Grants/Outside Program Funding
- Donne di domani – $5,000 (2011)
- Ugo di Portanova Letterario Fondazione – $12,000 (An addition $2,000 from 2010) (2011)
- Kreymer & Card Scholarship (Sicily Program) – $5,000 for five years (Total 25,000) (2011)
- Toxie K. Kliman Scholarship (Sicily Program) – $10,000 (2011)