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A TO Z GRANTWRITING ARTS AND EDUCATION NEWSLETTER

MARCH 2016

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Arts and Culture

Alexia Foundation’s Photography and Multimedia Competition, Deadline: Mar 3. Several grants of up to $2K and full or partial tuition for the Syracuse University London Program will be awarded to still photography and multimedia projects that explore cultural understanding in or near students' local community. Info & app: http://www.alexiafoundation.org/grants/student_rules

Jim Henson Foundation Grants for Puppet Theater, Deadline: Mar 14. Workshop grants of up to $3K and production grants of up to $7K will be awarded for the development and production of new works of live puppet theater to be presented in 2017. Info & app: http://www.hensonfoundation.org/index.php/grant-application/guidelines

BRIC Visual Artist Residencies, Deadline: Mar 14. Up to three individual artists will receive a $500 honorarium and studio work space in Brooklyn. Info & app: http://bricartsmedia.org/contemporary-art/artist-opportunities/bric-visu...

Native Arts and Cultures Foundation’s 2016 Artists Fellowships, Deadline: Mar 21. Grants of $20K will be awarded in recognition of the creativity and expression of exceptional Native artists who have had significant impact in their field. Info & app: http://www.nativeartsandcultures.org/programs/grant-opportunities

Princess Grace Foundation-USA 2016 Theater Awards Program, Deadline: Mar 31. The program provides financial assistance to theater artists who are at the beginning of their careers or an early stage of professional development. Info & app: https://www.pgfusa.org/grants-program/grant-applications/guidelines/theater

Korea Arts Foundation of America’s 2016 KAFA Prize, Deadline: Mar 31. A single prize of $10K will be awarded to support the work of an artist of Korean ancestry working in any visual medium. Info & app: http://www.kafa.us/2016KAFAapplication.pdf

Amphion Foundation Grants for Performing Musical Ensembles, Deadline: Apr 1. General operating and special project support grants of up to $7.5K will be awarded to nonprofit performing ensembles, presenters, and music service organizations. Info & app: https://amphionfoundation.org/amphion-grant-application

Endangered Language Fund Grants, Deadline: Apr 10. Grants of up to $4K will be awarded to support language maintenance initiatives and linguistic fieldwork related to languages in danger of disappearing within a generation or two. Info & app: http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/request.php

College Board 2016 College Board Award for Excellence in the Arts, Deadline: Apr 18. Grants of up to $7.5K will be awarded to member institutions that have implemented an arts program which promotes learning and creativity in exemplary and innovative ways for students in grades 6 to 12. Info & app: https://artsaward.collegeboard.org/

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

Franklin Project’s Service Year + Higher Ed Innovation Challenge, Deadline: Mar 11. The $30K challenge seeks to promote innovative ideas related to the integration of learning and service during the college years. Info & app: http://www.sychallenge.org/about-the-challenge/

Braitmayer Foundation Grants for Innovative K-12 Education Programs, Deadline: Mar 15. Grants of up to $35K will be awarded to K-12 education programs that have adopted innovative practices, with priority given to those focused on curricular and school reform. Info & app: http://www.braitmayerfoundation.org/guidelines/

Voya Foundation Grants for College Readiness Programs, Deadline: Mar 18 (Initial Proposals). Grants of up to $75K will be awarded to new and existing programs that encourage parental involvement as a means to improve high school graduation rates. Info & app: https://professionals.voya.com/stellent/public/RPS.pdf

USA Funds Grants for Mayor-Led College Success Programs, Deadline: Mar 31 (Initial Applications). Grants of up to $100K will be awarded for programs that provide a more purposeful path for America's students to and through college and on to rewarding careers and successful lives. Info & app: http://www.usafunds.org/NewsMedia/NewsReleases/Pages/nr01222015-US-Confe...

IDEA Teaching/Learning and Campus Climate Grants, Deadline: Mar 31. Grants of up to $10K will be awarded to projects that promote effective student learning through the study of various teaching practices, learning environments, and institutional policies in higher education. Info & app: http://ideaedu.org/giving/idea-impact-grants/

School for Healthy Kids’ School Breakfast Program Grants, Deadline: Apr 1. Grants of up to $5K will be awarded to one thousand schools in the U.S. in support of school breakfast and physical activity programs. Info & app: http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/tools-for-schools/apply-for-grants

ESA Foundation’s Computer, Video Game Scholarships for Women, Deadline: Apr 1. Scholarships of up to $3K will be awarded to assist women and minority students who are pursuing degrees leading to careers in computer and video game arts. Info & app: http://esafoundation.org/scholarship.asp

