grants

**California Council for the Humanities Announces Youth Digital Filmmakers Program

**Entries Sought for New York State Council on the Arts Electronic Media and Film Grants

**Multi-Arts Production Fund Offers Support for Live Performing Arts Projects

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California Council for the Humanities Announces Youth Digital Filmmakers Program
Deadline: April 2, 2007

The California Council for the Humanities ( http://calhum.org/ )has announced a new grant program, Youth Digital Filmmakers, to support projects that engage California youth in creating short films about how they see California. Each project will involve a local filmmaker, a humanities scholar, and a community-based organization in an effort to create humanities based media that will be used for community screenings and wider distribution. Youth Digital Filmmakers is part of "How I See It," the newest phase of the council's California Stories initiative,which is designed to strengthen communities and connect Californians by uncovering personal and community stories that tell the story of California today. "How I See It" will focus on the stories and perspectives of California youth. The council will fund projects in which youth explore the theme of connections (or disconnections) in their individual lives and communities.

The applicant must be a California nonprofit organization or municipal/state agency or be sponsored by one; involve at least one experienced filmmaker or videomaker as a workshop leader/producer; work with a teenage population (14-19 years old); and involve one humanities scholar in the project.

CCH will grant up to $30,000 per project. Each grant request must be matched by at least an equivalent amount of cash or in-kind contributions from non-federal sources. Program guidelines, including proposal narrative requirements and an FAQ, are available on the CCH Web site. The online application will be available on the program's Web site on March 1, 2007.

RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10005540/calhum

For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml

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Entries Sought for New York State Council on the Arts Electronic Media and Film Grants
Deadline: January 3, 2007

Coordinated through the Independent Feature Project http://www.ifp.org/ funding is available from the New York State Council on the Arts ( http://www.nysca.org/ ) to support the distribution of recently completed work by independent media artists residing in New York State. Grants are given for audio/radio, film, and video productions; computer-based work; and installations incorporating these media. Artists may request funding up to a maximum amount of $5,000, though grant awards are generally lower.

The work proposed for support must have been completed between December 1, 2005, and November 30, 2006. Note: This grant is for works that have been fully completed; grants may not be used for production or post-production costs.

For guidelines and an online application, visit the IFP Web site.

RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10005541/ifp

For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml

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Multi-Arts Production Fund Offers Support for Live Performing Arts Projects Deadline: February 16, 2007

The Multi-Arts Production Fund ( http://www.mapfund.org/ ), a program of Creative Capital ( http://www.creative-capital.org/ ) supported by the Rockefeller Foundation ( http://rockfound.org/ ), supports original new work in all disciplines and traditions of the live performing arts. The goal of the fund is "to assist artists who are exploring and challenging the dynamics of live performance within our changing society, thus reflecting our culture's innovation and growing diversity." MAP seeks especially to support work that brings insight and vibrant critique to the issue of cultural difference, be that in class, gender, generation, ethnicity, or tradition.

Applications for MAP support must come from U.S.-based organizations based with nonprofit federal tax status. Nonprofit artist- services organization may apply as fiscal sponsors on behalf of unincorporated artists or ensembles. While an applicant organi- zation must be based in the U.S., participating artists may be from anywhere.

The MAP Fund supports only artistic projects that contain or will contain a live-performance component. The fund award may be applied to artist commissioning fees and salaries, research and development fees, or production expenses up to and including the premiere run of a performance for any given project. MAP is especially interested in providing support to work early in its development.

The touring of completed projects is not eligible for MAP funding. Eligible projects must not have premiered in or outside the United States before October 1, 2007 Award amounts depend on the project budget of the grantee but range from $10,000 to $40,000. The average award amount is $22,000.

Complete program guidelines and an online application are available at the MAP Fund Web site.

RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10005542/mapfund

For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml