[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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