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s to Young Scholars Program, Deadline: Apr 14. From 8th grade through their senior year of high of school, Cooke Young Scholars receive a personal academic and college counselor, funding for academic and enrichment programs in the summer and during the school year, internship and study abroad opportunities, and access to other educational resources. Info & app: http://www.jkcf.org/scholarship-programs/young-scholars/

NCTM Grants for the History of Mathematics, Deadline: May 6. A single grant of up to $3K will be awarded to an individual math teacher in support of his/her scholarship emphasizing the history of mathematics. Info & app: http://www.nctm.org/Grants-and-Awards/Grants/Professional-Development-Sc...

American Turkish Society’s Fall Curriculum Development Grants, Deadline: May 31.

Grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded to elementary and secondary school teachers in the United States to develop innovative curricula, projects, and other classroom activities about Turkey. Info & app: http://www.americanturkishsociety.org/curriculum-development-grants

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

Carey Institute for Public Good’s Fall Nonfiction Residencies, Deadline: Jul 1 (Pre-applications). Residencies of up to three months will be awarded to documentarians, journalists, and nonfiction writers working at the professional level. Info & app: http://careyinstitute.org/nonfiction-residency-application-guidelines/

PHILANTHROPY and VOLUNTARISM

Association of Fundraising Professionals’ National Philanthropy Day Honors, Deadline: Mar 15 (Videos). The annual awards program recognizes extraordinary generosity and commitment from donors, volunteers, foundations, businesses, and young people. Info & app: http://awards.afpresources.org/

Society for Human Resource Management’s Excellence in HR Research Award, Deadline: Jul 15. An award of $50K will be presented to an individual for significant past and ongoing research contributions that have influenced the field of human resources management. Info & app: http://www.shrm.org/about/awards/pages/loseyaward.aspx

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

OPPORTUNITIES

Development Associate, Ford Theater Foundation, Los Angeles, California, posted Jan 27. The Ford Theatre Foundation seeks a full-time Development Associate to provide critical administrative support for all development related activities of the Foundation with heavy emphasis on grant writing, prospect research and administration. Assigned duties include donor cultivation and stewardship activities, gift processing, donor database management, campaign and event support, and board meeting and recruitment facilitation. To apply submit a cover letter, resume and writing sample to Louanne Brazil, Director of Development, at lbrazil@arts.lacounty.gov. Include Development Associate—[Applicant Name] in the subject line, no phone calls. Ford Theater Foundation: http://fordtheatres.org

Visitor and Donor Relations Associate, The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, California, posted Feb 2. The position provides key support to the Development, Operations, and Special Projects departments during regular business hours. To apply submit resumes and cover letters to jfriedman@thewallis.org with the subject “Visitor and Donor Relations Associate,” no phone calls. The Wallis: http://thewallis.org/

RESOURCES

Center for Cultural Innovation promotes knowledge sharing, networking and financial independence for individual artists and creative entrepreneurs by providing business training, grants, and incubating innovative projects that create new program knowledge, tools and practices for artists in the field. See more at: http://www.cciarts.org/

UBC Centre for Cultural Planning and Development offers online professional development courses. It is an international centre dedicated to the creation and strengthening of a global community of professionals advancing cultural development as a vital component of successful communities and sustainable growth. Online courses are designed to meet the needs of professionals working in all levels of government, arts and cultural organizations, and cultural industries, UBC Centre for cultural Planning: https://cstudies.ubc.ca/study-topic/cultural-planning-development

IN THE NEWS

BEQUEST OF ICONIC HOUSE AND COLLECTIONS PROMISED TO LACMA. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced that real estate investor James F. Goldstein has pledged his iconic home, its contents and the four-acre estate surrounding it, to the museum along with an endowment for maintenance and programming. In addition to the house, designed by John Lautner, the bequest includes a James Turrell Skyspace, an "infinity" tennis court, and an entertainment complex with a nightclub and offices; works by artists Ed Ruscha, DeWain Valentine, Bernar Venet, and Kenny Scharf; Goldstein's extensive fashion collection; architectural models of the property; and a 1961 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud. Goldstein said, "hopefully, my gift will serve as a catalyst to encourage others to do the same to preserve and keep alive Los Angeles’s architectural gems for future generations." "LACMA Announces Landmark Promised Gift of the James Goldstein House." Los Angeles County Museum of Art Press Release 02/17/2016. Link to press release: http://www.lacma.org/sites/default/files/James-Goldstein-House-Press-Rel...

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