The Oklahoma Arts Council is inviting applicants to apply for the Classroom Supply Grants.
Donor Name: Oklahoma Arts Council
State: Oklahoma
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/15/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $500
Details:
Teachers and education leaders across the state have made it clear that classroom art supplies are one of their greatest needs in delivering high quality visual and performing arts education programs. Funding for art supplies is essential for Oklahoma schools to sustain valuable art programs that help students succeed in their education and beyond. To meet this critical need of schools in our state, the Oklahoma Arts Council offers Classroom Supply Grants of up to $500 per site per school year to purchase supplies and materials for visual and performing arts instruction that takes place during the school day.
What Supplies Can Be Purchased?
Classroom Supply Grants are designed to support the purchase of consumable, non-permanent items. The following items are examples of eligible supplies. This is not a complete list. Disciplines not listed may be considered where applicable:
- Dance
- License fees for use of music
- Dance shoes, costuming, elastic hairbands, and bobby pins
- Floor tape and spiking tape
- Materials to create props and set for performances
- Costuming for performances
- Pencils, markers, paper, and other basic classroom needs
- Therabands and tennis/lacrosse
- Cleaning wipes/antibacterial cleaning supplies
- Other consumable dance supplies
- Drama and Theatre
- Supplies to create costumes for one-time productions
- Materials needed to create set pieces for performances (nails and screws for set constructions, paint, lumber, gaffer’s tape, etc.)
- Sheet music or script usage fees, royalty fees, license fees
- Props for performances
- Other consumable drama and theatre supplies
- Music
- Sheet music
- Rented musical instruments
- Tuning or maintenance for existing musical instruments
- Reeds, bow rosin, cleaning cloths, or other consumable items related to musical instruments
- License fees for use of music
- Other expendable music supplies
- Software rental
- Visual Arts
- Drawing supplies (paper, sketch pads, pens, ink, charcoal, etc.)
- Painting supplies (paint, paintbrushes)
- Pencils, pens, pastels, oil pastels
- Ink, beads, wood, leather, yarn, glue, or other items for mixed media or collage projects
- Sponges, paper towels, or cleaning supplies
- Supplies to create collaborative works that are not permanently installed in a building
- Ceramic or sculpture supplies (clay, paint, glazes, glue)
- Software rental
- Other consumable visual art supplies
- Other consumable media art supplies.
Who can apply?
- Schools must have at least one part-time arts instructor in the discipline for which they are requesting funding.
- Nonprofit organizations must be tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations incorporated in the state of Oklahoma in order to be eligible for grant funding. Nonprofit organizations must submit copies of the following before eligibility can be determined. Forms can be uploaded in the Grant System Login Request Form below:
- 501 (c)(3) Determination Letter
- Full IRS Form 990 or most recent financial statement
- Oklahoma Certificate of Incorporation with Articles of Incorporation
- Bylaws
- Current List of Board Members.
Review Criteria
The Oklahoma Arts Council will consider the following when we review applications for Classroom Supply Grants:
- A school’s commitment to arts instruction. Schools must show how they are committed to ongoing high quality arts instruction by:
- Indicating that they have at least one part-time arts instructor in the discipline for which they are asking for funding.
- Explaining in the grant application how they will use supplies to present curriculum that meets state and/or national education standards in the discipline
- A school’s ability to create equitable access to arts education. The Oklahoma Arts Council will prioritize funding for schools that serve the following:
- Rural counties (counties with fewer than 50,000 residents).
- Under-resourced communities (schools where at least 70 percent of students are eligible for Title I assistance).
- Culturally diverse communities (communities whose demographics vary from state averages).
For more information, visit OAC.
