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Award Nomination: Deadline 05/31/12

L’Oreal Paris, a division of L’Oreal USA, Inc., has announced the opening of the 2012 Women of Worth awards nomination period. Now in its seventh year, the Women of Worth program has honored and celebrated sixty women who are making a difference in their communities.

L’Oreal Paris encourages people across the United States to nominate a woman they admire for her dedication to volunteerism and charitable efforts. A nominee should have a record of exemplary service within her community and the community at large, be able to demonstrate the impact of her work within her community, be aspirational and inspirational to others, demonstrate commitment to her cause, exemplify leadership, and be non-compensated for the activities for which she is nominated.

Nominees must be women, legal residents of the fifty United States or the District of Columbia, consent to be nominated, and be 18 years of age or older at the time of nomination. The nominee’s volunteer activities must have occurred in the continental U.S. and have primarily benefited domestic American needs. All volunteer activities of the nominee must be unpaid and cannot include court-ordered community service; however, nominees who receive a nominal stipend for their service (such as in connection with a national service program) may be eligible. The volunteer activity should have lasted for at least six uninterrupted months and should be ongoing.

Nominations may be submitted by individuals and organizations. Self-nominations are accepted and encouraged.

Ten honorees will each receive $10,000 for her charitable cause, and one national honoree will be chosen via a public online vote to receive an additional $25,000 for her charity. All ten honorees will be recognized and the national honoree will be announced at an awards ceremony in New York City.

For more information about the Women of Worth Program, nomination applications, and information on previous honorees, visit the Women of Worth program Web site.

Grant Opportunity: Deadline 06/21/12

The Native Arts & Cultures Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated exclusively to the revitalization, appreciation, and perpetuation of indigenous arts and cultures in the United States, is accepting applications for its 2013 Artist Fellowships.

Through the fellowship program, the foundation seeks to foster the creativity of Indigenous artists, allowing the opportunity for study, reflection, experimentation, and discovery. Last year, the first year of the Artist Fellowship Program, artist applicants had to be nominated. This year, the foundation is not requiring applicants to be nominated.

Awards will be made in six disciplines — visual arts, filmmaking, music, dance, literature, and traditional arts.

Applicant artists must demonstrate excellence, significant impact in their discipline, respect from their colleagues, and recognition in their field. The artist’s work must be evolving and current. Native artists are defined as American Indian from federally and state-recognized United States tribes, Native Alaskan, or Native Hawaiian.

Film fellowships will be considered for artists who have completed narrative or documentary films of at least sixty minutes.

Traditional arts include practices in pottery, carving, basket making, textile weaving, jewelry making, or regaliamaking.

Fellowships provide $20,000 in support.

Complete program guidelines and application procedures are available at the NACF Web site.

Grant: Deadline 05/31/12

First Peoples Fund Accepting Nominations of American Indian Artists for Community Spirit Awards

The First Peoples Fund‘s Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Awards program is a national fellowship award for established American Indian artists who have demonstrated substantial contributions to their community through their careers as artists. The program annually honors American Indian artists who exemplify traditional cultural values and way of life through the sharing of their creative talents and skills with others in the community. In addition to visual arts, the program recognizes contemporary and traditional forms of performing arts as well as literary arts.

To be eligible, a nominee must be a practicing artist of demonstrated maturity in his or her field; have been continually practicing as an artist for a minimum of ten years; and be a documented affiliate of a United States tribe.

Fellowships will be awarded to artists who demonstrate an artistic practice that passes on the traditions of the people; a commitment to building the strength of native communities by sharing their skills and talents with others in their respective communities; and a deeply rooted and maintained relationship to their tribal community.

Fellowship recipients will receive $5,000 designed to give them the opportunity to practice their art.

Applications will be sent to nominated artists following the nomination deadline.

Visit the First Peoples Fund Web site for complete program guidelines, nomination procedures, and information on previous fellowship recipients.

Grant: Deadline 05/16/12

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation‘s Youth Literacy Grants program provides funding to schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations working to help students who are below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading.

Applicants must provide literacy programs for new readers, below-grade-level readers, or readers with learning disabilities.

Grants will be provided for the following initiatives: implementing new or expanding existing literacy programs; purchasing new technology or equipment to support literacy initiatives; and purchasing books, materials, or software for literacy programs.

Applicants must be nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations and/or educational institutions (K-12 private and public schools, colleges and universities) and/or public libraries. All applicants must be located in and provide direct services in a state in which Dollar General operates and be located within twenty miles of a Dollar General store.

The maximum grant amount is $4,000.

For complete program guidelines, store locator page, eligibility quiz, and the application form, visit the Dollar General Literacy Foundation Web site.