NEWSLETTER
MAY 2025
FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES
Spencer Foundation invites proposals for education research grants, Deadline: May 14, 2025 at 12 noon CT (Intent to Apply). Grants of up to $500,000 over one to five years will be awarded to support education research projects with the potential to contribute to the improvement of education....
Folded Flag Foundation invites scholarship applications for educational scholarships program, Deadline: May 15, 2025. The foundation provides educational scholarships to the spouses and children of U.S. military and government personnel who died as a result of hostile action or in an accident related to U.S. combat or stateside military operations....
Toshiba America Foundation Accepting Applications for Science, Math Projects, Deadline: Rolling. Grants will be awarded to teachers in grades 6-12 who are passionate about making science and math more engaging for their students....
Westinghouse Charitable Giving Program Accepting Proposals, Deadline: Open. Grants are awarded to programs in one or more of the organization’s priority funding areas, including education (with a focus on STEM disciplines), environmental sustainability, and community safety and vitality….
SFFILM invites applications for the Rainin Grant program, Deadline: May 30, 2025. Screenwriting, development, and post-production grants will be awarded in support of films that address social justice issues in a positive and meaningful way through plot, character, theme, or setting and benefit the Bay Area filmmaking community in a professional and economic capacity....
Artadia invites applications from visual artists in the San Fransisco Bay area, Deadline: June 1, 2025. Unrestricted funds of $15,000 will be awarded to contemporary visual artists in the San Francisco Bay area....
PEN America invites applications for Jean Stein Grants for Literary Oral History, Deadline: June 1, 2025. Two grants of $15,000 will be awarded to recognize literary works of nonfiction that use oral history to illuminate an event, individual, place, or movement....
PEN America invites applications for PEN/Heim Translation Fund, Deadline: June 1, 2025. Grants will be awarded to support the translation of works of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or drama that have not previously appeared in print in English or have appeared only in an outdated or otherwise flawed translation....
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Accepting Grant Applications From Artists in Need, Deadline: Open. Grants will be awarded to artists working on paper based on the dual criteria of recognizable artistic merit and financial need, whether professional, personal, or both....
Craft Emergency Relief Fund Craftspeople in Need, Deadline: Open. Grants of up to $3,000 will be awarded to professional craftspeople who have experienced a recent career-threatening illness emergency such as illness, accident, fire, or natural disaster.…
CHILDREN & YOUTH
Gerber Foundation invites applications for pediatric research, Deadline: May 15, 2025 (Concept Papers). Grants of up to $350,000 over up to three years will be awarded in support of solutions to common issues and problems in children’s health and nutrition....
Huo Family Foundation issues call for proposals for effects of digital technology on children and youth, Deadline: May 23, 2025. Grants will be awarded to support research investigating the usage of digital technology on brain development, social behaviors, and mental health in children and young people....
Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood invites letters of intent, Deadline: May 31, 2025 (Letters of Intent). Grants will be awarded in support of projects and programs with the potential to significantly enhance the development, health, safety, education, and/or quality of life of children....
MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation invites letters of inquiry, Deadline: October 1, 2025 Rolling (Letters of Inquiry). Requests will be considered for various purposes, including funding capital projects (e.g., field renovations), baseball and softball programs, and education initiatives….
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issues RFP for efforts to protect the Mojave desert tortoise and their habitat, Deadline: May 14, 2025 at 8:59 p.m. PT. Grants will be awarded in support of projects that produce measurable outcomes for the threatened Mojave desert tortoise in California’s western Mojave Desert....
American Kennel Club, AKC Canine Health Foundation, and Theriogenology Foundation invite applications for 2026 Small Animal Theriogenology Residency Program, Deadline: May 15, 2025. Grants of up to $150,000 will be awarded to theriogenology training programs to support a residency position focused on canine reproductive health and reproduction....
ASPCA issues RFP to end factory farming, Deadline: May 30, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Grants of up to $30,000 will be awarded in support of local, regional, and state campaigns working to keep factory farms at bay....
Horticultural Research Institute invites applications for horticulture research, Deadline: May 31, 2025. Grants will be awarded to support a broad range of highly effective research projects, funding research that specifically deals with green industry-related issues....
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
American Psychiatric Association Foundation invites applications for mental health and substance use disorder projects, Deadline: May 30, 2025. Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to medical schools supporting mental health and substance use disorder projects, with a focus on underserved minority communities....
Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation invites applications for HIV treatment and prevention and programs focused on transgender communities, Deadline: May 31, 2025. Grants will be awarded to support HIV treatment and prevention and programs focused on transgender communities....
Rheumatology Research Foundation invites applications for Clinician Scholar Educator Award, Deadline: June 2, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. ET. An award of $210,000 over three years will be awarded to enhance education in musculoskeletal diseases for future doctors and rheumatology health professionals....
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation issues call for proposals for community-led systems research to address systemic racism, Deadline: June 4, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Grants of up to $200,000 will be awarded in support of a cohort of community-led pilot studies to produce new, actionable evidence about how to help medical, social, and public health systems work together to address forms of systemic racism....
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
PCORI issues funding announcement for clinical effectiveness research on intellectual and developmental disabilities, Deadline: May 13, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Through its latest funding announcement, PCORI aims to boost comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) projects that focus on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities....
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Rotary Foundation invites applications for Peace Center Fellowships, Deadline: May 15, 2025. Through academic training, practice, and global networking opportunities, the Rotary Peace Centers program develops leaders who become catalysts for peace and conflict prevention and resolution....
Charles Koch Foundation Invites Applications for Trade Policy Research, Deadline: Rolling. Grants will be awarded in support of proposals for research and related projects aimed at bridging the gap between theory and practice and contributing to contemporary debates around important trade-policy issues....
WOMEN & GIRLS
IWMF Seeks Applications for Reporting Grants for Women’s Stories, Deadline: Rolling. Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to women journalists to pursue underrepresented, gender-sensitive stories of importance....
Boulware Foundation Seeks to Increase Economic Opportunities for Women and Girls, Deadline: Rolling (Letters of Intent). Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to projects or programs aligned with the foundation’s areas of interest, including financial literacy education, workforce and vocational skill development, microfinance, and entrepreneurship….
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
In April 2025 I enjoyed an onsite Artist Grant Writing Seminar at my home and studio in Topanga, CA. Check out the excellent evaluations!
Remember, I’m always here to help non-profit organizations and individual artists identify their goals and develop effective strategies to achieve them.
Email me if you have questions or needs!
All my best, Linda
ARTIST GROUP COACHING SESSION
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
3 - 5 pm / $125 / limit 4 participants
2-hour Zoom Session with only 4 artist participants
personal setting to seek advice and ask questions about career goals, projects, exhibitions, and publications
candid conversation with Linda along with other artists and art professionals to discuss meaningful issues
Sunday, August 3, 2025
ARTIST GRANT WRITING SEMINAR
Join in an open dialogue to learn how to create and gather the documents needed to apply for funding opportunities.
Find artist grant, fellowship, and residency opportunities
Read and understand application guidelines
Create and gather the documents needed to apply for funding opportunities