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• (MARYLAND ONLY) - Community Development. Letters of inquiry concerning grants from the Baltimore Community Foundation to support projects in arts and culture, children and families, and community development. Preference will be given to proposals that promote a public-sector tourism campaign, increase Baltimore's cultural profile, support community involvement in the arts, explore new revenue options for regional cultural activities, support disadvantaged neighborhoods, develop young people as leaders, promote public education and scholarships, and improve the health and welfare of children and families. Who may apply: organizations in the Baltimore area that are classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or fiscally sponsored by such groups. Contact: Dion Cartwright, BCF 2 East Read Street, Ninth Floor, Baltimore, Md. 21202; (410) 332-4171; fax (410) 837-4701; email: dcartwright@bcf.org or http://www.bcf.org/ourgrants/grantprograms.aspx;
• (PENNSYLVANIA and NEW JERSEY ONLY) - Arts. Proposals for grants from the William Penn Foundation to advance the arts and culture in the Philadelphia area. Proposals should promote artistic achievement, increase residents' access to and appreciation of arts and culture, and promote public participation in and support for the arts. More information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: nonprofit organizations in Philadelphia and in Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties. In some instances, government agencies may be eligible if no nonprofit organization can conduct the equivalent activity. Contact: WPF 2 Logan Square, 11th Floor, 100 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19103; (215) 988-1830; fax: (215) 988-1823; email: moreinfo@williampennfoundation.org or http://www.williampennfoundation.org;
• (CALIFORNIA, DISTRICT OF COLUMIBA, AND NEW YORK) - Arts. Applications for grants of up to $75,000 each from the Dana Foundation to improve teaching of the performing arts at public schools in metropolitan Los Angeles, New York, and Washington. Grants will be awarded to train in-school arts specialists who teach performing arts, as well as professional artists carrying out residencies at public schools. Grants will not support programs that focus primarily on training classroom teachers or on the direct instruction of schoolchildren. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: nonprofit groups that organize arts-education programs for kindergarten-through-12th-grade students attending public schools. Contact: Dana Foundation 745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900, New York, N.Y. 10151; (212) 223-4040; fax (212) 317-8721; website: http://www.dana.org/grants/threecity;