Opportunity Information: Apply for 2021NEA03LFTP
The NEA Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects, FY2022 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 2021NEA03LFTP, CFDA 45.024) is a discretionary grant program run by the National Endowment for the Arts that provides fellowship support directly to individual, published literary translators. The purpose is to fund the translation of a specific work of prose, poetry, or drama from another language into English, with the emphasis placed on the literary quality and significance of the original work as well as the value and strength of the proposed translation.
A central feature of this fellowship is its focus on bringing noteworthy international literature into English, especially literature that is underrepresented for English-language readers. The NEA explicitly encourages proposals that spotlight writers and works that have not gained wide visibility in English, including works that have never been translated into English before. Because the program is intended to support high-level literary translation, applicants are expected to propose projects that can compete in a national pool, and the announcement underscores that competition is rigorous.
Eligibility for this opportunity is limited to individuals, not organizations, reflecting the fellowship-style structure and the NEA's intent to support translators as artists. Applicants should also pay close attention to the application limits: an individual may submit only one application for FY2022 funding. In addition, applicants are not allowed to apply for both this Translation Projects deadline and an NEA Literature Fellowship in prose or poetry under the separate 2021 deadline cycle when poetry fellowships are offered. In practical terms, this means prospective applicants must choose which NEA literature fellowship track to pursue for that year rather than applying to multiple literature fellowship categories.
The application deadline for this FY2022 Translation Projects opportunity was January 13, 2021. Awards under this program can be up to $25,000 (the stated award ceiling), providing a defined upper limit for project support. While the notice does not specify an exact number of expected awards in the provided data, the overall framing makes clear that awards are competitive and selective.
The grant period is flexible within a set window. If funded, the NEA's support for a project may begin at any point between January 1, 2022, and January 1, 2023, and the project may extend for up to two years. This structure gives translators room to plan around research, drafting, revision, and any rights or publication coordination that often comes with literary translation, while still keeping the work within a manageable timeframe tied to the fellowship's start-date window.
Overall, this opportunity is designed for experienced, published translators proposing a clearly defined literary translation project of notable artistic merit, with a particular interest in expanding the range of international voices available in English through strong, competitive translations.Apply for 2021NEA03LFTP
- The National Endowment for the Arts in the arts sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NEA Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects, FY2022" 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 2020-10-08.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-01-13. (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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