[Nfb-fundraising] Washington DC - Community Heritage Project Grants

[Everett Gavel]

Hello Again, Fundraisers & Fundseekers,

Forgive my ignorance, but do we have a District
affiliate in Washington, DC, or do we all just meet
there at the Hill each year?  I'm having one of those
moments again.  Anyway, if we do, this grant might make
for a good opportunity to put together a timeline of
historical facts of what the NFB has achieved through
our Washington Seminars.  It's definitely a great piece
of DC history, after all.

The grant opp below states, "Proposals may request
funds of up to $2,000 for programs and projects focused
on the history, heritage, and preservation of
Washington. These grants are on a short time-line, with
a grant period lasting from July 1 through October 31,
2007. Funds are designated for short projects that can
be completed within the 120-day grant period..."

Well, the NFB is part of Washington DC's history.  All
we need is someone with a passion for documenting such
things, and gathering all the facts... who can keep
costs within the $2000 budget.  (Smile)

Regards,
Everett
www.everettgavel.com



Humanities Council of Washington, D.C., Seeks Proposals
for
Community Heritage Project

Deadline: May 1, 2007

The Humanities Council of Washington, D.C. (
http://wdchumanities.org/ )
 has announced a special Request for Proposals for
organizations
 and projects that engage in the work of community
history and
 heritage. The D.C. Community Heritage Project supports
people who
 want to tell the stories of their neighborhoods and
communities
 by providing information, training, and financial
resources.

Projects may focus on a range of ideas and issues from
communi-
 ties across the district, and may include a wide
variety of
 formats, from a historical resource center for your
neighborhood
 to an oral-history project for your community.

The council will be re-granting funds received from the
D.C.
 Commission on Arts and Humanities (
http://www.dcarts.dc.gov/ )
 to the heritage, history, and preservation community
of the
 district. Proposals may request funds of up to $2,000
for
 programs and projects focused on the history,
heritage, and
 preservation of Washington. These grants are on a
short time-
 line, with a grant period lasting from July 1 through
October 31,
 2007. Funds are designated for short projects that can
be com-
 pleted within the 120-day grant period, contain
components of
 larger projects that can be completed within the
120-day period,
 or for planning work to develop a larger project.

Grant funds are available to organizations
headquartered within
 the District of Columbia and that have 501(c)(3)
nonprofit status
 or D.C. government nonprofit status. Groups and
organizations
 without nonprofit status may work with a qualifying
fiscal
 sponsor.

Visit the Humanities Council Web site for complete
program
 information.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10006941/wdchu
manities

For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml