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Interested individuals or groups wanting to avail of assistance from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Grants Program have until August 30, 2012, to submit their project proposals for implementation in 2013.

This announcement came from Felipe De Leon, Jr., chairperson of NCCA, who said the proposals may be submitted under the NCCA grants and institutional programs, particularly, the NCCA Outreach Program, Resource Persons’ Bureau and Technical Assistance Program of NCCA.

De Leon said the NCCA provides assistance, through the National Endorsement Fund for Culture and the Arts (NEFCA), to the artists, arts organization, non-government organizations (NGO), public organizations (PO) and national government agencies (NGA).

He said the NCCA Board of Commissioners, in coordination with its four sub-commissions, composed of 19 national committees, defines its thrusts and priorities anchored mainly on the NCCA vision of “Filipino culture as the well-being of national and global well-being.”

The grants are aimed at establishing culture as a pillar of sustainable development to advance creativity and diversity of artistic expression to promote a strong sense of nationhood and pride of being Filipino through culture and arts, De Leon said.

The proponents of the grants include the NGOs, POs, indigenous peoples' groups/cultural communities/IP organizations, individuals/local government units/government organization/institutions, state universities/colleges and public schools.

However, project proposals under the 2013 NCCA Grants, including the accreditation requirements received after the deadline and/or with incomplete requirements will not be processed and will be returned by the NCCA to the proponents.

On the other hand, De Leon said requests for travel and air fare assistance for participation in international events focused on culture and arts are in the following amounts: for individuals, within Asia, P30,000, outside Asia, P50,000, and for groups, within Asia, P100,000, outside Asia, P200,000.

Requirements for travel/air fare assistance include the letter-request detailing the event addressed to the NCCA chairperson, letter of invitation from the organization, work to be done/performed, background of the event and curriculum vitae of the grantees.

For inquiries on the NCCA Grants Programs, please get in touch with the Planning, Policy Formulation and Programming Division (PPFPD) at the following contact numbers: Direct line, 527-2214 or trunkline no. 5272192, SCA (local 502), SCCTA (local 501), SCH (local 500), and SCD (local 511). You may contact email address: [email protected] or [email protected], [email protected].

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