November 2008

11/1    Meet the Composer Global Connections (for projects taking place July through December 2009) -- provides support for composers to cover composer's appearance fee, travel, accommodation, and per diem costs related to travel abroad for the live performance of their works or for research and development. Grants range from $500 to $5,000 (also 5/1).

11/1    Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Fund for National Parks (Letter of Inquiry) - supports projects designed to strengthen the national infrastructure of the dance, jazz, presenting, and/or theater fields; or improve conditions for the national community of performing artists in dance, jazz, and theater. During a two-year pilot phase, the fund will award a total of up to $1 million in grants to support key national projects in the dance, jazz, presenting and/or theater fields. Grants will range from $60,000 to $200,000 and cannot exceed 40% of a projects total cost. National projects engage a broad national consituency, occur once (or periodically) rather than annually, and have the potential to significantly impact a field. Full proposals (if invited) will be due on 12/1; also 5/1 LOI for full proposal due 6/1.

11/1    The Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc. (RECEIPT deadline) - funds programs that support professional artists with disabilities or encourage a professional environment while enhancing creativity among people with disabilities who are not professional artists themselves; must have submitted application for program approval by 9/15/08.

11/1    American Masterpieces / Dance Touring Only Grants (RECEIPT deadline) - support for companies which have reconstructed or recreated a significant work(s) and are putting together a national tour, but are in need of additional support for the tour and have not received AMD Reconstruction Grant support. Tour Only support will be awarded to between 5 and 10 dance projects.

11/1    Blakemore Foundation (RECEIPT deadline) - funding for projects that promote understanding of Asian fine arts in the U.S. Grants are made only to tax-exempt organizations in the U.S. such as museums, universities, and other educational or art-related institutions for programs, exhibits, or publications (also 5/15).

11/1    Tiger Woods Foundation (RECEIPT deadline) - funds programs that provide opportunities to underserved children and youth (aged 5-17) in American cities; key program areas are Education and Youth Development. Education focus is on programs and projects that enhance the learning process for children. Youth development focus is on year-round mentoring and/or tutoring programs that help youth build self-esteem, positive values, expand opportunities, and increase their potential. Organizations must have IRS qualifying public support of over $100,000 from the preceding year, and submit either a 990 or an audited financial statement (also 2/1, 5/1, and 8/1).

11/1    National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Challenge Grants - matching grants to help institutions and organizations secure long-term improvements in and support for their humanities programs; grants are awarded to museums, public libraries, colleges, and other humanities organizations (also 5/1).

11/1    Trust for Mutual Understanding Letter of Inquiry - supporting cultural and environmental exchange between the United States, Russia, and Eastern and Central Europe; LOI due at least three months in advance of 2/1 full proposal deadline (also 8/1).

11/1    Institute of Museums & Library Services Museums for America program - the Institute's largest grant program for museums, this supports projects and ongoing activities that build museums' capacity to serve their communities. Museums for America grants strengthen a museum's ability to serve the public more effectively by supporting high-priority activities that advance the institution's mission and strategic goals. Grants are designed to be flexible: funds can be used for a wide variety of projects, including: ongoing museum work, research and other behind-the-scenes activities, planning, new programs, purchase of equipment or services, and activities that will support the efforts of museums to upgrade and integrate new technologies. Grants are awarded in the following categories: Engaging Communities (Education, Exhibitions, and Interpretation); Building Institutional Capacity (Management, Policy, and Training); and Collections Stewardship. Grants range from $5,000 - $150,000.

11/1   William J. and Dorothy K. O'Neill Foundation Capacity Building Grants Program LOI (RECEIPT deadline by end of business day; if any of these dates fall on a weekend or holiday, the due date is the following business day) - provides support for organizations to build capacity to better fulfill their mission and vision. Funding is available to a number of cities where O'Neill family members active in the work of the Foundation currently live. (List includes San Francisco.) Capacity building initiatives may include those that strengthen board and staff leadership, strategic planning, financial systems, human resource management, technology, or other activities that improve an organization's infrastructure. Eligibility must be determined before LOI is submitted.

11/3    Theatre Communications Group Observership Program - The program provides opportunities for key staff at TCG's member theatres to observe the administration and artistic work of other theatres and meet wiht colleagues. Notification is 1/26 for projects running 2/1/09 - 12/31/09.

11/3    University of California Institute for Research in the Arts (UCIRA) 2009 Open Classroom Challenge for UC (RECEIPT deadline) - UCIRA Open Classroom grants facilitate active research experiments at all University of California campuses. We are interested in projects that engage creatively with real world issues in teh classroom that expand and transform the teaching/learning environment. Of particular interest are projects that do some of hte following: design, test, and implement innovative curricular initiatives; recognize critical thinking as the source and opening of the art work and not merely the place of a post-mortem evaluation, appreciation, or interpretation of the completed work; promote 'action research' and 'research-in-action' models of collaborative interdisciplinary arts practice capable of working transitively in and on real-world settings outside conventional studio, gallery, and performance contexts. This year UCIRA poses the open, system-wide 5K challenge: What could you (and your students) do with $5000? Three grants of $5000 each will be available for projects taking place in Spring or Fall 2009.

