OpportunityTitle: NEA International Literary Exchanges: Chinese and U.S. Contemporary Poetry Anthologies
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Established literary and university publishers that are nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3),  U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; or federally recognized tribal  communities or tribes may apply. To be eligible, the applicant organization must:  &#149; Meet the Arts Endowment&apos;s &quot;Legal Requirements&quot; at the time of application.  &#149; Have at least a three-year history of publishing prior to the application deadline.  &#149; Have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts  Endowment award(s) previously received.
Description: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is committed to funding innovativeapproaches that expand cross-cultural literary exchange. The International LiteraryExchanges: Contemporary Literary Anthologies initiative develops partnerships betweenthe National Endowment for the Arts and foreign governments or their designees. TheArts Endowment makes a commitment to fund the publication of an anthology of thework of writers of the foreign country, and the partner country commits to publishing acorresponding anthology of the work of United States writers. Each country pays thefees of its own editors and acquires the publication rights of its own writers. The NEAhas undertaken literary exchange publication projects with Mexico, Northern Ireland,Pakistan, and Russia. This Program Solicitation is in support of a contemporary poetryexchange publication project with the People&#146;s Republic of China.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: NEA Web Site Manager
GrantorContactText: NEA Web Site Manager &lt;br/&gt;Webmgr@arts.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Proposal Receipt Deadline: February 20, 2009  The Arts Endowment requires organizations to submit their proposals electronically  through Grants.gov, the federal government&#146;s online application system. The  Grants.gov system must receive your proposal no later than 11:59 p.m. on the deadline  date above. We strongly recommend that you submit at least 10 days in advance of the  deadline to give yourself ample time to resolve any problems that you might encounter.  In addition to the material that you submit electronically through Grants,gov, you must  send four copies each of two publications directly to the Arts Endowment. These items  must be received by the Arts Endowment no later than February 20, 2009. Details  appear at the end of these instructions.  Description of