New York Grant Opportunity
Theatre Development Fund’s (TDF) TAP Plus program, in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), makes available grants of up to $5,000 for open captioning. This service is provided in order to increase attendance by people who are hard of hearing or deaf at cultural events that are open to the public in New York State. TAP Plus is interested in applications from all regions in New York state.
The grant guidelines and application information are available at http://www.tdf.org/Images/tap_plus_application08-09. Fiscally sponsored projects are eligible to apply through Fractured Atlas.
Examples of projects funded:
- A theatre seeking captioning for a performance
- A literature organization offering captioning for a reading
- An outdoor festival utilizing captioning for an arts demonstration
- A television station providing captioning for public broadcasting
Tags: fiscal sponsorship, funding, fundraising, NY State, NYSCA, open captioning (OC), opportunity, TAP Plus Program
