WESTAF, with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts, provides TourWest
grants for the presentation of out-of-state performing artists and performing
arts groups. Grants awarded through this program are designated by the NEA for
"underserved communities." The term "underserved communities"
covers a wide variety of situations. Generally, the term is meant to describe
communities for whom access to the arts is limited by geographic isolation, economic
constraints, physical limitations and historic patterns of exclusion.