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A to Z GRANTWRITING ARTS AND EDUCATION NEWSLETTER

FEBRUARY 2015

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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

Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies Fine Arts Grants, Deadline: Feb 25. Grants of up to $30K will be awarded to assist nonprofit organizations with the production and presentation of significant programs about architecture and the designed environment. Info & app: http://www.grahamfoundation.org/grant_programs/?mode=organization

LLMA Library Public Relations Award, Deadline: Feb 28. Eight awards of $10K will be given to public and private libraries in recognition of an outstanding public relations campaign. Info & app: https://johncottondana.nonprofitcms.org/a

Graham Foundation's 2015 Carter Manny Awards, Deadline: Mar 15. Grants of up to $20K will be awarded to outstanding doctoral students whose work represents some of the most innovative and advanced scholarship on architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society. Info & app: http://www.grahamfoundation.org/grant_programs/?mode=award

American Music Therapy Association's Arthur Flagler Fultz Award, Deadline: May 8. A single grant of $15K will be awarded to an AMTA member for a music therapy research project that explores novel music therapy treatments. Info & app: http://www.musictherapy.org/research/fultz/

California Historical Society 2015 Book Award, Deadline: June 1. A cash prize of $5K will be awarded for a manuscript that makes an important contribution to California historical scholarship and deepens public understanding of some aspect of the state's history. Info & app: http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/publications/book_award.html

Crayola 2015 Creative Leadership Grants for Elementary Schools, Deadline: Jun 22. Grants of $2,500 will be awarded in support of creative leadership team-building programs within elementary schools. Info & app: http://www.crayola.com/for-educators/ccac-landing/grant-program.aspx

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/

Columbia Medical Center's Summer Program for Underrepresented Students, Deadline: Feb 6. The internship program provides in-depth training in biomedical research, mentoring, career counseling, and a $4K stipend to undergraduates from diverse and economically disadvantaged groups interested in a career in medicine and biomedical research. Info & app: http://www.spurs.columbia.edu/application.html

Lowe's Toolbox for Education Grants, Deadline: Feb 13. Up to $5K for schools to build on already impressive parent group and community involvement success. Info & app: http://www.toolboxforeducation.com/

National League of Nursing Grants for Education Projects, Deadline: Feb 19. Grants of up to $2.5K will be awarded in support of high-quality studies that contribute to the development of the science of nursing education. Info & app: http://www.nln.org/researchgrants/nlngrants.htm

Lemelson-MIT Program 2014-15 InvenTeam Initiative, Deadline: Feb 27. Grants of up to $10K will be awarded to teams of high school students, teachers, and mentors in support of a technological solution to a problem of their choice. Info & app: http://lemelson.mit.edu/inventeams

Smart from the Start Awards, Deadline: Feb 27. Awards from $2.5K to $20K to encourage preschool teachers to create practical, long-term improvements in nutrition and physical activity at their preschool. Info & app: http://www.togethercounts.com/at-school/win-for-your-school

College For Every Student's Closing the Gap Awards, Deadline: Mar 1. The annual program awards grants of up to $37K over three years to help middle and high schools implement programs that prepare low-income students for college and a career. Info & app: http://www.collegefes.org/one-million-more.php

Edward E. Ford Foundation Grants, Deadline: Mar 1. $50K to strengthen and support independent secondary schools (9-12) within the United States or its territories. Info & app: http://www.eeford.org/applying/policies/index.aspx

Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy's Generous U Competition, Deadline: Mar 13. The $10K Sillerman Prize will be awarded to a student-based project that promotes philanthropy and philanthropic values on college campuses in the United States. Info & app: http://sillermancenter.brandeis.edu/prize/

Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie's Education Foundation’s 2015 Outstanding Teacher Grants, Deadline: Mar 31. The foundation is accepting nominations of outstanding California public school teacher in grades K-12 (including special education teachers). Info and app: http://www.bhghome.com/nominateteacher.aspx

Yale LGBT Studies 2015-2016 Research Fellowship, Deadline: Apr 24. Fellowships of $4K will be awarded to support access to Yale's resources in LGBT Studies to scholars who live outside the greater New Haven region. Info & app: http://lgbts.yale.edu/research

NCTM Grants for Middle School Mathematics Coursework Scholarships, Deadline: May 2. Grants of up to $3K will be awarded to college and university juniors interested in pursuing a career as a certified teacher of middle school mathematics. Info & app: http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=15899

NCTM Grants for Pre-K-8 Pre-Service Teacher Action Research, Deadline: May 4. A single grant of up to $3K will be awarded to a collaborative research project involving university faculty, pre-service teachers, and classroom teachers seeking to improve their understanding of mathematics in pre-K-8 classrooms. Info & app: http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=15479

