See: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml Dana Foundation Accepting Applications for Three-City Arts Education Programs
One-and two-year grants of up to $75,000 will be awarded to professional development programs working to improve teaching of the performing arts in public schools in or near New York City, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles....
Deadline: September 22, 2008 (Letters of Intent)
Posted: August 7, 2008
Sundance Documentary Film Program and Skoll Foundation Announce Stories of Change: Social Entrepreneurship in Focus Through Documentary
Grants of up to $150,000 will be awarded for independently produced feature-length film projects that highlight a contemporary social entrepreneur, have the potential for theatrical release, and will be completed by 2010....
Deadline: August 15, 2008
Posted: August 1, 2008
Social Justice Fund NW Announces Guidelines for Cultural Grants Program
Grants of up to $7,500 will be awarded to organizations working to encourage diverse forms of cultural expression in disadvantaged communities in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming....
Deadline: September 8, 2008
Posted: July 31, 2008
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Accepting Letters of Inquiry for National Projects in Performing Arts
Grants of up to $200,000 will be awarded to nonprofits and consortia working to strengthen the national infrastructure and improve conditions for artists in the dance, jazz, presenting, and/or theater fields....
Deadline: November 1, 2008 (Letters of Inquiry)
Posted: July 31, 2008
Minnesota Emerging Artists Invited to Apply for New Arts and Technology Program
The new program will provide six emerging artists in Minnesota with up to $6,000 each for commissioned works to be exhibited in the summer of 2009....
Deadline: September 8, 2008
Posted: July 30, 2008
Fund for Creative Communities Invites Applications for Manhattan Arts Programs
Grants of up to $5,000 each will be awarded to nonprofits and to artists applying through a fiscal sponsor for arts projects with a public component that will benefit Manhattan communities....
Deadline: September 23, 2008
Posted: July 24, 2008
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards to Honor Works Addressing Racism and Diversity
Two awards of $10,000 each will be given for a work of fiction or poetry and for a work of nonfiction, biography, or scholarly research written in English and published in the preceding calendar year....
Deadline: December 31, 2008
Posted: July 24, 2008
Surdna Foundation Invites High School Arts Teachers to Apply for Fellowships
Eligible applicants this year include teachers working in specialized public arts high schools and arts-focused magnet and charter high schools; grants of up to $5,500 will be provided....
Deadline: November 14, 2008 (Letters of Intent)
Posted: July 21, 2008
National Endowment for the Humanities Offers Emergency Flood Assistance Grants
Grants of up to $20,000 will be awarded to affected libraries, museums, colleges, universities, and other cultural and historical institutions in the Midwest for salvage and protection of significant collections of cultural heritage....
Deadline: Open
Posted: July 21, 2008
Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation Offers Support for Contemporary Art Exhibition Publications
Grants of up to $20,000 will be awarded to nonprofits producing catalogues or publications that accompany contemporary art exhibitions and projects, especially those supporting emerging and under-recognized artists....
Deadline: August 15, 2008 and March 15, Annually (Letters of Inquiry)
Posted: July 17, 2008
ArtsTech Awards Program Invites Nominations
Awards will be given to honor the achievements of individual artists, art organizations, and arts funders that have used technology to improve the practice of arts management....
Deadline: August 8, 2008
Posted: July 16, 2008
Manhattan Community Arts Fund Offers Funds for Local Arts Organizations and Artists
Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to individual artists or nonprofits in Manhattan and working on projects that serve their community....
Deadline: September 23, 2008
Posted: July 11, 2008
Tourism Cares Accepting Letters of Inquiry for Worldwide Grant Program
Grants of up to $100,000 will be awarded to nonprofits working to protect, restore, or conserve sites of cultural, historical, or natural significance....
Deadline: October 1, 2008 (Letters of Inquiry)
Posted: July 11, 2008
National String Project Consortium Seeks Applications for New Teacher Training Program Sites
Five-year matching grants will be given to colleges and universities across the United States working to train instructors who teach children to play stringed instruments....
