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A to Z GRANTWRITING MONTHLY ARTS AND EDUCATION NEWSLETTER

April 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...

Tribeca Film Institute New Media Fund, Deadline: May 25. $50K - $100K to eight nonfiction social issue film projects. Info & app: http://www.tribecafilminstitute.org/newmedia/about/

European Cultural Foundation Young Researchers for Cultural Policy, Deadline: May 30. €10,000 to research contemporary European cultural issues and challenges. Info & app: http://www.encatc.org/pages/index.php?id=19

First Peoples Fund Community Spirit Awards, Deadline: May 31. $5K to American Indian artists. Info & app: http://www.firstpeoplesfund.org/artists_community_spirit.html

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation French-American Jazz Exchange, Deadline: May 31. Up to $25K to collaborative small jazz ensembles & musicians from France & US. Info & app: http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/pat_presentation/FAJE/FAJE_guidel...

Grants for Theater, Dance, & Film, Deadline: Various (Final deadline is Jun 1). For residency, publication, scholarships, apprenticeships, fellowships. Info & app http://www.pgfusa.org/

MacArthur Foundation Documentary Film Grants, Deadline: Jun 1. Grants of $100 - $200K to filmmakers to address significant social challenges of our time. Info & app http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.943279/k.C2BD/General_Grant...

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/

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/

McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation, Deadline: Apr 15. Up to $10K for developing strategies & skills that enhance learning; $6K scholarships & mentoring to student teachers. Info & app: http://www.mccartheydressman.org/

Target Stores Grant Program for Youth Reading & Arts, Deadline: Apr 30. $2K to organizations that inspire reading among K-12 children & families. Info & app: http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?ref=nav_footer_communit...

Operation Homefront & Saban Family Foundation Educational Scholarship, Deadline: May 1. $30K to military wives pursuing vocational training in medical field. Info & app: http://www.operationhomefront.net/scholarship/

VSA Fellowship Program, Deadline: May 2. Outstanding visual & performing artists with disabilities awarded a professional development retreat in Washington, D.C. Info & app: http://www.vsaarts.org/x1643.xml

Toyota International Teacher Study Program, Deadline: May 4. All expense paid trip to Costa Rica for American teachers & librarians from Nov 19 - Dec 3. Info & app: http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Toyota-International-Teacher-Program

Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence, Deadline: Jun 1. $1K each to 5 educators who excel at cross-cultural teaching. Info & app: http://www.tolerance.org/award

National Endowment Financial Education Grants, Deadline: Jun 7; Dec 6. Support for financial literacy research projects. Info & app: http://www.nefe.org/tabid/127/Default.aspx

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

Majority of Charities Met or Exceeded Fundraising Goals in 2010, Survey Finds (3/23/11). A majority of charities saw their fundraising revenue remain stable or increase last year, with those investing in fundraising staff and infrastructure more likely to have seen improvement, a new survey from the Nonprofit Research Collaborative (NRC) finds. Based on responses received from more than 1,800 organizations 52% met their fundraising goals in 2010 and 24% they raised about the same amount up significantly from 11% in 2009.

"Two-Thirds of Surveyed Charities Report Fundraising Results Held Steady or Improved in 2010." Foundation Center Press Release 3/22/11.

http://foundationcenter.org/media/news/20110322.html Full survey available at: http://foundationcenter.org/gainknowledge/research/pdf/nrc_survey2011.pdf

JOIN US FOR AN UPCOMING “A TO Z GRANTWRITING†INTENSIVE SEMINAR OR WORKSHOP

**June 13, 14 & 15, 2011 (Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday), “A to Z Funding Your Passion†3-Day Seminar at Loyola Marymount University - Call Peggy Dobreer at LMU for details and registration at (310) 338-1971

**A to Z Grantwriting Workshops and Seminars available for national and international non-profit organizations, institutions, and agencies

Loyola Marymount Seminar and Certificate Program Information
http://www.lmu.edu/academics/extension/certificates/business/ndc.htm

Seminar Details, Fees, and Evaluations
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A to Z GRANTWRITING PRESENTER - ARTIST LINDA VALLEJO

Linda Vallejo, Southern California artist, was recently included in the publication “The California/International Arts Foundation’s new encyclopedia L.A. Rising: SoCal Artists Before 1980†written by Lyn Kienholz and supported in part by the Getty Foundation.

She will present a solo exhibition of her newest mixed media work “Make ‘em All Mexican†curated by Karen Mary Davalos at Ave 50 Studio, Highland Park, CA, in April 2011 and ChimMaya Gallery, Monterrey Park, CA, in October 2011. Vallejo will also be included in UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center’s L.A. Xicano “Mapping Another LA: The Chicano Art Movement†curated by Pilar Tompkins Rivas scheduled to open at the Fowler Museum, Fall 2011, and “Doin’ It in Public: Art and Feminism at the Woman’s Building†scheduled to open, October 2011 at the Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art. Both exhibitions are a part of the Getty Southern California Research initiative Pacific Standard Time: Art in Los Angeles 1945-1980.

A full color book of the artist’s work is available for preview and purchase on the artist’s website. Vallejo is represented by Galerie Anaïs in Bergamot Station, Santa Monica and Ave 50 Studio in Highland Park, California. For further information visit http://www.lindavallejo.com/