The MAP Fund has announced their 2011 application schedule. The MAP Fund grant review cycle includes the submission of a mandatory online Letter of Inquiry that precedes the full application. Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) will be reviewed by outside evaluators and MAP staff. Based on that assessment, projects deemed to most closely align with the MAP goals will be invited to make a full application.

The online letter of inquiry application opens on September 15, 2010.  Please contact Fractured Atlas if your fiscally sponsored project is interested in applying.  We will need to set your project up in MAP’s online system.  Fiscally sponsored projects are required to have the LOI entered into the MAP online system no later than OCTOBER 4th.  This gives our staff 10 business days to review the LOI before MAP’s October 15, 2010 deadline.

Who they fund:
The MAP Fund provides project-specific funding to playwrights, choreographers, directors, composers and performers experimenting in any performance tradition or discipline.

Geographic Focus:
National

What is required:
An online letter of inquiry must be submitted no later than October 15, 2010.  LOIs and applications must be submitted by a 501(c)(3) organization or fiscally sponsored project with two years of professional experience.  Projects must contain a live performance and must not have premiered anywhere in the world before September 1, 2011.

Deadline:
September 15, 2010 - Online Letter of Inquiry open
October 4, 2010 - Fractured Atlas internal deadline for fiscally sponsored projects
October 15, 2010 - MAP Fund deadline for submission of LOI
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The Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation is accepting applications to the USArtists International program.

Who they fund:
Grants are available to American dance, music and theater ensembles and solo performers that have been invited to perform at international festivals and engagements that represent extraordinary career opportunities anywhere in the world outside of the United States.

Geographic focus:
Whether a U.S.-based ensemble or a collaborative project with artists in the host country, the majority of participants in the performance must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

What is required:
Eligible applicants must be dance, music or theater ensembles or solo artists, including practitioners of folk and traditional forms, that work at a professional level.  They must be designated by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or have a U.S. based fiscal sponsor.  More details regarding the festival eligibility requirements can be found in the FY11 Guidelines.

Deadlines:
September 7, 2010 for projects taking place between November 1, 2010 and October 31, 2011.
December 13, 2010 for projects taking place between March 1, 2011 and February 28, 2012.
April 22, 2011 for projects taking place between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
Complete applications must be received (not postmarked) on or before the deadline. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered for review.

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The San Francisco Film Society is accepting letters of inquiry for filmmaking grants.

Who they fund:
The San Francisco Film Society/Kenneth Rainin Foundation Filmmaking Grants support films that through plot, character, theme or setting significantly explore human and civil rights, antidiscrimination, gender and sexual identity and other urgent social justice issues of our time.  The project must clearly demonstrate a net economic gain for the Bay Area filmmaking community.

Geographic focus:
San Francisco Bay area

What is required:
The online Letter of Inquiry form must be completed before a full proposal.  Fiscal sponsorship is not required to apply.  The filmmaker must demonstrate how the project will impact short- and long-term professional and artistic goals.  Applicant must be an SFFS member at the Filmmaker Pro level or above or must pay the $35 administrative fee.

Deadline:
August 13, 2010
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The South Carolina Film Commission is accepting application for production fund grants.

Who they fund:
The South Carolina Film Commission, in partnership with Trident Technical College, has invited South Carolina filmmakers to apply for mini-grants to fund short independent film projects.  This new program is designed to help South Carolina filmmakers tell their stories, create industry exposure, and provide Trident Technical College film students with training opportunities.  The goal of the program is to provide South Carolina residents that are currently making films with resources that will help add quality, ingenuity, and creativity to their projects.

Geographic focus:
South Carolina

What is required:
Applicants do not need a fiscal sponsor in order to apply.  Filmmakers requesting funds must submit an application and follow evaluation criteria as detailed on their website. All projects must be under 10-minutes in length at their completion.  Narrative short films are preferred, but short and experimental documentaries will also be considered.

Deadline:
August 27, 2010