Deadline: November 17, 2008
Posted: July 6, 2008
Furthermore Program Offers Grants in Nonfiction Publishing
Grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded to nonprofits working to publish nonfiction about the city; natural and historic resources; art, architecture, and design; cultural history; civil liberties; and other public issues.....
Deadline: September 15, 2008 and March 15, Annually
Posted: June 28, 2008
Guitar Center Music Foundation Offers Support for Music Instruction
Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to nonprofit music programs in the United States providing music instruction to people of any age in underserved communities....
Deadline: Open
Posted: June 16, 2008
Grammy Foundation Grants Program Accepting Applications for Scientific Research and Preservation Projects
Grants of up to $40,000 will be awarded to organizations and individuals researching the impact of music on the human condition as well as those working to archive and preserve the music and recorded sound heritage of the Americas....
Deadline: October 1, 2008
Posted: June 13, 2008
Active Living Research and Healthy Eating Research Program Announces Rapid Response Grants Program
In 2008, grants totaling up to $800,000 will be awarded to public entities or nonprofit organizations conducting research on changes in policies or environments with the greatest potential to reach children who are at highest risk for obesity....
Deadline: Rolling (Letters of Intent)
Posted: June 3, 2008
Sullivan Foundation Invites Applications From Young Professional Singers
Grants of $10,000 for any career-related purpose will be awarded to young professionals who have sung at least one engagement in a full orchestral setting; some will also receive five years of role preparation assistance....
Deadline: September 15, 2008
Posted: May 26, 2008
National Endowment for the Humanities Invites Applications for Fellowships at Digital Humanities Centers
One-year grants of $50,400 will be given to digital humanities centers and the individual scholars collaborating with them to support digital research, promote the center's objectives, and encourage broad access to the humanities....
Deadline: September 15, 2008
Posted: May 10, 2008
Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Accepting Applications for Annual Fellowship
Grants will be awarded to advanced professional scholars and artists in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean who have exhibited creative ability in the arts....
Deadline: September 15, 2008 (United States and Canada); and December 1, 2008 (Latin America and Caribbean)
Posted: April 26, 2008
A Room Of Her Own Foundation Invites Applications for Literary Gift of Freedom Award
An award of $50,000 will be given to a woman playwright, poet, or writer of fiction or creative nonfiction who is a U.S. citizen residing in the United States....
Deadline: October 31, 2008
Posted: March 17, 2008
Mid-America Arts Alliance Announces Latino Culture Project
Grants of up to $3,000 will be awarded to nonprofit organizations in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas working to educate audiences about Latino culture through artistic performance....
Deadline: May 2, 2009 (Open)
Posted: March 11, 2008
Nominations of New York City Arts Organizations Invited for Union Square Arts Award
Grants of up to $30,000 will be awarded to arts organizations making a significant contribution to the lives of low-income youth, families, and their communities in New York City.....
Deadline: Nominations are reviewed in the order received.
Posted: February 5, 2008
Princess Grace Foundation-USA Announces Availability of Applications for 2008 Awards in Theater, Playwriting, Dance, Choreography, and Film
Grants will be awarded to individual artists across the United States; theater and dance awards will be in the form of scholarships, apprencticeships, and fellowships, while film awards are scholarships by invitation only....
Deadline: Various
Posted: January 28, 2008
MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Invites Applications from Chicago-Area Organizations
Operating grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded to arts and culture organizations that have budgets of $500,000 or less and reside in and serve the Chicago metropolitan area....
Deadline: Various
Posted: January 15, 2008
National Geographic All Roads Film Project Offers Seed Grants for Indigenous Filmmakers
The All Roads Film Project will award grants of up to $10,000 to film projects by and about indigenous and underrepresented minority-culture filmmakers from all reaches of the globe....
