TABLE OF CONTENTS

• THE 2006 CAM CONFERENCE IS NEXT WEEK AND MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR 2007
• CCHE CALL FOR REVIEWERS FOR SECOND FUNDING CYCLE
• FEDERAL FUNDING UPDATE FOR IMLS, NEA, AND NEH
• IRVINE FOUNDATION OFFERS EVALUATION RESOURCES
• RESULTS FROM MUSEUMS HELPING MUSEUMS EFFORT
• OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
• MUSEUMS IN THE NEWS
• JOB OPPORTUNITIES
• GRANT DEADLINES
• BACK ISSUES OF CAM
• CONTACT CAM

To harness the generosity of the museum community, sixteen national museum service organizations asked their members to participate in "Museums Helping Museums: A National Relief Effort for the Gulf Region,” including the California Association of Museums. As of January 31, 2006, the Southeast Museums Conference (SEMC) has received over $203,000 in donations of cash and stock from nearly 160 museum service organizations, institutions, and individuals, including $100,000 from the American Association of Museums. These grants have made a difference as institutions and museum professionals pick up the pieces of their private and professional lives. Through the generosity of the entire museum community, the SEMC has awarded $155,000, which includes General Assistance Grants to museums in the amount of $5,000 each and Employee Assistance Grants to museum employees, in the amount of $1,000 each. While funds awarded to institutions and individuals are only a small fraction of the money needed to help with the devastating losses, recipients repeatedly noted the morale boost they received from feeling part of the larger museum community. Assistance is available to all affected institutions, including art, history, science, children's, zoos and aquaria, and gardens.

NEH PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR SMALL AND MID-SIZED INSTITUTIONS
The National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation Assistance Grants help small and mid-size institutions, such as libraries, museums, and historical societies, archival repositories, town and county records offices, and colleges, improve their ability to preserve and care for their humanities collections. These may include special collections of books and journals, archives and manuscripts, prints and photographs, moving images, sound recordings, architectural and cartographic records, decorative and fine arts, textiles, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, furniture, and historical objects. Applicants must draw on the knowledge of consultants whose preservation skills and experiences are related to the types of collections and the nature of the activities that are the focus of their projects. Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded. These grants do not require an applicant to provide cost sharing; however, if eligible expenses are just over $5,000, an applicant can cover the difference and show this as cost sharing in the project's budget. The deadline to apply is May 15, 2006. See http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html for additional information.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ARTS AND CULTURE ANNOUNCES GRANT OPPORTUNITY
The National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) recently awarded 46 grants totaling $100,000 to 23 Latino artists and 23 Latino arts and cultural organizations in the United States. These grants, made possible with major support from the Ford Foundation, support Latino artists, ensembles, and small and midsize Latino arts and cultural organizations in communities across the country. The NALAC will make applications available for their next round of funding in March of 2006. Go to http://www.nalac.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=index.index&page=nfa&CFID=47723&CFTOKEN=15410163 for more information. Support from the NALAC Fund for the Arts will help build the capacity of Latino arts organizations, support the creation and presentation of works by Latino artists and ensembles, and strengthen communities by investing in the creative and cultural assets of Latinos in the United States.

NEA LEARNING IN THE ARTS GRANT PROGRAM
The Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth program offers funding for projects that help children and youth acquire appreciation, knowledge, and understanding of and skills in the arts. Projects must provide participatory learning and engagement of students with skilled artists, teachers, and excellent art. We also require that funded projects ensure the application of national, state, or local arts education standards. Learning in the Arts projects may take place in school-based or community-based settings and focus on children and youth in the general age range of 5 through 18 years. Children and youth will demonstrate increased levels of appreciation, knowledge, and understanding of and skills in the arts based on the application of national, state, or local arts education standards. The deadline to apply is June 12, 2006. See http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/GAP07/LearningintheArts.html for additional information.

FUNDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL ACADEMIES FOR STUDENTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY
This program supports the establishment of Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics for students to develop a broader and deeper understanding. Projects must help high school students enrich their understanding of American history and civics; provide a summer residential academy that does not replace a current, established program; and demonstrate how specific civics and traditional American history content will be covered by the project. Institutions of higher education, museums, libraries and other public and private agencies, organizations and institutions (including for-profit organizations) or a consortium of such agencies, organizations and institutions are eligible to apply. The deadline to submit a letter of intent to apply is March 8, 2006. Only two awards are available and funding ranges from $250,000 to $700,000. See http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-1077.htm for additional information.

ANDY WARHOL FUNDING FOR ARTS
The Andy Warhol Foundation primarily supports work of a challenging and often experimental nature to originate innovative and scholarly presentations of contemporary visual arts. Projects may include exhibitions, catalogues and other organizational activities directly related to these areas. The foundation also supports the creation of new work through re-granting initiatives and artist-in-residence programs. Funding ranges between $20,000 and $100,000. The closing dates are March 1, 2006 and September 1, 2006. See http://www.warholfoundation.org/guidelns.htm for additional information.

SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARDS
The San Francisco Foundation offers Community Leadership awards to individuals and organizations whose leadership has made a significant impact in their particular Bay Area communities. This work may confront social or health problems, address environmental concerns or promote arts and humanities. One of the four awards is designated for an under-recognized, mature artist who has made a significant and ongoing contribution in the Bay Area. Individuals and nonprofit organizations in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo Counties are eligible. The award amounts are $10,000 for individual leaders and $20,000 for organizations. See http://www.sff.org/awards/nomination.html for nomination information. The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2006.

BIENNUAL REPORT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL AVAILABLE ON THE WEB
Friends of the California Arts Council can now see how the agency set its priorities, spent its budget and time, and adjusted its plans for fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05 by downloading a PDF copy of the recently published biennial report. The Council's grants programs continued to support both excellence in, and access to, the Arts. Three hundred and ninety grants totaling $1.8 million were awarded to deserving artists, arts organizations, and local governments during that time. These grants provided artists in the classrooms to work with schoolchildren; fostered art in ethnic communities; assisted artistic organizations such as symphonies, theater, dance and opera companies as well as local arts councils, museums, and literary artists such as poets and writers; and encouraged artistic endeavors too numerous to mention. To download the report, go to www.cac.ca.gov/?id=310 .

NEA ARTS CHALLENGE AMERICAN FAST-TRACK REVIEW GRANTS
The National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants category offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations - those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Age alone (e.g., youth, seniors) does not qualify a group as underserved. All projects must extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations that have limited access to the arts due to geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. The involvement of professionally trained, experienced artists and arts professionals is essential. All grants are $10,000. The deadline to apply is June 1, 2006. See http://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/GAP07/ChallengeAmerica.html for additional information.

ARTS IN EDUCATION MODEL FUNDING PROGRAM
The Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD) program supports the enhancement, expansion, documentation, evaluation and dissemination of innovative, cohesive models that are based on research and have demonstrated that they effectively integrate standards-based arts education into the core elementary and middle school curricula; strengthen standards-based arts instruction in these grades; and improve students' academic performance, including their skills in creating, performing and responding to the arts. Projects funded through the AEMDD program, administered by the Department of Education, are intended to increase the amount of nationally available information on effective models for arts education that integrate the arts with standards-based education programs. Nonprofits must work in conjunction with local educational agencies (school districts, etc.). The deadline to submit a letter of intent to apply is March 8, 2006. See http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-1076.htm for additional information.

ARTS ADVOCACY DAY IN WASHINGTON DC MARCH 13-14, 2006
Entering its nineteenth consecutive year, Arts Advocacy Day is a national event designed to bring together a broad cross section of America’s national cultural and civic organizations. It will take place at the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel in Washington, DC March 13-14, 2006. Arts groups will join hundreds of grassroots advocates from across the country to underscore the importance of developing strong public policies and appropriating increased public funding for the arts. This past year, arts advocates succeeded in securing increased funding for both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, as well as securing increased funding for arts education programs within the U.S. Department of Education. If you have any questions, please contact Government Affairs and Grassroots Manager Justin Beland at 202.371.2830 or visit http://ww3.artsusa.org/events/2006/aad/001.asp.

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