NEA Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects, FY 2018 | 2017NEA03LFTP

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The NEA Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects, FY 2018 opportunity is a National Endowment for the Arts grant program that provides fellowships to published literary translators to support the translation of specific works of prose, poetry, or drama into English. The central purpose is to help bring high-quality international literature to English-language readers through creative, literary translation. The NEA specifically encourages proposals that translate writers and works that are not already widely available in English, and it places particular emphasis on projects that have not previously been translated into English at all. The program is nationally competitive, and the NEA signals that applicants should realistically assess whether their project and credentials are strong enough to stand out at that level.

This opportunity is open only to individual translators, not organizations, and applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Eligibility is tied to meeting the NEA's publication requirements for translators (with required documentation submitted as part of the application). Applications that do not meet eligibility rules are screened out and rejected without panel review, so the basic qualification and documentation pieces matter as much as the artistic pitch.

Several restrictions shape who can apply and how often. An individual may submit only one application for FY 2018 funding. In addition, applicants cannot double-dip across related NEA literature programs in the same cycle: you may not apply for a Translation Project under this December 6, 2016 deadline and also apply for an NEA Literature Fellowship in prose or poetry under the 2017 deadline (the cycle when prose fellowships are offered). There are also limits based on past awards. You are not eligible if you have received three or more NEA Literature Fellowships total (counting poetry, prose, and translation). You also cannot apply in the Translation category if you have received any NEA Literature Fellowship (prose or poetry) or an NEA Translation Fellowship on or after October 1, 2013 (FY 2014). Finally, you cannot submit the same translation project for more than three consecutive years, which prevents repeated resubmissions indefinitely.

For previous NEA grantees, compliance requirements carry over: anyone who has received NEA funding before must have submitted acceptable final report packages for all prior NEA awards by the required due dates. If those reporting obligations are not satisfied, it can affect eligibility for new funding.

From a funding and timing standpoint, the opportunity is a discretionary federal grant (CFDA 45.024) offered by the National Endowment for the Arts under Funding Opportunity Number 2017NEA03LFTP. The application closing date listed is December 6, 2016. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $25,000. If funded, the NEA's support for the project may start any time between November 1, 2017 and November 1, 2018, and the supported period can last up to two years, giving translators flexibility to align the fellowship period with research, drafting, revision, and preparation for publication.

Overall, the program is designed to back individual translators with demonstrated publication histories who are proposing artistically excellent translations of meaningful literary works, with a clear preference for projects that expand what is available in English by bringing in texts that are underrepresented or entirely untranslated. The combination of strict eligibility rules, one-application limits, and a rigorous national competition means the strongest applications typically pair an important, compelling source text with a translator who can show a serious track record and a clear plan for producing an outstanding English-language literary work.

• The National Endowment for the Arts in the arts sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NEA Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects, FY 2018" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.024.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2016-08-16.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-12-06. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $25,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Individuals.

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