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Announcing Round III Common Ground Grant Recipients!

Please go to the Forums Opportunities thread to read this important press release! Congratulations to all! To those applicants not awarded this round, please do not be discouraged. There were so many wonderful projects proposed, however the pool of funds could only be stretched so far. FNCI strongly encourages applicants to please apply again next round.

ANNOUNCING FOURTH ROUND OF GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

 Postmark deadline: October 1, 2008

The goals of Common Ground is to support activities that boost traditional and contemporary Indigenous creative musicians, such as commissions, residencies, performance and production, travel/study, and outreach. 

Common Ground Grant Program

Click on one of the following links for the application or for examples of projects that may be funded.

FNCI Common Ground Guidelines (doc.)

Click here for examples of possible application scenarios (pdf.)

To all FNCI Grantees: please click on the proper link to download the required Final Report form as needed

Common Ground Final Report (.doc)

The next deadline for fourth round is approaching! All applications must be postmarked by October 1, 2008. Please feel free to call or email FNCI for assistance in putting together a grant application .

651-251-2825 : gwettlinlarsen@composersforum.org
651-251-2812 : jarcoren@composersforum.org

Additional grants in music available at:

American Composers Forum

www.composersforum.org

OTHER LINKS TO AMERICAN INDIAN GRANTS IN THE ARTS

First Peoples Fund

Lori Pourier, President
P.O. Box 2977, 601 12th Street, Suite 3
Rapid City, SD  57709-2977
Tel. 605-348-0324
www.firstpeoplesfund.org

New England Foundation for the Arts

Rebecca Blunk, Director
145 Tremont Street, 7th Floor
Boston, MA  02111
Tel. 617-951-0010 ext 32
www.nefa.org

Seventh Generation Fund

Tia Oros Peters, Executive Director
P.O. Box 4569
Arcada, CA  95518
Tel. 707-825-7640
www.7genfund.org 

National Museum of the American Indian
Office of External Affairs and Development

Patsy Phillips, Development Officer
4th Street and Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC  20024
Tel. 202-633-6935
www.AmericanIndian.si.edu

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art

Jennifer Compolo McNutt
White River State Park 
500 W. Washington St
Indianapolis, IN  46204
Tel. (317) 636-9378
Fax. (317) 264-1724
www.eiteljorg.org

Evergreen State University
Longhouse Arts Program

Tina Kuckkahn, Director
2700 Evergreen Parkway NW
Olympia, WA  98505
Tel. 360-867-6718
Fax. 360-867-6699
www.evergreen.edu/longhouse