The Field Trip Experiences (FTE) grant program supports the cost of field trip tickets, professional development opportunities for classroom educators, and/or pre/post-field trip workshops for students.
Donor Name: DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH)
State: District of Columbia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/16/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
This grant opportunity has the following program goals:
- Provide access to comprehensive arts and humanities field trip experiences that work to advance student achievement in the District of Columbia.
- Create a strategic approach to the planning and delivery of field trip experiences and associated programming to students and teachers.
- Make authentic connections to curricular content / themes across targeted grade levels in collaboration with appropriate personnel at DCPS and DCPCS.
- Encourage collaboration between arts and humanities organizations and create the opportunity to build a “community of practice” between organizations within their discipline of specialty.
- Foster new relationships between arts and humanities organizations and public schools across the city.
- Demonstrate measurable impact of field trip experiences and associated programming on participating students and teachers.
Funding Information
Up to $50,000
Periods of Performance
October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
Prior to submitting applications, applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
- Be incorporated as a nonprofit with a federally-designated tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code, as evidenced by an IRS determination letter that is dated at least one year prior to the application deadline date.
- Be registered with, and authorized to do business in, the District as either a “Domestic” entity (that is, an entity that was incorporated in the District) or a “Foreign” entity (that is, an entity that was incorporated in another state).
- Ensure that one hundred percent (100%) of the grant award dollars are used to support District of Columbia programming, inclusive of direct and indirect costs.
- Have an active Board of Directors.
- Register and comply with the regulatory requirements of pertinent government agencies, including (but not limited to): DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), DC Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), DC Department of Employment Services (DOES), and the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Obtain certification of “Citywide Clean Hands” (CCH) from the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue. - Be in “good standing” with CAH. (Note: A CAH grant applicant who has failed to comply with all applicable CAH-related mandates (e.g., failed to submit to CAH required reports related to prior CAH funding), is not in “good standing” with CAH and, accordingly, is ineligible to receive additional funds from CAH in FY 2023).
- Have a principal business office address that is located in the District of Columbia, subject to an on-site visit. (Note: CAH will not allow post office boxes or the addresses of board members or volunteers as evidence of the principal business address).
For more information, visit CAH.
