The ABC (Arts Bring Change) Regrant program is meant to support local cultural organizations and/or individual artists working in partnership with public schools to engage K-12 public school students in rich artistic learning experiences.
Donor Name: Staten Island Arts
State: New York
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $2,500
Details:
Funding Information
Grant request should not exceed $2,500.
Projects must focus on the exploration of art and artistic process. Intercurricular collaboration is encouraged but not required. Projects must take place in schools and center on the development and implementation of sequential, skills-based study that incorporates one or more art forms and includes a minimum of 3 hands-on learning sessions with students. ABC Regrant funding must not replace, or appear to replace, the role of certified arts teachers in school.
The grant is funded by New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency Statewide Community Regrant Program with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an ABC Regrant, the applicant must meet ALL the following criteria:
- Evidence of true partnership between the school and teaching artist or organization (joint planning, reflection, and evaluation), and how well the project incorporates the NYC Blueprint for the Arts, NYS Learning Standards or Common Core Standards.
- Clarity and completeness of the proposal, including specific activities.
- Clarity and completeness of the budget.
- Evidence of past success shown in work samples.
- Partnership letter from participating public school.
What is not eligible:
- Organizations receiving direct or discretionary funds from the New York State Council on the Arts in the 2022 fiscal year regardless of their application’s status.
- Organizations with operating income budgets over $300,000 for two of the last three fiscal years.
- Programs that are essentially religious, recreational, rehabilitative, or therapeutic.
- Home schools, private, and parochial schools.
- Stand-alone assembly programs, single performances, or one time visits to cultural institutions.
- Extracurricular activities that occur during non-school hours.
- Programs where selected students are taken out of regular classes or are self-selected for participation.
- College-level courses, scholarships, contests, or student performing groups.
- Applicants who are not in good standing with Staten Island Arts including failing to complete previous Staten Island Arts grant projects and/or failure to complete final reporting.
Requirements
Applicants may apply for only one grant in this category. The maximum grant request is $2,500. Grant funding should never cover more than 75% of the applicant’s total project budget. School partners are encouraged to cover 25% of the total project budget.* ABC Regrant funding must not replace, or appear to replace, the role of certified arts teachers in school.
For more information, visit ABC (Arts Bring Change) Grant.
