Léni Fund Grant Cycle 2021-2022

We are very excited to announce the opening of our next Grant Cycle for 2021-2022! The application deadline is August 30th, 2021.

The Leni Fund welcomes grant proposals for:

performing arts outreach opportunities such as in-school residencies and in-theatre performances and / or
teacher professional development opportunities.

Funding decisions for 2021-22 will be made after review by the Léni Fund and SBUSD representatives.

Projects that align with the Santa Barbara Unified School District priorities for literacy and mental health are strongly encouraged.

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* 1. Name of organization

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* 2. Name of individual completing application; Title / Role in Organization

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* 3. Name of education outreach director (if applicable)

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* 4. Mailing address (Street address, City, State, Zip Code)

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* 5. Phone number

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* 6. List the email address for person completing the grant request below.

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* 7. Website

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* 8. Targeted audience(s) - Check all that apply.


Preschool	Preschool	Preschool	Preschool	Preschool	Preschool
K-6	K-6	K-6	K-6	K-6	K-6
7-8	7-8	7-8	7-8	7-8	7-8
9-12	9-12	9-12	9-12	9-12	9-12
After-School	After-School	After-School	After-School	After-School	After-School
Teacher Professional Development	Teacher Professional Development	Teacher Professional Development	Teacher Professional Development	Teacher Professional Development	Teacher Professional Development

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* 9. Location

In-Theatre

In-School

Teacher Professional Development to be offered on our premises

Teacher Professional Development to be offered on SBUnified premises pending authorization by district

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Identify the area or areas of curriculum that your offered arts outreach will support

English

Social Studies/History

Science/Technology

Math

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Type of outreach

Theatre

Music

Dance

Film

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Describe your intended outreach briefly below.

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* 13. How does your proposal support the SBUnified priorities for student literacy and mental health?

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* 14. Intended date(s) for outreach

Date / Time

Date

Time

AM/PM

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* 15. Alternate date(s) for outreach

Date / Time

Date

Time

AM/PM

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* 16. Provide a brief list of planned budget expenses for this project along with total planned budget.

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* 17. Funding being requested from the Leni Fund. (not to exceed $5,000)

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* 18. Planned use for funding

Transportation costs for students to attend

Teaching artist(s) compensation

Production costs

Materials

Other (please specify)

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* 19. Questions/Comments

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* 20. I agree that if this proposal is funded, a representative from our arts organization will be expected to meet with the SBUnified Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator for planning purposes.

Yes

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* 21. I agree that if this proposal is funded that our organization will provide a draft of a study guide for any in-school or in-theatre residency OR an outline of the proposed teacher professional development workshop to the SBUnified Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator.

Yes

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* 22. I agree that if this proposal is funded that our organization will provide a final grant report to the Leni Fund within 30 days of the conclusion of the grant funded project. I understand that the Leni Fund will provide a survey to our organization for gathering this report.

Yes