[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 207 (Thursday, October 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54911-54912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26617]
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INFORMATION AGENCY
International Creative Arts Exchanges for Public and Private Non-
Profit Organizations
NOTICE: New structure for proposal solicitation.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Arts America Creative Arts Exchanges Division of
the U.S. Information Agency's [USIA] Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs announces a new structure for the solicitation of proposals in
its discretionary grant program. Under the new structure the Creative
Arts Exchanges program will operate in two program categories: [A]
Traditional and special projects program; [B] discretionary program.
The discretionary program will operate in partnership with the six
regional arts organizations encompassing the 50 states of the United
States.
Traditional and Special Projects Program
This program will consist of a limited number of world multi-
regional projects which now operate through recognized professional
organizations in major museum and arts disciplines. It also will
include from time-to-time major world multi-regional special projects.
Because of their intrinsic complexity and the specialized knowledge
needed to effect them, these projects will continue to be funded
through sole-source solicitation of proposals.
Discretionary Program
The discretionary program will operate in partnership with the six
regional arts organizations encompassing the 50 states of the United
States. The Creative Arts Exchanges Division will request from the
regional arts organizations lists of potential cooperating
organizations within their regions to which it will address letters
soliciting project concepts. Reorganizations of the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs and funding realities will determine
the number of solicitation letters to be sent. These projects will
consist of residencies and/or exchange programs in which artists from
the United States and other countries work and learn together. USIA
concept review panels will choose a limited number of organizations
from among those submitting concepts to receive from the Creative Arts
Exchanges Division invitations to submit full proposals. These
proposals then would be reviewed through the award competition process
of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. As in
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the past the competition for assistance awards will be conducted among
public and private non-profit organizations that demonstrate
disciplinary expertise in the arts and meet the provisions described in
IRS regulation 26 CFR 1.501(c)(3)-1.
Overall grant making and funding authority for this program is
contained in the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961,
Public Law 87-256, as amended, also known as the Fulbright-Hays Act.
The purpose of the Act is ``to enable the Government of the United
States to increase mutual understanding between the people of the
United States and the people of other countries * * *, to strengthen
the ties which unite us with other nations by demonstrating the
educational and cultural interests, developments, and achievements of
the people of the United States and other nations * * * and thus to
assist in the development of friendly, sympathetic and peaceful
relations between the United States and the other countries of the
world.''
USIA's ability to award grants under this program is contingent
upon the availability of funds.
The regional arts organizations cooperating with the Creative Arts
Exchanges Division in its Discretionary Program follow.
Regional Arts Organizations
Arts Midwest
Operates in states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota,
North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Mid-America Arts Alliance
Operates in states of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska,
Oklahoma and Texas.
Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation
Operates in states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia as well as the District of
Columbia.
New England Foundation for the Arts
Operates in states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont.
Southern Arts Federation
Operates in states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.
Western States Arts Federation
Operates in states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington,
Wyoming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please contact the Office of Arts America,
Creative Arts Exchanges Division, Room 568, U.S. Information Agency,
301 4th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20547 (Phone: 202-619-5338, Fax
202-619-6315, Internet: [email protected].
Dated: October 19, 1995.
John P. Loiello,
Associate Director, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
[FR Doc. 95-26617 Filed 10-25-95; 8:45 am]
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