Please read on for archival information about this past program. The grant is not currently being offered.

Mertz Gilmore Dance Research Grants were for dance artists, dance collectives, or dance nonprofits at any stage of their career. This grant opportunity supported the research and development of a new dance work. Awards in this category were $7,500 per artist. 

These funds were designed to alleviate significant challenges around the lack of venues for dance presentations in Staten Island and were designed to focus on the development of new work. Applying artists were asked to describe their idea and detail ways these funds would be allocated to support the further development of this work. Ideas for new work could be undeveloped or in the early stages of development but could not be for work that had already been presented. 

Funds supported the research and development of a new dance work and could not be used towards the presentation costs of any formal presentation of this work. Awardees received $7,500 to support the research and development of a new dance work. A budget was not required to apply.

This grant was funded with generous support from the Mertz Gilmore Foundation.