Guidelines for USAI are available online here. The deadlines for the program are September 7, 2010 for projects taking place between November 1, 2010 and October 31, 2011; December 13, 2010 for projects taking place between March 1, 2011 and February 28, 2012; and April 22, 2011 for projects taking place between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. Applicants must be designated by the I.R.S. as a 501(c)(3) organization, or have a fiscal agent that is designated as a 501(c)(3) organization.

USAI is committed to ensuring that the impressive range of creative expression of American performing artists is presented before a broad international audience. The program works to strengthen the creative and professional development of American artists by providing opportunities for the exchange of ideas and best practices with their colleagues in other countries, exposure to new audiences and performing arts programmers, and access to the international marketplace.
In 2009-2010, USAI supported seventy-one ensembles performing at festivals throughout the world. Companies have participated in the Apositsia Festival, Russia; Bali Arts Festival, Indonesia; Beijing Modern Music Festival, China; Dublin Dance Festival, Ireland; Edinburgh International Festival, United Kingdom; London Jazz Festival, United Kingdom; Lyon Dance Biennial, France; Pan-African Dance and Music Festival, Rwanda; Sauti za Busara, Tanzania; Soorya Dance and Music Festival, India; Spoleto Festival, Italy; Universal Forum of Cultures, Chile; Wangaratta Jazz Festival, Australia; and others. Artists have included a wide range of dance, music and theatre artists – from  Philadanco of Philadelphia to the Mark Morris Dance Group of New York, and from the Minnesota Orchestra to SFJAZZ of San Francisco, California. A complete listing of artists and festivals can be found at www.midatlanticarts.org.

In the United States, the public and private sectors work collaboratively to support the arts. USAI continues that important tradition with support provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation fosters and supports arts programming for the benefit of arts organizations, artists and audiences and encourages exchanges that link the arts resources of the mid-Atlantic region to the rest of the nation and the world.  The Foundation was created in 1979 and is a private non-profit organization that is closely allied with the region’s state arts councils and the National Endowment for the Arts. It combines funding from state and federal resources with private support from corporations, foundations, and individuals to address needs in the arts from a regional perspective.  The region includes nine states and jurisdictions:  The District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia and West Virginia.

www.midatlanticarts.org

The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Endowment is the nation’s largest annual funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases.

http://www.nea.gov/