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A to Z GRANTWRITING ARTS AND EDUCATION NEWSLETTER

Thanks to Linda Vallejo for posting this on LA Culture Net.

JUNE 2013

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FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES IN A VARIETY OF TOPICS

Federal Grants Wire - http://www.federalgrantswire.com/

Grants.gov - http://www.grants.gov/

FundsNet - http://www.fundsnetservices.com/

GrantsAlert - http://grantsalert.com/

Grants Hotline - www.grantshotline.com

Arts and Culture

National Endowment for the Arts - http://www.nea.gov/

State Arts Agencies - http://www.nasaa-arts.org/new/nasaa/aoa/aoa_contents.shtml

Artdeadline - http://artdeadline.com/

Art Deadlines List - http://artdeadlineslist.com

Cultural Funding: Federal Opportunities - http://arts.endow.gov/federal.html

Target Arts in Education Program - http://target.com/schools/grants.asp

FundsNets – Arts and Humanities - http://www.fundsnetservices.com/arts2.htm

Open Society Foundations Invites Applications for Social Justice Photography Projects, Deadline: Jun 18. Grants up to $30K will be awarded for projects that portray pressing social justice and human rights problems and provide concrete ways for photographers, organizations, and their target audiences to create a positive impact. Info & app: http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/audience-engagement-grant

California Association of Museums Grants for Green Museum Project, Deadline: Jun 28. A $2K mini-grant will be awarded to a museum project that addresses an environmental challenge with a local solution. Info & app: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=421500021

California Historical Society 2013 Book Award, Deadline: Jul1. Cash prize of $5K for a manuscript that makes an important contribution to California historical scholarship and deepens public understanding of some aspect of California history. The winning manuscript will be published in both print and e-book format, and the manuscript's author will be honored at an awards ceremony and invited to tour the state. Info and app: http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/publications/book_award.html

Fleishhacker Foundation Funding for Bay Area Arts Organizations, Deadline: Jul 15. Grants of up to $10K will be awarded to Bay Area arts organizations with annual budgets between $100K and $750K. Info & app: http://www.fleishhackerfoundation.org/grants/small-arts-grants/

Pioneer Drama Service Grants for School Drama Programs for ‘The Show Must Go On’ Video Contest, Deadline: Jun 30. Up to $10K in scripts and royalties will be awarded to middle and high schools for three-minute videos created by students and staff that demonstrate why "the show must go on" on at their school. Info & app: http://www.pioneerdrama.com/Video_Contest_Home.asp

Fleishhacker Foundation Grants for Bay Area Arts Organizations, Deadline: Jul 15. Up to $10K will be awarded to Bay Area arts organizations with annual budgets between $100K and $750K. Info & app: http://www.fleishhackerfoundation.org/grants/small-arts-grants/

National Art Education Foundation, 2013 Art Educator Grants, Deadline: Oct 1.Grants and scholarships starting at $10K to NAEA members for programs and activities that support classroom-based arts education. Info & app: http://www.arteducators.org/grants/national-art-education-foundation

Kress Foundation Grants for Scholarly European Art Projects, Deadline: Oct 1. Grants will support projects that enhance the appreciation and understanding of European art and architecture from antiquity to the dawn of the modern era. Info & app: http://www.kressfoundation.org/uploadedFiles/grants/Grants_History_Art.pdf

Education

US Department of Education - http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html

California Department of Education - http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/af/

The Chronicle of Higher Education - http://chronicle.com/section/Home/5

Department of State - http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=202974

Ed.gov - http://www.ed.gov/

SchoolGrants.com - http://www.schoolgrants.org/

National Education Association - http://www.nea.org/

Captain Planet Foundation Grants for K-12 Environment-Based Projects, Deadline: Sep 30. Up to $500 awarded to high-quality programs designed to help children and youth understand and appreciate the world through hands-on projects that improve the environment in their schools and communities. Info & app: http://captainplanetfoundation.org/apply-for-grants/

NSF Advanced Technological Education Grants, Deadline: Oct 16. Grants starting at $70K, emphasizing on two-year colleges, the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program focuses on the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy. Info & app: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf11692

International Reading Association Teacher Recognition Grant, Deadline: Nov 15. A grant of $2.5K will be awarded to an outstanding K-6 classroom teacher dedicated to improving the teaching and learning of reading and writing. Info & app: http://www.reading.org/Resources/AwardsandGrants/teachers_routman.aspx

Foundation for Technology and Engineering Educators Grants, Deadline: Dec 1. Grants of $2K awarded to K-12 technology and engineering teachers to encourage the integration of a quality technology and engineering education program. Info & app: http://www.iteea.org/Awards/granthearlihy.htm

Bringing Theory to Practice, Grants for Campus Engagement, Civic Development Projects, Deadline: Various. Grants of $1K and $10K for projects that focus on a combination of engaged learning, civic engagement, and psychosocial well-being among college and university students. Info & app: http://www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/documents/BTtoP12to14RFP.pdf

Journalism/Media

Public Broadcasting System Program Challenge Fund Grants, Deadline: Aug 1. Awards to support the development of high-visibility, high-impact, limited series that offer a definitive take on a subject or break new ground in popular public-service media. Info & app: http://www.cpb.org/grants/grant.php?id=344

PHILANTHROPY and VOLUNTARISM

Drucker Institute 2013 Award for Nonprofit Innovation, Deadline: Jul 1. Awarding a nonprofit an unrestricted cash prize of $10K to recognize an existing program that has made a difference in the lives of the people it serves while demonstrating innovation. Info & app: http://www.druckerinstitute.com/what-we-do/nonprofit-innovation-award/

IN THE NEWS

GATES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES $8.1 MILLION IN ‘GRAND CHALLENGES EXPLORATIONS’ GRANTS. Grants of $100,000 will enable researchers from eighteen countries to begin testing their bold ideas to improve health and development in the world's poorest countries. Among other things, grants awarded in this funding round will be used to develop labor-saving innovations for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, including a solar-powered grain drier that doubles the storage life of harvested crops; a multi-crop thresher that enables farmers to thresh their crops more quickly and affordably; and manually powered equipment that can be used to recycle plastic shopping bags into drip irrigation tubing. Press Release: “Is It Possible to Identify Illness in Newborns From Their Cry?†Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Press Release 5/21/13. http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2013/05/Is-it...

JOIN US FOR

THE A TO Z GRANTWRITING ON-LINE COURSE
A six week, in-depth course offered every month on-line in over 2,500 colleges and universities nationwide
Course syllabus, student evaluations, and sign-up: http://www.ed2go.com/CourseDetails.aspx?query=grant+writing&course=gw1&t...

A to Z GRANTWRITING INSTRUCTOR AND CONSULTANT - ARTIST LINDA VALLEJO

Vallejo’s newest series “Make ‘Em All Mexican†is currently featured in “Olé†at the Ann Street Gallery in Newburgh, NY, and will be featured in “Y Ahora Que? A Chicano Bienal†curated by Armando Durón opening September 14, 2013 at the Latino Museum in Pomona, California. For more info visit: http://www.lindavallejo.com

from LA Culture Net