Award of $2,000 to a USA K-6 teacher to recognize excellence in helping students improve in writing. Applicants should explain and demonstrate their philosophy about writing instruction and student progress. In addition, teachers must provide student writing sampl...

Grant of $20,000 to an Illinois or Wisconsin organization for a program to benefit children in eligible communities. Funding is intended for an organization working to address needs related to children, such as homelessness, poverty, illness, lack of education, il...

Awards to USA, Canada, and International translators to recognize exceptional work in the translation of book-length works in Japanese. Eligible entries include short story collections, memoirs, novels, essays, manga, poetry, and drama. Applicants may submit unpub...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations, and IHEs for educator development. Applicants must complete registrations before applying, which may take several weeks. Funding is intended for programming that will support effective school princip...

Grant of $1,500 to a USA, Canada, or International Jewish artist to support the creation of a unique work in the field of Jewish book arts. Applicants should be professional artists who are currently active in the field of book arts and whose works have been exhib...

Grants of $10,000 and in-kind support to USA individual artists, researchers, journalists, educators, academics, therapists, and creatives for innovative photography projects that present a new approach to understanding family dynamics. Funding is intended for wor...

Award of $200 to USA, Canada, and international authors, editors, or publishers to recognize an outstanding book in English. Winners will receive a monetary prize as well as recognition and accolades. The prize is awarded to an author of a published work that comb...

Grants to USA LEAs, nonprofit organizations, and consortia thereof for high-quality literacy programs. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to develop and implement literacy programs from birth ...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for community benefit activities. Funding preference will be given to proposals taking place in locations where at least one member of the funding source either resides or visits frequently, so that the utilization of funds ca...

Awards to USA, Canada, and International authors to honor outstanding works of literary nonfiction. The award is intended for unfinished projects which describe a place, event, movement, or individual and feature oral history as a significant component. The progra...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International translators to promote the publication of literary translation of poetry, drama, creative nonfiction, and fiction in English. Priority is given to translators in the early stages of their career, as well as to works by unde...

Grants to USA professional writers for critical financial support during times of economic difficulty. Funding is intended to assist journalists, poets, authors, translators, and playwrights who can demonstrate how the funds will help them address a short-term fin...

Grants of $5,000 to USA immigrant and refugee writers to support literary works in progress. Eligible projects are works of poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction written by a single individual. The program's purpose is to support the completion of a manuscript ...

Opportunity for USA poets, literary scholars, or translators of poetry to participate in a residency in a rural town in Massachusetts. Participants will receive a stipend of $4,000 and will promote and study poetry during their six-month stay at the residence. The...

Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual to attend a literary conference. The award is intended for a folklorist who works in public programming to attend an annual meeting. Funding is intended to offset the costs of meeting registration, lodging, trans...

Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual to participate in a literary conference. Funding is intended for a folklorist whose work revolves around women's issues. The award will offset costs related to conference registration, transportation, lodging, an...

Grants of $60,000 to USA researchers and policy thinkers affiliated with nonprofit IHEs and think tanks for policy analysis research projects. Funding is intended to support research and writing to prepare a book for publication. Eligible subject areas include mil...

Fellowships to USA scholars to work on research projects and writing in the fields of behavioral, economic, political, and social sciences. Successful applicants will receive salary support, access to research materials, an office, and work equipment. Residencies ...

Grants of up to $5,000 and grants of up to $10,000 and in-kind support to USA nonprofit organizations, schools, school districts, libraries, and military organizations for programs to educate students about autism. Funding is intended for activities designed for K...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations for work in developing countries that furthers education and empowerment for girls and young women. The purpose of the program is to support both academics and personal development. Funding is availa...

Award of $1,000 to a USA, Canada, or International individual to recognize outstanding science writing and reporting. The award is intended to recognize non-technical print and online journalism, including articles appearing in newspapers, magazines, newsletters, ...

Grants of up to $50,000 to USA community leaders, elected officials, and tribal leaders for capital projects to revitalize public community spaces in rural areas. The purpose of the program is to create and restore communal spaces that foster personal connections....

Fellowship of $24,000 to a USA PhD candidate, researcher, and post-doctoral scholar to conduct humanities research projects at an institution in New York City. Research projects may fall into the academic fields of the humanities and history. Applicants involved i...

Grants of $500 to USA and Puerto Rico libraries and community organizations for programs to encourage Latino storytelling and literacy. Funding can be used for publicity, refreshments, materials, and to hire a storyteller for the family literacy program. The libra...

Grants of $5,000 to USA nonprofit organizations for projects to benefit local communities. Funding is intended for the provision of needs-based services, including basic human needs, health and medicine, financial education and literacy, and mental health and cris...

Grants of $400 to USA, Canada, and International scholars to support preliminary research that utilizes the collections of a specified institution. Funding is intended for brief, one-week visits that assist researchers in determining whether a longer research stay...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International scholars to support research that utilizes the collections of a specified institution. Funding is intended to assist researchers for up to eight weeks as they engage in serious scholarship and conduct studies, while availin...

Cooperative agreement to a USA IHE, agency, individual, or research organization to create a national center focused on literacy skills for students with disabilities. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding i...

Grants of up to $6,000 to USA nonprofit organizations to support the provision of literacy services for students. Funding is intended for general operations, including but not limited to equipment, supplies, salaries, space rental, technology, teacher stipends, an...

Grants of up to $10,000 to Wisconsin artists, artist teams, creatives, and arts organizations for arts and cultural programming in eligible locations. Funding is intended to enhance and expand arts, culture, and public art opportunities, including presentations, p...

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, IHEs, government agencies, and tribal entities for arts initiatives and events. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Eligible disciplines include visual and me...

Fellowships of up to $25,000 to USA, Canada, and International journalists to produce a journalistic piece detailing the impact of AI on society. The opportunity is available to freelance and staff journalists working in a broad range of media, including video, pr...

Fellowships to a USA Native American writers to create and present new work. The fellowship is intended to assist writers at all stages of their careers. Eligible applicants produce work in one of the following genres: fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry, playwriti...

Award of $300 to a USA, Canada, or International student to recognize scholarship in the field of storytelling in folklore. The purpose of the award is to acknowledge a student paper that explores the process of creating narratives and storytelling. The prize is a...

Award of $100 to a USA, Canada, or international organization or individual for outstanding contributions in traditional cultural education. This award is intended to recognize a developed work that effectively inspires K–12 educators or students to engage with ...

Awards to USA, Canada, and International students and individuals in recognition of outstanding writing related to women's folklore. Submissions by undergraduate and graduate students must be a maximum of 30 pages and be part of their degree program. Scholarly sub...

Award to a USA, Canada, or International academic or scholar in recognition of outstanding works related to African American culture. The award is intended to honor an ethnographer, folklorist, or ethnomusicologist for research or documentation presented in essay ...

Awards to USA, Canada, and International undergraduate and graduate students for outstanding research papers related to food and foodways. Eligible entries incorporate current folkloric viewpoints in their studies. Winning students, who will present their papers a...

Awards of $200 to USA, Canada, and International undergraduates, graduate students, and early career scholars in recognition of outstanding papers related to children's folklore. In addition to the monetary award, winning entries will be extended an invitation to ...

Award to a USA, Canada, or International undergraduate or graduate student, or recent graduate in recognition of an outstanding project related to folk art or material culture. Eligible entries may take the form of multimedia presentations or traditional papers an...

Grants to Wisconsin nonprofit organizations for services and programs benefiting communities in eligible locations. First-time applicants must contact the funding source before applying. Funding is intended for larger-scale projects addressing the needs of vulnera...

Award to a Wisconsin library, library system, or library network to recognize outstanding library services. The library board or administering entity, the staff, and the people or community that benefit from services are expected to be involved in the accomplishme...

Award to a Wisconsin library employee to recognize exceptional programming. The award will honor outstanding leadership in presenting programs that engage participants of all ages. Eligible programs may be presented as a series or as individual events, and may be ...

Award to a Wisconsin individual or group to recognize outstanding dedication to the local library system. The award is intended to honor exceptional contributions that have led to the improved quality of community library services. The purpose of the award is to c...

Award to a Wisconsin library trustee to recognize exceptional contributions to local libraries. The award is intended to honor a currently-serving trustee who has demonstrated outstanding dedication to the field. The successful nominee will be selected on the basi...

Award to a Wisconsin individual or group in recognition of outstanding accomplishments and service within the library profession. This award is intended to honor an individual or group of people whose endeavors have contributed substantially to the field of librar...

Awards to Wisconsin individuals and groups to recognize outstanding advocacy related to intellectual freedom in a library setting. Successful nominees have actively promoted and defended intellectual freedom principles and resisted censorship and other violations....

Grants to Wisconsin nonprofit organizations, individuals, schools and school districts, and agencies to support local arts and cultural projects in eligible locations. Applicants must contact program staff prior to applying. Eligible activities may include concert...

Grants to USA writers and translators to support the launch or completion of literary projects. Funding is intended to assist writers in genres that include, but are not limited to, memoirs, novels, essays, poetry books, and short story collections. Additionally, ...

Grants to USA qualifying nonprofit organizations, schools, IHEs, libraries, and hunting associations for initiatives related to health, education, and animals and environment. Eligible applicants include associations of game hunters and charitable organizations th...