All applications to the New Orleans Photo Alliance's Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography must be submitted by midnight (CST) of April 23, 2014.

The MPS Fund awards one $5,000 grant annually to a Gulf Coast documentary photographer "whose work combines artistic excellence and a sustained commitment to a long-term cultural documentary project." Michael Famighetti, editor of _Aperture _magazine, is this year's juror. To learn more, visit the New Orleans Photo Alliance's website.

The application fee is $25. Application+NOPA membership is $60.

Image: Detail of a photo by Andrew Kaufman, winner of the 2013 MPS Fund.