Pablito Gonzales of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and Negros Museum executive director Tanya Lopez announce that the NCAA is now accepting proposals for the 2023 Competitive Grants.*Ronnie Baldonado photo
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the overall policy making body, coordinating, and grants giving agency for the preservation, development and promotion of Philippine arts and culture, is now accepting proposals for the 2023 Competitive Grants until August 31.
The NCCA Competitive Grants Program is competitive in nature since the approval of project proposals pass through a rigorous and confidential evaluation process based on merit such as quality and relevance to Commission priorities, its press release Friday, July 22, said.
The projects are categorized per Subcommissions—Subcommission on the Arts (SCA), Subcommission on Cultural and Traditional Arts (SCCTA), Subcommission on Cultural Dissemination (SCD). and Subcommission on Cultural Heritage (SCH).
Proponents interested in implementing projects in each category should submit a project proposal following the requirements and should be addressed and submitted to:
Program Management Division (PMD)
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Room 5-C, Fifth Floor, NCCA Building
633 General Luna Street, Intramuros 1002 Manila, Philippines
Telephone Nos: (02) 8527-2192 (TL) loc. 509
Fax Nos: (02) 8527-2198 / (02) 8527-2209 / (02) 8527-2194
E-mail: ppmd@ncca.gov.ph
Interested proponents can only submit one project proposal; must fully accomplish the prescribed NCCA Project Proposal Form; must indicate and identify the corresponding category where his/her project will fall; must submit the documentary requirements; must be accredited by the Commission as a pre-requisite to the approval of their project proposal; may be accomplished in Filipino or English, the press release said.
Officials, employees, and Executive Council (ExeCon) members and their relatives up to the fourth civil degree of affinity and consanguinity as well as organizations and institutions where ExeCon Members serve as officers and incorporators are disqualified from submitting proposals, it added.
For more information on the 2023 NCCA Competitive Grants Program, one may coordinate with the Program Management Division Secretariat at telephone number (02) 8527-2192 (TL) loc. 509, fax numbers (02) 8527-2198 / (02) 8527-2209 / (02) 8527-2194, or through e-mail at ppmd@ncca.gov.ph, the press release said.
One may also visit www.ncca.gov.ph and Facebook page for further details, it added.*