• 2009 Annual Conference
• Government Affairs Update

Dance/USA Announces 2009 Annual Conference:
Bold Steps Forward in a New Economy

The national 2009 ANNUAL CONFERENCE will take place this year in Houston, Texas, from Wednesday, June 3 through Saturday, June 6, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency Houston. With the dance field facing the same new economic challenges as the rest of the Nation, the Conference presents an invaluable opportunity for regional and national dance leaders to network and strategize to face our common new realities. Attendees include arts presenters, agents, service organizations, trustees, choreographers, dancers, company managers and administrative staff of companies of all budget sizes and dance genres. Dance/USA members and non-members are all invited and welcome to attend! The Conference is made possible by funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Shubert Foundation, and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

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Government Affairs Update

NEA RECOVERY GRANT GUIDELINES

This program will be carried out through one-time grants to eligible nonprofit organizations including arts organizations, local arts agencies, statewide assemblies of local arts agencies, arts service organizations, units of state or local government, and a wide range of other organizations that can help advance the goals of the Arts Endowment and this program. Grants will be made either to organizations for their own job preservation projects, or to designated local arts agencies, eligible to subgrant, for subgranting programs to eligible nonprofit organizations. Direct grant requests may be in the amount of $25,000 or $50,000. Subgrant requests may be in the amount of $100,000 or $250,000.

http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/recovery/index.html

OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL, FY09

On February 25, the House of Representatives passed the FY09 Omnibus spending bill which included a $10 million increase to both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. If passed and signed by the President, the NEA’s FY09 budget would rise to $154.7 million.

POSTAL RATE INCREASE

Effective May 11, 2009, each class of mail will see price increases on an average of 3.8 percent. Nonprofit rates will see changes, in addition to First Class and Standard Mail rates. To view the postal rate chart, click here.

QUICK FACTS: ARTS AND THE ECONOMY

Do you need quick facts on the economic impact of the arts? If so, visit the Dance/USA webpage, Arts and the Economy! The site highlights important figures and includes links to research from Americans for the Arts, the National Governors Association and the National Endowment for the Arts.
ARTS AND THE ECONOMY: http://www.danceusa.org/artsandtheeconomy

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