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Michigan Community Action Agency Association
Office Park West, 516 S. Creyts Road, Suite A, Lansing MI 48917, PH: (517) 321-7500 FAX: (517) 321-7504

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
Office of Innovation and Improvement; Overview Information; 
Professional Development for Arts Educators (PDAE) Program; Notice 
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.351C.
    Dates:
    Applications Available: January 10, 2008.
    Deadline for Notice of Intent To Apply: February 11, 2008.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 29, 2008.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 29, 2008.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Purpose of Program: This program supports the implementation of 
high-quality professional development model programs in music, dance, 
drama, media arts, or visual arts, including folk arts, for arts 
educators and other instructional staff of kindergarten through grade 
12 (K-12) students in high-poverty schools. Grants are intended to 
strengthen the capacity of teachers and schools to deliver standards-
based arts education programs and to raise student academic achievement 
in the arts and ensure that all students meet challenging State 
academic content standards.

NEA Literature Fellowships: Creative Writing, FY2009

Fellowships in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) or poetry are available to exceptionally talented, published creative writers. Fellowships enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. This program operates on a two-year cycle with fellowships in prose available in FY 2008 and fellowships in poetry available in FY 2009. Individuals may apply only once each year. Competition for fellowships is extremely rigorous. Potential applicants should consider carefully whether their work will be competitive at the national level. For FY 2009/Poetry Complete application packages must be postmarked (or show other proof of mailing) no later than March 3, 2008. Do not expect notification of awards and rejections before late December 2008. The Arts Endowment’s support of a fellowship may begin any time between January 1, 2009, and January 1, 2010, and extend for up to two years. An individual may submit only one application per year.