Grant Programs
$5,000 to Compose Music
$2,500 to Dance, Act, or Take Pictures
$5,000 For A Writers Workshop
$5,000 Cash Awards for Women Filmmakers
$500 Plus Artists Can Live & Work on a Farm
Artists Receive Funding to Promote Their Work
Grants to Help Publish History of Art Books
$1,000 to Fund Events for Independent Media Artists
Benefits Go To People Who Help Themselves and the Country
$10,000 to Support Media Projects
Grants of $1,500 to Aid Artists Worldwide
$30,000 Grants for Artists
$1,000 Travel Money for Food Writers
$1,000 for Puppeteers
Low-Rent Studios for Artists in New York City
Artists Get $1,500 to Finish Their Media and Film Art Works
1,000 Grants to Write Fiction
$1,200 per Month Plus Travel Costs for Performers, Artists, Writers, Filmmakers
Over $1.0 Million for Film Video, and Media Artists
3000 To Pay Your Heating Bills and Weatherize Your Home
Two other grant programs for home improvement are the Weatherization Program and the Energy Assistance Program. The Weatherization Program helps to do some household repairs that will make your home more energy efficient. Linda Wildey stated that there is currently a list of people waiting for services, but they are put in order of need. Maximum household income is $14,925 per year, although they take into consideration medical expenses. The Energy Assistance Program will begin again in November and offers help with large heating bills. For more information contact Linda Wildey, Interlocal Community Action Program, 525 E. 7th St. P.O. Box 305, Rushville, IN 46173; 765-932-2863. For more information on Weatherization assistance, check out the programs at Weatherization Assistance Programs Branch, EE44, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20585; 800-DOE-373. For energy assistance information, go to the Office of Community Services, Division of Energy Assistance, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW, 5th Floor West, Washington, DC 20447; 866-674-6327 (toll-free)
Visit: www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/weatherization_assistance/