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A to Z Grantwriting Arts and Education Newsletter

DECEMBER 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/

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...

Guitar Center Music Foundation for Music Instruction, Deadline: Open. Up to $5K provide music instruction to underserved communities. Info & app: http://www.fendermusicfoundation.org/grants/index.cfm?sec=info

Green Foundation Seeks Proposals, Deadline: Open. Funding in the arts, education, & health. Info & app: http://ligf.org/arts.php

Surdna Foundation Arts Program for Creative Writing Residencies for Teens, Deadline: Open. Funding for 2-week summer retreats. Info & app: http://www.surdna.org/grants/grants-overview.html

Tournées Festival Brings Contemporary French Cinema to U.S. College Campuses, Deadline: Rolling. $2,300 to individuals for French-American cultural/educational exchange. Info & app: http://www.facecouncil.org/tournees/index.html

Theatre Communications Group Leadership Program for Theatre Practitioners, Deadline: Various. Up to $94K to support emerging and established leaders in theater. Info & app: http://www.tcg.org/grants/leadershipu/index.cfm

National Museum of the American Indian for Indigenous Contemporary Arts Program, Deadline: Various. Up to $15K to increase the appreciation of contemporary Native American arts. Info & app: http://www.americanindian.si.edu/icap/

Chamber Music America Funding Opportunities, Deadline: Various. Up to $12K to provide classical/contemporary, jazz, & world chamber music programming. Info & app: http://www.chamber-music.org/

National Geographic All Roads Film Project for Indigenous Storytellers, Deadline: Quarterly. Up to $10K to showcase indigenous/underrepresented minority-culture storytellers. Info & app: http://events.nationalgeographic.com/events/all-roads/film/

Creative Capacity Fund Professional Development Grants for Artists & Arts Organizations in San Francisco & Los Angeles, Deadline: Monthly. Up to $1K to pursue professional development activities. Info & app: http://cciarts.org/ccf/

Prins Foundation Post-Doctoral and Early Career Fellowships for Emigrating Scholars Program, Deadline: Dec 15. $35K to conduct research at the Center for Jewish History. Info & app:
 http://www.cjh.org/p/36

2012 National Medal for Museum and Library Community Service, Deadline: Dec 15. Nominations for public/private nonprofit museums & libraries in the US. Info & app: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/detail.aspx?GrantId=13

Irvine Foundation Fund for New Arts Strategy, Deadline: Dec 16. To prototype an approach to arts engagement. Info & app: http://www.irvine.org/grantmaking/our-programs/arts-program/new-arts-str...

Institute of Museum & Library Services for African American History & Culture Museum Program, Deadline: Jan 17, 2012. To enhance institutional sustainability. Info & app: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/african_american_history_and_culture_guid...

Kresge Foundation for Arts & Community Building, Artists' Skills, & Resources Grant Opportunities, Deadline: Feb 1, 2012. For efforts that use arts to rebuild communities. Info & app: http://www.kresge.org/programs/arts-culture/arts-and-community-building

Partnership to Connect Latin American Performing Artists With U.S. Audiences,
 Deadline: Feb 10, 2012. Up to $25K to support performing arts ensembles. Info & app: http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/pat_presentation/Southern_Exposur...

Kresge Foundation’s Arts & Culture Program faculty investment & building reserve grants, Deadline: Mar 1, 2012. Up to $1M. Info and app: http://www.kresge.org/programs/arts-culture

John Cotton Dana Awards for Outstanding Library Public Relations Efforts, Deadline: Mar 15, 2012. $10K. Info & app: http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/john-cotton-dana/

Luce Fund in American Art for Scholarly Exhibitions & Publications, Deadline: Apr 1, 2012. Info& app: http://www.hluce.org/lucefundinaa.aspx

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/

Green Foundation Seeks Proposals, Deadline: Open. Funding in the arts, education, & health. Info & app: http://ligf.org/education.php

CHS Foundation Mini-Grants to College Agriculture Clubs, Deadline: Open. Up to $1K for providing leadership & professional development programs. Info & app: http://www.chsfoundation.org/scholarshipprog.html#minigrants

American Educational Research, Deadline: Various. Up to $35K for research that use large-scale national/international data sets. Info & app: http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/index.html

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

Lexus and Scholastic 4th Annual Environmental Contest for Middle & High School, Deadline: Various. Up to $40K for student-led efforts to address local environmental issues. Info & app: http://www.scholastic.com/lexus/

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

Prins Foundation Post-Doctoral & Early Career Fellowships for Emigrating Scholars Program, Deadline: Dec 15. $35K to conduct research at the Center for Jewish History. Info & app:
 http://www.cjh.org/p/36

Big Read Invites Applications for Community-Wide Reading Programs, Deadline: Feb 1, 2012. $2,500-$20K to produce a community-wide reading project. Info & app: http://www.neabigread.org/application_process.php

Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education 4th Annual Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge for K-12 Students, Deadline: Mar 15, 2012. $250K in prizes. Info & app: http://www.wecanchange.com/

ING Unsung Heroes Program 2012 Class Project Awards, Deadline: Apr 30, 2012. $2K to K-12 educators for an innovative and effective classroom project. Info & app: http://ing.us/about-ing/citizenship/childrens-education/ing-unsung-heroes

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

IN THE NEWS

Lady Gaga Launches “Born This Way” Foundation. In partnership with the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the California Endowment, and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, Grammy award-winning entertainer Lady Gaga has announced the launch of the Born This Way Foundation. To be directed by Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, the charitable organization will work to address youth issues such as self-confidence, well-being, bullying, and career development utilizing digital mobilization as a method of creating positive change. The foundation will launch officially in 2012.

Press Release: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/sites/cyber.law.harvard.edu/files/Born%20Th...

Born This Way Foundation: http://bornthiswayfoundation.org/

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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 appears 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 is also 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. For further information visit http://www.lindavallejo.com.