
3. Have a 3-year-average budget between $36,000 and $80,000 per annum. Please use your annual operating expenses for your most recently completed, current and next fiscal years to determine your average.
4. Have performed work at least twice during the past three years. Performances may be self-produced or shared with other companies.

BUILD Category II ($20,000 grants) applicants must:
1. Be a New York City-based organization (all five boroughs are included).
2. Have current 501(c)(3) status, fiscal sponsorship, charity registration, or be incorporated at the time of application.
3. Have a 3-year-average budget between $81,000 and $160,000 per annum. Please use your annual operating expenses for your most recently completed, current and next fiscal years to determine your average.
4. Have produced at least three seasons of choreography with one season produced by a presenter other than the company itself. Two seasons may be self-produced or shared with other companies. Demonstrate a demand for the work.

BUILD Stability ($1,000-$2,500 grants) applicants must:
1. Be a New York City-based organization (all five boroughs are included).
2. Have current 501(c)(3) status, fiscal sponsorship, charity registration, or be incorporated at the time of application.
3. Have a 3-year-average budget between $16,000 and $35,000 per annum. Please use your annual operating expenses for your most recently completed, current and next fiscal years to determine your average.
4. Have performed work at least twice during the past two years. Performances may be self-produced or shared with other companies.

WHAT BUILD FUNDS
BUILD supports, but is not limited to, requests for:

• Administrative costs
• Consultant fees
• Press and/or Booking Agent fees
• Company promotional materials
• Studio or space rental
• Computers/equipment

BUILD will not support requests for:

• Production costs associated with the performance of work including costumes, lighting, set design, or music fees or space rental
• Touring or traveling costs
• Compensation for dancers, musicians, choreographers, teachers, or accompanists

WHAT BUILD STABILITY FUNDS
BUILD Stability supports, but is not limited to, requests for:

• Administrative costs
• Consultant fees
• Press and/or Booking Agent fees
• Promotional materials
• Documentation
• Office Equipment
• Costs related to a unique and specific opportunity
• Emergency relief

BUILD Stability will not support requests for:

• Production costs associated with the creation or presentation of new work

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For further information, please email or call Peter Cobb 212-366-6900 x212 pcobb@nyfa.org.

BUILD is a JPMorgan Chase Regrant Program, which is funded by The J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation, reflecting the Foundation's commitment to small, emerging arts organizations that play a vital role in the community.

Additional support is provided by the Starry Nights Fund of the Tides Foundation.