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NOTICES Cultural Trust Announces Deadline for Cultural Development Grants The Oregon Cultural Trust has an nounced a May 16, 2005, application deadline for its competitive Cultural De • velopment Grants. The guidelines and application materials for the new round of cultural development grants are available on the trust’s Web site at www.culturaltrust.org/ programs/grant_opportunities.php. “Oregonians contributed $2 million to the Oregon Cultural Trust during 2004 so the trust has increased funds to grant to Oregon cultural non-profits this sum mer,” said Christine D’Arcy, executive director. “Over half the contributed dol lars go directly to a permanent endow ment to support the arts, heritage, and the humanities, with the balance available for granting each year. “In 2006, cultural groups have more options for funding. They can approach the trust for direct competitive grants or apply to one of the new cultural coalitions that will make local funding decisions. This is a significant development for cul ture across Oregon.” The trust’s Cultural Development Grants provide state recognition and sup port to significant cultural programs and projects, preserving and enhancing Oregon’s diverse arts, heritage, and hu manities efforts. The Cultural Trust has identified four broad areas within which it will accept funding proposals: • Access: Making culture broadly available to Oregonians • Preservation: Investing in Oregon’s cultural heritage by recovering and preserving historic assets and achievements • • Oregon’s strong artistic, literary, and humanistic presence The enhancement of cultural oppor tunity and understanding for Oregon ians, creating or sustaining model programs that can be replicated elsewhere The creation of opportunity for ev ery community to invest further in its culture, stimulating new ventures that could not be tried without trust help Cultural development grants will gen erally range from $2,000 to $50,000 in fiscal year 2006 (July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006). All grants require some matching funds from other sources. Applications can be requested from the Oregon Cultural Trust, 775 Summer St. NE, Suite 200, Salem, OR 97301-1284; 503-986-0088, or downloaded from the trust’s Web site at www.culturaltrust.org. The Oregon Cultural Trust is a state wide program that is raising significant new funds to invest into Oregon’s arts, humanities, and heritage assets. In addi tion to the creation of a long-term, pro tected endowment, funds will be distrib uted each year to partner organizations, county, and tribal cultural coalitions and competitive grant applicants. Donations to the Cultural Trust are eligible for an innovative tax credit. Donors to the Cultural Trust are eli gible for a 100 percent tax credit for con tributions of up to $500 for individuals ($1,000 for couples filing jointly) and $2,500 for corporations. Because one of the Cultural Trust’s goals is to motivate Oregonians to in crease direct giving to cultural groups, in order to qualify for the credit, a donor must also have made matching gifts to one or more cultural non-profits in Oregon during the same tax year. For additional information or to donate online, visit www.culturaltrust.org. Don’t Drive When You Are Drowsy According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), each year at least 1,500 people die in fatigue-related crashes and many more are injured. In a 2002 NHTS A-sponsored Gallup survey, 37 percent of respondents reported falling asleep while driving at least once in their life, and 10 percent of those had done so within the past month. The AAA Foundation surveyed U.S. and Canadian police officers* about drowsy driving and found that more than nine out of 10 responding officers (93 percent) believed that drowsy driv ing was a serious problem. Additional responses revealed: • • • 88 percent had stopped a driver who they believed was drunk, but turned out to be drowsy 89 percent said drowsy driving is as dangerous as drunk driving 95 percent believed that drivers who cause a crash because they are fa tigued should be charged with a driv ing violation To drive alert and arrive alive, the AAA Foundation recommends: • • • • • • • • • Not driving when you are sleepy Stopping driving if you become sleepy while on the road. Drink a caffeinated beverage. Since it takes about 30 minutes for caffeine to enter the bloodstream, take a 20- to 30-minute nap while you're waiting for the caffeine to take effect. Getting plenty of sleep (at least six hours) the night before a long trip Not planning to work all day and then drive all night Traveling at times when you are nor mally awake, and staying overnight rather than driving straight through Avoiding sleepy times of day. Take a^ mid-afternoon nap and find a place to sleep between midnight and 6 a.m. Traveling with an awake passenger Scheduling a break every two hours or every 1 (X) miles ♦U.S. and Canadian police officers were sur veyed during the first three months of 2(X)4. Po lice organizations, including the International Association of Chiefs of Police and state and pro vincial police departments informed officers of the Web location via e-mail announcements, tele phone calls, newsletters, and Web page announce ments; 2,269 police officers completed the survey. AIEF Scholarships Available The American Indian Education Foundation (AIEF) is dedicated to serving Native American students who have re sided on reservations across the country. Each year, we grant more than $200,000 in awards. Because so many Native American students are faced with financial hurdles when planning their journey through college, AIEF wants to do everything it can do to support them. In addition to monetary funding, AIEF provides a mentoring component to students in our program. Throughout the year, they are supported through care packages, phone calls, birthday cards, and Creativity: Making and/or presenting whatever else we can do to make their time in college more comfortable. Applicant criteria includes: • • • • • Native American or Alaska Native descent Attending an accredited two- or four- year coliege/university or technical/ vocational school Must be enrolled as a full-time student An ACT score of 14 or above is desirable Scholarships are only for undergradu ate studies Scholarships available through AIEF include the following: artistic or scholarly work, and the de velopment of artists, cultural, experts, • and scholars Capacity: Strengthening cultural or ganizations to build stability and gen erate public confidence In considering funding requests, the Cultural Trust seeks proposals that in tend to expand the public benefit of Oregon’s culture through one or more of the follow ing: • The promise of positive impact on or improvement of cultural resources and activities and the expansion of both public and private support for culture • The preservation of the past or an in vestment in the future, in commis sioning new work that continues Siletz Tribal Business Corporation Economic Development Specialist Must possess a bachelor’s degree in business administration, business man agement, economics or allied field and five years' experience in managing eco nomic development enterprises or busi ness management. Working knowledge and experience with computer equipment and Internet research methods. Knowledge and ex perience in writing reports and in de veloping strategic plans to accomplish economic development objectives. Must have strong communication skills, both oral and written, including making presentations. Must possess cur rent driver’s license and proper insurance. • • Salary Range: $41.298 - $51,952 Tribal Level 11.0 Closes: 4/15/05 • For an application and job descrip tion, call 541-994-2142 or pick up at Siletz Tribal Business Corporation Freshman scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors; $3,000 to be awarded for the first school year only. Undergraduate scholarships are avail able to students who are entering, continuing, or returning to school and are not high school seniors; $1,500 awarded for the school year. Paul Francis & Josephine Nipper Me morial Scholarships: All Finalists are eligible to be reviewed for the me morial scholarships; priority is given to applicants who show true commit ment to bettering their community; amount varies each year. 2120 NW 44,h St. Suite D Lincoln City, OR Applications must be received by close of business day to be considered. For more details, contact American Indian Education Foundation. 10029 SW Nimbus Ave., Suite 200. Portland. OR 97(X)8; I -866-866-8642, fax 503-641 -0495, e-mail scholarships@nrcl.org, or visit www.aiefprograms.org. April 2005 • Siletz News • 11
