The City of Savannah’s WAD Panel has issued a call for proposals for its 2009/2010 Weave A Dream (WAD) initiative.

Applications will be accepted while funds are available, but must be submitted at least eight weeks prior to the start date of the project. Project funding is available up to $5,000 for innovative cultural arts programs that positively engage youth audiences. Literary and dance projects are currently of special interest to the grant committee but all disciplines including multi-disciplinary projects are encouraged to apply.

To be eligible for consideration, organization must be a non-profit head-quartered in Savannah’s corporate limits. Proposed programs must also be produced within the City’s corporate limits. No individual artist applications will be accepted.

Applications are reviewed by the WAD Panel and grants are awarded by a competitive funding process that considers the project’s artistic merit, quality of design, quality of marketing strategy and plan for assessing the project’s success.

Successful programs will identify a community need and utilize arts and heritage activities as the primary strategy to alleviate that need.

Technical assistance is available to applying organizations by contacting Michelle Hunter at 912-651- 6417 or mhunter@savannahga. gov.

S.P.A.C.E. is Savannah’s Place for Art, Culture and Education. Located at 9 W. Henry St., S.P.A.C.E. houses the offices of the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs as well as a public gallery, a 100-seat black box theatre and art and ceramics studios.

For more information, visit www.savannahga.gov/arts.