{"id":5251,"date":"2023-10-24T14:07:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T14:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/?post_type=update&p=5251"},"modified":"2024-06-04T19:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T19:25:57","slug":"big-read-shakespeare-applications-2024","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/about\/updates\/big-read-shakespeare-applications-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Accepting Applications: 2024-25 NEA Big Read and Shakespeare in American Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The NEA Big Read and Shakespeare in American Communities grants are both open to organizations across the country\u2014read below to learn about these upcoming opportunity for communities and theater companies nationwide!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NEA Big Read<\/h2>\n \n

An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read supports community reading programs designed around a single NEA Big Read book. The goal of this program is to inspire meaningful conversations, celebrate local creativity, elevate a wide variety of voices and perspectives, and build stronger connections in each community.\r\n
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\r\nGrants range from $5,000 to $20,000 each, and the Intent to Apply is due on January 17, 2024 (extended from January 10).<\/p>\n \n

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NEA Big Read At-A-Glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n