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Arts and Culture
Driehaus and MacArthur Foundations Announce Guidelines for Chicago-Based Arts Funding Program
Grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded to small nonprofit arts groups and organizations in the Chicago metropolitan area working with visual, literary, and performing artists....
Posted on January 19, 2009
Deadline: March 2, 2009 and June 1, 2009
Netflix and Film Independent Announce Competition for Independent Filmmakers
The online movie rental service will award the winning first-time filmmaker with a $150,000 production grant, as well as guidance and the resources to create a full-length-, narrative film....
Posted on January 16, 2009
Deadline: February 9, 2009
VSA arts Seeks Student Scripts for Playwright Discovery Award
Young playwrights in grades 6-12 who have submitted a script either individually or as a collaboration will receive $2,000, and a trip to Washington, D.C., to see their play performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts....
Posted on January 16, 2009
Deadline: April 15, 2009
Rockefeller Foundation Invites Idea Submissions for New York City Cultural Innovation Fund Competition
Two-year grants of up to $250,000 will be awarded to nonprofit organizations working in innovative ways to support visual, performing, and media arts in the five boroughs of New York City....
Posted on January 14, 2009
Deadline: February 9, 2009
Union Square Awards Arts Initiative to Honor New York City Grassroots Arts Programs
Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to arts organizations in New York City working to engage youth and families in low-income communities....
Posted on January 13, 2009
Deadline: February 28, 2009
Community Improvement/Development
Crossroads Fund Accepting Applications From Chicago-Area Community Organizations for Seed Fund
Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to new, emerging, and small community-based organizations in the Chicago metropolitan area working to bring about social change through leadership and development....
Posted on January 17, 2009
Deadline: March 1, 2009
Local Initiatives Support Corporation Invites Entries for Metlife Community-Police Partnership Awards
Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to innovative partnerships of community groups and police working to promote neighborhood safety and revitalization.....
Posted on January 14, 2009
Deadline: February 27, 2009 (Preliminary Application)
Disabilities
National Academy of Social Insurance Accepting Applications for Eileen Sweeney Graduate Internship in Disability Policy
The student awarded the twelve-week summer internship will work with disability policy experts, gain work experience, make professional contacts, and attend relevant seminars and symposia at the National Academy of Social Insurance in Washington, D.C....
Posted on January 18, 2009
Deadline: March 1, 2009
Education
Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program Offers Support for Public School Teachers
Grants to be used for project-related expenses will be awarded to K-12 teachers or paraprofessionals in the U.S. working to improve academic achievement through student engagement, student-teacher relationships, and/or building the capacity of teachers...
Posted on January 15, 2009
Deadline: April 15, 2009
Environment
William Bingham Foundation Announces 2009 Funding Focus on Environmental Preservation in Maine
Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to organizations located in or programs focusing on conserving the natural resources of Maine....
Posted on January 15, 2009
Deadline: April 1, 2009
Health
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Invites Proposals for Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Grants of up to $400,000 will be awarded to nonprofits working to promote behavior that prevents childhood obesity, especially among low-income and racial/ethnic populations at highest risk....
Posted on January 15, 2009
Deadline: February 24, 2009 (Brief proposals)
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