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 Hogg Foundation awards $446,615 in grants to improve mental health policiesThe Hogg Foundation for Mental Health has awarded $446,615 in grants for four policy projects to improve mental health services for children and adults across Texas. Read More > $3.31 Million in Trails Grants Awarded by TPW CommissionAUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission today approved $3,318,450 million to fund 21 National Recreational Trail Grant projects in communities across the state. The commission also awarded an additional $485,000 in re-allocated trail funds to underwrite trail improvements in seven state parks and three local communities. The seven state parks that will receive part of the recreational trails funding are Cooper Lake, Eisenhower, Huntsville, Lake Brownwood, Lake Corpus Christi, McKinney Falls and Tyler. The money will go toward renovating existing trails, making trails more accessible, and helping with layout, design and other improvements Read More >TESTIMONIALS |
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