Virginia Commission for the Arts is seeking applicants for its Artists in Education Grants Program provide opportunities for Virginia’s students, educators and other adult populations throughout Virginia to participate in and learn through the arts by working with highly qualified professional artists, in support of lifelong learning.
Donor Name: Virginia Commission for the Arts
State: Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $7,500
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
These grants provide Virginia’s Pre-K-12 students and teachers’ opportunities to work with professional artists either in a school setting or through after-school or other community settings, including summer activities. Artists in Education grants may support educational programs in the arts that enhance arts instruction in the school curriculum, professional development for professional artists and educators to work with elementary and secondary school students, or other adult populations in community settings, meeting identified learning goals. Synchronous or asynchronous virtual learning with a specific Virginia population is eligible.
Funding Information
Applicants may request a maximum of $7,500 and must provide at least a one-to-one cash match of the requested grant.
Activity Period
Between July 1, 2022 and June 9, 2023.
Eligible Activities
- New or expanded artist residencies for Pre-K – 12 students or adult populations, based upon identified learning goals
- New or expanded after-school or summer arts education programs facilitated by not-for-profit arts organizations
- New or expanded training programs for artists or arts integration professional development for teachers who work with Virginia’s Pre-K-12 students
- Synchronous or asynchronous virtual learning with a specific Virginia population
Eligible Applicants
- Virginia’s Public Pre-K-12 Schools which meet the basic eligibility criteria of the Virginia Commission for the Arts
- Private, federally tax-exempt schools that meet the basic eligibility criteria of the Virginia Commission for the Arts, including compliance with: Title VI, Section 601, of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IV, Section 1681, of the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
- Not-for-profit organizations which meet the basic eligibility criteria of the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
For more information, visit Artists in Education Grants.
