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CRIS Program - Folklife Grants
 
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Title Folklife Grants
Agency Department of Cultural Resources
North Carolina Arts Council
Folklife
Web http://www.ncarts.org/grants_programs.cfm?ID=6
Description Folklife grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations, folklorists, and traditional artists engaged in projects that preserve and perpetuate folklife traditions or educate the public about North Carolina's folk cultural heritage.
Grantee Eligibility Documentary grants provide funds to folklorists, working independently or employed by a non-profit organization, and to traditional artists for projects that document the state's cultural traditions and the work of artists who are part of those traditions. Public Program grants provide support to non-profit organizations for public presentations and programs featuring the state's folklife traditions. Salary Assistance grants are provided on a limited basis to organizations that create a staff position for a professional folklorist.
Fund 14800-1330
State $68,500.00
Federal $91,500.00
Other Other Amount not specified
Funding Year FY 11-12
Keywords arts,  folk arts,  Native Americans,  rural areas
Assistance project grants; project grants