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Foundation Center - Funding Information Network

Welcome to Springfield City Library - Funding Information Network Newsletter

At a time when the competitive landscape for grants is so high we can work together to help build the capacity and fundraising skills of nonprofits in our local community.

Please consider contributing to this effort as we work to build a newsletter that will provide information on resources, tools, classes, and events in Western, MA.

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Foundation Directory

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Upcoming Grant Opportunities

Institute of Museum and Library Services

February 1 (Deadline) - National Leadership Grants for Libraries - Project Categories: Community Anchors, National Digital Platform, Curating Collections

February 1 (Deadline) - Collections Assessment for Preservation Program - Designed to help small and mid-sized museums receive prioritized recommendations for improving the care of their collections.

March 1 (Deadline) - Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museums Staff - Project Categories: Digital Technology, Diversity and Inclusion, Evaluation, Organizational Management

Liberty Mutual Foundation

Reviewed Monthly - Liberty Mutual Grant - The foundation supports organizations involved with arts and culture, education, health, human services, community development, and civic affairs. Special emphasis is directed toward programs designed to provide accessibility for individuals of all abilities; security for men, women and children who are homeless; and educational opportunities for children and youth who are living in poverty.

Mass Cultural Council

Apply Now - Big Yellow School Bus - Grants to help schools meet the transportation costs of educational field trips to non-profit cultural institutions and activities in the arts, sciences, and humanities across Massachusetts.

January 5 (Applications Open) - Festivals Program - Applications reviewed on a "first-received, first-reviewed" basis. Regional diversity will be taken into consideration as part of the application review process. Funding for festivals taking place between March 1, 2018 and August 31, 2018.

January 29 (Deadline) - Artist Fellowship - Applications in the categories of Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting.

May 1 (Deadline) - Cultural Investment Portfolio – Project Grants - One year grants for specific cultural public programming.

Mass Humanities

March 26 (Inquiry Form Deadline) - Project Grant - Supports public humanities programming in almost all formats, including lectures, reading-and-discussion series, exhibits, walking tours, film pre-production and distribution projects, teacher education projects, and out-of-school humanities enrichment programs.

April 9 (Inquiry Form Deadline) - Local History Grant - Grants to support small Massachusetts organizations in working with their historical collections: Research Inventory Grants and Scholar in Residence Grants.

April 9 (Inquiry Form Deadline) - Discussion Grants - Grants are made for public humanities projects that center around moderated discussions—along with any other humanities-based project format.

National Endowment for the Humanities

January 10 (Deadline) - Public Humanities Projects - Grants support projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences.

May 1 (Deadline) - Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions - Grants help small and mid-sized institutions—such as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival repositories, cultural organizations, town and county records offices, and colleges and universities—improve their ability to preserve and care for their significant humanities collections.

May 31 (Deadline) - Common Heritage - Supports both the digitization of cultural heritage materials and the organization of outreach through community events that explore and interpret these materials as a window on the community’s history and culture.

United Bank Foundation

January 15 (Deadline) - Grant Application for Grants of $5,000 or more - The United Bank Foundation Massachusetts is committed to improving the quality of life for individuals and families in the communities served by United Bank in Massachusetts. Special consideration is given to organizations and programs which promote and support community development and benefit disadvantaged or low to moderate income individuals and families in the areas of: Affordable Housing, Community Service, economic Development, Neighborhood Revitalization or Stabilization.

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