2011-12 Pennsylvania Grant & Resource Directory
2011-12 Pennsylvania Grant & Resource Directory
2011-12 Pennsylvania Grant & Resource Directory
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FEDERAL PROGRAMS<br />
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS<br />
www.arts.gov (202) 682-5400 <strong>Grant</strong>s info: http://arts.endow.gov/grants/index,html<br />
GRANT/PROGRAM<br />
Shakespeare in American Communities – Shakespeare in<br />
American Communities is a national theater initiative sponsored<br />
by the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with<br />
Arts Midwest. Shakespeare in American Communities brings<br />
professional theater productions of Shakespeare and related<br />
educational activities to Americans throughout the country, in<br />
communities of all sizes. In addition to performances, activities<br />
include artistic and technical workshops, symposia about<br />
the productions, and educational programs in local schools.<br />
Theater partners for Shakespeare in American Communities<br />
are selected yearly through a competitive application and panel<br />
review process.<br />
CONTACT INFO/DEADLINE<br />
http://www.shakespeareinamericancommunities.org<br />
The Arts on Radio and Television (CFDA No. 45.024)<br />
– Program supports projects for radio and television arts<br />
programs that are intended for national broadcast.<br />
The Big Read – The purpose of The Big Read is to encourage<br />
literary reading. Big Read grants, ranging from $2,500 - $20,000,<br />
are available to revitalize the role of literature in American<br />
culture. Organizations selected to participate in The Big Read<br />
will receive a grant, financial support to attend a national<br />
orientation meeting, educational and promotional materials<br />
for broad distribution, Organizers Guide for developing and<br />
managing Big Read activities, inclusion of your organization<br />
and activities on The Big Read website, and the prestige of<br />
participating in a highly visible national initiative.<br />
Art Works (CFDA 45.024) – Three elements – the works of art<br />
themselves, the ways art works on audiences, and art as work –<br />
together are the intrinsic value of the arts.<br />
This guiding principle of “Art Works” informs the work of the<br />
agency and is reflected in the NEA’s new Strategic Plan FY<br />
20<strong>12</strong>-2016.<br />
Our Town (CFDA No. 45.024) – The National Endowment<br />
for the Arts will provide a limited number of grants, ranging<br />
from $25,000 to $250,000, for creative placemaking projects<br />
that contribute toward the livability of communities and help<br />
transform them into lively, beautiful, and sustainable places<br />
with the arts at their core. Our Town will invest in creative and<br />
innovative projects in which communities, together with their<br />
arts and design organizations and artists, are looking to increase<br />
their livability, and specifically are seeking to: ,Improve their<br />
quality of life, encourage creative activity, create community<br />
identity and a sense of place and revitalize local economies.<br />
http://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/RadioTV/<br />
index.html<br />
http://www.neabigread.org/<br />
http://arts.endow.gov/grants/apply/index.<br />
html<br />
http://www.arts.gov/artworks/?page_id=79<br />
http://arts.endow.gov/grants/apply/<br />
OurTown/index.html<br />
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PA <strong>Grant</strong> & <strong>Resource</strong> <strong>Directory</strong>
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