The Children's Theatre Foundation of America challenges and supports theatre artists to achieve excellence in service to young people. It emphasizes the support of theater for youth with a keen focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, deeming these elements vital to the future of Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA).
The Founders Concept Development Grant focuses on nurturing new concepts, ideas, approaches, research, and development strategies in theatre for young audiences. It supports innovative projects that demonstrate potential in diversity, racial equity, and inclusion, and promote community involvement from historically disadvantaged and excluded groups based on race. The grant emphasizes serving as a model to address social justice and inclusion issues. The CTFA seeks projects from IRS-certified 501(c)(3) non-profit theatres with budgets over $1M and collaborative teams of theatre artists in the U.S. It aims to encourage and support the development of new and innovative concepts and approaches to theatre for young audiences that are in the early stages, break new ground, focus on innovative planning processes, and can significantly impact the field nationally. Grants up to $3,000 are allocated to support the creative process, looking for visionary ideas that advance theatre for young audiences nationally and can feasibly be completed with CTFA funding making a noticeable difference in the project's outcome.
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