NCTM School In-Service Training Grants for Pre-K-5 Math Teachers, Deadline: May 4. Grants of up to $4K will be awarded to support the professional development and pedagogical content knowledge of pre-K-5 math teachers. Info & app: http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=206

2015 Kavoussi Family Outstanding Teacher Award, Deadline: Jun 1. The annual award honors an outstanding educator in the area of basic and/or clinical reproductive biology and medicine. Info & app: http://www.asrm.org/Kavoussi_Family_Outstanding_Teacher_Award/

Crayola 2015 Creative Leadership Grants for Elementary Schools, Deadline: Jun 22. Cash grants of up to $2.5K and in-kind grants of Crayola products valued at $1K will be awarded in support of innovative creative leadership-team building programs in elementary schools in the U.S. and Canada. Info & app: http://www.crayola.com/for-educators/ccac-landing/grant-program.aspx

From Failure to Promise K-12 Educator's Grants, Deadline: July 31. $500 grant to create new and innovative ways to use the tenets of "From Failure to Promise: An Uncommon Path to Professoriate", to motivate, energize, and catapult your K-12 students/youth to reach their full promise in literacy, math, science, or technology. Info & app: http://www.fromfailuretopromise.com/K-12--Educator-s-Literacy-Grant.html

Journalism/Media

International Foundation for Ethical Research Graduate Fellowships, Deadline: Mar 30. Grants of up to $15K will support the development of alternatives to the use of animals in research, testing, and education in the sciences. Info & app: http://www.ifer.org/fellowships.php

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for Creative Teens, Deadline: Various. Scholarships of up to $10K are available to talented teen artists and writers in the United States and Canada in twenty-eight categories. Info & app: http://www.artandwriting.org/the-awards/

PHILANTHROPY and VOLUNTARISM

Compassionate Impact Grant Program for Nonprofit Capacity-Building, Deadline: Feb 6. The Foundation Beyond Belief will award a single grant of up to $65K to a nonprofit whose work impacts low-income communities in the areas of economic opportunity, education, health, and youth development. Info & app: https://foundationbeyondbelief.org/humanist-giving/compassionate-impact-...

Association of Fundraising Professionals National Philanthropy Day Honors, Deadline: Feb 16 (Video Applications). The annual awards program recognizes extraordinary generosity and commitment on the part of donors, volunteers, foundations, businesses, and young people. Info & app: http://awards.afpresources.org/

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Open Society Foundations Fellowship for Individuals Addressing Open Society Challenges, Deadline: Feb 5. Individuals from around the world pursuing innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges are invited to apply for a year-long fellowship that provides a stipend of up to $100K. Info & app: http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/open-society-fellowship

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IN THE NEWS

WARHOL FOUNDATION COMPLETES ART DONATIONS, SHIFTS TO GRANTMAKING. Over the past two years, the foundation has donated 14,847 pieces of art to 322 institutions, including 183 college and university art museums and galleries, in 48 states and almost a dozen countries. Having awarded 52,786 works by Warhol since 1999, the foundation will now focus on grantmaking. With a cash endowment of $280M+ and assets of $350M, the foundation plans to award $14M in grants in 2015, the New York Times reports. "Moving Into the Next Phase of Its Life, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Seeds Grassroots Arts Activity Across the U.S." Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Press Release 01/06/2015. http://www.warholfoundation.org/foundation/74_detail.html?page=1

INTEL ANNOUNCES $300 MILLION 'DIVERSITY IN TECHNOLOGY' INITIATIVE. Intel Corporation has announced a $300 million initiative aimed at boosting workforce diversity at the company and in the technology and gaming industries. Through its Diversity in Technology initiative, Intel will work to build a more robust pipeline of female and minority engineers and computer scientists; actively support the hiring and retention of more women and minorities; and fund efforts to increase the number of positive representations of these groups within the technology and gaming industries. To that end, the chip maker will collaborate with education programs focused on underserved neighborhoods and communities as well as computer science and engineering programs at higher education institutions, including historically black colleges and universities. "Intel CEO Outlines Future of Computing." Intel Corporation Press Release 01/06/2015."Intel Allocates $300 Million for Workplace Diversity." New York Times 01/06/2015. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/07/technology/intel-budgets-300-million-f...

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Vallejo’s “Make ‘Em All Mexican” is featured in the “5th Chicana/o Biennial” at Movimiento de Arte y Cultural Latino Americano (MACLA) in San Jose from December 5, 2014 – March 15, 2015, “Aqui Estamos - We Are Here: California Chican@ Art” at Cabrillo Community College Gallery from January 26 – February 27. 2015 curated by Angela Gleason, and in a solo exhibition at UCLA Chicano Studies Resource Center (CSRC) from January 12-March 20. Her work is represented by SaltFineArt in Laguna Beach, CA and Bert Green Fine Art in Chicago, Ill. For more info visit: http://www.lindavallejo.com