National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

Challenge America
Number of Grants: 134 Total Dollar Amount: $1,340,000
3rd I South Asian Independent Film (aka 3rd i Films)
$10,000 San Francisco, CA
To support the San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival. The event is a multi-day festival screening
feature films, documentaries, and short films - classic and contemporary - by South Asian filmmakers from
around the world. The festival will spotlight screenings and programming featuring India's Dalit community.
Programming will also include panel discussions, and will feature proposed guest artist filmmaker Nagraj
Manjule (India).
A Better Jamaica, Inc. (aka ABJ)
$10,000 Jamaica, NY
To support Delightful Festival, a series of cultural events with themes such as African Delights, Asian Delights,
Caribbean Delights, and Latino Delights. The festivals will highlight the music, film, and food of as many as four
historically underserved ethnic communities in Jamaica, New York. A variety of partnering cultural organizations
serving these communities will assist the selection of a guest artist for the program.
ACA of Central Florida, Inc. (aka Asian Cultural Association)
$10,000 Longwood, FL
To support Parampara: An Evening of Indian Dance, and related outreach activities. A dance concert will feature
Kathak Master Pandit Birju Majaraj (India). In addition to dance by Majaraj, other concert elements will include
accompanying live music performances. Majaraj will also provide outreach elements, such as a workshop for
college students and the public.
Abilene Arts Alliance (aka Abilene Cultural Affairs Council)
$10,000 Abilene, TX
To support Artfully Abilene, a unified promotion/cultural tourism project. The comprehensive marketing
campaign will educate both residents and visitors about cultural activities in rural Abilene, Texas. The campaign
will include marketing components such as a print magazine, e-marketing, an online calendar and content,
brochures, and cultural programming.
About Productions (aka About...Productions)
$10,000 Pasadena, CA
To support Young Theaterworks. High school students will create and perform a new theater work inspired by
Los Angeles' historic Chicano movement. Proposed guest artist and actress Sayda Trujillo will utilize an already
developed, student-created script as a starting point for instruction in theater skills such as script review, acting,
and producing. This project represents a growth in programming for the organization, moving from annual
staged readings of student work to a full production and public performance.
Alaska Native Heritage Center Inc.
$10,000 Anchorage, AK
To support the World Music and Multicultural Drumming Festival. Tlingit leader and proposed guest artist Lyle
James will perform dance, storytelling, drumming, and song selections along with members of the Woosh.ji.een
Dancers at a festival celebrating Alaska Native art and culture. A related workshop will teach traditional song,
dance, and drumming, culminating in a public performance by James, the Woosh.ji.een Dancers, and workshop
participants.
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.