Requests for Contract Proposals

The Office of Accessibility and VSA seeks arts, education, and cultural organizations to provide accessible, arts-based education experiences to students with disabilities, pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Organizations are invited to submit proposals to implement VSA Programs.

Take a look at the Requests for Proposals (RFPs) below and see if your work aligns with VSA Program goals and if you have the capacity to execute a VSA Program in your community, schools, museums, or performing arts venues. Each RFP has program specific details and a link to the online proposal form. The VSA Programs are:

• VSA Arts Connect All — Workshop/Residency Program
• VSA Media Arts Discovery Program
• VSA Theater Discovery Program
• VSA Visual Arts Discovery Program
• VSA Museum Access for Kids Program
• VSA Performing Arts Access for Kids Program
• VSA EZ Program

These are Jean Kennedy Smith Arts and Disability Programs.

Eligible and qualified organizations are required to submit contract proposals online to be considered for a program site. Eligible organization may submit proposals to a maximum of 2 (two) different 2024-2025 VSA Requests of Contract Proposals, but the Kennedy Center will issue a contract offer for no more than 1 (one) proposal per eligible organization.

Proposal Submission Deadline: March 13, 2024 at 11:59 pm (Eastern Daylight Time)

Notification: Selected contract recipients will be notified by June 30, 2024

Program Implementation Period: October 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025

Generous support for the Kennedy Center’s Office of VSA and Accessibility is provided by the U.S. Department of Education.

Additional support is provided by the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates and the National Committee for the Performing Arts.