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A to Z Grantwriting Arts and Education Newsletter

JULY 2011

FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES IN A VARIETY OF TOPICS

Federal Grants Wire http://www.federalgrantswire.com/

Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov/

FirstGov http://www.firstgov.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml#resources

FundsNet http://www.fundsnetservices.com/

Education

US Department of Education Forecast of Funding Opportunities http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html

California Department of Education UPCOMING DEADLINES http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/af/

The Chronicle of Higher Education http://chronicle.com/cgi2-bin/texis/events/searchdeadlines?q=fellow*,grant*' &s=type&d=1&pg=gf

GrantsAlert UPCOMING EDUCATION DEADLINES http://grantsalert.com/

NAMM Foundation Wanna Play Instruments Grants, Deadline: Rolling. Grants for musical instruments to schools and community organizations to expand or reinstate music education for low-income and special-needs students. Info & app http://www.nammfoundation.org/grant-information/apply-grant-and-scholarship

Lexus and Scholastic School Environmental Contest, Deadline: Various. Grants up to $40K to middle and high schools in recognition of student-led efforts to address environmental issues. Info & app: http://www.scholastic.com/lexus/

Gateway to College National Network to Serve Out-Of-School Youth, Deadline: Aug 1. Up to $450K to nine college/K-12 partnerships for planning & implementation costs. Info & app: http://www.gatewaytocollege.org/start.asp

National Endowment Financial Education Grants, Deadline: Dec 6. Support for financial literacy research projects. Info & app: http://www.nefe.org/tabid/127/Default.aspx

Youth Service America Middle School Educators for STEMester of Service Grants, Deadline: Aug 8. $5K to educators & after school programs providing STEM-related services. Info & app: http://www.ysa.org/grants/stemester/

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

Ford Foundation Social Issue Film Funding Initiative, Deadline: Open. Approx $16M to filmmakers & mediamakers making documentaries. Info & app: http://www.fordfoundation.org/issues/freedom-of-expression/justfilms#201...

Sappi Fine Paper North America Ideas That Matter Design Grant Program, Deadline: Jul 15. Up to $50K to designers: agencies, instructors, and students. Info & app: http://www.na.sappi.com/ideasthatmatterNA/learn.html

ASCAP Foundation Music Grant Program, Deadline: Aug 1. Up to $3K to provide music education & talent development programs. Info & app:

http://www.ascapfoundation.org/grants.html

Mockingbird Foundation Children's Music Education Program Grants, Deadline: Aug 1. Grants of up to $5K will be awarded for music education programs. Info & app: http://mbird.org/funding/guidelines/

Hewlett & Gerbode Foundations for Choreographer Commissioning, Deadline: Aug 25. $50K to create dance and movement works. Info & app: http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/gerbode/

First Peoples Fund for Artists in Business Leadership Program, Deadline: Sept 1. Up to $5K plus opportunities to Native American artists to develop skills for a self-sustaining arts-based business. Info & app: http://www.firstpeoplesfund.org/artists_artist_in_business_leadership.html

National Endowment for the Arts New Arts in Media Funding, Deadline: Sept 1. Up to $200K for innovative arts and media projects. Info and app: http://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/AIM-presentation.html

Tony Hawk Foundation Skatepark Grants, Deadline: Oct 1. $25K & assistance to organizations to build in low-income areas. Info and app http://www.tonyhawkfoundation.org/skatepark-grants/apply/

Tournées Festival Program, Deadline: Oct 1. Up to $2,300 to provide college campuses a film festival with a French-American cultural exchange. Info & app: http://www.facecouncil.org/tournees/index.html

INTERNATIONAL

Terra Foundation for American Art, Deadline August 1. Arts; Museums; Visual arts; Support for Asia; Europe; South America. Info and app: www.terraamericanart.org

The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc., Deadline August 1. Arts; Economics; Education; History/archaeology; Humanities; Foreign policy; Political science; Public affairs; Youth development, citizenship. Info and app: www.bradleyfdn.org

The Christensen Fund, Deadline August 31. Arts, cultural/ethnic awareness; Biological sciences; Environment; Museums; and Visual arts. Support for northern Mexico, Central Asia, Rift Valley, and Northern Australia. Info and app: www.christensenfund.org

Journalism/Media

Getty Images Editorial Photography and Nonprofit Work, Deadline: Various. Up to $20K to photographers & filmmakers working to create socio-political, & cultural stories. Info & app: http://imagery.gettyimages.com/getty_images_grants/overview.aspx

Journalists for Religion Studies Scholarships, Deadline: Oct 1. $5K to study college courses in religion & spirituality. Info & app: http://www.religionwriters.com/training/lilly-scholarships-in-religion-f...

IN THE NEWS

Stanford University has announced that Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson and Mary Patricia Anderson Pence have donated the core of the family's art collection — one of the finest collections of twentieth-century American art in the world — to the university. Full Article: http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/june/cantor-anderson-collection-06141...

JOIN US FOR THE UPCOMING “A TO Z GRANTWRITING†INTENSIVE SEMINAR

**October 22, November 5 & 19, and December 10, 2011 (Saturdays)

A to Z Grantwriting “Funding Your Passion†4-Day Seminar and Non Profit Development Certificate Program at Loyola Marymount University

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A to Z GRANTWRITING PRESENTER - ARTIST LINDA VALLEJO

Vallejo has recently been included in The California/International Arts Foundation’s new encyclopedia “L.A. Rising: SoCal Artists Before 1980†compiled by Lyn Kienholz and supported in part by the Getty Foundation. Her work is schedule for inclusion in two exhibitions of the Getty Foundation’s city-wide initiative, Pacific Standard Time: Art in LA 1945-1980. Vallejo will appear in “Mapping Another LA: The Chicano Art Movement†curated by Pilar Tompkins Rivas, Tere Romo, and Chon Noriega opening October 2011 at the Fowler Museum at UCLA. This exhibition is part of “L.A. Xicano,†a unique collaboration between UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center and three museums. Vallejo will also be included in “Doin’ It in Public: Art and Feminism at the Woman’s Building†in October 2011 at the Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art. Vallejo will also present a solo exhibition of her newest series of works entitled “Make ‘Em All Mexican†at ChimMaya Gallery Annex in October 2011. For further information visit http://www.lindavallejo.com.