KNIGHT FOUNDATION COMMUNITY INFORMATION CHALLENGE

Deadline: June 1. Up to $50K in seed funding to help community and place-based organizations launch news and information projects that have an impact on issues they care about and ensure that residents are informed and engaged. Priority will be given to Open Government projects that improve the way people and their governments interact. Knight’s definition of Open Government is broad and includes data transparency to technology to increase citizen participation. Info and app: 

http://www.knightfoundation.org/kcic/

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The A to Z Grantwriting Newsletter MAY 2013 at

http://www.atozgrantwriting.com/

A TO Z GRANTWRITING WORKSHOP RECEIVES — ANOTHER — POSITIVE EVALUATION

from Otis College of Art and Design “Public Practice MFA Program directed by Suzanne Lacy GO TO

http://www.atozgrantwriting.com/evaluations.php

A TO Z GRANTWRITING WORKSHOP RECEIVES POSITIVE EVALUATIONS

from Cal State University Long Beach Professional Practices Program presented for thirty-two BFA and MFA students GO TO

http://www.atozgrantwriting.com/evaluations.php

“FUEL UP TO PLAY 60” K-12 NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GRANTS

Deadline: June 4. Grants up to $4K will be awarded to K-12 schools to help students and adults select and implement a series of activities that result in long-term changes in student nutrition and physical activity. Info and app:

http://school.fueluptoplay60.com/funds/funds_for_futp60.php

BUSH FOUNDATION 2013 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Deadline: May 24 (References Due May 20). Two-year fellowships between $30K and $80K to qualified individuals who care deeply about their communities and have a vision for how it can be a better place for everyone who lives there. Info and app:

http://www.bushfoundation.org/solutions/building-leadership-capacity/bush_fellowship

PIONEER DRAMA MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA PROGRAMS FOR “THE SHOW MUST GO ON” VIDEO CONTEST

Deadline: June 30.  Up to $10K in scripts and royalties to middle and high schools for three-minute videos created by students and staff that demonstrate why “the show must go on” on at their school. Info and app:  http://www.pioneerdrama.com/Video_Contest_Home.asp

DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ‘UNTRADITIONAL’ ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Grants totaling $1.4M will support partnerships between artists and organizations working to create and pilot methods for reaching the public and developing interest in and access to jazz, theater, and contemporary dance. Full Press Release: “The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $1.475 Million in Grants to Artists and Organizations Working Together to Build Demand for the Performing Arts.” 4/09/13.

http://www.ddcf.org/Global/Arts/Building%20Demand%20for%20the%20Arts/2013%20DD%20Artist%20Residencies%20Press%20Release.pdf

NATIONAL ART EDUCATION FOUNDATION 2013 ART EDUCATOR GRANTS

Deadline: October 1. Grants and scholarships up to $10K to NAEA members for programs and activities that support classroom-based arts education. Info and app:

http://www.arteducators.org/grants/national-art-education-foundation

ALLIANCE FOR GLOBAL GOOD INVITES PROPOSALS FOR INNOVATION FUND

Deadline: May 31. Grants up to $90K to help medium-sized nonprofits in the United States in implementing mission-relevant revenue-generating strategies. Info and app: http://afgg.org/?page_id=1404