AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Thanks to Linda Vallejo for posting this on LA Culture Net.

***

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/

Create Now Searching for Talented Artist. Deadline: (until filled). $750 compensation to work with students in art exchange program. Info & app: http://createnow.org/

San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music for Greater Bay Area Musical Grant Program, Deadline: Feb 15. Up to $3K to Bay Area music projects. Info & app: http://www.sffcm.org/programs/musical-grant/

The Jazz For Peace Foundation Empowerment Tree Grants, Deadline: Feb 15.

$1K to $250K for an outstanding cause. Info & app: http://www.jazzforpeace.org/grant/

Muzak Heart and Soul Foundation for Music Matters Grant Program, Deadline: Feb 17. Up to $6K are available to public school and independent music education programs. Info & app: http://heart.muzak.com/what/grants.aspx

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

Terra Foundation American Art Exhibitions Funding, Deadline: Mar 1 (LOI). Funding exhibitions for historical American art made (1500–1980). Info and app: http://www.terraamericanart.org/grants/exhibitions/

The California Community Foundation Artist Fellowships, Deadline Mar 1.

$20K to eleven mid-career Los Angeles artists. Info & app: https://www.callforentry.org/index.php

The California Community Foundation Artist Fellowships, Deadline: Mar 1. $15K to four emerging Los Angeles artists. Info & app: https://www.callforentry.org/index.php

NEA 2013 Grants For Arts Projects & Arts Works, Deadline: Mar 8 and Aug 9. $10K to $100K for standards based, innovative, community art projects. Info & app: http://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/index.html

National Endowment for the Humanities Small Grants to Libraries:
Deadline: Mar 14. $2,500 toward implementing “A Film History of Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway.†Info & app: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/SGL_BluestoBluegrass.html

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

Native American Public Telecommunications for Public Media Content Fund, Deadline: Mar 16. $5K to $100K for video projects made for public television series about Tribal Nation cultures. Info & app: http://www.nativetelecom.org/2012_public_media_content_fund

Kenneth A. Picerne Foundation 2012 Artist Outreach Project, Deadline: Mar 30. $12K to provide meaningful arts programs for the underserved. Info & app: http://www.picernefoundation.org/Programs-Artist-Outreach-Project-Descri...

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

Endangered Language Fund for Language Maintenance and Linguistic Field Work Worldwide, Deadline: Apr 20. aprox $2K for linguistic field work and maintenance. Info & app: http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/request.php

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 in 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

Muzak Heart and Soul Foundation for Music Matters Grant Program, Deadline: Feb 17. Up to $6K are available to public school and independent music education programs. Info & app: http://heart.muzak.com/what/grants.aspx

Jenzabar Foundation University Student Leadership Awards in Community Service, Deadline: Feb 20. $5K to 10 campus groups or projects impacting beyond their own institution. Info & app: http://www.thejenzabarfoundation.org/ics

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

Ashoka Changemakers for Activating Empathy: Transforming Schools to Teach What Matters, Deadline: Mar 30. For programs that can advance empathy in education. Info & app: http://www.changemakers.com/empathy

McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation 2012-13 Academic Year Scholarships, Deadline: Apr 15. $6K for K-12 student teachers at select universities. Info & app: http://www.mccartheydressman.org/

McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation 2012-13 Grants, Deadline: Apr 15. Up to $30K for K-12 educators for academic projects. Info and app: http://www.mccartheydressman.org/

Monsanto Fund School Districts for America's Farmers Grow Rural Education Grant Program, Deadline: Apr 15. Up to $25K for education programs in school districts in farming communities. Info & app: http://www.americasfarmers.com/growruraleducation/

ING Unsung Heroes Program 2012 Class Project Awards, Deadline: Apr 30. $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

Cultivating the Next Generation of Art Lovers: How Boston Lyric Opera Sought to Create Greater Opportunities for Families to Attend Opera, Bob Harlow Research and Consulting, Harlow, Bob; Thomas Alfieri; Aaron Dalton; Anne Field.
Examines the evolution, outcomes, and factors shaping the BLO's efforts to expand its audience through high-quality productions of abridged operas for families, supplemented by free previews and workshops at community venues. Outlines lessons learned. Published, November 2011. Full report: