The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced the availibility of a new grant opportunity called Creative Communities. Creative Communities is the inaugural Challenge America Leadership Initiative, and represents a partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the National Guild of Community Schools of Art. Creative Community will foster the development of arts instruction by community schools of the arts during non-school hours in public housing communities. The Deadline for applying to this program is DECEMBER 15, 2000. Guidelines are available online at http://www.arts.gov/guide/ by clicking on "Creative Communities." If you have questions about the program or the application. Write: National Guild of Community Schools of Arts Creative Communities P.O. Box 8018 40 North Van Brunt Street, Suite 32 Englewood, NJ 07631 Visit: www.nationalguild.org or www.arts.gov Call: 201/871-3337 Voice TT: 202/682-5496 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).