The South Carolina Arts Commission is seeking applications for its Summer Arts Education Project Grants.
Donor Name: South Carolina Arts Commission
State: South Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/07/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $50,000
Grant Duration: 1 year 2 months
Details:
These grants support quality arts education programs for K-12 students between school years, through both traditional providers (arts organizations) and other organizations (e.g., social service, health, community, education) that utilize the arts to meet the educational, developmental, and social needs of K-12 students. This two-year grant supports projects occurring during the summers of 2023 and 2024.
Activities should
- Expand student access to arts education opportunities; and
- Complement, augment, or advance standards-based arts instruction or arts integration activities aligned with school curriculum and
- Be focused on or include significant components of quality instruction and/or experiences in the visual arts, performing arts, media arts, design arts, folk and traditional arts, or creative writing; and
- Address South Carolina’s 2017 College and Career Ready Standards for Visual and Performing Arts Proficiency.
Priorities
This funding category is highly competitive.
Priority will be given to projects or programs which:
- Include partnerships between organizations, schools, and/or other entities to meet K-12 educational goals through the arts;
- Serve specific student populations, including those living in rural or high-poverty areas;
- Serve students in, and/or are located in, Opportunity Initiative counties targeted for special attention by SCAC; and/or
- Address learning loss that has occurred as a result of COVID-19.
Funding Information
Up to $50,000 ($25,000 per summer)
Project Period
June 1, 2023–August 15, 2024
Use of funds
Examples of eligible activities include, but are not limited to:
- Workshops
- Camps
- Artist residencies
- Public art projects
- Performances
- Exhibitions
- Acquisition of critical equipment or supplies
- Program planning
- Professional learning for instructors, artists, and/or administrators
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant must be
- A college or university; OR
- A unit of state or local government; OR
- A nonprofit community-based organization (arts or non-arts) currently registered as a charity with the S.C. Secretary of State’s Office
Note: Applicants who are exempt from this registration must upload their registration exemption approval.
- reflecting S.C. as the primary address on all current official organizational documents
- with federal tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service
OR - applying through a tax-exempt fiscal agent/receiver organization
Note: Applicants who are applying through a fiscal agent/receiver must submit a letter outlining the working relationship and responsibilities of both parties.
- In accordance with federal government policy, all organizations – including (but not limited to) private schools, public school districts, government entities, and nonprofit organizations – must provide a valid UEI number to receive an SCAC grant award.
For more information, visit Summer Arts Education Project Grants.
