The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage and Foundation is seeking applications for its Jazz & Heritage In-School Education Programs to support music and arts education in the schools by funding music and art instruction that takes place at Louisiana K-12 schools during the regular school day or after school.
Donor Name: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage and Foundation
State: Louisiana
Parish: All Parishes
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/07/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Purpose: Supporting Music and Arts in the Schools
The purpose of this grant category is to support Louisiana K-12 schools that offer music and art education programs on school premises during regular school hours, after-school during the summer:
- Music
- Media Arts/ Film
- Visual Arts/ Photography
- Theatre
- Spoken Word / Literature/ Creative Writing
- Culinary Arts
- Cultural Traditions/ Folk Life
- Dance
- Multidisciplinary
Schools (public or private) may apply for money to pay for instruments, instrument repair, sheet music, visual art supplies, or other needed materials to support arts instruction as part of the school’s curriculum.
Funding Information
- The maximum amount of a grant request is $5,000
- The proposed activity must occur between September 1, 2023 and August 31, 2024.
Uses of funds
This grant may fund:
- The grant is to pay for instruments, instrument repair, supplies (such as sheet music, visual art supplies or other materials) and other items necessary for music and arts instruction
- The grant may be used to pay for the fees of visiting teaching artists or clinicians for programs on school premises
- Grant funds may be used to pay for bus transportation for students to participate in the applying school’s arts programs
- The grant may be used to pay for after- school or instruction for programs that take place on the school’s premises.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only applications from Louisiana K-12 schools that support music or art instruction during the regular school day or in the after school hours or during the summer at the applying school’s premises will be considered. Nonprofits other than Louisiana K-12 schools, individuals and commercial organizations are not eligible
- For the purposes of this grant, after-school or summer band or other arts instruction programs may be considered to be “in-school” music instruction, provided the instruction takes place on the applying school’s premises. For the budget section of your application, school funds spent on after-school or summer programs should be included in the amount the school spends on in-school arts instruction.
For more information, visit LCEA.
