[NEohioPAL]Fw: $15, 000 Awards - Request for Proposals -Careers in the Arts Initative

[CAIN PARK]

Thought this might be of interest to area arts organizations.  Good luck if
you apply!
Sincerely,
Janet Herman Barlow, Cain Park General Manager
The City of Cleveland Heights
40 Severance Circle
Cleveland Heights, Ohio  44118
216.291.5796 (phone)
216.291.3705 (fax)
cainpark at clvhts.com
www.cainpark.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Access" <Access at kennedy-center.org>
To: "Access" <Access at kennedy-center.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 12:19 PM
Subject: $15,000 Awards - Request for Proposals -Careers in the Arts
Initative


> This may be the second time I've sent this to you, and if so I apologize.
I just don't want you to accidentally miss out on a great opportunity!
This is a fabulous program to support arts organizations in mentoring people
with disabilities seriously pursing a career in the arts.
>
> Can you please share this with people and organizations you know and
encourage them to apply?
>
> Thanks,
> Betty
>
> Please feel free to share this information with other arts organizations
(theaters, museums, galleries, performing arts centers, dance companies,
literary guilds, etc.), your membership and constituents, and excuse any
cross postings.
>
>
>
> CAREERS IN THE ARTS INITIATIVE - MENTORING (CAIM)
>
> REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
>
> The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces a request for
proposals to implement mentoring programs in the arts for individuals with
disabilities.  This project is supported by the U.S. Department of Education
Office of Special Education Programs and the National Endowment for the
Arts.  Proposals must be received by Monday December 15, 2003, may include a
request for up to $15,000 in support, and are for projects to be executed
between February 2004 and December 2004.
>
> Mission:  To support arts and arts service organizations in creating
experiential education opportunities through mentoring for individuals with
disabilities interested in pursuing careers in the arts.
>
> CAIM Project Intent:  Arts or arts service organizations will offer
individuals with disabilities, who are interested in exploring or advancing
their professional careers in the arts, the opportunity to learn in a
professional arts or arts service environment and be mentored by a working
arts professional. CAIM projects will create opportunities for the
individual with a disability to participate in professional development
opportunities, career advancement opportunities and build on experiences
which enhance and advance their potential for future competitive employment
in a career in the arts. Mentorships can be in any field of the arts
including but not limited to:
>
> * Administrative: development, marketing, education, advertising, human
resources, archivist, information systems/technology, retail operations,
special events, box office and programming.
> * Production: stage management, stage crew, construction, directing,
choreographing, writing, design, and museum practices including research,
collections, management, exhibit design and conservation.
> * Design/Arts: visual arts, exhibitions, facility design, costuming, sets,
props, lights, sound, painting, film, graphics and multi-media.
> * Performance: dancer, actor and musician.
>
> Qualifying Arts Organizations must:
>
> * Be a tax-exempt nonprofit 501-(C)-3 arts organization, arts service
organization, or a state/local government arts organization or agency.
> * Identify a full-time employee of the organization to mentor the
individual with a disability.
> * Select a qualified individual with a disability to be mentored
(definition of "qualified" below).
> * Complete and return an application including a budget which accounts for
the amount requested.
>
> Organizations may request up to $15,000 in support for a CAIM project. No
matching funds are required but organizations are encouraged to supplement
their CAIM project with other funds. Experiential education mentoring
projects may be up to nine months long but must be at least one semester
long (approx. 4 months), 15 to 40 hours a week, and occur between February
2004 and December 2004.
>
> Qualifying Individuals With A Disability:
>
> Organizations may consider people of all ages (18 years or older.)
>
> Non-students with disabilities must:
>
> * Be at least 18 years of age.
> * Have a documented disability.*
> * Be a U.S. Citizen or have a right to work permit.
> * Have three years successful work and/or training experience in the arts
> * Have demonstrated experience in the arts.
>
> Or
>
> Students with disabilities must:
>
> * Be undergraduate or graduate students in any field of study, or be
within 2 years of graduation.
> * Have a documented disability.*
> * Be a U.S. Citizen or have a right-to-work permit.
> * Have demonstrated experience in the arts.
>
> *  Documentation of a disability includes but is not limited to letter or
other documentation from a vocational rehabilitation agency, college or
university office of disability services or a physician.
>
> Eligible activities for funding:
> Eligible activities for funding include but are not limited to:
> * stipends for the individual with a disability;
> * auxiliary aids and accommodations necessary for the individuals
successful participation in the mentorship program;
> * professional conferences and professional development workshop
registration fees;
> * expenses for recruitment; and
> * up to 10% of the overall award for general administrative support.
>
> Ineligible activities for funding:
> Commercial (for profit) enterprises or activities are not eligible for
awards under this program. Ineligible activities include but are not limited
to:
> * purchasing general office equipment, computers and computer hardware,
cameras and video equipment;
> * building modifications or renovations;
> * relocation costs;
> * tuition expenses;
> * rehabilitation, medical or therapeutic expenses;
> * stipends for the mentor;
> * production costs such as space rental, costumes, sets, props, paint,
brushes, and other supplies to produce/make/build a piece of art.
>
> HOW TO APPLY:
>
> Email your request for an application to: access at kennedy-center.org Be
sure to include "CAIM Application Request" in the subject field, and please
indicate in the email whether the application should be emailed with an
attachment (PDF file), faxed or mailed.
>
> DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS
>
> Completed applications must be received by close of business on December
15, 2003 and may be submitted by mail only. All applicants will be notified
of final selections by January 30, 2004.
>
> FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
>
> The John F. Kennedy Center Accessibility Program by:
> Phone: (202) 416-8727
> TTY: (202) 416-8728
> Email: access at kennedy-center.org
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> CAIM was created from a recommendation to increase opportunities for
people with disabilities to pursue careers in the arts through mentoring
developed at the National Forum on Careers in the Arts held in June of 1998
at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and sponsored by the
National Endowment for the Arts, US Department of Education, US Department
of Health and Human Services, the Social Security Administration
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