AFAC Music Grant for Production and Performances Projects Valued $50,000

AFAC offers music grant provides annual grants ranging from a few thousand U.S. dollars up to a maximum of fifty thousand U.S. dollars. The Music grant supports production, performances, collaborations, album recordings, and festivals. 

Eligibility Criteria:

AFAC is open to receive project applications from all Arab individuals working in arts and culture. Project applications are accepted irrespective of age, years of experience, country of residence, ethnicity, gender or religion. AFAC also accepts proposals from local, regional and international institutions whose projects are related to Arab culture. These include artistic, cultural, social and educational institutions, venues, centers, and organizations, governmental and non-governmental, that are engaging with contemporary Arab arts and culture.

Grant Details: 

The AFAC grant covers project-related expenses (including artist fees). In the case of institutions, a small percentage of the grant (not exceeding 15%) can be allocated for certain running costs. AFAC and the jury reserve the right to determine whether the proposed running costs items are relevant or not.

Notes:

• AFAC does not offer mobility grants. Travel costs can be covered by the AFAC grant only when they are part of the implementation of a project.
• As soon as the grant winners are announced, AFAC will draft a grant contract to be signed by the grantees. The contract will include start and end dates, grant amount, budget breakdown, financial requirements, payment schedule, general provisions, implementation and amendments, required reports and project results. In the event that the grantee does not sign the grant contract within 60 days upon receipt thereof, the grant will be canceled. Projects must be completed within 2 years of signing the contract, during which grantees are expected to submit the necessary financial and narrative reports.
• The project’s time frame should not exceed 24 months.

Selection Procedure:

• Following the submission deadline, AFAC will conduct an administrative check to ensure that applications are complete and adhere to the guidelines. Only applications that pass the administrative check will be processed. An independent readers’ committee will then assess the received proposals and select the applications to be sent to the independent jurors’ committee which will assess the preselected applications and choose the projects to be granted.
• An automatic email will be sent to the applicants whose projects did not pass the preselection phase.

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