Arts Learning Project Grant (ALP) is a grant designed to support arts learning activities, teaching artists residencies, and teacher/teaching artists training.
Donor Name: Nevada Arts Council (NAC)
State: Nevada
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/06/2022
Size of the Grant: $7,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
These arts learning activities provide unique opportunities for students and people of all ages to work with practicing artists. Funds must be used for conducting lessons/workshops (in-person or online/virtual) and/or educational performances at schools or community facilities. Funds may be used to support the execution of one activity/project or a series of related activities
Project Requirements
Whether designed for a school or non-school environment, eligible activities must address one or more of the following areas of focus:
- Arts Education
- The development of cognitive (knowledge), behavioral (skill), or affective (appreciation) learning in one or more arts disciplines, which include dance, drama, literary arts, music, visual arts, media arts, and folk arts.
- Arts Integration
- The use of the arts to connect to other non-arts subjects (reading, math, science, social studies, etc.) resulting in dual learning objectives.
- Arts for Social Development
- The use of the arts as tools to promote social development and/or cultural competency, for example, programs that improve social outcomes for at-risk teens, promote health and healing, expose social justice issues; or explore tradition and culture to build cross-cultural understanding, dispel stereotypes, and celebrate difference.
Funding Information
- Up to $7,000 (1:1 cash and/or in-kind match required)
- Grant funds will be disbursed as an advance payment upon receipt of the signed terms and conditions. Documentation of the use of grant funds must be provided in the Final Report and must match the proposed expenses. Grant funds may only be used for the following:
- Teaching artist fees
- Production artist fees (including directors, videographers, costume designers, lighting designers, etc.)
- Materials/supplies
- Facility rental fees
- Equipment relevant to project – up to $1,000 (including video cameras, microphones, software, video communication subscriptions, etc.
Project Period
- July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023
Eligibility Criteria
Non-profit Organizations
- Open to eligible nonprofit organizations that conduct arts education programming
- Must be based in Nevada
- Must have federal tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (may not use a fiscal agent)
- Must have active incorporation status with the Nevada Secretary of State
- Non-profit organizations on the Nevada Arts Council Teaching Artist Roster may apply for either the Arts Learning Project Grant or the Arts Learning Express Grant
Organizations located in states that border Nevada may apply if the majority of the project (at least 75%) serves Nevada communities, and all awarded funds are used to support Nevada communities
Public Institutions
- including federally recognized tribes, state or local government, schools, public libraries, and institutions of higher education:
- Must be based in Nevada
- Agencies that exist within the same governmental entity are eligible to apply independently when they have different/distinct mission statements and their own separate advisory boards.
- Multiple departments/facilities within one agency may not apply independently
- Colleges/universities are limited to no more than one grant to the same academic department
- Individual schools and libraries within the same district/system may apply independently if they have their own budget and facility
For more information, visit Arts Learning Project Grant (ALP).
