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A TO Z GRANTWRITING ARTS AND EDUCATION NEWSLETTER

MAY 2016

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Arts and Culture

Harpo Foundation Visual Artists Grant Program, Deadline: May 4. Grants of up to $10K will be awarded to under-recognized visual artists age 21 or older. http://www.harpofoundation.org/apply/grants-for-visual-artists/

Fleishhacker Foundation Grants for Bay Area Arts Organizations, Deadline: Jul 15. Grants of up to $10K will be awarded to Bay Area arts organizations in a range of disciplines, including dance, film and media arts, interdisciplinary arts, music, theater, and visual arts. http://www.fleishhackerfoundation.org/grants/small-arts-grants/

ACTA Living Cultures Grants Program, Deadline: Jul 15. The Living Cultures Grants Program seeks to sustain and strengthen the folk and traditional arts in the state of California with grants of $5K to California-based nonprofits, as well as other organizations who work with fiscal sponsors. http://www.actaonline.org/content/living-cultures-grants-program

IDA Grants to Support Independent Documentary Films, Deadline: Jul 31 (Rolling basis). Grants of up to $25K will be awarded for the production of film projects that tell a compelling story and focus on the natural environment, justice for all, and/or the illumination of pressing social problems. http://www.documentary.org/pare-lorentz-guidelines

J.M. Kaplan Fund Grants to Nonprofit Publishers, Deadline: Sep 1. Grants ranging from $1.5K to $15K will be awarded to support nonfiction book publishing projects related to art, architecture, and design; cultural history, the city, and related public issues; and conservation and preservation. http://www.furthermore.org/

Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship for Artists and Scholars, Deadline: Sep 18. The annual fellowship program seeks to further the development of scholars and artists by helping them engage in research and creation in any field of knowledge or artistic discipline except the performing arts. http://www.gf.org/about/fellowship/

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

Dominion Foundation Grants for K-12 Energy Education Programs, Deadline: May 31. Grants of up to $2.5K will be awarded to encourage the development of new programs aimed at strengthening math and science education through the study of energy and/or the environment. https://www.dom.com/corporate/our-commitments/community/charitable-givin...

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Teaching Champion Award, Deadline: Jun 15. The $5K award recognizes K-12 teachers who instill in students an understanding of economics and provide them with the tools needed to make informed and responsible decisions that they carry with them as they grow into successful and productive adults. https://councilforeconed.wufoo.com/forms/alfred-p-sloan-foundation-teach...

American Psychological Foundation’s Kenneth B. and Mamie P. Clark Fund, Deadline: Jun 15. A single grant of $10K will be awarded to an early-career psychologist in support of research and demonstration activities that promote the understanding of the relationship between self-identity and academic achievement, with an emphasis on children in grades K-8. http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/clark-fund.aspx

Crayola’s 2016 Creative Leadership Grants for Elementary Schools, Deadline: Jun 20. Grants will support innovative leadership-team-building programs within elementary schools. http://www.crayola.com/for-educators/ccac-landing/grant-program.aspx

American College of Psychiatrists’ Award for Creativity in Psychiatric Education, Deadline: Jun 30. The annual award, which consists of a grant and a certificate, recognizes a teaching program that demonstrates innovation in psychiatric education. http://www.acpsych.org/awards/education-award-applications-deadline-dece...

Phoenix Society for Burn Victims’ 2016 Phoenix Education Grants, Deadline: Jun 30. Through the annual program, the society provides scholarships of up to $4K to burn survivors who are attending college or a technical school. https://www.phoenix-society.org/our-programs/education-grant

Center for First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Grants for Research Projects, Deadline: Jul 1. A cash stipend of $5K will be awarded to a project with the potential to have a national impact on student success in higher education. http://www.sc.edu/fye/fidler/

Conference on College Composition and Communication’s Advancement of Knowledge Award, Deadline: Jul 15. The prize is presented annually for empirical research published in the previous two years that most advances the teaching and study of writing. http://www.ncte.org/cccc/awards/advknowledge

Aspen Institute Social Innovation Program’s Hearst Fellowship for Minority Students Deadline: Jul 18. The fellowship is designed to introduce undergraduate and graduate students of color to issues and challenges affecting the social sector. http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/nonprofit-philanthropy/leaders...