Deadline: Quarterly
Posted: January 8, 2008
NAMM Foundation Announces New Grant Initiatives for Music Makers and Researchers
Support will be provided to individuals and organizations for efforts that support the foundation's mission of advancing active participation in music making....
Deadline: Various
Posted: November 12, 2007
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Arts Program Announces National Projects Fund
Grants of up to $200,000 will be awarded to individual nonprofits and consortia working to strengthen the health of dance, jazz, presenting, or the theater arts....
Deadline: Open
Posted: August 29, 2007
American Councils for International Education Offers Support for Policy Relevant Research
Fellowships of $25,000 will be awarded to U.S. graduate students, faculty, and post-doctoral scholars conducting foreign policy-relevant research in Belarus, Central Asia, Russia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, or Moldova....
Deadline: Rolling
Posted: August 23, 2007
District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities Offers Folk & Traditional Arts Mini-Grant Program
Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to artists and arts organizations providing folk and traditional arts projects in close consultation and collaboration with their communities....
Deadline: Rolling
Posted: August 22, 2007
Folger Shakespeare Library Offers Short- and Long-Term Fellowships
Fellowships carrying a stipend of up to $75,000 will be awarded to scholars from the U.S. and abroad to conduct research of the early modern period using the library's collection....
Deadline: Various
Posted: July 10, 2007
Surdna Foundation Arts Program Announces Request for Proposals for Creative Writing Residencies for Teens
Established artists' communities that serve creative writers will be awarded funding to develop summer retreats lasting at least two weeks for teens...
Deadline: Open
Posted: June 24, 2007
Meet The Composer Accepting Applications for Creative Connections
Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to U.S. composers working in any genre of music or sound art for public performance or discussion of their original work....
Deadline: Quarterly
Posted: February 28, 2007
Theatre Communications Group Announces Deadlines for Career Development Programs for Theater Directors and Designers
Professional development grants of $22,500 each will be awarded to fourteen talented stage directors and designers wishing to pursue a career in American not-for-profit professional theater....
Deadline: Various
Posted: November 21, 2006
Bush Foundation Announces Artist Fellows Program
Fifteen artists working in literature, music composition, scriptworks, or film/video that reflects diverse communities in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, or northwestern Wisconsin will receive $48,000 for a fellowship of up to two years....
Deadline: Various
Posted: August 26, 2006
Surdna Foundation Announces Request for Proposals for Creative Writing Residencies for Teens
Proposals are sought from artists' colonies for a summer creative writing retreat serving at least 20 teenagers per year; organizations working in genres outside of creative writing, such as science writing or journalism, are not eligible....
Deadline: Rolling
Posted: May 12, 2006
Green Foundation Seeks Grant Proposals
Tax exempt, public charity organizations are eligible to apply for funding in the arts, education, and health and scientific research....
Deadline: Open
Posted: September 23, 2005
Blakemore Foundation Invites Applications for Asian Art and Language Grants
Grants are available to encourage the advanced study of Asian languages and to improve the understanding of Asian fine arts in the United States....
Deadline: Various: November 1, 2005, and May 15, 2006: December 30, 2005
Posted: August 5, 2005
Leeway Foundation Offers New Grant Programs for Women and Transgendered Artists in the Philadelphia Region
The Leeway Foundation has announced the Leeway Transformation Award and the Art and ChangeGrant, two new funding programs designed to celebrate the power and vision of women artists creating change in the Philadelphia area....
Deadline: Various
Posted: March 2, 2005
Luce Fund in American Art Offers Support for Scholarly Exhibitions and Publications
Each proposed project must result in a tangible product that can be added to the body of scholarship in the field of American art....
Deadline: March 1, annually (Letter of Inquiry)
Posted: October 6, 2003
Sundance Fund to Support International Documentary Projects
The Sundance Documentary Fund is dedicated to supporting international documentary films and videos focused on current and significant issues and movements in contemporary human rights, freedom of expression, social justice, and civil liberties....
Deadline: Rolling
Posted: November 18, 2002