11/14    Surdna Foundation Arts Teachers Fellowships (RECEIPT DEADLINE) - Recognizing that such teachers often lack the time and resources to reconnect with the artistic processes they teach, the Program provides grants of up to $5,000 to enable selected teachers to make art with professionals in their disciplines and stay current with new practices and resources. A complementary grant of $1,500 is awarded to each Fellow's school to support related post-Fellowship activities. The Surdna Foundation invites arts teachers from specialized, public arts high schools to apply for funding for artistic development through its Arts Teachers Fellowship Program. The program offers teachers the opportunity to immerse themselves in their own creative work, interact with other professional artists and stay current with new practices.

11/15   Asian Cultural Council Full Application - supports projects of exceptional importance involving cultural exchange between Asia and the United States or regional exchange in Asia; should have submitted a Letter of Inquiry by 10/15.

11/15-12/15   Morris Stulsaft Foundation (RECEIPT DEADLINE - in office by noon) - dedicated to the well-being of children and youth (ages 0 to 22) through financial support of nonprofit organizations providing social services; education, including arts education; and physical and mental health; provides funding for organizations in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties. NOTE: this submission window is for educational enrichment: arts and culture, and career training; decision expected in late March 2009.

11/17   National String Project Consortium Program Funding for String Music Instruction (RECEIPT deadline) - The National String Project Consortium (NSPC) is a coalition of String Project sites based at colleges and universities across the United States. The NSPC is dedicated to increasing the number of children playing stringed instruments, and addressing the critical shortage of string teachers in the US. The NSPC is affiliated with businesses, foundations, professional music organizations, and individuals who support these goals.

ALSO:    Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead at Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - a music residency program for jazz musicians, each March, in Washington, D.C. The Jazz Ahead program identifies outstanding, emerging jazz artists in their mid-teens and twenties, and brings them together under the tutelage of experienced artist-instructors who coach and counsel them, helping to polish their performance, composing, and arranging skills. The weeklong residency program includes daily workshops and rehearsals with established jazz artists and culminates in three concerts on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage that will be broadcast live over the Internet. Serious U.S. and international jazz musicians in their mid-teens to late-twenties are invited to apply. Applicants must be 1) under age 30; 2) proficient in English; and 3) performers as well as composers. Jazz Ahead alumni who have participated in two residencies are ineligible to apply. The Kennedy Center will provide travel to and from Washington, D.C.; a modest honorarium to cover meal expenses; and lodging at a local hotel for all participants. There is no application fee or tuition. (The deadline in 2007 was 11/16; keep checking website).

ALSO:    American Masterpieces / Dance Touring Grants (RECEIPT deadline) - supports the presentation and distribution of the work created by Reconstruction Grant recipients and a limited number of other nominated tours each touring season. Dance companies may apply to receive Reconstruction and/or Touring Grats, with a limit of one proposed project in each category (although the project can consist of multiple works and/or choroeographers). Deadline was 11/1 in 2007; keep checking website.

ALSO:   Kurt Weill Foundation - funds projects that promote public understanding and appreciation of the musical works of Kurt Weill. Funding categories include: Research and Travel Grants, Symposia, Publication Assistance, College/University Performance and Production Grants, Broadcasts, Professional Performance and Production Grants (under $5,000) (NOTE: requests for Professional Performance and Production Grants of more than $5,000 are accepted any time of the year, and should be requested during the earliest stage of the project).

ALSO:    Stocker Foundation LOI (RECEIPT deadline by 5pm) - supports fine art programs in all mediums (dance, drama, music, creative writing, and visual arts) that provide school aged children and community members with access; funding is restricted in California to San Francisco. (Was 11/2 in 2007 for full proposal - if invited due 12/15). Keep checking website.

ALSO:    San Francisco Foundation FAITHS Arts & Culture Program Mini-Grants (RECEIPT DEADLINE) - support to Bay Area faith-based organizations in the five San Francisco Bay Area counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo) and congregations for arts and cultural activities. Grants of up to $3,000 to support free community-based arts and cultural activities, with a focus on immigrant, refugee, and grassroots communities.

ALSO:    Puffin Foundation - support for emerging artists in the fields of art, music, theater, dance, photography, and literature whose works due to their genre and/or social philosophy might have difficulty being aired. The Foundation does not have the means to fund large film/documentary proposals, grants for travel, continuing education, or the writing or publishing of books. Grants may only be awarded to permanent residents and citizens of the United States. U.S. citizens whose projects encompass work in other countries are still eligible to apply. Average grants are: $1,000 - $2,500. The Foundation will be accepting applications for the 2008 cycle Puffin Foundation Grant Awards starting in September through December 30, 2008, postmarked by midnight. Applications postmarked after this date will not be reviewed. To receive an application packet, please send a SASE (#10 self-addressed stamped envelope) to: Puffin Foundation Ltd., 20 Puffin Way (formerly East Oakdene Avenue), Teaneck, NJ 07666-4111

ALSO:   Oakland Fund for Children and Youth - funds comprehensive youth development/youth education programs in Oakland. Grant sizes range from $50,000 to $200,000; guidelines typically are available in November; 2007 deadline was 1/30.

 

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