Education and Job Placement Grant Information

Here is some information community organizations might find useful to secure grants.

Gregory

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Deadline: May 8, 2012

The Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor recently announced the availability of grant funding to help provide education, jobs skills training, and employment services to disadvantaged youth. The funding comes under the agency's YouthBuild program, which aims to give students the opportunity to graduate high school or obtain an equivalency degree while also gaining occupational skills. Non-profits and other groups that are eligible to provide education or employment training are encouraged to apply.

For more information about this grant please visit the Department of Labor's website (PDF).

For more information about other federal grants please visit grants.gov.

Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education Announces Grant Opportunities for Artists

Casita Maria Center for
Arts and Education is

Giving Away Money!!!

Bronx-Based Performing Arts
Commissioning Program

Casita Maria is now accepting proposals for new performing arts work - musical, theatrical, spoken word - that highlights Bronx-based artists, giving them a space and funds to present their artistic works for the South Bronx community. Casita Maria will award five (5) $1,000 grants for productions costs and artist fees, as well as providing access to rehearsal and presenting space.

Please find the application here.

This initiative will highlight the emerging and established artists of the Bronx. Through an application and careful selection process, this program will provide much needed rehearsal space, performance space, and arts opportunities for the artists/arts groups while providing our community with the rich arts-based culture that is right here in their neighborhood. With the chosen artists, Casita members will not only be able to view culturally relevant performance and visual art productions, but they will get a chance to engage with artists in artistic workshops and community based events. Artists will receive a small stipend for productions and will gain access to all theater equipment and rehearsal space according to the space requirements. This is a chance to bring artists into the space and to better expose members to the enriching qualities of the arts.

Selection Process

Our process will include two steps: application and panel review.

Award Calendar

February 15-March 15, 2012: Applications accepted

March 31, 2012: Notification of awards

April 1, 2012: Announcement of awards

Citzens Committee for New York City Requests Grant Applications for Available Neighborhood Improvement Grants

Here is information related to grant funds available for anyone who has an idea to improve our community. Extra kudos to the organization for sending the informational e-mail to non conventional blog sites, such as the BoogieDowner, making sure the grants are accessible to everyone. I hope Bronx residents use the opportunity!!!! Good luck to everyone who applies. Please do pass the new on.

Gregory

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Have a great idea for a community improvement project? Apply for a New Yorkers for Better Neighborhoods Award! Citizens Committee for New York City awards grants of $500 to $3,000 to volunteer-led groups to work on projects that bring neighbors together and that have a positive impact on the community. We also offer project planning assistance and skills-building workshops.

Recent awards have enabled neighbors to come together to make healthy food available in their communities, transform empty lots into community gardens, organize tenants to advocate effectively for better housing conditions, and start school recycling programs.

The New Yorkers for Better Neighborhoods application deadline is January 31. For a grant application, please visithttp://www.citizensnyc.org/grants/NYBN.html. For more info, call/email Emi Wang at 212-822-9563/ewang@citizensnyc.org.