Since 2008, Arts in the Armed Forces has existed as a kind of matchmaker for members of the military and the theater community, inviting renowned playwrights, actors and directors to perform for, interact with and, hopefully, enrich patrons who may be better equipped for literal minefields than emotional ones. Now, a new award from the organization will aim to help a service member produce a play of his or her own.

The organization announced the inaugural Bridge Award on Monday, granting $10,000 to a playwright who has served in the military for the production of a new play. The announcement was made during the group’s annual Broadway fund-raising event, which this year featured a reading of “Jesus Hopped the A Train” with Laurence Fishburne and Mark Ruffalo.

“We’re reaching out to cadets, current servicemen and women, veterans and providing a space” where they can tap into their inner scribe, Adam Driver, founder of Arts in the Armed Forces and a star of “Girls” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” said by telephone last week. “The military has acronyms for acronyms that can explain everything, but when it comes to explaining an experience, a post-traumatic experience, there’s not a lot of opportunities.”