July 19, 2008

New Generations Program

Objective #2: Future Audiences

Intent to Apply

If you are interested in appling for the New Generations Program— Future Audiences and meet the eligibility requirements, the first step is to submit an Online Intent to Apply form (deadline 10/09/2007 at midnight).

Preliminary Proposal

The New Generations Program— Future Audiences preliminary proposal form should be completed after submitting an Online Intent to Apply form. The preliminary proposal form will be downloadable as a PDF during the application period.

Eligibility Requirements

For requirements and details about each objective, please download the grant guidelines. All applicants theatres must meet the following requirements:

  • 501 (c)(3) status
  • Location within the US or its territories
  • Professional orientation and high artistic standards
  • Full-time salaried employment of professional artists and administrators (the proposed project director/leader must be a full-time employee of the host theatre)
  • Minimum of three years prior existence as a non-profit professional theatre organization
  • History of mounting its own theatre productions within the previous year
  • Organizational capacity to implement the projected activity (Applicant theatres are asked to submit adequate annual financial information documenting financial performance. While audits are strongly encouraged, 990's will be accepted from theatres with budgets under $500,000)
  • Consortiums and educational institutions are not eligible to apply

The New Generations Program is primarily designed to serve producing theatre organizations and not other organizations whose primary mission is audience development, advocacy, or other service-related goals. However, in the Future Leaders objective, the panel will consider applications from non-producing organizations who are actively engaged in the development of new theatrical work and new artists.

Detailed guidelines and the preliminary proposal form for the New Generations Program— Future Audiences are available as downloadable PDFs:

Selection Process

The application process for each round of the New Generations Program lasts seven months. In October, all applicant theatres are required to submit an Online Intent to Apply form, notifying TCG of their intention to submit a proposal. In late October, applicant theatres submit a Preliminary Proposal, including a two-page narrative description of the project and selected information about the theatre. Preliminary Proposals are not accepted from theatres that did not submit an Intent to Apply form by the deadline. A preliminary panel, composed of independent national theatre professionals, reviews the proposals and selects a portion of the applicants to submit a final application. Final applications are submitted in March, and another national independent selection panel reviews the applications and chooses recipients. Recipients are notified in late May, and they are announced to the field in August.