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A TO Z GRANTWRITING ARTS AND EDUCATION NEWSLETTER

SEPTEMBER 2015

by Linda Vallejo

www.atozgrantwriting.com

Arts and Culture

Zellerbach Family Foundation Grants for Bay Area Art Projects, Deadline: Sep 25. Grants of up to $7.5K will be awarded to local artists who are creating new and innovative work that is representative of the diverse cultures and communities in the Bay Area. Info & app: http://zff.org/apply/guidelines/

Fitch Charitable Foundation Grants for Mid-Career Professionals in Preservation/Architecture, Deadline: Oct 15. Grants of up to $15K will be awarded to mid-career art preservationists, architects, and cultural scholars for projects that make a meaningful contribution to the academic and/or professional field of historic preservation and architecture. Info & app: http://fitchfoundation.org/

Cal Humanities Grant Funds for a California Documentary Project, Deadline: Oct 15. Grants of up to $50K will be awarded to projects that enhance the understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Info & app: http://www.calhum.org/grants/california-documentary-project-grant

Japan Foundation Grants for Performing Arts Projects, Deadline: Oct 20. Grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations in the United States and Canada for projects that are designed to introduce Japanese performing arts to local audiences. Info & app: http://www.jfny.org/arts_and_culture/paj.html

Luce Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in American Art, Deadline: Oct 21. The one-year fellowships will provide a stipend of $25K to art history graduate students working on a dissertation related to the history of the visual arts in the United States. Info & app: http://www.acls.org/programs/american-art/

American Academy in Rome, Rome Prize, Deadline: Nov 1. The prize is awarded annually to emerging artists and scholars who exemplify the highest standard of excellence in arts and humanities scholarship. Info & app: http://www.aarome.org/apply

Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies Offers Support for Early Career Scholars, Deadline: Nov 4. Grants and fellowships of up to $50K will be awarded to scholars prior to and just after completion of their dissertations for projects designed to help maintain the vitality of China studies in the United States. Info & app: http://www.acls.org/programs/china-studies/

Heritage Preservation’s Collection Preservation Award, Deadline: Dec 15. The award is presented annually to an organization that has been exemplary in its commitment to the preservation and care of cultural property within the context of its broader mission. Info & app: http://www.heritagepreservation.org/awards/aic.htm

Aaron Copland Fund for Music Grants for Contemporary American Music Recording Projects, Deadline: Jan 15. Grants of up to $20K will be awarded to projects that document and provide wider exposure for the music of contemporary American composers. Info & app: https://grants.coplandfund.org/recording-program

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

Education

Target’s K-12 Field Trip Grants Program, Deadline: Sep 30. Grants of up to $700 each will be awarded to fund visits to art, science, and cultural museums; community service or civic projects; career enrichment opportunities; and other events or activities for K-12 students in the United States. Info & app: https://corporate.target.com/corporate-responsibility/grants/field-trip-...

Constellation’s E2 Energy to Education Grants, Deadline: Oct 1. Grants of up to $25K will be awarded in support of local community projects that inspire students to think differently about energy. Info & app: http://www.constellation.com/community/pages/energy-to-educate-grants.aspx

Lowe's Charitable and Education Foundation’s Toolbox for Education Grants, Deadline: Oct 16. Grants of up to $5K will be awarded to projects such as facility enhancement or landscaping/clean-up projects with the potential to have a permanent impact on a K-12 school community. Info & app: http://www.toolboxforeducation.com/

NCTM Pre-K-5 Teacher Development Grants, Deadline: Nov 6. Grants of up to $2K will be awarded for professional development plans aimed at improving teacher competency and student learning. Info & app: http://www.nctm.org/Grants-and-Awards/grants/Mathematics-Course-Work-Sch...

Medical Library Association Grants for Research, Development, and Demonstration Projects, Deadline: Dec 31. Grants of up to $1K will be awarded in support of research, development, and demonstration projects that promote excellence in the field of health sciences librarianship and information sciences. Info & app: https://www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/research.html

Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children's Tylenol National Child Care Teacher Awards, Deadline: Jan 4. Fifty pre-K teachers will be selected to receive grants of $1K in recognition of their efforts to provide high-quality child care. Info & app: http://www.tllccf.org/pr_nccta.php

International Reading Association Grants for Academic Research, Deadline: Jan 16. A single grant of $2.5K will be awarded to a research study on the classroom implementation of the In2Books curriculum that inspires others to improve teaching and learning in innovative ways. Info & app: http://fs6.formsite.com/intntlreading/form90/index.html

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/

Journalism/Media

Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media, Deadline: Oct 21. Fellowships of up to $110K will be awarded to outstanding individuals working to implement innovative projects that advance reform and spur debate on a range of issues facing the criminal justice system in the United States. Info & app: https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/soros-justice-fellowships

PHILANTHROPY and VOLUNTARISM

Rockefeller Archive Center’s Grant-in-Aid Program, Deadline: Nov 1. Grants of up to $5K will be awarded 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

OPPORTUNITIES and RESOURCES

Grants Program Manager, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Los Angeles, California, Posted Aug 12. This position will serve as the key initial point of contact for grant applicants and their institutions. The successful candidate will be knowledgeable of grantmaking and have hands-on experience in all aspects of the grants process. Pancreatic Cancer Action Network: http://www.pancan.org

Online Community Manager, GuideStar USA, Flexible: California, Virginia, or Washington, DC, Posted Aug 12. The Community Manager will consult with GuideStar’s external stakeholders to optimize the use of GuideStar’s new community platform. The GSC will collaborate, answer questions, engage in conversations and address issues that arise about GuideStar and the nonprofit sector. Info & app: GuideStar USA: https://www.guidestar.org

Arts for LA helps communities throughout Los Angeles County advocate for greater investment in the arts. Our mission is to foster a healthy environment in which arts and culture in the region may thrive and be accessible to all in Los Angeles. To achieve this important goal, Arts for LA: http://www.artsforla.org/node

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

IN THE NEWS

PROPELNEXT CALIFORNIA GRANTS SUPPORT CALIFORNIA YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. The PropelNext California Partnership has announced grants to fifteen nonprofit organizations serving economically disadvantaged youth in the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California. Each of the grantees will receive unrestricted funding of up to $400,000 over three years along with access to expert coaching, group learning sessions, and a peer learning community aimed at strengthening their capacity to collect, use, and apply data for ongoing improvement and learning. "PropelNext California is an opportunity to strengthen local nonprofits who are creating positive learning experiences for California's young people," said Irene Wong, director of the Local Grantmaking Program at the Packard Foundation. "PropelNext Selects 15 California Grantees." David & Lucile Packard Foundation Press Release 07/28/2015. http://www.packard.org/2015/07/propelnext-selects-15-california-grantees...