Main
Street Arkansas Calendar – July 2 – 6, 2012
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IN
THIS ISSUE:
AR
Biz City of Distinction Awards Due August 6
SoMa
Biz in Running for Prize
Main
Street El Dorado Press
NPR
Cities
How
to Market Your Biz at Festivals
AR Community Foundation Giving Tree Grants
AR Community Foundation Giving Tree Grants
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More Grant Opportunities
Software/Hardware Opportunity
Reminder
– AR Biz City of Distinction Awards due August 6
SoMa
Biz in Running for Prize
Chase Bank and Living Social are
providing grants for up to $250,000. In order to be eligible, we need to
get at least 250 votes.
Main Street El Dorado Issues
Mini-Grants
NPR
Cities
NPR is asking the audience
input for the NPR Cities Project, where Americans across the country share more
about the heart of their city. Learn how to contribute pictures and sound at
npr.org/nprcities. You can also follow the project on Twitter @nprcities.
How
To Market Your Biz at Festivals
Arkansas Community Foundation
Giving Tree Grants
Through ARCF signature Giving Tree Grant Program, ARCF supports a broad range of projects with the potential for statewide impact and programs serving immediate local needs. Each of their 27 local offices and our central office in Little Rock offers Giving Tree grants at least once a year. Typically, these grants are available for a wide variety of charitable causes;. Check with the local office to which you’re applying for information about the current grantmaking focus.
How to Apply: Download and complete the application form at www.arcf.org between July 10 and August 15, 2012. Applications must be submitted to arcfgrants@arcf.org by 11:59 p.m. on August 15. If you need assistance, contact Chris Love, Arkansas Community Foundation’s program director, at clove@arcf.org or 501-372-1116.
Through ARCF signature Giving Tree Grant Program, ARCF supports a broad range of projects with the potential for statewide impact and programs serving immediate local needs. Each of their 27 local offices and our central office in Little Rock offers Giving Tree grants at least once a year. Typically, these grants are available for a wide variety of charitable causes;. Check with the local office to which you’re applying for information about the current grantmaking focus.
How to Apply: Download and complete the application form at www.arcf.org between July 10 and August 15, 2012. Applications must be submitted to arcfgrants@arcf.org by 11:59 p.m. on August 15. If you need assistance, contact Chris Love, Arkansas Community Foundation’s program director, at clove@arcf.org or 501-372-1116.
Playground
Equipment Grant Opportunity
The Dr
Pepper Snapple Group and KaBOOM!
are offering grants to qualifying United States-based organizations for the
purchase of playground equipment that will be built using the KaBOOM!
community-build model.
The program will provide
grantees with a $15,000 grant to be applied toward their equipment purchase
from a KaBOOM! preferred vendor; access to planning tools on the Our Dream Playground
Web site; the opportunity to receive one-on-one planning support from KaBOOM!
alumni; and post-build access to the KaBOOM! alumni network. Grantees will plan
their project and share best practices and challenges through the Our Dream
Playground Web site.
The program is open to
U.S.-based municipalities, neighborhood associations, schools, day care
centers, and nonprofit organizations without a playground or with existing
equipment that is unsafe for children to use.
Tourism
Cares Grant Opportunity
Through its Worldwide Grant
Program, Tourism Cares
works to make a difference at tourism-related sites of cultural, historical,
and natural significance.
Nonprofit, tax-exempt public
charities are invited to submit letters of inquiry online for projects to
conserve, preserve, or restore a site, and/or educate visitors. Funding
requests may include brick-and-mortar capital improvement projects or
educational programs that enhance interpretation of the site.
NEA
Design Art Works Grant Program
Here's
a quick rundown on what you should know if your organization plans to apply for
the August 9, 2012 deadline. Grant guidelines, additional details, and
application materials are all available on www.arts.gov.
Grant guidelines: http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/GAP13/DesignAW.html
Eligible applicants: Nonprofit 501(c)(3) U.S. organizations; units of
state or local government; or federally recognized tribal communities with 3
years of programming history. http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/GAP13/Eligibility.html
Eligible design project activities: It's a long list! Everything from
competitions to design commissions; design research to community workshops;
exhibitions to design festivals; education to technology products that advance
the field of design; and much more. Review the guidelines for a more
comprehensive list. Note: Construction costs are NOT eligible. However,
NEA can support earlier phases in the project, including predevelopment and
design fees.
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