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A to Z GRANTWRITING ARTS AND EDUCATION NEWSLETTER

MARCH 2013

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FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES IN A VARIETY OF TOPICS

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

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

FundsNet - http://www.fundsnetservices.com/

GrantsAlert - http://grantsalert.com/

Grants Hotline - www.grantshotline.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/> 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

Princess Grace Foundation-USA 2013 Theater Awards Program, Deadline: Apr 1. Providing grants of up to $30K to theater artists who are at the outset of their careers or at an early stage of professional development. Info & app: http://www.pgfusa.org/images/2013%20Theater%20Application-Princess%20Gra...

http://e.foundationcenter.org/a/hBQ$dNEB8ixfdB8waIZAABSeQyk/rfpb37> Endangered Language Fund Grants, Deadline: Apr 22. Grants averaging $2K awarded to support the preservation and research of languages in danger of disappearing within a generation or two. Info & app: http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/request.php

NextGen Arts Professional Development Grants, Deadline: Rolling. Grants of up to $1K a year to support the direct costs of a proposed professional development activity. Info & app: http://www.cciarts.org/nextgen_grants.htm

Green Foundation Southern California Nonprofit Grants, Deadline: Rolling. Nonprofits are eligible to apply for funding in the following areas: arts, education, and health and scientific research. Preference will be given to organizations with a history of achievement, good management, and stable finances. Info & app: http://ligf.org/index.php

http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=408500014> Fender Music Foundation Guitar Donations to Nonprofit Music Instruction Programs, Deadline: Open. Awarding lightly used electric guitars, acoustic-electric guitars, bass guitars, and the equipment necessary to play them to eligible music instruction and therapy programs nationwide. Info& app: http://www.fendermusicfoundation.org/grants/grants-info/

Education

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> 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/> http://www.ed.gov/

SchoolGrants.com - http://www.schoolgrants.org/

National Education Association - http://www.nea.org/> http://www.nea.org/

Surdna Foundation Youth Artistic and Cultural Programs, Deadline: Open (letters of inquiry). Supporting organizations that connect teens to the arts and help prepare them to be creative and innovative leaders in their communities. Info & app: http://www.surdna.org/what-we-fund/thriving-cultures/475.html

Siemens We can Change the World Challenge, Deadline: Mar 3. Teams of K-12 students and their teachers/advisors are invited to enter their ideas to solve environmental problems and compete for more than $300,000 in total prizes. Info & app: http://www.wecanchange.com/

Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers Program, Deadline: Mar 20. Grants providing selected teachers hands-on activities, lectures, tours, and visits with NIST Scientists and engineers at the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Info & app: http://www.nist.gov/iaao/teachlearn/

National Farmworker Jobs Program Grants, Deadline: Apr 2. Grants starting at $329K for training, employment services, and related assistance in order to increase economic opportunities for migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW) and their dependents. Info & app: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=219513

America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education Grants, Deadline: Apr. 15. Grants of $10K minimum awarded aimed at strengthening math and science education in rural communities. Info & app: http://www.americasfarmers.com/growruraleducation/

TEAMS Teaching Prize, Deadline: Apr. 15. Grants of $500 to $1K to recognize excellence in designing and teaching lessons in medieval studies, including but not limited to such areas as history, literature, and art history in K-12 schools. Info & app: http://www.teamsmedieval.org/ofc/SP09/Spring2012TeachingPrize.html

NEH Awards to Faculty Grants, Deadline: Apr 16. $50K for humanities research conducted by individual scholars at Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. Info &app: http://www.neh.gov/grants/awards-to-faculty

ING Unsung Heroes, Deadline: Apr 30. Grants of $2K for innovative class projects. All K-12 education professionals, whether or not they are clients of ING are eligible. Info & app: http://ing.us/about-ing/citizenship/childrens-education/ing-unsung-heroes

RGK Foundation Grants, Deadline: Rolling. The foundation's primary interests include formal K-12 education (particularly math, science, and reading), teacher development, literacy, and higher education. Info & app: http://www.rgkfoundation.org/public/guidelines

Toyota USA Foundation K-12 Math, Science, Environmental Science Initiatives, Deadline: Open. The foundation supports K-12 education through partnerships with organizations and institutes serving diverse populations across all fifty states. Info & app: http://www.toyota.com/about/philanthropy/education/toyota_usa/

Journalism/Media

J.M. Kaplan Fund Offers Grants to Nonprofit Publishers, Deadline: Mar 15. Individual grants of $500 to $15K supporting nonfiction book publishing about the urban experience; natural and historic resources; art, architecture, and design; cultural history; and civil liberties and other public issues. Info & app: http://www.furthermore.org/

PHILANTHROPY and VOLUNTARISM

Travelocity’s Travel for Good Funding for Volunteer Travel Opportunities, Deadline: Open. $5,000 transportation grants for voluntourism trips. Info & app: http://www.travelocity.com/TravelForGood/travel-grants.html

IN THE NEWS

http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=408000004> Newman's Own Foundation Awards $2.4 Million to Public Broadcasting Stations. The grants are part of an ongoing commitment by the foundation to support open dialogue and promote civic engagement. The most recent round of grants will be used to generate increased donor support through station-specific challenge grants and fund special programming and projects. “Newman's Own Foundation Gives $2.4 Million in Public Broadcasting Grants.†Yahoo! News 1/29/13. http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=408000004

Next-Gen Donors Focused On Values, Impact, Hands-On Engagement, Report Finds. The report, †Next Gen Donors: Respecting Legacy, Revolutionizing Philanthropy†, a national online survey and interviews conducted by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy and 21/64 found that a relatively small group of Gen Xers (born between 1964 and 1980) and Gen Y/Millennials (born between 1981 and 2000) will inherit more than $40 trillion over the coming decades. http://www.nextgendonors.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nextgen_donors_r... http://www.nextgendonors.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nextgen_donors_r...

JOIN US FOR

The A to Z Grantwriting On-Line Course

A six week, in-depth course offered every month on-line in over 2,500 colleges and universities nationwide

Course syllabus, student evaluations, and sign-up: http://www.ed2go.com/CourseDetails.aspx?query=grant+writing&course=gw1&t... http://www.ed2go.com/CourseDetails.aspx?query=grant+writing&course=gw1&t...

A to Z GRANTWRITING INSTRUCTOR AND CONSULTANT - ARTIST LINDA VALLEJO

Vallejo’s newest series “Make ‘Em All Mexican†is featured in a solo exhibition at the George Lawson Gallery, Culver City, CA, closing on March 9, is featured in “Mock/Bite†at the Southwest School of Art opening through April 4, and is included in The National Museum of Mexican Art’s “Signature Works: 25th Anniversary Exhibition through April 2013. For more info visit: http://www.lindavallejo.com> www.lindavallejo.com

from LA Culture Net