A National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant is one of the most prestigious -- and difficult -- to get in the field of creative placemaking. NCCP's work has been funded by three Our Town grants since 2012. Proposals are due September 12, 2016.
The Our Town program has helped support our Community Coaching work in Long Beach Island and Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and is funding efforts to build a community of creative placemakers in New Jersey. Executive Director Leonardo Vazquez has also been a reviewer in the program.
If you agree to include NCCP as a paid partner or consultant in your proposal, we will help you strategize your program and your proposal. There would be no charge for up to three hours of advice or proposal edits. Beyond that, we would ask for a small fee to cover our time.
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| US Representative Frank Pallone (standing) reviews the Creative Perth Amboy (NJ) plan at the 2016 Waterfront Festival. The plan was funded in part by an NEA Our Town Grant and was developed through NCCP's Community Coaching. The Festival, Perth Amboy Arts Council and a law allowing outdoor murals were some of the successes of the Coaching process. This plan won the 2016 Outstanding Plan-Municipal Award from the American Planning Association New Jersey Chapter. Kneeling in the foreground is Arts Council Chair Greg Bender. Image courtesy: Caroline Pozycki Torres. |
To learn more about Community Coaching, please join the next information session. In addition to Community Coaching, we can help you with a wide range of services, including:
- Public engagement
- Leadership development and team building
- Land use analysis and planning
- Creative asset inventory
- Training
Of course, we can not guarantee any outcome. Also, we will NOT lobby NEA staff either directly or indirectly, nor attempt to influence Our Town reviewers while they are examining grant proposals.
If you would like to learn more, please contact Leonardo Vazquez by email or at 973-763-6352
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