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A to Z GRANTWRITING ARTS AND EDUCATION NEWSLETTER

SEPTEMBER 2013

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

Nominations Invited for Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award, Deadline: Sep 6. Up to ten winners will be selected to receive a $5K cash award, a plaque, and $500 travel stipend to attend an awards reception in New York hosted by the New York Times. Info & app: http://atyourlibrary.org/ilovemylibrarian

Institute of Museum and Library Services Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, Deadline: Sep 16. Grants of up to $500K will be awarded to libraries and other organizations and associations working to address the education and training needs of the professionals who help build, maintain, and provide public access to information systems and sources. Info & app: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/lb21_guidelines_2014.aspx

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Fund for Creative Communities and Manhattan Community Arts Fund, Deadline: Sep 17. Grants of up to $5K will be awarded for projects that bring high quality art projects to places and people in Manhattan. Info & app: http://www.lmcc.net/grants/mcaf

American Council of Learned Societies Digital Innovation Fellowships, Deadline: Sep 26. Fellowship stipends of up to $60K toward an academic year's leave to provide scholars in the humanistic social sciences with the means to pursue intellectually significant projects that deploy digital technologies intensively. Info & app: http://www.acls.org/programs/digital/

Cal Humanities California Documentary Project, Deadline: Oct 1. Grants of up to $50K will be awarded for documentary film, radio, and new media productions designed to enhance an understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Info & app: http://www.calhum.org/grants/california-documentary-project-grant

Japan Foundation Performing Arts Touring and Collaboration Grants, Deadline: Oct 21. Grants will be awarded to nonprofit organizations in the United States and Canada for projects that introduce local audiences to Japanese performing arts. Info & app: http://www.jfny.org/arts_and_culture/DL/paj/PAJ_Guidelines_2014_2015.pdf

American Academy in Rome, Rome Prize, Deadline: Nov 1. The Rome Prize, which includes housing and a stipend for fellowships of six or eleven months, is annually awarded to thirty emerging artists and mid-career arts/humanities scholars who exemplify the highest standard of excellence. Info & app: http://www.aarome.org/apply/rome-prize/procedure-requirements

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 - ht tp://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/

Kids in Need Foundation Invites Applications for 2013 Teacher Grants Program, Deadline: Sep 30. Grants of up to $500 will be awarded to K-12 educators for projects that strengthen creativity, critical thinking skills, and/or core knowledge by engaging students in the learning process. Info & app: http://www.kinf.org/grants/index.php

Race to the Top--District Grants, Deadline: Oct 3. Grants funds to build on the lessons learned from the state competitions conducted under the Race to the Top Program and to support bold, locally directed improvements in learning and teaching that will directly improve student achievement and educator effectiveness. Info & app: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-08-06/html/2013-18708.htm

Lexus and Scholastic Annual Environmental Contest for Middle and High School Students, Deadline: Oct 7. The program will award a total of $500K in grants and scholarships to inspire and empower middle and high school students in the United States to learn about the environment and take action to improve it. Info & app: http://lexus.scholastic.com/

Lilly Endowment 2014 Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program, Deadline: Nov 1. The program will award one hundred grants of $10K each to Indiana K-12 educators to pursue an "imaginative project" that infuses their busy lives with personal renewal and intellectual revitalization. Info & app: http://www.teachercreativity.org

KaBoom Joint Use Grants, Deadline: Rolling. Joint use grants of $15K and $30K are available to communities within the United States for the creation of joint use agreements for playground facilities. Info & app: http://kaboom.org/joint_use

Journalism/Media

American Psychoanalytic Association 2013 Award for Excellence in Journalism, Deadline: Sep 16. $1K prize in recognition of professional reporting of outstanding merit that contributes in an exceptional way to the public understanding of psychoanalytic and psychological principles and phenomena. Info & app: http://www.apsa.org/About_APsaA/Awards_and_Prizes/Award_for_Excellence_i...

PHILANTHROPY and VOLUNTARISM

Taproot Foundation Offers Pro Bono Professional Services to Nonprofit Organizations, Deadline: Sep 1-5. Service grants valued at a minimum of $45K will be delivered by teams of business professionals working pro bono for nonprofit organizations in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, or Washington, D.C. Info & app: http://www.taprootfoundation.org/get-probono/get-service-grant

Rockefeller Archive Center Grant-in-Aid Program, Deadline: Nov 1. Awards of up to $5K are available to individual scholars conducting research at the center, which houses the archives of the Rockefeller family, the Rockefeller Foundation, and other Rockefeller-associated philanthropies and individuals. Info & app: http://www.rockarch.org/grants/generalgia.php

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations Fund for a Just Society, Deadline: Sep 16. Grants of up to $15K will be awarded to non-Unitarian Universalist groups in the U.S. and Canada working to create systemic change in the structures that affect those who have been excluded from resources, power, and the right to determination. Info & app: http://www.uua.org/giving/funding/102186.shtml

IN THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL

WESTERN UNION FOUNDATION AWARDS $1.7 MILLION FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION INITIATIVES. Awarded as part of the foundation's three-year Education for Better initiative, launched last September with the Western Union Company, the grants will support projects in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. “The Western Union Foundation Continues to Support Global Education Initiatives with Second Quarter Grants of US$1.7 Million.” Western Union Foundation Press Release 7/31/13. Full Press Release: http://foundationblog.westernunion.com/western-union-foundation/2013/07/...

IN THE NEWS

W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION LAUNCHES $5 MILLION FAMILY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has announced a new $5 million initiative to identify and cultivate innovative programs that promote children's educational success from birth to age 8. “W.K. Kellogg Foundation Announces Investment to Identify and Expand Promising Family Engagement Efforts That Support Early Childhood Educational Success.” W.K. Kellogg Foundation Press Release 8/26/13. Full Press Release: http://www.wkkf.org/news/articles/2013/08/wk-kellogg-foundation-announce...

JOIN ME FOR THREE UPCOMING SEMINAR OPPORTUNITIES!

*Individual Artist 1-Day Seminar / September 29, Sunday, 9 – 5 pm / Participants receive a Seminar Manual with a comprehensive list of individual artist grants, fellowships, and residencies. Continental breakfast, lunch, and snack included.

*2-Day Intensive Seminar / October 19 and 20, Saturday and Sunday, 9 am – 5 pm / Participants learn a proven and simple system to implement a successful grantwriting campaign. Participants receive a 200 page Seminar Manual, Certificate of Completion, and a personalized list of potential funders. Continental breakfast, lunch, and snack included.

*Online Course / A six week, twelve lesson, in-depth course ranked 9th in the nation in student numbers as of August 2013 offered monthly in over 2,500 colleges and universities nationwide.

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A to Z GRANTWRITING INSTRUCTOR AND CONSULTANT - ARTIST LINDA VALLEJO

Vallejo’s paintings “The Electrics” will be featured in “Tapping the Third Realm” a collaborative project between Otis College of Art and Design Ben Maltz Gallery and Loyola Marymount University Laband Art Gallery opening on September 22, 2013 and a concurrent solo exhibition of “The Electrics” will open at East LA Luv at the same time. A solo exhibition Vallejo’s newest series “Make ‘Em All Mexican” will be featured at the New Mexico State University Art Gallery from October 25-December 20, 2013.

For more info visit: http://www.lindavallejo.com