Folk & Traditional Arts Mini-Grant Program The Folk & Traditional Arts Mini-Grant (FTA) offers quick response small-scaled grants up to $1,000 to artists and arts organizations practicing or supporting folk traditions. The Folk Arts Program supports projects that are developed in close consultation and collaboration with the communities whose traditions are to be presented. Individuals and organizations are encouraged to use folklorists, ethnomusicologists, or other specialists for documentation, program development, interpretation of presentations, and program production. All Folk & Traditional Arts Mini-Grant workshops are held at the Commission's office at 1371 Harvard Street NW. For directions, please refer to our How to Reach Us page.   Deadlines: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at 7 pm Wednesday, October 28, 2009, at 7 pm Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at 7 pm   Download the FY 2010 Folk & Traditional Arts Mini-Grant Guidelines*. Download the FY 2010 Folk and Traditional Arts Mini-Grant Program Application.* Download a listing of our 2009 Grantees.* For more information about the Folk and Traditional Arts program, please email Ebony Blanks or call (202) 724-5613. * This document is presented in Portable Document Format (PDF) and a PDF reader is required for viewing. Download a PDF reader or learn more about PDFs.