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A to Z GRANTWRITING ARTS AND EDUCATION NEWSLETTER

JULY 2012

UPCOMING SEMINARS OR WORKSHOPS

ARTE AMÉRICAS, FRESNO, CA

A To Z Grantwriting One-Day Workshop Friday, July 6, 9 Am – 2 Pm

$150 Fee - $125 for Members of Arte Américas and The Valley Cultural Coalition

Call 559-266-2623 for Registration

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY

Nonprofit Fundraising Certificate Program

October 6, 7, & 13 (Sat-Sun & Sat) - - “The Art of Non-Profit Fundraising†with William Moreno

October 27, November 3 & 4 (Sat + Sat-Sun) - - “Funding Your Passion†with Linda Vallejo

Call LMU for Details, Fees, and Registration at (310) 338-1971

OR click on

http://registration.xenegrade.com/lmuextension/searchresults.cfm?catid=3

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

Arts and Culture

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/

Lynn and Jules Kroll Fund for Jewish Documentary Film, Deadline: Jul 16. $15K- $35K for original documentary films in the latter stages of post-production that address Jewish history, culture, and identity. Info & app: https://krollfilm.myreviewroom.com/

Sappi Fine Paper North America Ideas That Matter Design Grant Program, Deadline: Jul 20. $5K- $50K for volunteer designers to create communications materials for charitable organizations and activities. Info & app: http://www.na.sappi.com/ideasthatmatterNA/

Arts in Education National Program, Deadline: Jul 30. Approx $6M for high-quality arts education services for low-income families. Info & app:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=177233

Ovation and Americans for the Arts Grant Program, Deadline: Jul 31. $10K- $25K to members in honor of innovative, arts-focused, neighborhood-renewal initiatives. Info & app: http://www.americansforthearts.org/get_involved/membership/innovation.asp

The Mockingbird Foundation Music Education Program Grants, Deadline: Aug 1. Up to $5K for music education with emphasis on geographic diversity throughout the country. Info & app: http://mbird.org/funding/

Education

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

Youth Service America Sodexo Foundation School Engagement Grant, Deadline: Jul 15. $5K to engage students in service learning focused on childhood hunger in their communities. Info & app: http://www.ysa.org/grants/sodexoschool

Robert W. Johnson Seeks Proposals for Managing and Learning From Healthcare Payment and Delivery System Reform, Deadline: Jul 16. Up to $800K available. Info & app: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21396

2012 National Survey of Victim Service Organizations Grant, Deadline: Jul 18. $2M to provide services in support for a statistical system based on victim service organizations. Info & app: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=177733

Prevention Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Opportunities for States, Deadline: Jul 18. $15K- $700K to increase the number of women screened for breast and cervical cancer. Info & app: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=177553

Personnel Development To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities, Deadline: Jul 18. $1M for personnel development to improve services and results for children with disabilities. Info & app:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=177555

Partner Support for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Deadline: Jul 20. $250K- $500K for prevention investigations and technical assistance. Info & app: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=177573

Youth Service America for Harris Wofford Service-Learning Awards, Deadline: Jul 22. Awards in honor of a youth leader and a young educator for outstanding commitment to service-learning. Info & app: http://www.ysa.org/awards/wofford

State Farm Good Neighbor Student Achievement Grants, Deadline: Jul 31. $1,500 for programs that enhance student achievement through service-learning in K-12 public schools. Info & app: http://www.ysa.org/goodneighbor

National Science Teachers Association for New Science Teacher Academy, Deadline: Aug 1. 200 high school science teachers to participate in a year-long professional development and mentoring program. Info & app: http://www.nsta.org/

ASCD Outstanding Young Educator Award, Deadline: Aug 1. $10K for a teacher and administrator who demonstrate outstanding leadership. Info & PP: http://www.ascd.org/programs/Outstanding-Young-Educator-Award/Outstandin...

Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center, Deadline: Aug 3. $1M- $2M for quality improvement of social services for underserved families. Info & app: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=174353

Greater Rochester Health Foundation for Opportunity Grants, Deadline: Aug 6. $50K- $200K to identify and address a pressing health need in the community. Info & app: http://www.thegrhf.org/Default.aspx?RD=6039

NEH: Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions, Deadline: Aug 16. $500K for advanced study and research in the humanities. Info & app: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=172093

State Systems Projects for Children and Families, Deadline: Aug 17. $750K- $1M to explore interoperability and integration in health and human services systems. Info & app: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=177593

Robert W. Johnson Foundation's Center for Sharing Public Health Services and Service Learning, Deadline: Aug 29. Up to $125K to teams that are exploring, implementing, and/or improving cross-jurisdictional sharing arrangements. Info & app: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21397

Kauffman Foundation 2012-13 Fellowship Grants, Deadline: Sep 19. $20K to Ph.D., D.B.A., or other doctoral students in the area of entrepreneurship. Info & app: http://www.kauffman.org/research-and-policy/kauffman-dissertation-fellow...

Research in Engineering Education, Deadline: Sep 20. $6M for a system that meets the changing needs of society and the nation's economy. Info & app: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=58510

AVANCE Invites Re-Grant Applications to Implement Parent-Child Education Program, Deadline: Oct 15. $50K to implement AVANCE's Parent-Child Education Program. 


Info & app: http://www.avance.org/press-releases/

Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists Grant, Deadline: Oct 23. Up to $400K for mental health research. Info & app:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=177734

PHILANTHROPY and VOLUNTARISM

Youth Service America for 2013 Martin Luther King Day of Service Lead Organizers, Deadline: Jul 15. $4K to coordinate Martin Luther King Day of Service activities that engage youth and adult volunteers in community activities. Info & app: http://www.ysa.org/grants/mlkday

Ideas for Cities
Bloomberg Philanthropies: Mayors Challenge, Deadline Sep 14. $1M- $5M to generate innovative ideas that solve major challenges and improve city life. Info & app: http://mayorschallenge.bloomberg.org/

IN THE NEWS

REPORT FINDS ARTS SPENDING FUELED NATIONAL ECONOMY. While many industries in 2010 were struggling to recover from the recession, the nonprofit arts and culture industry continued to serve as an economic engine for the country, pumping billions of dollars into the national economy, a new report from the “Americans for the Arts†finds. FULL ARTICLE: “America's Nonprofit Arts Industry Generates $135.2 Billion in Economic Activity and Supports 4.1 Million Jobs According to Americans for the Arts' Arts & Economic Prosperity IV Study.†http://www.artsusa.org/news/press/2012/2012_05_31.asp

UPCOMING SEMINARS OR WORKSHOPS

ARTE AMÉRICAS, FRESNO, CA

A To Z Grantwriting One-Day Workshop Friday, July 6, 9 Am – 2 Pm

$150 Fee - $125 for Members of Arte Américas and The Valley Cultural Coalition

Call 559-266-2623 for Registration

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY

Nonprofit Fundraising Certificate Program

October 6, 7, & 13 (Sat-Sun & Sat) - - “The Art of Non-Profit Fundraising†with William Moreno

October 27, November 3 & 4 (Sat + Sat-Sun) - - “Funding Your Passion†with Linda Vallejo

Call LMU for Details, Fees, and Registration at (310) 338-1971

OR click on

http://registration.xenegrade.com/lmuextension/searchresults.cfm?catid=3

A to Z GRANTWRITING CONSULTANT - ARTIST LINDA VALLEJO

Vallejo’s “A Prayer for the Earth Eco Installation†solo exhibitions recently closed at the Southwest Museum, TX, and the McNider Museum. Her newest series entitled “Make ‘Em All Mexican†is opened at Arte Americas in conjunction with the Fresno Art Museum coordinated by the Central California Museum of Art and Gordon Fuglie, Advisory Council Member in June 2012, and at UC San Bernardino Fullerton Museum in September 2012. The National Mexican Museum of Art recently acquired “Boney Ridge,†oil on canvas, for the museum’s permanent collection. For further information visit www.lindavallejo.com