Music Is Revolution Foundation mini grant

Maximum Grant:  $500                    Deadline:  October 15, 2013       PDF Application
 
The Music Is Revolution Foundation from Svengirly administers a mini-grant program for activities designed by teachers to implement, support, and/or improve their ability to provide quality music education for their students.

Only projects that clearly contain a music education focus - that is, projects based on the concept of music education, through musical experiences, initiating students into a sense of their social, academic, and cultural identity, and humanizing them through the emotional, cognitive, and/or physical impact of music will be considered.

Funds may be used for supplies, materials, equipment, transportation for a field trip, and/or to bring a performer or musical group to the school. Funds may not be used to pay for personnel, to replace state or local school funds, or for celebration food and drinks.

Public school teachers of children in grades K-12 may apply for funding.

Applications are reviewed three times a year. Deadlines are January 15, April 15 and October 15.

Applied Materials Foundation

The Applied Materials Foundation makes grants to selected organizations and programs in 4 areas:

• education
• civic engagement
• arts & culture
• and environmental awareness and sustainability. 

Deadline:  June 15, 2013 and January 15, 2014;     Information and application are here.

AMF directs approximately 50% of grants to the area of Education, 25% to Civic Engagement, 10% to Arts & Culture, and 15% to environmental awareness and sustainability. Grants are made for one year and may be renewed for up to two additional years based upon results. Applied Materials and the Foundation do not award grants for general operating expenses. 

 

AMF reviews requests semi-annually; the deadlines are June 15 and January 15.



 

StoryCorps @ your library (SCL)

StoryCorps @ your library (SCL), is a two-year program created by the American Library Association (ALA) in partnership with StoryCorps, funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, designed to encourage multi-format public programming on broad themes of oral narrative, and local and family history that may be tailored to specific locales, holidays, or heritage months. This project will serve public libraries as they seek to expand their influence and capital in their communities by connecting them with the powerful resources and branding available through a StoryCorps partnership.

Details are on the SCL website. Applications will be accepted December 8, 2012, through January 18, 2013 from public libraries, public library systems, and consortia.

ALA and StoryCorps will select ten pilot sites, determined by their level of interest and ability to successfully carry out the project, with an eye toward geographical and demographic diversity.

Libraries chosen to participate will receive a $2,500 stipend, promotional support materials, professional recording equipment, in-person training for library staff and volunteers, and tools to offer their patrons a fully facilitated StoryCorps interview experience as well as access to significant StoryCorps edited content.

As part of the StoryCorps approach, each interview participant receives a copy of their recording. With participant permission and based upon a written agreement with StoryCorps, local libraries will retain copies of fully released interviews. Copies of fully released interviews will also be deposited with the Library of Congress.

EPA’s Environmental Justice Small Grants Program

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Justice Small Grants Program supports and empowers communities working on solutions to local environmental and public health issues.

Last year, 16 projects were funded that focused on addressing climate equity, energy efficiency, renewable
energy, local green economy, and green jobs capacity. in 2010, the Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice received a grant for the “Hartford Recycles” project to educate 900 residents on how to recycle, to protect local air quality by reducing the amount of trash burned at the city’s incinerator.

The program assists recipients in building collaborative partnerships to help them understand and address environmental and public health issues in their communities. Successful collaborative partnerships involve not only well-designed strategic plans to build, maintain and sustain the partnerships, but also working towards addressing the local environmental and public health issues.

Deadline: January 7, 2013