The National Commission for Culture and the Arts’ (NCCA), the overall policy making body, coordinating, and grants giving agency for the preservation, development and promotion of Philippine arts and culture, is now accepting proposal for the 2023 Competitive Grants until August 31, 2022.
Section 12.a.4 of Republic Act 7356 [NCCA Charter] authorizes the Commission to give grants to artists and cultural groups which contribute significantly to the Filipino’s cultural legacy as means to extend artistic achievement. Further, Section 13.h of the same law mandates the Commission to administer the National Endowment Fund for Culture and the Arts (NEFCA) and give grants for the development, protection, preservation and dissemination of Philippine culture and arts.
The NCCA Competitive Grants Program is competitive in nature
since the approval of project proposals pass through a rigorous and
confidential evaluation process based on merit such as quality and relevance to
Commission priorities. The projects are categorized per
Subcommissions—Subcommission on the Arts (SCA); Subcommission on Cultural and
Traditional Arts (SCCTA); Subcommission on Cultural Dissemination (SCD); and
Subcommission on Cultural Heritage (SCH), and proponents interested in
implementing projects in each category shall submit a Project Proposal
following the requirements and shall be addressed and submitted to:
Program Management Division (PMD)
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Room 5-C, Fifth Floor, NCCA Building
633 General Luna Street, Intramuros 1002 Manila, Philippines
Telephone Nos: (02) 8527-2192 (TL) loc. 509
Fax Nos: (02) 8527-2198 / (02) 8527-2209 / (02) 8527-2194
E-mail: ppmd@ncca.gov.ph
