MONTHLY ARTS AND EDUCATION NEWSLETTER
NOVEMBER 2007
presented by Southern California artist
LINDA VALLEJO
www.lindavallejo.com
CALIFORNIA FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
NATIONAL ARTS RESOURCES AND FUNDERS
National Endowment for the Arts
Agency List
http://www.nasaa-arts.org/new/nasaa/aoa/aoa_contents.shtml
A listing of all State Arts Agencies published by the National Assembly of
State Arts Agencies (NASAA), the membership organization of the nation's
state and jurisdictional arts agencies.
Artdeadline.com
Cultural Funding: Federal Opportunities
Target Arts in Education Program
FundsNets - Arts and Humanities
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/arts2.htm
ARTS
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's National Projects Fund, Deadline: Open.
Grants will range from $60,000 to $200,000 each, to support key national
projects in the dance, jazz, presenting, and/or theater fields. Info and
app at
http://www.ddcf.org/page.asp?pageId=10
Zellerbach Family Foundation Community Arts Program, Deadline, Various.
Funds for performance-oriented requests that represent contemporary,
cutting-edge new work. Info and app at Linda B. Howe, Program Executive,
Zellerbach Family Fnd, 120 Montgomery St., Ste 1550 , San Francisco , CA
94104 or (415)421-2629 ext. 11.
Getty Images Editorial Photography Grants Program, Deadline: November 15,
2007. Five photojournalists will receive grants of $20K to enable them to
pursue their photojournalism projects. Info and app
http://corporate.gettyimages.com/marketing/grants_editorial/index.asp.
The Fund For Artists Arts Teacher Fellowship, Deadline: January 10, 2008.
Awards of up to $5,000 to teachers in the Bay Area, Northern California
middle and high schools. Funds should be used to defray the costs
associated with a self-designed course of study enabling arts teachers to
expand artistic range and abilities in the making of art. For applications
and more information contact Melody Ferris at
American Composers Forum First Nations Composer Initiative Funding Program,
Deadline: January 31, 2008. Individual awards of $500 to $7,500 designed to
give an immediate financial boost to composers, performers, and other makers
of new music at a time when this help would have a significant
career-enhancing effect. Info and app at
http://www.composersforum.org/opportunities_detail.cfm?oid=7921&referrer=opp
ortunities%2Ecfm%3F
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 DEADLINES
http://www.grantsalert.com/grant_writers_directory.cfm?pg=3
The American Express Philanthropic Program: Deadline, Open. Grants in
three major program areas: Cultural Heritage, Leaders for Tomorrow, and
Community Service. Info and app
http://home3.americanexpress.com/corp/gb/submit.asp
The Bayer Foundation Program, Deadline: Applications accepted and reviewed
throughout the year. Support for programs designed to integrate science
and the arts. Information on how and when to apply at
http://www.bayerus.com/foundation/how.html
3M's Community Giving, Open. Gifts by the 3M Foundation, 3M, product
donations and employee volunteerism to the following California communities
where their facilities are located: Corona , Irvine, Monrovia , Northridge ,
Ontario , and Petaluma , CA. Program goals include Arts & Culture and
enhancing the quality of cultural life in 3M communities through
organizations with strong education and community outreach programs. Info
and app
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/CommunityAffairs/CommunityGiving
/US/Apply/
Folger Shakespeare Library Offers, Deadline: various. Two Mellon Research
Fellowships will be awarded and carry stipends of $50,000 and $40,000.
Three National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships will be awarded and
carry maximum stipends of $40,000. Info and app at
http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=298.
Lexus and Scholastic Environmental Challenge Education Program, Deadline:
Various. More than $1 million in total scholarships and grants will be
awarded to middle and high school students, teachers, and schools to
develop and implement environmental programs that positively impact their
communities. Info and app at
http://www.scholastic.com/lexus/
NEA Library Books Awards Program, Deadline: November 12, 2007.
Approximately fifty awards of $1,000 each to purchase books and other
reading materials for public school libraries. Info and app at
http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/BAA_2007.htm
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships, Deadline: November 15, 29, 2007.
Fellowship awards of up to 40K aimed to increase the number of professors
who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of
all students. Info and app at
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/index.html
National Schools of Character Awards, Deadline: December 3, 2007. $20,000
grant to enhance program and provide outreach to other educators. Info and
app at
http://www.character.org/site/c.gwKUJhNYJrF/b.993295/k.180D/National_Schools
_of_Character_Awards_Program.htm
Staples Foundation for Learning Education and Job Skills Programs,
Deadline: December 7, 2007. Grants of up to $25,000 to non-profits
dedicated to providing educational opportunities and job skills for all
people, with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. Info and app at
http://www.staplesfoundation.org/foundhome2.html
William T. Grant Distinguished Fellows Program, Deadline January 10, 2008.
Awards of up to $175K for mid-career influential researchers, policymakers,
and practitioners to help strengthen the ways in which their work reflects
an understanding of policy and practice. Info and app at
http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/usr_doc/2007_Distinguished_Fellows_RFP.pdf
UPCOMING A TO Z GRANTWRITING SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
The Conference for Community Arts Education, A to Z Grantwriting Workshop,
November 8, Wilshire Grand Hotel, Los Angeles
(http://www.communityartsed.org/)
California Lawyers for the Arts, A to Z Grant Writing Seminar, November 29,
7-8:30 pm, Ken Edwards Center, 1527 Fourth Street, Santa Monica. For
information and registration call (310) 998-5590.
A to Z Grantwriting 3-Day Full Immersion Seminar, Holiday Inn Woodland
Hills, February 11, 12, and 13, 2008. Details and registration
(www.atozgrantwriting.com)
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