NNPN’s Collaboration Fund strives to:  

• Encourage greater collaboration, impact, innovation, and mutual accountability between its Member Theaters and theater-makers  

• Provide seed money to theaters that want to pilot projects that are new and unexpected or revisit models that have proven successful at other Member Theaters  

• Allow for more flexibility regarding playwright residencies  

• Support theaters and theater-makers that want to explore the development of new works of interest to other Member Theaters in the Network  

These funds are designated to help collaborators step outside their normal budgetary confines and work together to launch an idea. The Committee will accept proposals of all types, with preference being given to new and innovative projects that demonstrate the potential for enhancing the relationship between the Network, Member Theaters, and theater-makers.  

Collaboration Fund Proposal Submission Details 

Collaboration Fund proposals will be accepted from September 25, 2024 and November 1, 2024. The following documents should be emailed as a PDF to anne@nnpn.org and programs@nnpn.org by November 1, 2024 

• A cover letter from the NNPN Core Member Theater which will be leading the project, identifying the partnering organizations and/or artists, and including a 2-4 sentence description of the proposed project, relevant dates, and the amount requested.  

• Description of the proposed collaboration (three pages maximum). In addition to the details of the project (e.g timeline, collaborators, structure, etc), make sure the description addresses:  

• the value of the collaboration to the participating organizations/and artists and the communities in which this project takes place 

• the role, commitments, and responsibilities each partner will take on  

• how the partners will be empowered and enabled to hold each other mutually accountable to their goals, values, and the individuals who comprise these artistic teams.  

• A process for evaluation and reflection between partners both throughout and at the conclusion of the project  

• How the proposed collaboration might serve as a model for the field going forward, and how/if the project could be replicated in the future.  

• One-page complete budget for the project. For projects involving one or more individual artists, please break out their fees. Indicate which expenses require cash funding and which will be covered by in-kind donations or the theater’s existing resources. If additional funds are required for the project please explain where those funds are being sought and indicate which, if any, are already secured. Please designate critical project expenses, as NNPN may provide only partial funding.  

NNPN/Venturous Production Pipeline Awards Proposal Submission Details 

NNPN/Venturous Production Pipeline Awards proposals will be accepted from September 25, 2024 and November 1, 2024. The following documents should be emailed as a PDF to anne@nnpn.org and programs@nnpn.org by November 1, 2024 

• A cover letter from the NNPN Core Member attached to the project, identifying the partnering Theaters and artists, and including a 2-4 sentence description of proposed project, relevant dates, and the amount requested.   

• A current draft of the script 

• Description of the proposed collaboration (three pages maximum). In addition to the details of the project (e.g timeline, collaborators, structure, etc), make sure your description addresses:   

• how the play and/or project exceeds the Member Theater’s existing capacity and how the effort is “venturous”  

• the value of the collaboration to the participating organizations/and artists 

• the role, commitments, and responsibilities each partner will take on   

• how the partners will be empowered and enabled to hold each other mutually accountable to their goals, values, and the individuals who comprise these artistic teams.   

• A process for evaluation and reflection between partners both throughout and at the conclusion of the project   

• One-page complete budget for the project. For projects involving one or more individual artists, please break out their fees. Indicate which expenses require cash funding and which will be covered by in-kind donations or the theater’s existing resources. If additional funds are required for the project please explain where those funds are being sought and indicate which, if any, are already secured. Please designate critical project expenses, as NNPN may provide only partial funding.   

• Letters of support and commitment from each partnering theater(s)/and theater-makers(s) (as known) in the collaboration.   

If you have any questions, please be in touch with Anne G. Morgan, Programs Director (anne@nnpn.org). Requests for staff support/feedback on proposals, when requested in a timely manner in relationship to the deadline, are welcomed.