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|   | Application Calendar
**Application                Deadline**

**Earliest Announce-                ment of Grant                Award or Rejection**

**Earliest Beginning                Date for Arts Endowment                Period of Support**

September 1, 2011

April 2012

May 1, 2012

 Applicants are required to use Grants.gov.  See "How to Prepare and Submit an Application"         for further information. 

Before you apply through Grants.gov for the first time, you must               be registered. Registration with Grants.gov:
- Is a multi-step process.
- Takes time; allow two weeks.
- Must be completed before you can submit your application.

**Late, ineligible, and incomplete applications will be returned.**
We strongly recommend that you maintain on file proof of your on-time submission. Without proper documentation, the Arts Endowment will not accept application material that is delayed or lost in transit.             
In the event of a major emergency (e.g., a hurricane or Grants.gov technological failure), the NEA Chairman may adjust application deadlines for affected applicants. If a deadline is extended for any reason, an announcement will be posted on our web site. 

**If you have questions:**
**E-mail: **Laura Welsh, welshl@arts.gov
**Call:** Laura Welsh, 202/682-5738       
202/682-5496 Voice/T.T.Y. (Text-Telephone, a device for         individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing)      
Individuals who do not use conventional print may access these guidelines on the Web site or contact the Arts Endowment's Office for AccessAbility at 202/682-5532 for help in acquiring an audio recording of these guidelines.        
**Write:**

The Arts in Media          National Endowment for the Arts          1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW          Washington, DC 20506-0001 

**May 2011**

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