Tuesday, January 10, 2012

National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards Open to DC Nonprofits

First Lady Michelle Obama with Madeleine Steczynski and Ixchel Garcia of ZUMIX, Inc. at the 2011 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards ceremony at the White House. Photo: Steven Purcell

The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, is pleased to invite applications for the 2012 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards. Learn more HERE.

The 12 award-winning programs this year will receive $10,000 and an invitation to accept their award from the President's Committee's Honorary Chairman, First Lady Michelle Obama, at a ceremony at the White House. After-school and out-of-school time arts and humanities programs sponsored by museums, libraries, performing arts organizations, educational institutions, arts centers, community service organizations, businesses and eligible government entities are encouraged to consider submitting an application available HERE.

Programs applying for the award must meet all of the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards eligibility criteria. The deadline for application submissions is January 31, 2012, 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Contact info@nahyp.org or 202-682-5571 with questions regarding the application.

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