Funding Opportunities

The Institute for Education and the Arts is providing information on two funding opportunities for the arts.

Support American Art in Classroom Program
From the National Endowment for the Humanities

National Endowment for the Humanities announces funds to provide exposure to American art in K-12 public schools, private or charter schools, and resource centers for home school consortia, as well as to create and support opportunities for discussion of aesthetic methods, art history, narrative technique, American history, and American literature. Eligible applicants include city or township governments, county governments, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, state governments, nonprofit organizations, and private institutions of higher education. The deadline for applications is October 16, 2006. Approximately $325,000 is available to fund 1 award. For further information, contact Barbara Bays at (202) 606-8290 or visit the NEH's website.

Art Projects
From the Puffin Foundation:

Puffin Foundation announces funds for supporting creative and innovative initiatives that will advance progressive social change. Grants are intended to encourage emerging artists in the fields of art, music, theater, dance, photography, and literature. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is December 15, 2006. For further information, go to the Puffin Foundation's site.

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