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ELIGIBILITY:
Applications may be submitted only by U.S.-based, not-for-profit members of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. Specifically, every applicant must:

1. be a NAMT member in good standing, both at the time of submission and throughout the granting period
2. have U.S. not-for-profit tax-exempt status [aka current, documented 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status]
3. pay artists according to industry standards

GRANT REQUIREMENTS: (Project Development and Production Grants)

Applicants:

1. The only eligible applicants are not-for-profit NAMT member theatres in the United States in good standing with NAMT
2. The primary partners, including producer(s) and primary creative artists, must be identified in the application, and the proposal must be developed jointly by the collaborating partners. Applications should reflect the vision, planning, and anticipated artistic and managerial contribution of the primary creative and producing collaborators.  While a commercial producer cannot be considered a consortium member on the application, any commercial enhancement or commercial producer involvement must be clearly indicated in the project narrative and budget.
3. A not-for-profit NAMT member theatre can apply to only one of the two categories as the sole applicant, or as the Lead Applicant on a consortium request. Artistic control of a project must reside with the not-for-profit applicant organization(s).

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Consortium Applicants:

1. The NAMT member with primary responsibility should submit the application and will be considered the “Lead Applicant.”
2. Organizations in partnership with the Lead Applicant do not have to be members of NAMT.
3. NAMT members may apply as a consortium member on additional applications, but can only serve as Lead Applicant on one application.
4. All consortium members must have tax-exempt status.
5. NAMT expects successful Lead Applicant theatres to take full responsibility for the administrative oversight of the project, the dispensation and accountability of funds and submission of the final report

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The Project:

1. The project must be a musical.
2. The project should represent new material, rather than a new context for existing material.
3. Adaptations from other sources are eligible.
4. Projects conceived in a revue format should be based on new music.
5. If a musical has been licensed, it is not eligible.
6. Only one request may be submitted in a given year for a specific musical.

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The Writers:

1. The musical’s writers and other artists, as appropriate, should be on-site at the host theatre(s) for a period of time sufficient to fulfill the goals of the project.
2. Applications should discuss the artists' projected residency and creative involvement.
3. The writers must receive a stipend or sufficient monetary compensation for their time and work, outside of necessary room-and-board.

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REQUIREMENTS AFTER YOU RECEIVE A GRANT:
An authorized signatory must sign a Letter of Agreement with NAMT. Payments will be made one month prior to the commencement of the project. The grantee is responsible for paying all taxes related to the project.

Upon completion of project activities, a final report, including a narrative evaluation and final budget, is due two months after the completion of the project.  A credit for the grant must appear in the programs of all collaborating partner theatres as well as in all other appropriate printed materials in connection with development and production activities, including readings, workshops and productions. The wording for the credit will be outlined in agreements signed by the grant recipients.

If an organization receives a Production Grant as the sole or Lead Applicant in a given year, that organization must skip a review cycle before submitting another request for a Production Grant as the sole or Lead Applicant. An applicant supported for one phase of a project’s development process may apply in a future funding cycle for a later stage of its development.

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