The NEPC is awarding up to $10,000 in grants, specifically for Black poets and poets of color: two grants for individual poets for poetic achievement and one grant for a project that forwards the mission of the NEPC to promote the appreciation of poetry, and which has a particular focus on BIPOC community involvement.
The application period is August 1 to October 15, 2024.
A panel appointed by the NEPC Board will review the applications and determine grant recipients. Grant recipients will be announced in December 2024.
How to Submit
Review your eligibility for and determine to which of the following 3 grants you will apply:
- NEPC Individual Grant for Poetic Achievement: Black Poet
- NEPC Individual Grant for Poetic Achievement: BIPOC Poet
- NEPC Project Proposal Grant
Please note: You may apply in only one of the Individual Grant categories, though separate applications for Individual Grants and Project Proposal Grants are acceptable from one applicant.
Guidelines and Submission Links
If you have questions, write to us at grants@nepoetryclub.org.
Grant for Poetic Achievement by Black Individual
Proposal for a Grant Award for up to $3,000.
Grant awarded to an individual for poetic achievement.
Eligibility:
- Applicant must reside or be based in New England (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut)
- Applicant must be a Black poet
Grant for Poetic Achievement by BIPOC Individual
Proposal for a Grant Award for up to $3,000.
Grant awarded to an individual for poetic achievement.
Eligibility:
- Applicant must reside or be based in New England (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut)
- Applicant must be a BIPOC poet (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color)
Grant for BIPOC Project Proposal
Proposal for a Grant Award for up to $4,000.
Grants are awarded for compelling community projects with a focus on BIPOC community involvement and that forward the mission of the NEPC to promote the appreciation of poetry. Projects may be presented by an organization or an individual.
Eligibility:
- Applicant must reside or be based in New England (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut)
- If the applicant is an individual, applicant must be BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color)
- If the applicant is an organization, applicant must, at the very least, be 50% BIPOC owned and/or run.