AATA Awards & Grants

The American Art Therapy Association's Annual Conferencesprovides access to more than 150 Continuing Education Credit (CEC) opportunities! At the July, 2012 conference in Savannah, Ga. you will hear from outstanding keynote speakers and network with nearly 1,000 leaders in the field of art therapy.

Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association is an informative member benefit that attracts a worldwide audience of art therapists who want to stay current in the field. Members receive the journal and archived issues FREE as part of their member benefits.

If you are interested in contributing to the Journal by submitting Cover Artwork or an Article, members may click here.

Grants

U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Program Grants:

Go to http://www.grants.gov to search for grant opportunities.

OVW Grant Program Reference Guide

Follow the steps outlined to register for a Grants.gov account: go to the Get Registered link on the right hand side of the home page, select to register as an Organization or an Individual. To search for grant opportunities, go to the Find Grant Opportunities link on the left side of the home page. Select Browse by Agency. Select Department of Justice.

Susan B. Carbon, Director
Office on Violence Against Women
145 N St., NE, Suite 10W.121
Washington, D.C. 20530
202-307-6026 Fax: 202-305-2589

If you have programmatic questions, please contact the Office on Violence Against Women at 202-307-6026.
If you have technical questions regarding Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Contact Center at 800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov (24 hours a day, 7 days a week except federal holidays).

Art Therapists Can Apply or be Mentors for the “Dare to Dream America” Grants

Dare to Dream America grants of up to $1,000 are available to support youth in conducting projects that promote mental health awareness and involve a mentor in the process. Art therapists up to age 25 are welcome to apply for a $1,000 Dare to Dream America grant or mentor a young person (aged 13 to 25) who receives one. For more information about this grant program including how to apply can be found at: http://www.youthmovenational.org/dare-dream-america.

Dare to Dream America is a program of Youth M.O.V.E. National, a youth-led, national subsidiary of the National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, Inc., that unites individuals who have lived mental health, juvenile justice, education, and child welfare systems. Also, art therapists above age 18 can mentor grantees. For questions about this grant program or Dare to Dream America in general, please contact youthmove@ffcmh.org or call 240-403-1901.
Youth M.O.V.E. National, 9605 Medical Center Drive, Suite 280, Rockville, MD 20850, (240) 403 1901