The Arts Education Relief Grant offers grants to Austin’s diverse non-profit arts education providers.
Donor Name: City of Austin Economic Development Department
State: Texas
City: Austin
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/12/2023
Size of the Grant: $250,000
Grant Duration: 9 months
Details:
This program invests in Austin’s diverse non-profit arts education providers. This grant will help our local arts education organizations recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and will prioritize applicants who have been at immediate risk of cultural erasure and displacement within Austin and/or have been institutionally marginalized. The source of program funds is the National Endowment for the Arts – American Rescue Plan Act Grants to Local Arts Agencies for Subgranting.
Grant funds may cover expenses such as salary support, stipends for artists and contractual personnel, facilities costs, personal protective equipment, as well as expenses related to marketing and promotion.
Key Elements
- This program funds non-profit arts education providers
- Arts Education activities primarily serve participants from early childhood through 18 years
- At least 50% of the award must be paid to teaching artists providing direct services to students
Priority will be given to:
- Applicants that serve and are accountable to communities that are at immediate risk of cultural erasure and displacement within Austin and/or have been institutionally marginalized and underfunded by the City of Austin Cultural Arts Division.
- Applicants who have not received City of Austin Cultural Funding awards in the past five years (this does not include relief funds).
- Applicants that provide free or reduced programming for participants that identify as economically disadvantaged, for example as referenced by Title 1 status, Texas Education Agency (TEA) data, or other measure.
- Organizations that offer services that are bilingual or bicultural.
- Organizations that primarily serve students receiving disability services.
- Applicants who have budgets with a significant percentage of funds allocated to Arts Education activities.
Funding Information
- The request amount in Arts Education Relief Grant is $25,000.
- Arts Education Relief Grant will cover eligible expenses incurred between October 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
- 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing significant arts education services
- Primarily serve participants from early childhood through 18 years
- Must be headquartered in the Austin Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) with at least a one-year operating history
- Majority of applicant’s activities must be within the Austin City Limits/Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
For more information, visit City of Austin.
