Grants That Make a Difference
October 1, 2007
"Grants that Make a Difference" highlights grants given to Southeastern organizations that have helped make a difference in people's lives. Getting the grant is only the beginning of the story. At least once a month, "Grants That Make a Difference" will profile these important grants and what their recipients are doing with them.
The North Carolina Arts Council is accepting applications for the 2008-09 artist fellowship awards. Awards have been increased from $8,000 to $10,000 each, and they include a new category for craft artists.
The program operates on a two-year cycle. Choreographers, film/video artists, craft artists, and visual artists are eligible to apply this year. Composers of jazz and classical music, songwriters, playwrights, screenwriters, spoken-word artists, and writers of fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction, and literary translation will be eligible to apply in the fall of 2008.
Fellowships may be used to set aside time for work; pursue projects that further artistic development and support the realization of specific creative ideas; or buy supplies and equipment.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old; be a U.S. citizen or holder of permanent resident alien status; have been a year-round resident of North Carolina for at least one year immediately prior to the application deadline; remain a North Carolina resident during the grant period and be physically present in the state for the majority of the grant period; and not be enrolled at the time of application or during the grant period in an academic or degree-granting program.
Visit the Arts Council Web site for complete program guidelines.
Grantmaker Contact Information:
Grantmaker Name: North Carolina Arts Council
Address: MSC #4632
Department of Cultural Resources
Raleigh, NC 27699
Phone: 919-807-6500
FAX: 919-807-6532
Email: ncarts@ncmail.net
URL: www.ncarts.org
The selection of organizations for the "Grants that Make a Difference" is based on criteria such as programmatic interests, geographic focus, and size of funding programs to ensure the broadest possible representation of the region's nonprofit sector.
If you'd like to see support for your organization featured in "Grants that Make a Difference," e-mail a detailed description of the grant, including the name and contact information of the funder and of your organization, the amount given, and how the grant made a difference. For your convenience, we have provided a template to follow. We welcome press releases in addition to, or as a substitute for, the information in the template.
Email the description or press release to
atweb@foundationcenter.org, with "Grants that Make a Difference" in the subject line.
Recipient Name:
Project Name:
Organization Mission and how it relates to the project:
Beneficiaries or Community Impact:
Funding Partner(s): (Grantmaker Names)
Grant Amount:
Recipient Contact: Name, Address, Phone, Fax, E-mail, URL
Grantmaker Contact: Name, Address, Phone, Fax, E-mail, URL
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