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Funding and Professional Development Opportunities
upcoming iac deadlines
April 1, 2005: Project Grant deadline for the following
programs
Artist Project Grants
Artists in Schools & Communities Residency Grants
Arts in Education Project Grants
Conference, Workshop and Forum Grants
Folk & Traditional Arts Project Grants
Organization Project Grants
Public Art Project Grants
April 1, 2005: Teaching Artist Roster
Applications
(formerly Arts in Education Artists Roster)
Monthly Deadlines: All Iowa Arts Council Mini
Grants (grants worth up to $1,500) have monthly deadlines. Applications
are due the first working day of the month before the month in which the funded
activity takes place.
For more information on grant programs:
www.iowaartscouncil.org (click on
the “Funding” menu)
For more information about Arts Council rosters:
www.iowaartscouncil.org (click on
"Publications & Resources" menu)
Deadlines for all IAC grant programs can be found at:
www.iowaartscouncil.org/funding/deadlines-project-dates.shtml
other deadlines and opportunities
Summer Schools in the Arts
Statement of Interest Deadline: May 23
This NEA program supports rigorous, challenging summer arts education programs
that enable children and youth to acquire knowledge and skills in the arts as
well as gain lifelong interests in the arts and culture.
For more information, visit www.arts.gov/grants/apply/SummerSchools.html
NEA Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants
Application Deadline: June 1
Grants in this category receive an expedited review. Applications are submitted
to the Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants staff
and are reviewed by a diverse group of arts experts and other individuals with
broad knowledge of the specific types of projects in this funding area. January
1, 2006, Earliest Beginning Date for Arts Endowment Period of Support.
This category offers $10,000 grants, primarily to small and mid-sized organizations, for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations - those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Projects that are supported in this category generally are smaller in scale and shorter in duration than those in the Access to Artistic Excellence or Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth categories. Projects are limited to the examples that are provided in the expanded Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants description.
For more information, visit: www.arts.gov/grants/apply/GAP06/ChallengeAmerica.html
NEA Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
Application Deadline: June 13, 2005
To advance arts education for children and youth. An organization may request
a grant amount from $5,000 to $150,000.
For more information, visit http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/GAP06/LearningintheArts.html.
NEA Access to Artistic Excellence
Deadline: August 15, 2005
To foster and preserve excellence in the arts and provide access to the arts for
all Americans. An organization may request a grant amount from $5,000 to $150,000.
For more information, visit http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/GAP06/Design-AtAE.html
Coming Up Taller Seeks Nominations
Deadline: Nominations must be postmarked by March 24
The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) is inviting
nominations for its 2005 Coming Up Taller Awards. In partnership with the Institute
of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA),
and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Coming Up Taller Awards
recognize the accomplishments of after-school and out-of-school programs and activities
across the country. With its $10,000 award, Coming Up Taller also assists organizations,
furthers knowledge, and encourages development of future programs.
At the 2004 Coming Up Taller awards ceremony, Mrs. Laura Bush remarked that “the arts and humanities are critical building blocks for a child's development and they provide a strong foundation for a lifetime of learning … The study of the arts and humanities gives children the chance to be extraordinary -- the power to be themselves.” A list of the 2004 winners can also be found at the Coming Up Taller Web site.
Nomination forms are available at the Coming Up Taller Web site at www.cominguptaller.org
or contact the President’s Committee at 202.682.5409 for more information.
Heartland Arts Fund
Deadline: Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served
basis through May 2.
Applications to the Heartland Arts Fund, a collaborative venture of Mid-America
Arts Alliance and Arts Midwest, are now being accepted. The fund’s goal
is to enrich the cultural life of communities in a 15-state region (Arkansas,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin) through support of
touring performing arts programs. In partnership with the National Endowment for
the Arts Regional Touring Program the fund supports performing artists’
fees for presenters of all sizes and types. Presentations of any professional
performing artist or company outside the presenter’s state are considered.
Special incentives are provided to rural or economically distressed communities.
The next cycle of grants will support projects taking place between Sept. 1, 2005
and June 30, 2006. Online eGRANT applications will be accepted on a first-come,
first served basis through May 2. For more information, visit www.maaa.org
or contact Jenny Tritt at 816.421.1388 or email jenny@maaa.org.
