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A TO Z GRANTWRITING ARTS AND EDUCATION NEWSLETTER

DECEMBER 2015

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Arts and Culture

Ezra Jack Keats Foundation’s Children's Book Awards, Deadline: Dec 15. Grants of $1K will be presented to an outstanding new writer and new illustrator of children's books whose works portray the universal qualities of childhood, a strong and supportive family, and the multicultural nature of our world. Info & app: http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/h/about-the-ezra-jack-keats-book-award/

DeVos Institute’s Fellowship in Arts Management Strategy, Deadline: Dec 15. The institute's annual fellowship program provides mid-career arts managers from anywhere in the world with four weeks of intensive training over three consecutive summers. Info & app: http://www.devosinstitute.umd.edu/What-We-Do/Services-For-Individuals/Fe...

Silicon Valley Donors Circle Grants for Visual, Media, Literary Arts, Deadline: Jan 9. Grants will be awarded to individual artists and organizations working to expand art opportunities for underserved populations in the Silicon Valley region. Info & app: http://www.siliconvalleycf.org/donor-circle-arts-rfp

Residency Opportunity at Stamps School of Art and Design, Deadline: Jan 15. An honorarium of $20K will be awarded for up to twelve weeks in residence served over the course of an academic year. Info & app: http://stamps.umich.edu/witt

Kress Foundation Grants for Scholarly European Art Projects, Deadline: Jan 15. Grants will support projects that enhance the appreciation and understanding of European art and architecture, from antiquity to the dawn of the modern era. Info & app: http://www.kressfoundation.org/grants/default.aspx?id=142

California Historical Society’s 2015 Book Award, Deadline: May 1. A cash prize of $5K will be awarded to the author(s) of a manuscript that makes an important contribution to California historical scholarship and deepens public understanding of some aspect of the state's history. Info & app: http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/publications/book_award.html

Grants for Artists With Financial Need from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Deadline: Open. One-year grants will be awarded to visual artists with legitimate professional or personal expenses. Info & app: http://www.pkf.org/grant.html

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

Educator Grants from the Herb Society of America, Deadline: Dec 31. One or two grants totaling up to $5K will be awarded to an innovative project(s) that enhances herbal education in school systems, in communities, or in a public forum. Info & app: http://www.herbsociety.org/resources/educator-grants.html

Teacher Technology Grants from the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation, Deadline: Jan 12. Grants will be awarded to K-12 teachers to help fund projects that advance student success through the innovative use of technology. Info & app: http://www.centurylink.com/aboutus/community/foundation/teachers.html

Research Grants from the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy, Deadline: Feb 1. Grants will be awarded to individuals at the dissertation level for research in the major fields of the social sciences, including psychology, anthropology, sociology, economics, urban affairs, area studies, and political science. Info & app: http://www.horowitz-foundation.org/grant-info/

NEA Foundation Learning and Leadership Grants, Deadline: Feb 1. Grants of up to $5K will be awarded to support the professional development of public school teachers, public education support professionals, and/or faculty/staff members in a public institution of higher education. Info & app: http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/learning-leadership-grants/

National League of Nursing Grants for Education Projects, Deadline: Feb 25. Grants of up to $25K will be awarded in support of high-quality studies that contribute to the science of nursing education. Info & app: http://www.nln.org/professional-development-programs/grants-and-scholars...

Lemelson-MIT Program’s 2016 InvenTeam Initiative to Cultivate High School Student Creativity, Deadline: Mar 17 (Initial Application). Grants of up to $10K will be awarded to teams of high school students, teachers, and mentors in support of their efforts to invent a technological solution to a problem of their choice. Info & app: http://lemelson.mit.edu/inventeams

Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Mini-Grants for Public Schools, Deadline: Mar 31. Grants of up to $500 will be awarded to educators to create special activities and events for their students outside the standard curriculum. Info & app: http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/section/ezra-jack-keats-mini-grant-progra...

NCTM Pre-Service Teacher Action Research Grant for PreK-8, Deadline: May 6. A single grant of up $3K will be awarded in support of a collaborative action research project that seeks to improve pre-K-8 teachers' understanding of mathematics. Info & app: http://www.nctm.org/News-and-Calendar/news/NCTM-in-the-News/NCTM-Invites...

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

Sidney Hill Foundation’s 2016 Hillman Prize, Deadline: Jan 30. Prizes in the amount of $5K will be awarded for investigative journalism and commentary in the public interest that exemplify sound news judgment, resourcefulness and courage in reporting, skilled storytelling, and social impact. Info & app: http://www.hillmanfoundation.org/hillman-prizes/nominations

PHILANTHROPY and VOLUNTARISM

Independent Sector’s Gardner Leadership Award, Deadline: Feb 1. The annual award is presented to an American whose leadership in, or related to, the nonprofit community at the international, national, or regional level has been transformative. Info & app: http://www.independentsector.org/gardner_leadership_award

Pollination Project Grants From Social Entrepreneurs, Deadline: Open. Seed grants of up to $1K will be awarded to social entrepreneurs for projects in the areas of arts and culture, community health and wellness, the environment, and justice. Info & app: https://thepollinationproject.org/funding-guidelines-for-grants/

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

APA's Congressional Fellowship Program, Deadline: Jan 8. Fellows will receive stipends of up to $90K to spend a year working for a member of Congress or a congressional committee. Info & app: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/congress-fellow.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

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