Deadline: July 16, 2012
A program of the Foundation for Jewish Culture, the Lynn and Jules Kroll Fund for Jewish Documentary Film provides grants for the completion of original documentary films that promote thoughtful consideration of Jewish history, life, culture, and identity. Since 1996, the fund has supported the completion of over eighty original documentaries that explore ... read more →

Deadline: June 1, 2012 (Registration)
Through its Basic Preservation Grants program, the National Film Preservation Foundation is accepting applications for lab work to preserve culturally and historically significant film materials.
Grants are available to public and 501(c)(3) nonprofit institutions in the United States that provide public access to their collections, including those that are part of federal, state, or ... read more →

Nominations must be submitted by May 31, 2012
A national fellowship award for American Indian artists
First Peoples Fund chooses its Community Spirit Honorees for their commitment to sustaining the cultural values of Native people. Artists are absolutely central to producing the tangible, visible forms of creation that help the people know who they are. They manifest ... read more →

 Big Easy Entertainment Awards

 Attention all parties interested in applying for a grant through the Foundation for Entertainment Development & Education.

 Eligibilty

501 C-3 Organizations or Institutions with a project focusing on educational projects in theatre, music and dance.

Application
Submit a one to two page letter describing:

Your Organization

Resume(s) with contact info, including website, if applicable.
Previous Work
Have you received funds ... read more →

Funding for Photographers: Aaron Siskind
Deadline: Friday, May 18, 2012.
The Aaron Siskind Foundation is offering a limited number of fellowship grants for individual artists working in photography and photo-based art. Recipients are selected by a review panel on the basis of artistic excellence, accomplishment to date, and the promise of future achievement in the medium in ... read more →

Challenge America Fast-Track
Introduction
The Challenge America Fast-Track category offers support 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. Age alone (e.g., youth, seniors) does not qualify a group as underserved; at least ... read more →

Arts Writers Grant Program
2012 Grant Open for Submissions
Deadline: Wednesday, June 6, 2012
http://www.artswriters.org
The Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program supports individual writers whose work addresses contemporary visual art through grants ranging from 3,000 to 50,000 USD, issued directly to individual authors. The first program of its type, it was founded in recognition of ... read more →

Presenter Assistance
To strengthen program design and organizational capacity for presenters, funding up to $700 will support Planning Grants for artist residencies and Travel Grants for professional development. These grants are very limited and awarded on a first-come/first-served basis; so early submission is encouraged.
Deadline: Year-round, at least 60 days prior to activities.
In our continuing effort to build a ... read more →

Southern Fast Track
Southern Fast Track Touring grants are aimed at performing arts and literary arts presenters with annual operating budgets of $150,000 or less to support engagements by guest artists from outside the presenter’s state. Publicly accessible performances/readings and educational components which provide opportunities for people in underserved communities are eligible.
Deadline: Year-round, at least 60 ... read more →

Lake Charles, LA—The Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana are currently accepting applications for the 2013 Tourism Marketing Initiative Grant.  This year the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau appropriated $45,000 to distribute for special projects and events staged in Calcasieu Parish. The Tourism Marketing Initiative Grants Program works to initiate and sustain the ... read more →

Deadline: June 1, 2012 (Intent to Apply Form)
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is accepting Intent to Apply forms for the first round of the Doris Duke Artist Residencies. The program will support at least fifty residencies for artists at dance companies, theaters, presenting organizations, and/or select service organizations.
The residencies program is part three of the Doris Duke Performing ... read more →

Deadline: June 1, 2012
The Princess Grace Foundation-USA has announced the Princess Grace JustFilms Documentary Awards program, made possible by the Ford Foundation‘s JustFilms program.
Through the new documentary film award program, PGF-USA seeks to identify and support voices that tell authentic and powerful stories from or about underrepresented communities. These funds will be awarded to help support social justice ... read more →

We want to make sure that any professional craft artist in Louisiana affected by the severe storms and tornadoes this past week is aware of the disaster relief assistance available from CERF+.
Members of the LCEF staff experienced some of the destruction first-hand. Our journey started at 7:30 am this past Monday as we hopped in ... read more →

LOI Deadline June 1, 2012
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Artist Residency Program is designed to support artists and organizations working together to pilot new ways of reaching the public and developing demand for the performing arts. The program will support at least 50 residencies for artists at dance companies, theaters, and/or presenting organizations with grants ... read more →

This message is going out to CERF+’s contacts in the  Louisiana parishes recently  hit by severe storms and ongoing flooding, as well as statewide arts organizations. We hope you and your loved ones have been able to avoid loss.

CERF+ would like to make sure that any professional craft artist seriously affected by the disaster is ... read more →

 
Various deadlines: Theatre March 21, Dance April 30, Film June 1
The Princess Grace Foundation-USA has announced the availability of applications for the 2012 Princess Grace Awards in theater, playwriting, dance performance, choreography, and film.
Founded in 1982, the foundation identifies and assists emerging artists in theater, dance, and film, and has awarded more than $8.5 million ... read more →

Deadline: April 6, 2012
Chamber Music America‘s Classical Commissioning Program provides grants to United States-based presenters and professional contemporary classical and world music ensembles for the commissioning and performance of new works by American composers.
The program supports works scored for two to ten musicians performing one per part and composed in any of the musical styles ... read more →

Grants accepted quarterly.
Grants are available for any arts-related endeavors, but are particularly aimed at schools and educational institutes that are active in the performing arts, including music, drama, and dance, as well as related areas such as acting, directing, writing, and producing.
Most grants will fall in the range of $500 to $5,000 but other amounts ... read more →