Stage Notes — MacArthur Grants awarded; Joffrey and Luna Negra head to Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival In its effort to boost the global profile of Chicago and its rich artistic landscape, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded a total of $504,000 in new grants to 12 Chicago arts and culture organizations to help support their collaborations with nine arts groups in other countries. The grants are the first of two rounds of support from the Foundation’s International Connections Fund, which will give a total of $1 million in awards by the end of 2012. |
Funding News Point Beach Foundation Awards Grants to TeachersThe Point Pleasant Beach Education Foundation has just awarded $14,707 in grants to teachers for new technology, equipment, books and supplies, and a donation towards Project Graduation. The foundation awarded $12,707 to nine teachers for various educational purposes and also awarded $2,000 to Project Graduation. The grants included $250 for Jeanne Kinneally, the teacher of the year at G. Harold Antrim Elementary School and $250 for Cindy Kells, teacher of the year at Point Beach High School, said Schools Superintendent John Ravally. He said that at last Friday night's Foundation Hall of Fame Dinner the two teachers received the teacher of the year grants which they will use for classroom supplies. Read More > Dodge City Convention and Visitors Bureau awards grant to Maine StreetNEWS NOW Daily record ... Awning collapse in Overland Park injures 1 ... Know any snow Samaritans? ... Daily record ... Awning collapse in Overland Park injures 1 ... Know any snow Samaritans? ... Home News Article Dodge City Convention and Visitors Bureau awards grant to Main Street The Dodge City Convention and Visitors Bureau is pleased to announce that an attraction and event print grant for printing promotional materials was approved at the February advisory board meeting. 0 0 Email Share Print By From Staff Reports Mar. 1, 2013 3:00 am The Dodge City Convention and Visitors Bureau is pleased to announce that an attraction and event print grant for printing promotional materials was approved at the February advisory board meeting. Main Street Dodge City applied for assistance in printing a rack card to promote downtown businesses. The printed piece will be distributed regionally to bring visitors to town by raising awareness of what there is to see and do at Dodge City’s downtown. A grant of $500 was approved for this project. Other grant recipients have included the Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame, The Carnegie Center for the Arts, and The National Barrel Horse Association. The grant is a reimbursable grant, and requires a proof of the final project before the grant is awarded. It will cover 50% of the artwork, printing cost, and other expenses, up to $500 per project. Read More >TESTIMONIALS |
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