Hey eric,

Welcome to the tribe!

Thanks for taking the time to introduce yourself.

I look forward to interacting with you here on tribe.

Your mod,
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Hello: My name is Adam Steinberg. I am a writer and fire-performer. I am also teaching myself how to write grants. I have several RFP's at the moment that are waiting to be filled. I am little reluctant to offer my services on a large scale due to the fact that I am so busy with my 9 to 5 and everything else in between. I would be more than happy to point any of you in the right direction and assist but I am not at the point where I would be willing to accept full responsibility for getting you the grant.

Here are a few of the opportunities out there for free grant money. I hope this can help someone out:


1) Creative Capital Accepting Applications for Grants in
Emerging Fields, Innovative Literature, and Performing
Arts

Deadline: March 4, 2008 (Letters of Inquiry)

Founded in 1999, the Creative Capital Foundation
( www.creative-capital.org/ ) is a national nonprofit
organization that supports artists pursuing adventurous and
imaginative work in the performing and visual arts, film/video,
innovative literature, and emerging fields. The foundation is
committed to working in long-term partnership with the artists
it funds, making a multiyear financial commitment, and providing
advisory services and professional development assistance along
with financial support. Funded artists agree to share a small
percentage of any net profits generated by their projects with
Creative Capital, which applies those funds toward new grants.

In 2008, Creative Capital will support artists in Emerging Fields,
Innovative Literature, and Performing Arts. Emerging Fields may
include digital arts, gaming, sound art, architecture, design,
interdisciplinary projects, and new genres. Innovative Literature
may include poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and genre-defying liter-
ary work. Performing Arts may include dance, music theater, exper-
imental music performance, non-traditional opera, spoken word,
theater/performance art, puppetry, and interdisciplinary projects.

To be eligible to apply, an artist must be a U.S. citizen or
permanent legal resident of the U.S.; at least 25 years old;
and a working artist with at least five years of professional
experience.

Visit the Creative Capital Web site for complete program informa-
tion and application procedures.

RFP Link:
fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd...ital


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2) Open Society Institute Invites Photographers and Artists to
Apply for Moving Walls 15 Group Exhibition

Deadline: March 28, 2008

Moving Walls is an annual documentary photography exhibition
produced by the Open Society Institute ( www.soros.org/ ),
a private operating and grantmaking foundation that works to
build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are
accountable to their citizens.

The exhibition series is an artistic interpretation of the
obstacles -- such as political oppression, economic instability,
and racism -- that society often erects, and the struggles to
tear those barriers down. Since its inception in 1998, Moving
Walls has featured nearly one hundred photographers whose work
addresses a variety of social justice and human rights issues.

OSI encourages photographers to submit documentary work of
national or international subjects that coincide with the issues
and geographical areas that are of concern to OSI. Upon selection,
photographers must submit a budget proposal for printing, dry-
mounting, and other miscellaneous costs. In addition, selected
photographers will receive a $1,500 royalty payment.

Visit the OSI Web site for complete program information.

RFP Link:
fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd...oros


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11) National Association of Counties Invites Applications for
Coastal Counties Restoration Initiative

Deadline: March 24, 2008

The National Association of Counties ( www.naco.org/ ),
in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's ( www.noaa.gov/ ) Community-Based
Restoration Program, has announced the second year of funding
for the Coastal Counties Restoration Initiative.

The initiative provides financial assistance on a competitive
basis to innovative, high-quality county-led or -supported
projects. In 2008, CCRI will provide a total of $500,000 in
grants to improve stream, river, estuarine, and other important
marine habitats. A priority area for CCRI is the removal of fish
passage barriers in coastal streams and rivers.

NACo member counties (visit www.naco.org/ and click on
"About Counties" to determine membership) and organizations work-
ing in partnership with a NACo member county are eligible for
funding. All applicants must include a letter of support from
their chief elected county official. Non-county organizations
include nonprofit organizations, private agencies, and public
institutions such as departments, townships, cities, villages,
boroughs, conservation districts, planning districts, utility
districts, or other units of local government. Non-county appli-
cants should ensure that the letter demonstrates a substantial
county partnership in the project.

Grants will range from $50,000 to $100,000 each, based on need.

The full Request for Proposals and the NACo CCRI Eligibility
Map are available at the NACo Web site.

RFP Link:
fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd...naco

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www.siuwins.co.uk/ i meant to say...

All the image links on your website's gallery seem to be broken.

Hi Jen, like your portfolio. :)

I just realized I hadn't introduced myself... :) I've been illustrating since I was pretty young... started because of a love of comic books in 3rd grade and throughout high-school when I was playing roleplaying games, I was always the artist of the group. These days I'm focusing mostly on comic strips or "cartooning" and recently put up a new site at www.woohooligan.com?a=tribe . I'm also not very good at business -- or at least I don't perceive myself to be. I've been doing this all by the seat of my pants. Would love to have an agent.