I am honored to be the new Chair of the Committee on Cultural
Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations. Given the interest on
the part of many to access funding through the Department of Cultural Affairs
(DCA), and the approaching deadlines for applications for said funding, I wanted
to make sure everyone had DCA's specific requirements and deadlines for the
Fiscal 2011 funding process. Please feel free to reach out to me and my staff
with any questions or concerns you may have. You may reach my Chief of Staff,
Tim Roberts, and my Director of Public Affairs, Andres Berry, at (718)
383-9566.
DCA was pleased to announce the launch of the online Cultural
Development Fund Application and Deadline for Fiscal 2011. This year’s deadline
is Monday, March 29, 2010. The CDF Application can be accessed and
submitted online at www.nyc.gov/culture.
All organizations seeking support through DCA for Fiscal 2011,
including those that wish to be eligible for Member Item funding, must submit an
online CDF Application by the March 29th deadline to be considered eligible for
funding. Only organizations receiving multi-year support are exempt from this
deadline.
Supplemental Materials
The online CDF Application must be accompanied by hard copies of
Supplemental Materials in order to be eligible for funding. These materials are
critical to the decision-making process for all applicants, and must be mailed
or hand-delivered to DCA’s office. The deadline for Supplemental Materials is
the same as the online submission: Monday, March 29, 2010. Organizations are
encouraged to submit the required materials as soon as possible and before the
final deadline. Please review the Application
Checklist to start preparing your Supplemental Materials.
Application Seminars
This year, DCA is hosting fifteen Application
Seminars throughout the five boroughs. We strongly encourage all
applicants to attend one, which will allow you the opportunity to speak directly
with DCA staff as well as help you prepare the most competitive Application
possible. Before attending, be sure to review the Guidelines,
which are essential to understanding the content required for a complete
proposal; review the Instructions,
which are essential to navigating the online form as well as to preparing the
Supplemental Materials; and bring with you a Blank
Application.
Accessing the CDF Application
To begin the process of completing the Application, your
organization must first enroll. We urge you to enroll online as soon as
possible, so you have as much time as possible to work on the content of the
Application. To enroll, you need to provide your federal EIN and will receive a
password, which will then allow you to log in to the online Application Form.
Click
here to enroll now.
Cultural Data Project Requirement
As part of DCA’s Fiscal 2011 CDF process, all applicants are
required to create a Cultural Data Project account and submit a DCA CDF Funder
Report as part of this year’s supplemental information. I hope your organization
has attended one of the many
informational sessions conducted by the Pew Charitable Trusts and
has registered with the site and begun work on creating a data profile for
Fiscal 2008. Organizations which do not submit a DCA CDF Funder Report with
their DCA Application materials will be ineligible for support through DCA in
Fiscal 2011. For more information about the Cultural Data Project, visit
www.nysculturaldata.org or call 888-697-2371.
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