The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History is seeking applications for the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEAM) Grant Program to encourage the integration of Arts and STEM, putting STEAM into the classrooms and arts education programs.
Donor Name: West Virginia Department of Arts Culture and History
State: West Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/01/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $7,500
Grant Duration: 11 months
Details:
This is an innovative grant program that supports education initiatives for West Virginia’s PK-12 students. Partnering with the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, are encouraging schools, arts organizations, and other nonprofit organizations to integrate arts with STEM disciplines in their curriculum and educational programming.
STEAM projects explore the intersections between STEM and the arts, encouraging innovation, creative problem solving, critical thinking, interdisciplinary teamwork, and other aptitudes that are critical to college and career readiness.
Priority will be given to projects that
- Build collaborations among teachers, artists and/or STEM professionals
- Thoroughly integrate arts and STEM learning activities and objectives
- Include hands-on and problem-solving activities
- Are innovative, creative, and collaborative
- Include a strong evaluation component
- Can be documented and are replicable
- Take place in underserved areas or among student populations with limited access to STEM and/or arts education projects.
Funding Information
- Applicants may request up to $7,500 and must provide a cash match of at least one-third the requested amount.
- Projects must take place between February 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
West Virginia preschool through high school programs, school systems, non-profit arts organizations, and community non-profit organizations with arts-related missions may be eligible for this funding. Educators in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math as well as those involved in the arts are encouraged to develop these projects. STEAM projects must enhance school and/or after-school curricula through cross-disciplinary activities that include teachers, teaching artists, STEM educators, or other professionals. Arts and community organizations as well as higher education organizations may also be involved as project partners.
For more information, visit West Virginia Department.
