Administration, Vocational Rehabilitation and Counseling Service (28), Washington, DC 20420. Telephone: (202) 273-7419. 529 ARTIST HUMANIST PROGRAMS CREATIVE ARTS GRANTS Current Year: Grants: $425,000 Loans: $0,000 Other: $0,000 Total: $425,000 OBJECTIVES: The Creative Arts Exchanges program works with nonprofit organizations to develop cooperative international group projects that introduce American and foreign participants to each other s cultural and artistic life and traditions. Our projects emphasize the relationship between the arts and broader social and diplomacy issues. We seek organizations that have a disciplinary expertise in the arts as well as broad outreach and networking capabilities With American artists. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Pre-application Coordination: Not applicable. Application Procedure: For renewals of projects such as those conducted by the American Association of Museums and American Dance Festival a letter of solicitation is used. For open competitions, the request for proposals is published in the Federal Register. Award Procedure: Funding decisions are at the discretion of the USIA Associate Director for Educational And Cultural Affairs and are based on the advice of a panel of USIA reviewers and various USIA officers. Final technical authority resides with the USIA Office of Contracts. Deadlines: Deadlines
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