Chef Ann Foundation Funding for School Fresh Produce Program, Deadline: Rolling. Grants of up to $2.5K will be awarded to schools for programs designed to expand students' palates and encourage increased consumption of and exposure to fresh produce. http://www.thelunchbox.org/programs/grants/

Vilcek Foundation’s Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Fine Arts, Deadline: Jun 10. Three prizes of $50K each will be awarded to young foreign-born artists who demonstrate outstanding early achievement. http://www.vilcek.org/prizes/creative-promise/arts.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/

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS/DEVELOPMENT

Council on Foreign Relations’ International Affairs Fellowships, Deadline: Jul 1. The annual program provides fellows with the opportunity to broaden their experience of foreign affairs and a stipend of $95K. http://www.cfr.org/thinktank/fellowships/iaf.html

Astraea Foundation for Lesbian Justice’s International Fund, Deadline: Jul 31 (Letters of Intent). Grants ranging between $5K and $30K will be awarded to groups led by LGBTQI individuals working to create progressive social change, address oppression based on sexual orientation

and/or gender identity and expression, and advance racial, economic, and gender justice. http://www.astraeafoundation.org/apply-for-a-grant

Journalism/Media

SPJ’s First Amendment Award, Deadline: Jun 22. The annual award honors those who have fought to protect and preserve one or more of the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment with a $10K cash award and an engraved crystal. http://www.spj.org/a-pulliam.asp

PHILANTHROPY and VOLUNTARISM

Fund for Shared Insight Grants for Projects to Increase Foundation Transparency, Deadline: May 20. Grants of at least $100K will be awarded to nonprofit organizations working to increase foundation openness in the service of effectiveness. http://www.fundforsharedinsight.org/grants/foundation-openness

Gifford Foundation’s 2016 Kathy Goldfarb-Findling Leadership Award, Deadline: May 31. A monetary prize will be awarded to a nonprofit leader who exemplifies the leadership approach of the foundation's former executive director. http://www.giffordfoundation.org/the-kathy-goldfarb-findling-leadership-...

ProInspire Leadership Fellowship, Deadline: Jun 4. The competitive one-year fellowship places business professionals in targeted positions at leading nonprofit, public, and social enterprise organizations. http://www.proinspire.org/fellows/

Drucker Institute’s 2016 Award for Nonprofit Innovation, Deadline: Jul 1. The award, which includes an unrestricted cash prize of $100K, recognizes an existing program that has made a difference in the lives of the people it serves. http://www.druckerinstitute.com/link/awardapp/

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 and RESOURCES

Manager of Individual Giving and Campaigns, Planned Parenthood of Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley, Altadena, California, posted Apr 20. The Manager of Individual Giving and Campaigns will lead, review and drive a comprehensive strategy to grow individual giving (donors $1K+). Manage fundraising processes with VP of Development, CEO, board members and other volunteers to recruitment and development of individual donors, maximizing giving through the Leadership Circle, events, and special campaigns. To apply please submit your resume and cover letter online. https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-pasadena-san-gabrie...

Grants Manager, California Wellness Foundation, Woodland Hills, California, posted Apr 14. The grants manager provides management and direction, with guidance from the director of grants management, in various research projects and grants management duties to ensure alignment with the Foundation’s grantmaking program and overall mission and goals. A special focus of this position is to transform data management from a manual process to an automated process to ensure accurate and efficient reporting of grant-related data. To apply email, fax or mail a resume with a cover letter and salary history to: Gail Watts, The California Wellness Foundation, 6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1700, Woodland Hills, Ca 91367, Fax: (818) 337-3059, email: hr@CalWellness.org. http://www.calwellness.org/

Grants Coordinator, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, posted Apr 15. The Grants Coordinator is primarily responsible for the accurate organization, entry, and retrieval of the proposal data relevant to corporate and foundation submissions and tracking; facilitating the proposal development, submission process, and post-award grants, preparing reports, and providing efficient administrative support. http://jobs.pepperdine.edu/

Arts Tune-Up Pomona. Arts Tune-Up is a free half-day mini-conference for artists and arts administrators to network and establish new connections with one another, while learning about current trends in the field. The event will be held at dA Center for the Arts, 252 South Main Street, Pomona, CA 91766 on Saturday, May 14, 2016, advance registration is requested. http://www.eventbrite.com/e/grants-arts-tune-up-at-da-center-for-the-art... For session descriptions visit: http://lacountyarts.org/publications/details/id/687.

Ryman Arts - Fall 2016. The Ryman Arts program provides 3 ½-hour classes at California State University, Fullerton on Saturdays and Otis College of Art and Design on Sundays for two 12-week sessions a year. The program includes discussions with visiting artists, field trips and college planning/career guidance workshops. Each accepted student receives a full scholarship that covers the cost of instruction, art supplies, field trips and public transportation reimbursement. Students interested can apply online, the application deadline for the fall semester is May 20, 2016. www.rymanarts.org

IN THE NEWS

LACMA Raises $6.4 Million, Acquires Two Art Collections. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has announced the acquisition of five works of art and two collections, including the Mike Kaplan Poster Collection of nearly nine hundred posters. During LACMA's thirtieth annual Collectors Committee Weekend, members of its acquisitions committee voted on works of art to include in the museum's permanent collection and raised more than $6.4 million. Announced at the event was the acquisition of Siamak Filizadeh's Underground series and Claes Oldenburg's Typewriter Eraser, a soft sculpture held by the artist for forty-six years. "LACMA Celebrates Its 30th Annual Collectors Committee Weekend With Record-Breaking Acquisitions Totaling Over $6.4 Million." LACMA Press Release 04/17/2016. http://www.lacma.org/sites/default/files/2016-Collectors-Committee-Press...

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